Oliver Jarvis will take a break from his Audi 'factory' DTM duties to race a 'customer' Audi ಞR8 LMS GT3 sportscar in the Nurburgring 24 Hours this coming weekend, May🌱 15-16.

The 26-year-old, who is more ♍accustomed to racing an Audi A4 DTM, will drive a V10-engined Audi R8 LMS sportscar in the twice-around-the-clock encounter - marking his first 24 Hour race.

"It'll be the first time I've ever co💖mpeted in the Nurburgring 24 Hours and I'm very excited about contesting this race and delighted to be part of the ABT Sportsline line-up," said J𒈔arvis.

"It's a unique race with well over 200 cars competing around the famous old 14-mile Nordschleife track race located in th⛎e Eifel mountains and watched by over 25༺0,000 spectators."

ABT Sportsline raced the R8 LMS at Nurburgring for the first time last year, winning the GT3 category and finishing second overall. The Allgau-based team enters two R8 LMS sportscars and will include Jarvis's fellow Audi 'factory' drivers Mattias Ekstr?m and Timo Scheider plus Marco Werner.

The ABT team will be joined by Black Falcon and Phoenix Racing with seven Audi R8 LMS sportscars lining-up on the grid. C🧸urrent Audi 'factory' driver Mike Rockenfeller and Le Mans driver Marcel F?ssler will be part of the Phoenix team along with two of the most successful Audi 'factory' drivers of years gone by, 1996 British Touring Car champion Frank Biela and Hans-Joachim Stuck.

"I took part in a VLN Endurance Ch꧑ampionship race on the Nordschleife last year so I do have some experience of this track in race situations heading into my first ever 24 hour race," Jarvis continued.

"I'm very aware how difficul𝔉t the track is and how much 'traffic' we'll come across during the race. The Nღordschleife is one of the most challenging race circuits in the world and one that is steeped in history so to be part of this race is something very special."