Car Collection Motorsport returns to ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring
After a two-year break, Car Collection Motorsport will return to the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring.
Return to the motorsport home for Car Collection Motorsport: Under the "Goroyan RT by Car Collection" banner, the team from the Rheingau will take part in the endurance classic in the Eifel, which will take place from 14 to 17 May 2026, with a latest-generation Porsche 911 GT3 R. Participation will take place under the flag of Armenia.
The Porsche will compete in the SP9 Pro-Am class. The car will be driven by Artur Goroyan – last year's champion of the TCR class in the Nürburgring Endurance Series – Oleg Kvitka from Kyrgyzstan, Porsche ace Alex Fontana, who has already competed for Car Collection Motorsport in the GT World Challenge Europe, the International GT Open, the Asian Le Mans Series and other races in Australia, the USA and Europe, among others, and former Audi factory driver Nathanaël Berthon.
Fontana, who won the title in the Pro-Am class of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with the Car Collection racing team in 2023, and Goroyan already took part in the double header of the Nürburgring Endurance Series last year with a Porsche 911 GT3 R. The Swiss with Greek roots was able to take pole position. The duo finished both races on the podium in the SP9 Pro-Am class.
In order to perfectly prepare for the challenges of the Nürburgring-Nordschleife and the Evo package of the Porsche 911 GT3 R, Goroyan RT by Car Collection will contest a total of four preparatory races before the 24-hour race. The Porsche in the Armenian colours will compete in the season opener and the third round of the Nürburgring Endurance Series. Artur Goroyan and Oleg Kvitka will drive the car in all races and will be supported by Fontana at the season opener. In the other preparatory races, Nathanaël Berthon will be used as the third driver.
"For us, it will be the first start in the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring since 2023, which we are very pleased about because the Nürburgring-Nordschleife is our motorsport home," explains team manager Romina Schmidt. "Our start in the Double Header last year made us very confident for the race that we can fight for a good result in the SP9 Pro-Am class. In addition, we will use our preparatory races to start with the best possible package in May!"