The reigning DTM rookie champion and IMSA driver Morris Schuring has been able to tick off a lot of incredible races already. At just 21 years of age, he raced and won at Le Mans, conquered the 24 Hours of the Nürburgring and raced at the 24 Hours of Spa.

GT REPORT caught up with the Porsche-contracted driver on the Friday of the 24h Nürburgring Qualifiers. For that weekend, he’s completed the line-up on the #44 Porsche 911 GT3 R of Falken Motorsports with Tim Heinemann and Sven Müller, with Klaus Bachler joining the trio for the 24-hour race in May.

Schuring debuted in the Eifel endurance race in 2024, which was shortened to a total of seven hours and 24 minutes of running due to excessive fog. In 2025 the car unfortunately suffered technical issues, meaning he and his teammates couldn’t finish the race.

Stacked GT3 grid for the N24

Safe to say there is some unfinished business at the Nordschleife. “This was a weekend for us to prepare for the 24-hour race in May, so that’s the most important”, Schuring says. “If we manage to get big results, that’s always nice, but we’re focused on preparing the car.”

The Dutchman has to admit his preparation has been a little suboptimal, as he hasn’t been able to race at the Nordschleife before the N24 Qualifiers. “Actually I just did my first laps!” he continues. “The race is in a month, so I can’t call it optimal! At the same time, a lot of drivers have to deal with that.”

“It’s super competitive this year. In comparison to last year, more competitive cars have entered. Not only Max [Verstappen, in a Mercedes-AMG GT3], but also two extra BMWs”, he points out. “We need to do our absolute best.”

The paddock of the Nordschleife got shaken up on Saturday April 18 because of a big crash that included seven cars and led to the death of Juha Miettinen, who was a beloved driver at the Nürburgring.

The NLS4 race was cancelled, but the sessions continued as scheduled on Sunday. During Top Qualifying, the #44 Falken Porsche suffered from a crash damage, meaning Schuring and his teammates could not participate in the NLS5 race.

IMSA debut: ‘I really enjoy learning from it’

Schuring will be back behind the wheel soon, but will have to go into the N24 weekend with less preparation than planned. His programme has been busy, as he debuted in IMSA in March after a title-winning campaign in DTM: he won the rookie title in the German championship with Manthey, and progressed to racing in the United States right away.

He aimed for both DTM and IMSA Endurance, but that wasn’t possible. “I would have loved to, but for multiple reasons we couldn’t make that happen. Who knows if it will be possible in the future. I enjoyed it a lot and had a great season. On the other hand I’m really enjoying IMSA”, he continues.

“It’s something completely different – racing in the United States. It’s nice to see another side of motorsport. I really like learning from it.”

What is still on Schuring’s bucket list?

Schuring looks ahead to a great programme set out for him this year, including some big races he already completed successfully in previous years, including the spectacular triple header of 24-hour races at the Nürburgring, Le Mans and Spa – ‘the 72 hours of june’.

What’s else is on his list? “I’ve raced them, of course, but I also want to win! I won 24 hours of those 72. I won Le Mans, but that doesn’t mean the chapter is closed. I’m enjoying everything, including all processes.”

“I think that’s also the only way you can keep doing this for so long. I really enjoy working for the results, working with teammates. I can soak up days like these completely. I can definitely see myself doing this for a long time.”