Van der Linde Crashes Out in Fourth Hour

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The No. 99 ROWE Racing BMW M4 GT3 is out of the Nürburgring 24 after being involved in a three-car accident while leading the race.

Sheldon van der Linde, who was due to for a pit stop in the fourth hour, collided with the No. 507 Giti Tire Motorsport by WS Racing BMW 1 Series and the No. 420 Four Motors Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport while exiting the Foxhole.

All three drivers climbed from their cars under their own power but it has resulted in a Code 60 for significant track cleanup.

The incident came after a relatively trouble-free run for the SP9 contenders, other than a collision between the No. 130 Team GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo of Fabian Schiller and Vincent Kolb’s No. 5 Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R, which resulted in a right-front puncture for the Mercedes-AMG in the third hour.

Despite spinning off track and pitting for service, Kolb managed to stay on the tail-end of the lead lap upon his return until getting passed by then-leader van der Linde.

The second hour of the race, meanwhile, was marred by a heavy single-car crash from IMSA regular Mike Skeen in the No. 4 Black Falcon BMW M4 GT4, who was then hit by an out-of-control No. 949 SRS Team Sorg Rennsport Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport at Flugplatz.

The No. 16 Scherer Sport PHX Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II of Dennis Marschall is currently out front, ahead of the No. 3 Bilstein-sponsored Mercedes-AMG of Jusuf Owega in second.

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