13.02.2024
The Nürburgring Endurance Series, NES for short, gets the season at the Nürburgring underway on 22/23 March. Two 90-minute races on the Grand Prix circuit and an extensive warm-up on the legendary Nordschleife form the prologue to the new racing series, organised by the Automobilclub von Deutschland (AvD). To get to know the NES, with four further endurance races in the 2024 season, spectators and teams are in for a special treat: all visitors can enjoy the NES premiere with free admission from up close in the paddock and from all the open grandstands while all teams can take on the new season with plenty of driving time for testing as well as two races. Be it as a team or as a visitor: five good reasons for the NES prologueThe Nordschleife experience, compact racing action on the Grand Prix circuit, an open paddock, free admission to the ring°werk motorsport experience museum and free parking: an extremely attractive package that NES has put together for visitors, and five good reasons to come to the ‘Ring for the start of the Nürburgring Endurance Series. Different format only for NES premiereThe heart of the endurance races on the “Ring” beats on the almost hundred-year-old Nordschleife. And in this Green Hell, as three-time Formula 1 world champion Jackie Stewart once christened this labyrinth of bends, the following NES races are usually held over four hours: on May 3-4, July 5-6, September 13-15 and September 8-9. November. Only the prologue to the new NES will be held on the 5.148-kilometre Grand Prix circuit with a different schedule from Saturday lunchtime (12:00-18:00) with two qualifying sessions and two 90-minute races – including pit stops and driver changes. On Friday (8:00-14:00 test and set-up runs without co-drivers, 16:00-18:00 co-drivers possible) and also on Saturday morning (8:00-11:00 without co-drivers), the teams and drivers can prepare themselves for the new endurance season on the 24.358 kilometres long Nordschleife, including the sprint track. In addition to the test drives, the popular passenger rides and the course to obtain the so-called B-Permit, the first of two levels for the special full-throttle licence for rookies on the Nordschleife, offer the teams additional opportunities to use the NES season opener.
02.02.2024
It is the foundation for attractive endurance races on the Nordschleife: the Technical Regulations. In good time before the start of the season on March 22/23, the Nürburgring Endurance Series (NES), the new racing series of the Automobile Club of Germany (AvD), has published the comprehensive set of technical regulations on its website nes.de, subject to approval by the German Motor Sport Federation (DMSB). The Sporting Regulations and the Organizational Regulations are expected to be published in the coming week. NES philosophy: more focus on driving thanks to clarity of contentThe Technical Regulations for the Nürburgring Endurance Series, which will be held for the first time in 2024 with five events on the challenging Nordschleife of the Nürburgring, are above all clear and get to the heart of the technical rules. Extensive experience as well as numerous requests from the teams have been incorporated into the regulations, which will be further developed for the future in direct dialog with the participants. The Technical Regulations thus follow the NES philosophy of offering participants more concentration on the actual racing and therefore more enjoyment instead of spending time on complicated rules and regulations. This philosophy is also reflected, for example, in the digital document management, which is implemented with partner onGrid. Keep it simple: close to series production, improved, thoroughbredThe participating vehicles in the Nürburgring Endurance Series are divided into just three divisions. Purebred racing cars compete in Division 1, improved vehicles in Division 2 and production cars in Division 3. The GT3 sports cars, which usually fight for overall victory in the races, form the top of Division 1, while Divisions 2 and 3 also include classes for vehicles with hybrid and electric drives as well as vehicles powered by alternative fuels.
