From the total amount of 216 really starting participants only 149 were classified, which shows the difficulty of this race. The Nordschleife at Nürburgring 25378 metres long is named as the most difficult racing track in the world. The success of Porsche shows, that it is simply the top in the area of sports cars suitable for demanding conditions and mere better "paper" values of the competitors must not say much.

Big interest was also in the hybrid car Apollo, because it was the very first usage of hybrid technology in a race. There were no problems with the electric part, while the classic automobile parts had faults and the car finished on a non classified place. The last classified place was taken by a Monaco citizen of Czech origin, Tomáš Enge, who as one of four pilots drove the car Aston Martin DBRS 9.