Maserati racing in 24 Hours of Nurburgring

Maserati has announced that it’s throwing its hat in the ‘Ring, literally. The Italian marque will be fielding a pair of racers next month in the 24 Hours of Nurburgring endurance race to held on June 17th. The factory team will be running a GranSport ‘Labortorio’ based on Maserati’s entrant in GT racing and another car more closely resembling the road-going GranSport model with modifications limited to a stronger suspension and the requisite fuel supply and refilling hardware. Drivers include an ex-F1 racer, a pair of journalists and a “gentleman driver” that will pilot both vehicles at different times during the race.

By John Neff
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Maserati has announced that it’s throwing its hat in the ‘Ring, literally. The Italian marque will be fielding a pair of racers next month in the 24 Hours of Nurburgring endurance race to held on June 17th. The factory team will be running a GranSport ‘Labortorio’ based on Maserati’s entrant in GT racing and another car more closely resembling the road-going GranSport model with modifications limited to a stronger suspension and the requisite fuel supply and refilling hardware. Drivers include an ex-F1 racer, a pair of journalists and a “gentleman driver” that will pilot both vehicles at different times during the race.

[Source: PistonHeads]