24H Nürburgring Series postponed to 2028 as the NLS confirms an eight-race 2027 calendar for its landmark 50th anniversary season.
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24H Nürburgring Series postponed to 2028 as NLS confirms 2027 calendar

Plans to establish a second endurance racing series at the Nürburgring have been postponed until at least 2028 following discussions between ADAC Nordrhein, the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie and Interessengemeinschaft Langstrecke Nürburgring. The proposed 24H Nürburgring Series had been due to launch in 2027 with five events and the Nürburgring 24 as its centrepiece. However, significant opposition…

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ADAC Nordrhein outlines graded entry fees, Polo Cup plans and a five-event 2027 calendar for the new 24h Nürburgring Series debut.
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ADAC Nordrhein outlines entry fees and five-event calendar for new Nürburgring series

ADAC Nordrhein has outlined the first major sporting and financial details for the new 24h Nürburgring Series as preparations continue for its inaugural season in 2027. The organiser will use a graded entry fee structure that reflects the different financial capabilities of teams across the field. While GT3 machinery will continue to headline the competition,…

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Dylan Pereira reflects on the demands of combining NLS and GTWC Europe Sprint Cup duties during a difficult doubleheader weekend.
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Exclusive: Pereira explains the hidden challenge behind NLS and GTWC Europe double

Dylan Pereira’s Magny-Cours weekend was always going to be measured by more than results. The Luxembourgish driver attempted one of the most demanding schedules of his season, splitting his weekend between the NLS Nürburgring Langstreckenserie and the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (GTWC). He travelled between the Nürburgring and Magny-Cours by road, with only…

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Ralf Aron completes his racing comeback with 2026 NLS7 victory alongside Luca Stolz as Winward Racing dominates at the Nürburgring.

2026 NLS: Aron and Stolz dominate NLS7 for Winward Racing

Ralf Aron completed a remarkable return to competition by winning the six-hour 2026 NLS7 alongside Luca Stolz in the No.80 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3. The pair converted pole position into a commanding victory for Mercedes-AMG Team Ravenol, completing 41 laps of the Nürburgring Nordschleife and beating the No.77 Schubert Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 EVO by…

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NLS7 brings six hours of Nordschleife action, GT3 debuts, Ralf Aron's comeback and a farewell race for Porsche's final Cayman GT4.
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Porsche farewell, Aron’s return and expanding GT3 field set stage for 2026 NLS7

The ADAC RAVENOL Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie will stage its traditional six-hour highlight on Saturday as the KW 6h ADAC Ruhr Cup brings an extensive and varied field to the Nordschleife. The seventh round of the 2026 season (NLS7) offers 50 per cent more racing than the championship’s regular four-hour contests. Consequently, teams must place greater emphasis…

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Ralf Aron returns to racing in NLS7 with Winward Racing five months after suffering two fractured vertebrae at Bathurst in 2026.
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Ralf Aron set for racing return with Winward Racing at NLS7

Mercedes-AMG Performance Driver Ralf Aron will make his competitive return during Saturday’s six-hour ADAC Ruhr-Pokal-Rennen, the seventh round of the 2026 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS7). The 28-year-old Estonian will share the #80 Mercedes-AMG Team Ravenol Mercedes-AMG GT3 with Luca Stolz. Winward Racing operates the Pro-class entry, which forms part of a 21-car SP9 field for the…

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Pereira faces an NLS and GTWC Europe double, racing at the Nürburgring before a seven-hour dash to Magny-Cours.
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Pereira set for remarkable NLS and GTWC Europe Magny-Cours double attempt

Dylan Pereira will undertake an extraordinary double programme as he attempts to compete in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS) and the GT World Challenge (GTWC) Europe Sprint Cup during the same weekend. The Luxembourgish driver must travel more than 1,200 kilometres between the Nürburgring and Magny-Cours, with only a small window between his two races on…

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Timo Bernhard and Joerg Bergmeister return for NLS7 to race the last Porsche Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport before its museum retirement.
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Bernhard and Bergmeister reunite for special Porsche farewell at NLS7

Porsche legends Timo Bernhard and Joerg Bergmeister will come out of retirement for this weekend’s seventh Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie round (NLS7) as the marque prepares to close an important chapter in its customer racing history. The two Porsche brand ambassadors will share the final 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport produced as a racing car during Saturday’s…

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ILN chairman Martin Rosorius criticises ADAC Nordrhein plans for a rival 2027 Nordschleife series and calls for a unified endurance model.
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ILN criticises ADAC Nordrhein plans for rival 2027 Nordschleife series

As reported by Sportscar365, The Interessengemeinschaft Langstrecke Nürburgring (ILN) has criticised plans by ADAC Nordrhein to establish a second series of endurance races around the Nordschleife in 2027. Nürburgring 24 organisers intend to create a four-event mini-series that will use the same regulations as the German endurance classic. Teams that contest the complete programme will…

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The Nürburgring 24 anchors a new five-event 2027 ADAC series, adding a Prologue and shared rules across the Nordschleife calendar plan.
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ADAC Nordrhein launches expanded Nürburgring 24 programme for 2027

ADAC Nordrhein will place the Nürburgring 24 at the centre of a new four-event Nordschleife series in 2027, with each competitive weekend following the same technical and sporting regulations. The programme will include the traditional Nürburgring 24 Qualifiers, the main 24-hour race, the ADAC Eifel Race and the ADAC 1000 km Race. Additionally, organisers will…

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