- NES.Warmup on 22/23 March: Test and set-up sessions, registration as of now via onGRID
- Top-notch preparation possible: plenty of track time, passenger rides and permit courses
- Season opener with races on the Grand Prix track: free admission for the NES premiere
Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines! On 22. and March 23, racing will finally return to the Nürburgring-Nordschleife after the winter break. At the start of the season, the Nürburgring Endurance Series celebrates its premiere with twelve hours of testing and two races on the Grand Prix circuit. For the return of the racing cars after the winter, visitors have free admission to all open grandstands and spectator areas along the Nordschleife, including the paddock and the Nürburgring adventure museum ring°werk, free parking included.
Lap after lap: eat your heart out in the Green Hell
Twelve hours on the Nordschleife – the perfect opportunity for all teams and drivers to get ready for the 2024 season. After all, good preparation and intense training are the basic conditions for success in any sport, including motorsport. All interested motorsport teams, regardless of the racing series they are coming from, can now register for these test and set-up sessions. Something special: registration at affordable, fair rates is paperless and uncomplicated via digital platform onGRID.
For a full nine hours, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Friday, the teams can do their laps to their heart’s content on the NES version of the Nürburgring, the 24.358-kilometer combination of Nordschleife and sprint circuit, in order to tune their racing cars to the demanding Green Hell and reawaken their reflexes for exciting races. On Saturday, three more hours of driving time are scheduled from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m., but then over the Nordschleife and the entire Grand Prix circuit. Training on the Müllenbach loop should be particularly interesting in preparation for the 24-hour race.
What’s more, the teams can also use the Friday for passenger rides and thus have a good opportunity for lucrative events with their partners, customers and guests. Racing drivers facing their first season on the unique Nordschleife also have the opportunity on Friday to obtain the DMSB Permit Nordschleife, so to say the licence for the Green Hell.
And … action: two 90-minute races on the Grand Prix track
From midday on Saturday, the action switches to the Nürburgring Grand Prix circuit, which opened in 1984. Two qualifying sessions and two races, each lasting 90 minutes – with mandatory pit stops for tire and driver changes – ensure compact racing action. There are a number of advantages for teams and drivers when the NES.Prologue is held on the 5.2148-kilometer Grand Prix circuit instead of on the Nordschleife: 120 minutes of driving time including qualifying, attractive entry fees ranging from 400 euros (production cars) to 1.500 euros (GT3), low-risk opportunity for new drivers under racing conditions, no Nordschleife permit required, full points for the NES annual classification (no registration necessary), no tire restrictions, free choice of tires also in GT3, attractive also for non-NES/NLS teams.
As for all visitors, NES.01 is also an opportunity for the teams and drivers to get to know the new personnel, especially in race control and scrutineering, as well as the innovative NES regulations. The paperless online entry is already activated for the races via onGRID. In the paddock, with free access for all visitors and guests, all participating teams have their allocated pit spaces at their disposal. A number of industrial companies will also set up their workshop tents in the paddock and offer their tried-and-tested services.
The Nürburgring Endurance Series will be held on five dates in 2024. From NES.02 on May 3/4, the races will be held in classic style over a duration of four hours on the breathtaking Nordschleife, in combination with the sprint course. NES.03 will follow on July 5/6, NES.04 from September 13 to 15 and NES.05 on November 8/9.