Here’s the latest on the Nürburgring 24 Hours.
- Overview of current status: There have been recent updates and coverage around the Nürburgring 24 Hours, including race date adjustments in past years to avoid clashes with WEC and Formula E calendars. This context helps explain how organizers manage scheduling and logistics for the event.[1]
- 2024 edition notes: The 2024 race was moved to earlier/later in the season to accommodate other major endurance events, illustrating how calendar coordination shapes the event each year.[9][1]
- Recent event coverage: Media outlets continue to report on weather-related interruptions, historic finishes, and the evolving format (Nordschleife endurance racing) that defines the event, with examples like the 2024 edition described as notably eventful despite weather challenges.[3][9]
- Notable sources for ongoing updates: The official Nürburgring/N24 channels and endurance-focused outlets provide the most current results, entries, and schedule changes as the event approaches or unfolds.[6][10]
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- Nürburgring 24 Hours date changes to avoid clashes with WEC/Formula E.[1]
- 2024 shortest edition and weather-related notes, general coverage of Nürburgring 24 Hours history and dates.[3][9]
- Official news/archive and ongoing coverage sources.[10][6]
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Visibility was getting increasingly worse in several areas on the track. Race control initially allowed drivers and teams to continue, with Code 60 zones set up on the Dottinger Hohe and at the Schwedenkreuz. When the conditions worsened yet further, stopping the race was unavoidable, race control showed the red flag to the field. “We had individual fog banks and therefore put some areas under Code 60,” said race director Walter Hornung. “But that was almost a third of the way down the track...
au.motorsport.comThe twice-around-the-clock enduro at the Nurburgring Nordschleife has been pushed back from 11-12 May to 1-2 June after the WEC and Formula E scheduled races at Spa-Francorchamps and Berlin for the same weekend. … "We didn't want to impose that on our participants or the endurance fans," said Nurbugring 24 Hours race director Walter Hornung. "Since the organisers of [the music festival] Rock am Ring and also the Nurburgring have been very flexible, we were able to make the postponement...
www.motorsport.comThe iconic Nurburgring 24 Hours race takes place annually on the terrifying Nordschleife circuit at the Nurburgring in Germany (50-60km away from Koblenz and Bonn). This year there is added interest with four-time F1 world champion Max Verstappen part of the field for a race which spans across four days (Thursday May 14-Sunday May 17). The actual 24 Hours race takes place on Saturday and Sunday May 16 and 17.
www.gpfans.comThick fog halted the race after just seven-and-a-half hours, but the N24 still produced plenty of excitement
www.topgear.comYou will find every category of GT and endurance racing here. From VLN Nurburgring, GT World Challenge, IMSA, WEC, British GT to all other GT3 categories.
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