Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - NLS7
NLS7
Display & Timezone
Display & Timezone
Showing times for America/Anchorage
Timezone
America - Anchorage
31 Jul - 1 Aug
Nürburgring
Some session times for NLS NLS7 2026 have not yet been finalised, they represent possible times in which each race session could occur. Please check back later for more accurate times.
Where To Watch NLS in United States
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VLN.de Live
Official NLS live stream; free race-day coverage with the main livestream, onboard cameras and live timing.
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NLS YouTube
Official NLS YouTube channel; live race streams, full replays, highlights and selected onboard videos.
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Upcoming in NLS
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NLS6
19 - 20 Jun
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NLS8
11 - 12 Sep
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NLS9
12 - 13 Sep
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Upcoming at Nürburgring
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24h Nürburgring
Intercontinental GT Challenge
14 - 17 May
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Track Info
Nürburgring Nordschleife - Nürburg/Quiddelbach, Germany
Part-public road style permanent circuit through the Eifel forest - clockwise - extreme length, elevation and corner density
When was the track built?
The Nordschleife was carved through the Eifel mountains between 1925 and 1927 to create a proving ground and international race venue. The original complex included the Südschleife and a combined 28.265 km Gesamtstrecke. Post-war safety works progressively altered the North Loop, with major updates in the 1970s and new chicanes at Hohenrain before the separate Grand Prix circuit opened in 1984. The Nordschleife remains in active use alongside the GP track for endurance racing and public lapping.
When was its first race?
The venue’s first race was the Eifelrennen in 1927. The Nordschleife went on to host pre-war Grands Prix and later World Sportscar and Formula 1 (last F1 World Championship race on the Nordschleife was 1976) before top-level single-seaters moved to the modern GP-Strecke.
What's the circuit like?
- Length and memory test: 20.832 km of constantly changing radius, camber and surface. Drivers speak of “sections” rather than corners.
- Signature sectors: Hatzenbach’s rhythm, Flugplatz’s crest, Schwedenkreuz into Aremberg, the compression of Fuchsröhre, Bergwerk onto Kesselchen, the bound over Pflanzgarten and the banked Karussell and Kleine Karussell.
- High-speed payoffs: The Döttinger Höhe straight is ~2.6 km, deciding slipstream battles before Hohenrain and the line.
- Weather wildcards: Microclimates can deliver sun, fog and rain on different parts of the lap at once. Track evolution is huge across endurance events.
- Benchmark pace: Outright 5:19.546 (919 Hybrid Evo). Bellof’s 6:11.13 qualifying lap from 1983 remains a legendary competitive reference; his 6:25.91 stands as the race lap benchmark for Group C on the classic layout.
Lap records and benchmarks (by series)
- World Sportscar (Group C, race lap): 6:25.91 - Stefan Bellof, Porsche 956, 1983 1000 km Nürburgring.
- Outright Nordschleife (non-homologated test): 5:19.546 - Timo Bernhard, Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo, 2018.
- GT3/24h pace: Modern GT3 race laps typically in the 8:10 - 8:20 range depending on BoP, traffic and weather.
- TCR/production classes: Competitive race laps span ~9:10 - 9:40 for TCR and ~9:50+ for faster production classes, again highly condition dependent.
Why go?
A motorsport pilgrimage. Nowhere combines spectacle, scale and atmosphere like the Nordschleife during the 24 Hours and NLS rounds. Camping villages spring up trackside, fireworks echo through the forest at night and cars streak through fog banks at dawn. On non-race days, Touristenfahrten sessions let the public lap in road cars under specific rules.
Where's the best place to watch?
- Brünnchen: Famous spectator bowl with multiple viewing angles of mistakes and recoveries.
- Pflanzgarten: High-commitment jumps and direction changes that separate the brave from the merely quick.
- Karussell: Iconic concrete banking where traffic stacks up and lines vary with class and weather.
- Hatzenbach to Hocheichen: Early-lap rhythm that shows balance and traffic craft as packs form.
- Döttinger Höhe: Slipstream battles and last-lap drama before the Hohenrain chicane and timing line.
Not just one event: series at the Nordschleife
ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring: The GT3-topped endurance classic on the Nordschleife plus GP link, with 150+ cars battling day and night.
NLS (formerly VLN): The year-round Nordschleife Endurance Series runs multi-hour races in mixed classes, the beating heart of the Ring’s competition calendar.
WTCC/WTCR & international specials: Selected years used a combined GP-short + Nordschleife layout for touring car world championship rounds.
Trackdays & Touristenfahrten: Public lapping sessions under road rules keep the circuit busy most weeks outside major events.
Hotels & Accommodation
NLS7
31 Jul - 1 Aug
Nürburgring
Some session times for NLS NLS7 2026 have not yet been finalised, they represent possible times in which each race session could occur. Please check back later for more accurate times.
Track Info
Nürburgring Nordschleife - Nürburg/Quiddelbach, Germany
Part-public road style permanent circuit through the Eifel forest - clockwise - extreme length, elevation and corner density
When was the track built?
The Nordschleife was carved through the Eifel mountains between 1925 and 1927 to create a proving ground and international race venue. The original complex included the Südschleife and a combined 28.265 km Gesamtstrecke. Post-war safety works progressively altered the North Loop, with major updates in the 1970s and new chicanes at Hohenrain before the separate Grand Prix circuit opened in 1984. The Nordschleife remains in active use alongside the GP track for endurance racing and public lapping.
When was its first race?
The venue’s first race was the Eifelrennen in 1927. The Nordschleife went on to host pre-war Grands Prix and later World Sportscar and Formula 1 (last F1 World Championship race on the Nordschleife was 1976) before top-level single-seaters moved to the modern GP-Strecke.
What's the circuit like?
- Length and memory test: 20.832 km of constantly changing radius, camber and surface. Drivers speak of “sections” rather than corners.
- Signature sectors: Hatzenbach’s rhythm, Flugplatz’s crest, Schwedenkreuz into Aremberg, the compression of Fuchsröhre, Bergwerk onto Kesselchen, the bound over Pflanzgarten and the banked Karussell and Kleine Karussell.
- High-speed payoffs: The Döttinger Höhe straight is ~2.6 km, deciding slipstream battles before Hohenrain and the line.
- Weather wildcards: Microclimates can deliver sun, fog and rain on different parts of the lap at once. Track evolution is huge across endurance events.
- Benchmark pace: Outright 5:19.546 (919 Hybrid Evo). Bellof’s 6:11.13 qualifying lap from 1983 remains a legendary competitive reference; his 6:25.91 stands as the race lap benchmark for Group C on the classic layout.
Lap records and benchmarks (by series)
- World Sportscar (Group C, race lap): 6:25.91 - Stefan Bellof, Porsche 956, 1983 1000 km Nürburgring.
- Outright Nordschleife (non-homologated test): 5:19.546 - Timo Bernhard, Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo, 2018.
- GT3/24h pace: Modern GT3 race laps typically in the 8:10 - 8:20 range depending on BoP, traffic and weather.
- TCR/production classes: Competitive race laps span ~9:10 - 9:40 for TCR and ~9:50+ for faster production classes, again highly condition dependent.
Why go?
A motorsport pilgrimage. Nowhere combines spectacle, scale and atmosphere like the Nordschleife during the 24 Hours and NLS rounds. Camping villages spring up trackside, fireworks echo through the forest at night and cars streak through fog banks at dawn. On non-race days, Touristenfahrten sessions let the public lap in road cars under specific rules.
Where's the best place to watch?
- Brünnchen: Famous spectator bowl with multiple viewing angles of mistakes and recoveries.
- Pflanzgarten: High-commitment jumps and direction changes that separate the brave from the merely quick.
- Karussell: Iconic concrete banking where traffic stacks up and lines vary with class and weather.
- Hatzenbach to Hocheichen: Early-lap rhythm that shows balance and traffic craft as packs form.
- Döttinger Höhe: Slipstream battles and last-lap drama before the Hohenrain chicane and timing line.
Not just one event: series at the Nordschleife
ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring: The GT3-topped endurance classic on the Nordschleife plus GP link, with 150+ cars battling day and night.
NLS (formerly VLN): The year-round Nordschleife Endurance Series runs multi-hour races in mixed classes, the beating heart of the Ring’s competition calendar.
WTCC/WTCR & international specials: Selected years used a combined GP-short + Nordschleife layout for touring car world championship rounds.
Trackdays & Touristenfahrten: Public lapping sessions under road rules keep the circuit busy most weeks outside major events.
