Overview
The iRacing Nürburgring Endurance Series (Formerly VLN) will feature a series of 9 endurance races – each 4-6 hours long – on the combined Nürburgring VLN circuit. Drivers may participate solo or with a team.
We are changing things up a bit this year trying to most accurately mimic the real world event. For that reason we have expanded the number of classes to 5 and the number of cars per split up to 60.
Cars/Classes
GT3 Class: BMW Z4 GT3, Audi R8 GT3, Mercedes-AMG GT3
GT4 Class: Porsche Cayman GT4
CUP Class: Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
TCR Class: Audi RS 3 LMS TCR
MX5 Class: Global Mazda MX-5 Cup
Race Specifications
Race Length (Average): 4-6 Hours
Team Racing: Enabled but not required
Weather: Dynamic
Timeslot: SUN 1:00 GMT &13:00 GMT
Qualifying Attached: Yes
Practice: 10 min
Qualifying: 30 min
Penalties: Stop and Go =50 Inc and every 20 after
Schedule
Nürburgring Combined – Gesamtstrecke VLN
March 29th – 4 Hours
Nürburgring Combined – Gesamtstrecke VLN
April 12th – 4 Hours
Nürburgring Combined – Gesamtstrecke VLN
May 3rd – 4 Hours
Nürburgring Combined – Gesamtstrecke VLN
June 14th – 4 Hours
Nürburgring Combined – Gesamtstrecke VLN
July 19th – 6 Hours
Nürburgring Combined – Gesamtstrecke VLN
July 26th – 4 Hours
Nürburgring Combined – Gesamtstrecke VLN
August 23rd – 4 Hours
Nürburgring Combined – Gesamtstrecke VLN
September 13th – 4 Hours
Nürburgring Combined – Gesamtstrecke VLN
November 1st – 4 Hours
Notes:
What is this series?: This series is essentially a grassroots series that is the backbone of the actual races that take place on the Nordschleife when it isn’t in use for public hot lapping. The series is made up of several motorsports clubs (part of either ADAC or DMV) which each host a 1-off event, totaling nine events throughout the year, and there is a ton of crossover with the Nurburgring 24 (Think Bathurst 12 Hour and Supercars Connection). The series has been run since 1977, and has a primarily German-based driver pool (Hence my choice for GT3’s – The 3 German GT3 cars). The series is pretty all encompassing when it comes to cars, with the 2009 year having 30 classes of cars, though much of the notable cars are from a Touring, GT3, or GT4 background. However, production cars are also allowed, thus creating the grassroots connection, with support from everything from Clio’s to BMW M Series cars.
