Reiter Engineering returns to the Nürburgring 24-hour race with a development project 

 08.05.2026 

Kirchanschöring, May 2026 – For the team, competing in the 24-hour race is far more than a standard race. The Nordschleife, with its nearly 25 km length, extreme elevation changes and unpredictable Eifel weather, is regarded worldwide as the benchmark for technology and development. There is no other place where new systems, components, and drivetrain solutions can be tested under comparable levels.

For the race, Reiter Engineering will travel to the Nürburgring with a young team of around 40 people (average age: 28), consisting of construction and development engineers, and mechanics. The team intentionally has only a few experienced engineers but is deliberately made up of young talents who are specifically trained within the company For years, Reiter Engineering has invested heavily in training the next generation and gives young development engineers the opportunity to take direct responsibility at the racetrack and gain practical experience at the highest level. 

“As a motorsport development team, , Reiter Engineering needs racing. In reality, we are not a typical race team where everything revolves around racing all year long. At Reiter, races are more like training camps for our engineers and prototype builders. In motorsport, success is not determined by the driver alone, but by the entire team. Motorsport is one of the few sports where EVERYONE – regardless of physical fitness – can contribute to success through their own efforts. We see ourselves as a competition-driven team, even when we are not actively racing. This constant drive to go ‘higher, faster, further’ defines the way our company works. For us, motorsport means continuously competing against much larger rivals while still striving to be better. Without that motivation, what we do every day would no longer be our passion, but simply work. At Reiter, you truly feel at home if you are a real competitor at heart. That is exactly why the people here are always motivated – and that is what we are now bringing to the Nürburgring.”
 — Sabrina Reiter, Team Principal

At the center of the 2026 project is the modified KTM X-BOW GT2, which Reiter Engineering will field in the innovation-friendly SPX class. The category deliberately allows room for technical modifications and new solutions that are often restricted by regulations in traditional GT classes. 

The team will be supported by drivers Miklas Born, Arne Hoffmeister, Marcel Marchewicz, and Laurents Hörr. Together, they provide the team with a strong combination of speed, composure, and experience necessary to successfully complete the race. 

“The deployment of the KTM X-BOW GTX on the Nordschleife reflects our ambition at Reiter: standing still is not an option for us. We do not just want to prove ourselves on track, but to continuously evolve as a team and keep looking ahead. Our strength lies in finding solutions rather than focusing on concerns. Even when it is uncomfortable, we critically re-evaluate our own previous developments and consistently refine them to create a better end product. The SPX class gives our young and hungry team the opportunity to put this philosophy into practice on one of the most demanding racetracks in the world.”
 — Bernhard Ehrlich, Head of Engineering

Even before the 24-hour race, the team used the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS) as a development platform. The races in the traditional championship served as intensive preparation, enabling the team to further optimize the car, procedures, and technical systems under competitive conditions, already resulting in the team’s first class victory at NLS3. 

For 25 years, the Upper Bavarian company has stood for uncompromising engineering in GT racing. Reiter Engineering developed, among others, the Lamborghini Gallardo GT3, the Sareni Camaro GT3, and several evolutionary stages of the KTM X-BOW up to GT2 and GTX specifications. Altogether, the company’s vehicles have achieved more than 750 podium finishes, around 300 victories and over 300 pole positions. 

The return to the Nürburgring therefore marks not only a GT racing comeback, but also the consistent continuation of Reiter Engineering’s philosophy of using motorsport as a development platform for high-performance, sustainable, and safe technologies.