Germany Trip
May-June 2026 · Nürburgring, Australia
Three weeks at the Nürburgring in the lead-up to the legendary 24 Hour race — German Police ride-along and a Ringfreaks collaboration.
About the event
The ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring (Nürburgring 24 Hours) is a 24-hour touring-car and GT endurance race — not a competitive rally — run on a combined circuit of the Nürburgring's Nordschleife and Grand Prix track, an approximately 25.3 km lap through the forested Eifel hills known as the "Green Hell" at Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. First held in 1970, it is one of the world's largest and most famous endurance races, drawing 100,000-plus spectators and 700-plus drivers across a field of 160-plus cars. The 54th running was held on 14–17 May 2026 (race run 16–17 May) and staged Round 2 of the 2026 Intercontinental GT Challenge.
- Championship
- Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC) — Round 2, 2026
- Organiser
- ADAC Nordrhein (in partnership with the SRO Motorsports Group for 2026)
- Base
- Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Surface
- International
- Format: Single continuous 24-hour endurance race; in 2026 the winning car completed 156 laps / 3,958.968 km. Large field (161 cars entered in 2026, biggest since 2014)
- Terrain: Tarmac permanent racing circuit — run on a combination of the Nordschleife ('North Loop') and the GP-Strecke (Grand Prix track), an approx. 25.3 km combined lap through the forested Eifel hills (the 'Green Hell'). Not gravel, not a rally…
- History: First held 27–28 June 1970 (won by a Koepchen BMW of Hans-Joachim Stuck and Clemens Schickentanz); has run annually as one of endurance racing's classics
- Notable: One of the world's largest and most famous endurance races, drawing 100,000+ spectators and 700+ drivers across 160+ cars, on the legendary 'Green Hell' Nordschleife — a bucket-list fixture of international motorsport