This will be an exciting race weekend with motorsport from the junior to the top professional leagues: the ADAC 24h Nürburgring Qualifiers on April 13/14, 2024 will not only serve as the traditional last test opportunity for the participants of the 24h Nürburgring before the season highlight at the end of May. The two four-hour races on Saturday and Sunday will also count towards the Nürburgring Endurance Series (NLS) for the first time and should therefore treat fans around the Nordschleife to a great field of entrants. The starting field for the final 24-hour test and double-header of the NLS will not only be impressive in the top class of GT3 cars. There will also be numerous participants in the production car, cup and "24h Special" classes. In addition, there will be hundreds of motorsport drivers competing in the supporting program: Automobile slaloms in the Mercedes Arena are just as much a part of the weekend as the first round of the RCN season as a popular sports league on the Nordschleife. On the old helicopter landing pad in the paddock, hundreds of young kart racers will also compete in youth kart slaloms on combustion and electric karts. No motorsport fan should miss out on this wide range of exciting competitions: Tickets are available from 25 euros (day ticket Saturday or Sunday) here on the ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürbrurgring homepage.
Even though the entry deadline for the 24h Qualifiers still runs until the Easter weekend, a first-class sporting event is already on the cards: The two races on Saturday afternoon (start at 17:30) and on Sunday (start at 13:00) will each run for four hours over the same variant of the Nordschleife and Grand Prix circuit that will also be used for the season highlight from May 30 to June 2. In the GT3 class, where the potential winning teams can be found, the top teams are therefore also expected with their works-based models from Audi, BMW, Mercedes-AMG and Porsche. They will be opposed by a whole pack of other beefy GT3s, with Aston Martin, Ferrari and Lamborghini also in the mix as things stand at present. Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus has also announced its return to the 24h Nürburgring and is likely to liven up the action at the Ring again with its spectacular prototype-style racing car.
Organizers expect strong line-up of classes
A measure devised by the organizing ADAC Nordrhein together with the German Sports Drivers' Association DSK and the motorsport umbrella organization DMSB will provide an additional boost to the starting field: Access to the "Permit Nordschleife", the top license level of which allows drivers in GT3 to take part in the Nürburgring 24 Hours, has been streamlined. Interested top drivers can now complete the training and gain the necessary practical experience on the longest and most beautiful race track in the world during the 24h Qualifiers weekend. This will be of particular benefit to top international drivers, who will no longer have to travel to the Ring several times if they want to take part in the legendary 24-hour race. An important step on their way: taking part in two endurance races on the Nordschleife in one of the "small" classes. This could bring additional participants to the starting field, as could the NLS classification. After all, the tradition-steeped series also impresses with the close competition in the numerous special and production car classes. Not to be forgotten: the Cup classes, in which BWM and Porsche models, for example, compete. The latter compete in their own, highly endowed championship in the "Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring", which has certainly not been short of participants in recent years.
Clear the ring for a big weekend of popular sport
There are many exciting facets of amateur and grassroots racing to experience at the ADAC 24h Qualifiers, and visitors are cordially invited to be thrilled by full starting fields and close fights. The RCN, whose three-and-a-half-hour performance test on Saturday after qualifying for the first Qualifiers race is traditionally an important part of the program, will shorten the waiting time in a highly entertaining way. This is because the series, which regularly attracted over 150 participants last year, uses the weekend for the start of the season. A good opportunity to see who has done the best preparation work during the winter break. The automobile slaloms on Saturday and Sunday will also provide a real spectator experience. As the 24-hour version of the track will be used for the qualifiers, the Mercedes Arena will be free on Saturdays and Sundays. This is where the pylon courses will be set up, where the participants will compete for points for the ADAC North Rhine Championship and the regional club's cup competition from the morning. Vehicle control and speed, driving dynamics and precision are required of the drivers in slalom racing, making it a rewarding experience to watch. This also applies to the youth kart slaloms, which will be held on Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 am. The organizers are currently being inundated with entries, so that in the end almost 200 young drivers will take part in the competitions for combustion karts and electric karts. The course on the "Helipad" in the Grand Prix paddock has been marked out for these youngest drivers of the weekend - all the more reason to stop by the paddock. As in all other open spectator areas, admission is included in every ticket.