The defending race winner and Max Verstappen were both beaten to top spot by the #80 Ravenol Mercedes in the first qualifying session for the Nurburgring 24 Hours on Thursday afternoon.A unique and complex qualifying set-up for the Nurburgring 24 Hours means the lead grid positions will be decided on Friday across three ‘top qualifying’ sessions, but the first of two Thursday qualifying sessions has given some early hints of the pecking order.Verstappen had driving duties of the #3 Team Verstappen Mercedes for the first two-thirds of the two-hour session.He was quickly onto the pace and set the early benchmark with an 8m18.539s.Verstappen was beaten with just over 25 minutes on the clock as 28-year-old Fabian Schiller sent the #80 Mercedes to the top of the timesheet with an 8m14. …
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Author: Josh Suttill
