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A superb drive in difficult conditions brought success for
Nick Yelloly Sunday afternoon as he took victory in what is undeniably the most
demanding endurance event of the season, the 24 Hours Nürburgring.

Teaming up with Nicky Catsburg and Alexander Sims in the #99 Rowe Racing BMW M6 GT3, he and the team endured the tricky conditions into the night ahead of a lengthy red-flag period that lasted through to Sunday morning. Very much in contention throughout the race, it was a flawless performance as they finished event 15-seconds clear of their nearest rival.

For Nick, the win is a continuation of a streak of success
that saw him crowned China GT Champion last season, whilst also taking victory
in the VLN series around the daunting Nordschleife.

“It’s a fantastic result for the Rowe Racing, BMW and
myself, it was really very hard out there; certainly, the worst conditions I
have experienced,” Nick said. “Every lap threw up a

Nick Yelloly enjoyed a solid start to his race season in the second round of Nürburgring Endurance Series earlier this month, where he finished fifth overall alongside ROWE Racing teammate Alexander Sims. This coming weekend, the British racer is back behind the wheel of a BMW M6 GT3 for the opening round of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup at Imola, San Marino and then on to ADAC GT Masters the following weekend for the season-opening Lausitzring event.

BMW Motorsport works driver Nick Yelloly is looking forward to getting both his Nürburgring Endurance Series and ADAC GT Masters Series programmes underway this month with Rowe Racing and Schubert Motorsport respectively.

All good things come in threes – as amply demonstrated by Schubert Motorsport, BMW and the ADAC GT Masters. After taking a one-year break, these firm fan favourites from Oschersleben near Berlin will be back in the Super Sports Car League this season with two entries.

Following the season-opener at Bathurst, Walkenhorst Motorsport will contest the remaining rounds of the Intercontinental GT Challenge season with two M6 GT3s with BMW works drivers Martin Tomczyk and Nick Yelloly.

Nick Yelloly teamed up with Augusto Farfus and Martin Tomczyk last weekend to take on the penultimate race of the Intercontinental GT Challenge season, the Suzuka 10 Hours with BMW Team Schnitzer.

After nearly a month since his last race, Nick Yelloly is ready to go again as he heads back to the Nürburgring to take on the endurance classic.

Fresh from his two-day test with the SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team in Barcelona, Solihull’s Nick Yelloly resumed his BMW Motorsport Factory driving duties as he headed to Germany to take on the 6 Hour qualifying race with Walkenhorst Motorsport, ahead of the 24 Hours of Nürburgring on 22 June.

Nick Yelloly returned to the driving seat of a current F1 car for the first time since 2015.

Solihull’s Nick Yelloly will get an opportunity to drive for the SportPesa Racing Point F1 team at the upcoming in-season tests for the FIA Formula 1 World Championship.