The Nürburgring Nordschleife is one of the highlights of every World eX season – and Devin Braune was once again unbeatable on the world’s most challenging racetrack.
The three-time World eX Champion secured pole position with a new track record and a lead of over four seconds in qualifying. In the reversed-grid Sprint, he was already in third place after the Grand Prix circuit – having started from tenth on the grid. On lap 1, he overtook both tv racing team-mates Robin Hay and Thomas Voigt and comfortably secured victory ahead of Nicolas Hillebrand and Jarno Wiese, who were involved in a photo finish.
The sprint began with contact between Luke Pound and Ben Loxton. Pound lost control of his eX ZERO whilst braking for Turn 1 and sent Loxton, who had started from pole position, into a spin. Steffen Walter spun in the fast chicane. Jarno Wiese went off the track at the entrance to the Nordschleife and Chris Overend was ‘turned around’ by Nicolas Hillebrand at Ex-Mühle. At Pflanzgarten, Robin Hay made contact with the barriers after touching the inside kerbs.
Hay was able to continue and was waved by his team-mate Thomas Voigt on lap 2. Voigt managed to keep former champion Julius Martin at bay in a tight battle, finishing fifth and securing his first points of the season.
The podium line-up in the main Race was the same as in the Sprint: Braune secured an unchallenged lights-to-flag victory, finishing ten seconds ahead of Nicolas Hillebrand. Jarno Wiese had to work a little harder for his third place after a slip-up on the first lap at Adenauer Forst. He fought his way past Steffen Walter, Robin Hay and Julius Martin with spectacular manoeuvres, thus completing the podium once again.
Julius Martin finished fourth. Behind him, Robin Hay and Steffen Walter engaged in a thrilling four-lap duel, which Hay narrowly won. Walter’s team-mate Chris Overend was unlucky once again: the Brit spun on the opening lap at Hatzenbach. He fought his way up from the back of the 16-car grid to finish seventh. Having been among the fastest on the Nordschleife in the run-up to the race and in qualifying, finishing eighth and seventh was a disappointment for him.
Devin Braune continues to lead the World Championship comfortably after three rounds. In the team standings, Brabham Motorsport slightly extended its lead over tv racing with four podium finishes out of a possible six on the Nordschleife.
2026 Nürburgring eX Prix
Qualifying
1 #42 Devin BRAUNE (Brabham Motorsport) 6:19.790
2 #71 Nicolas HILLEBRAND (tv racing) 6:24.087
3 #46 Chris OVEREND (T17 E-Speed) 6:24.530
4 #94 Julius MARTIN (Martin Racing Team) 6:25.762
5 #18 Jarno WIESE (Brabham Motorsport) 6:25.821
6 #17 Steffen WALTER (T17 E-Speed) 6:26.372
7 #97 Robin HAY (tv racing) 6:26.844
8 #28 Luke POUND (Brabham Motorsport) 6:32.292
9 #7 Thomas VOIGT (tv racing) 6:33.594
10 #37 Ben LOXTON (Wild Card) 6:36.015
11 #8 Johannes MEINCK (Martin Racing Team) 6:37.564
12 #4 Björn SKOTTKE (bspowersports) 6:38.134
13 #5 Rui CABEDA (Shutterspeed Racing) 6:42.356
14 #33 Jennifer SCHAMEY (T17 E-Speed) no time
15 #43 Markus MARTIN (Martin Racing Team) no time
16 #25 Patrick WINZENICK (Shutterspeed Racing) no time
Sprint
1 #42 Devin BRAUNE (Brabham Motorsport) 2 laps in 12:53.587
2 #71 Nicolas HILLEBRAND (tv racing) + 8.881
3 #18 Jarno WIESE (Brabham Motorsport) + 8.912
4 #97 Robin HAY (tv racing) + 15.633
5 #7 Thomas VOIGT (tv racing) + 18.525
6 #94 Julius MARTIN (Martin Racing Team) + 18.799
7 #4 Björn SKOTTKE (bspowersports) + 28.199
8 #46 Chris OVEREND (T17 E-Speed) + 28.804
9 #28 Luke POUND (Brabham Motorsport) + 34.563
10 #43 Markus MARTIN (Martin Racing Team) + 34.736
11 #8 Johannes MEINCK (Martin Racing Team) + 41.590
12 #5 Rui CABEDA (Shutterspeed Racing) + 41.736
13 #25 Patrick WINZENICK (Shutterspeed Racing) + 42.154
14 #37 Ben LOXTON (Wild Card) + 46.958
15 #33 Jennifer SCHAMEY (T17 E-Speed) 0 laps, DNF
16 #17 Steffen WALTER (T17 E-Speed) 0 laps, DNF
Fastest lap: #42 Devin BRAUNE (Brabham Motorsport) 6:24.370
Race
1 #42 Devin BRAUNE (Brabham Motorsport) 4 laps in 25:44.631
2 #71 Nicolas HILLEBRAND (tv racing) + 8.285
3 #18 Jarno WIESE (Brabham Motorsport) + 17.678
4 #94 Julius MARTIN (Martin Racing Team) + 22.058
5 #97 Robin HAY (tv racing) + 25.006
6 #17 Steffen WALTER (T17 E-Speed) + 26.139
7 #46 Chris OVEREND (T17 E-Speed) + 30.373
8 #28 Luke POUND (Brabham Motorsport) + 32.319
9 #7 Thomas VOIGT (tv racing) + 45.712
10 #4 Björn SKOTTKE (bspowersports) + 57.827
11 #8 Johannes MEINCK (Martin Racing Team) + 1:29.763
12 #43 Markus MARTIN (Martin Racing Team) + 1:30.738
13 #37 Ben LOXTON (Wild Card) + 1:34.723
14 #33 Jennifer SCHAMEY (T17 E-Speed) 2 laps, DNF
15 #25 Patrick WINZENICK (Shutterspeed Racing) 0 laps, DNF
16 #5 Rui CABEDA (Shutterspeed Racing) 0 laps, DNF
Fastest lap: #42 Devin BRAUNE (Brabham Motorsport) 6:20.667
Season 9 Standings after 3 of 9 Rounds
Drivers
1 #42 Devin BRAUNE (Brabham Motorsport) 114
2 #71 Nicolas HILLEBRAND (tv racing) 80
3 #94 Julius MARTIN (Martin Racing Team) 54
4 #97 Robin HAY (tv racing) 44
5 #18 Jarno WIESE (Brabham Motorsport) 39
6 #17 Steffen WALTER (T17 E-Speed) 36
7 #46 Chris OVEREND (T17 E-Speed) 23
8 #28 Luke POUND (Brabham Motorsport) 12
9 #3 Bodo KRÄLING (Shutterspeed Racing) 12
10 #7 Thomas VOIGT (tv racing) 6
11 #4 Björn SKOTTKE (bspowersports) 5
12 #5 Rui CABEDA (Shutterspeed Racing) 4
13 #65 Frank ENGER (bspowersports) 4
14 #43 Markus MARTIN (Martin Racing Team) 4
15 #25 Patrick WINZENICK (Shutterspeed Racing) 1
Teams
1 Brabham Motorsport 153
2 tv racing 124
3 T17 E-Speed 59
4 Martin Racing Team 58
5 Shutterspeed Racing 16
6 @bspowersports 9
