Two Bentley Continental GT3s will race in the Nurburgring 24 Hours race

Bentley Motorsport will return to the Nurburgring Nordschleife this weekend in a bid to conquer the Green Hell with its Continental GT3, as the proving ground for road and race cars alike once again plays host to the world's toughest endurance race - the Nurburgring 24 Hours.

The two car campaign will be run by Bentley's Crewe-based works outfit in conjunction with its new European partner team, Bentley Team ABT Sportsline. Alongside seasoned Bentley Boys Guy Smith and Steven Kane, the Nurburgring 24 Hours driver lineups comprise talent from Bentley Team Abt Sportsline's GT Masters squad and local talent. Double-honours will go to Christopher Bruck, who will race in both of the entries. He and Kane will be joined by Marco Holzer and Christer Jons in car #37 and Smith will race alongside him with Christian Menzel and Fabian Hamprecht in car #38.

Bentley's Director of Motorsport, Brian Gush, commented, "The Nurburgring Nordschleife is renowned for being the toughest race track in the world and that's why we test all of our road cars there too, covering thousands of kilometres development phase. Add changing weather conditions, darkness, high speeds and approximately 160 cars, and you can see how this track plays host to the most challenging race in the world - that's what drives Bentley's desire for success at Nurburgring 24 Hours."