DRIVING REGULATIONS AFTER WORK CLASSICS

FOR DRIVING ON THE NÜRBURGRING
AS PART OF THE AFTER WORK CLASSICS

Status: April 2023

The German Road Traffic Regulations (StVO) shall apply to such events insofar as nothing to the contrary is agreed.

§ 1 - DRIVING PERMIT (DRIVING LICENCE)

1. Only motor vehicles which comply with the German Road Vehicle Registration Regulation (StVZO) and cars older than 30 years shall be allowed to drive on the Nürburgring (E.g. Event 2023; Building year as of 1993 and older). Vehicles with markings (red numbers), short-term registration (03 and 04 numbers) and old-timer registration markings (07 numbers) are permitted if liability insurance can be shown.
   Excluded from the After Works Classics on the Nürburgring are vehicles which due to their design or because of their technical condition have a minimum speed slower than 60 km/h, with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 2,8 t. with full bucket seats (driver and passenger), with upgraded or not standard removeable steering wheels, with HANS (head and neck support). with unpadded cages, with additional front or rear mounted fittings such as spoilers and aerodynamic components that protrude beyond the car's original width and height and have sharp edges, with number plates (red numbers), short number plates (03 and 04 numbers) and vintage car exchange number plates (07 numbers). Also excluded are quad bikes, trikes and karts.
2. Each vehicle driver must be in possession of a valid ticket from the Nürburgring 1927 GmbH & Co. KG (following NG) and a valid driving licence. Persons who are in possession of a driving licence in the sense of the "accompanied driving from the age of 17 (BF17)" in accordance with Section 48a of the ordinance on the authorisation of persons to drive on the road (learners' licence) shall be exempted from participation. The driver must carry the driving licence and the vehicle registration papers with him/her.
3. Drivers of vehicles which are not registered in Germany must carry proof of insurance with them.
4. Driving on the tracks using a season ticket shall be allowed only in combination with a valid identification card.
5. The NG reserves the right to exclude vehicles with visibly recognizable defects from the After Works Classics. Claims for compensation shall not be allowed on the basis of such exclusions.

§ 2 - USE OF THE NÜRBURGRING

1. The Nürburgring may only be entered and exited via the points which have been set up for this purpose and are marked as such.
2. The Nürburgring is a one-way street and is marked as such. Vehicles must drive in a clockwise direction.
3. Vehicles must use the roadway. They must drive on the right side. Overtaking is only allowed on the left. Drifting is not permitted.
4. There is an absolute ban on stopping on the entire Nürburgring, including the sidelines, with the exception of specially marked areas. Vehicles involved in accidents and vehicles with technical defects are excluded from this ban. Turning and reversing on the Nürburgring is also prohibited.
5. lf a vehicle is no longer fully roadworthy due to a technical defect. or if it is leaking operating fluids, the driver is obliged to immediately park the vehicle in a safe position on the hard shoulder or in another suitable spot. The incident is to be promptly reported to the track management (phone: +49 (o) 800 0302 112). The driver and all passengers are obliged to immediately get to safety behind the guardrails. lf necessary, following traffic is to be warned from a safe position using hand signals. Furthermore, the vehicle must be removed from the track by the towing service authorised by Nürburgring as instructed by the track management. The resulting costs shall be borne by the driver of the vehicle. Private towing is not permitted.
6. Racing tyres are banned (for instance slicks).
7. Car drivers and passengers must wear seat belts, and this also applies to persons in the rear seats. Children must be secured in appropriate child restraint systems.
8. There is an absolute overtaking ban in the vicinity of accident sites and other dangerous zones. Accident sites must be passed at appropriate speed, but at a maximum speed of 50 km/h. Signals from the deployed race track securing personnel, respectively the race track securing vehicles must be followed at all cost. Race track securing vehicles with their surrounding lights switched on are not allowed to be overtaken. Drivers who fail to observe such regulations shall be banned.
9. Road blocks/temporary closures of the track because of accidents, etc. are indicated by red signal lights. A driving on the Nürburgring is prohibited in that case.
10. In all other respects the posted safety rules and instructions shall apply.
11.  Any commercial use of access roads, fencing or other NG facilities is prohibited. Tent structures are not allowed. The attachment of advertising posters, flyers, etc. may only be made with an explicit permission of NG.
12. No timekeeping whatsoever is permitted du ring the After Works Classics. This also applies to the so-called BTG lap times. Any kinds of timekeeping devices are to be switched off before starting the lap. In the event of non-compliance, NG staff is entitled to stop drivers from starting their lap or to issue a general driving ban. The After Works Classics does not serve the purpose of achieving top speeds as a matter of principle.

§ 3 - SPEED

1. On the Nürburgring the basic regulations on driving speed in accordance with Section 3, subsection 1 of the German Road Traffic Regulations (StVO) must be observed (see under excerpt from the German Road Traffic Regulations [StVO]).
2. Racing with motor vehicles is banned in accordance with Section 29, sub-section 1 of the German Road Traffic Regulations (StVO). This explicitly also includes attempts by individual vehicles to set up speed records.
3. Speed limits on the track must strictly be observed.

§ 4 - LIABILITY & DAMAGE

1. Driving on the Nürburgring is not subject to any liability on the part of NG and persons appointed by this company. This particularly applies to damage suffered by the user due to violations of the obligations stated in§§ 2 and 3 committed by the user themselves. This exclusion shall not apply to damage to life or limb or impairment of health caused by a deliberate or negligible violation of obligations - also by a legal representative or vicarious agent of the group of persons released from liability - and also not to damage caused by a deliberate or negligible violation of obligations - also by a legal representative or vicarious agent of the group of persons released from liability.
2. Accidents and technical defects as weil as damage to the track, the hard shoulders, the fences, the guardrails and other facilities of the Nürburgring must immediately be reported to the personnel of NG. Violations will be reported to the police as hit and run offences. The damage incurred shall be noted in a damage report which has to be signed by the person who caused the damage. The cost of repairing the damage, including the deployment of marshals and/or intervention cars, shall be borne by the person who caused the damage. Upon request. the hourly rates for staff and/or vehicle deployment charged to persons causing accidents, dirtying the track etc. can be viewed at the track management. The assertion of higher damage in individual cases shall not be excluded by this regulation. This provision also applies to deployments which are not due to accidents but caused by a technical defect on the vehicle or by spilled operating fluids.
3. NG shall be entitled to demand an adequate advance cash payment for any damage caused by the user in accordance with the provision outlined above in sub-section 2.

§ 5 - TAXI RIDES

1.  Operating commercial taxi rides, whether paid or unpaid, is forbidden within the framework of the After Works Classics without authorization by NG. A commercial taxi ride is every type of paid or unpaid passenger transportation of third parties which serves to achieve or initiate a direct or indirect profit and/or contractual performance. This in particular includes the achievement of initiation of business relationships with third persons, linking with other services of the person performing and/ or operating the taxi rides, company incentives
   (internal, external), lotteries as weil as the auctioning of rides via online auction sites, such as "eBay" and the offering of such rides on websites, in newspaper advertisements, etc.
2. A violation against sub-section 1 shall be punished by an immediate ban on entering the premises.

§ 6 - NOISE / ENVIRONMENT

1. Any type of environmental damage must be immediately reported to the race track management.
2. Vehicles which do not comply with the noise threshold values entered in the vehicle registration papers with regard to the noise emissions from stationary and moving vehicles shall be banned from driving on the Nürburgring. Furthermore, the noise threshold value is not allowed to exceed the level in accordance with the near field measurement method (95 dB [Al) and the maximum sound-power level (130 dB [Al) stipulated by NG, measured when the vehicle is driving past. NG conducts sound measurement surveys on the course, and reserves the right to exempt vehicles from the After Works Classics if they exceed the above noise threshold values, even if their noise threshold values do not exceed those stipulated in the vehicle registration papers. Vehicles with defective or illegally altered exhaust systems shall also be banned.
3. Drivers shall not be entitled to claims for compensation or repayment of the driving charge because of a ban imposed because of sub­section 2.

§ 7 - MISCELLANEOUS

1. The instructions of the personnel of NG must be followed at all cost.
2. Photographs, filming and video recordings are banned du ring the ongoing After Works Classics as a matter of principle. Exceptions from this regulation shall require the explicit approval of NG.
   Holders of driving permits in accordance with § 1 who do not wish to be photographed or filmed by third parties (including commercial photographers) even while driving on the Nürburgring must document their objection to such photography or filming by affixing information signs in the side area of the front and rear windscreen before entering the Nürburgring. You will receive the corresponding signs in the ticket container.
3. Every type of commercial use of the After Works Classics shall require the explicit approval of NG. Driver training sessions or driving instructions conducted by third parties or private persons are forbidden du ring the After Works Classics as a matter of principle. This ban also applies to driving schools.
4. All types of guided drives, with vehicles travelling in pairs or in convoys, are forbidden. Violations shall be punished by imposing a ban on the respective driver. Users shall not be entitled to compensation or a refund of the driving fees in case of such a driving ban.
5. Drives for training purposes to increase safety du ring the After Works Classics shall require the explicit authorization of NG.
6. NG reserves the right to conduct random checks to verify the identity of registered users and drivers using season tickets. In case of misuse of the season ticket or registered ticket (e.g. through transfer), the account of the respective user shall be disabled without refund of the purchase value. NG also reserves the right to impose driving bans on the respective persons and to report the misuse to the police
7. In cooperation with an officially appointed expert NG conducts technical inspections at the entry point. Vehicles which have defects or represent a danger to other users of the track shall be banned from participating in the After Works Classics. No claims for compensation shall be allowed on the basis of such bans.
8. The track may be immediately closed down due to unforeseen reasons (for instance accident, weather, the state of the track, etc.). No claims for compensation shall be allowed on the basis of such track closures.
9. You can find the NG's data protection notice at www.nuerburgring.de/datenschutz

§ 8 - SANCTIONS

1. For culpable violations of the driving regulations by the user, a contractual penalty in the amount of € 250.00 (in words: Euro two hundred fifty) for each violation shall be agreed between the user and the NG in favour of the NG. The contractual penalty expressly does not exclude the assertion of a claim for damages in addition to the contractual penalty.
2. NG reserves the right to impose a driving ban on track users for serious culpable violations of these general terms and conditions for driving on the Nürburgring. Information on the nature and extent of driving bans imposed for various types of violations can be obtained from NG.

§ 9 – WEBCAM

1. The vehicle driver acknowledges that 360° webcams are installed both at the access road to the Nürburgring Nordschleife and at the start and finish straight of the Grand Prix Track, which can be accessed on the Internet through the following links https://nuerburgring.panomax.com/grand-prix and https://panorama.nuerburgring.de/nordschleife-start and on the Nürburgring website. The images shown are updated at certain intervals (after 5 minutes at the earliest). Persons are shown pixelated and are therefore not recognizable on the pictures. The archive function has been deactivated so that images taken at an earlier time can no longer be viewed.

Excerpt from § 3(1)StVO

“The driver of a vehicle may only drive at speeds at which they are capable of controlling the vehicle at all times. In particular, the driver must adapt their speed to the road-, traffic-, visibility- and weather conditions as well as their personal driving skills and the characteristics of the vehicle and its load.” ...