Max Verstappen will make his official race debut at the Nurburgring this weekend in a Ferrari GT3 car.

The four-time F1 world champion obtained the requisite DMSB Nordschleife A permit a fortnight ago after a convoluted process , which included a theoretical test as well as driving in a speed-restricted Porsche GT4 car.

Now, the four-time F1 world champion is free to drive the infamous 12.94-mile circuit, known as “The Green Hell,” and will take part in his first NLS (Nurburgring Langstrecken-Serie) race on Saturday.

Verstappen, 27, will drive a Ferrari 296 GT3 this weekend with British 22-year-old Chris Lulham as his team-mate, whom he partnered with two weeks ago and is a driver for Verstappen’s own team in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.

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