THE COUNTDOWN IS ON: FOUR-HOUR RACE FOR THE NES STARTS ON MAY 04

The countdown is on: On May 4th, the Nürburgring Endurance Series (NES) will host its first four-hour race on the world-famous Nordschleife. The organizing team of around 500 people, from the sports marshals around the circuit to the race director, is well prepared for this premiere. The race will take place on the Nürburgring’s challenging 24.358-kilometer track combination, consisting of the Nordschleife and the shortened Grand Prix circuit.

At 12 noon on Saturday, May 4, the red lights on the starting grid will go out and the field of GT sports cars and touring cars will tackle the four-hour endurance race. “Safety is the top priority in motorsport! That’s why manning the entire race track with trained and experienced marshals is our top priority,” explain Oliver Damas and Vincent Simon from the NES marshal coordination team in unison. “We would like to thank all the stewards who are available for this demanding task and the German Motorsport Association (DMSB) for their support.”

Dress rehearsal for the 24-hour classic: NES.02 with plenty of track time

For the teams and their racing drivers, NES. 02 on May 3 and 4 is the final opportunity to prepare for the 24-hour classic, which takes place four weeks later, under competitive conditions. To this end, NES.02 offers plenty of “track time”, i.e. driving time on the demanding uphill and downhill track in the middle of the Eifel. On Friday, the race track will be open for test drives from 9:00 to 18:00, during which so-called race taxi drives can also be carried out.

There will also be the opportunity to complete the DMSB Permit Nordschleife course, the full-throttle license for the Green Hell, so to speak. On Saturday morning between 08:30 and 10:00, the starting positions will be allocated in qualifying. The start of the four-hour race will finally take place at 12:00, so that the chequered flag will fall at 16:00.