Classes 2010

Division VLN Production Cars

The VLN Production Cars are close-to-production vehicles that offer the chance of contesting the VLN Endurance Championship with a small budget.

			Start-No
Klasse VLN-Serienwagen V 1		up to 1600 ccm	619-624
Klasse VLN-Serienwagen V 2	over 1600 ccm	up to 1800 ccm	585-618
Klasse VLN-Serienwagen V 3	over 1800 ccm	up to 2000 ccm	574-584
Klasse VLN-Serienwagen V 4	over 2000 ccm	up to 2500 ccm	543-573
Klasse VLN-Serienwagen V 5	over 2500 ccm	up to 3000 ccm	497-542
Klasse VLN-Serienwagen V 6	over 3000 ccm	up to 3500 ccm	473-496
Klasse VLN-Serienwagen V D (Diesel)		up to 3500 ccm	469-472

Division VLN Specials (Gruppe A, DA, 24h-Special and E1 -XP)

The regulation for the 24h Specials Vehicles was created specially for the Nürburgring 24-Hour Race, to offer nearly every vehicle the possibility to contest the event. This category is open for thoroughbred racing cars of nearly every kind.

			Start-No
Klasse VLN-Specials 1		up to 1400 ccm	413-420
Klasse VLN-Specials 2	over 1400 ccm	up to 1750 ccm	369-386
Klasse VLN-Specials 2 T		up to 1600 ccm mit Turbolader	387-412
Klasse VLN-Specials 3	over 1750 ccm	up to 2000 ccm	265-316
Klasse VLN-Specials 3 T	over 1600 ccm	up to 2000 ccm mit Turbolader	317-368
Klasse VLN-Specials 4	over 2000 ccm	up to 2500 ccm	245-256
Klasse VLN-Specials 4 T	over 2000 ccm	up to 2500 ccm mit Turbolader	257-264
Klasse VLN-Specials 5	over 2500 ccm	up to 3000 ccm	209-244
Klasse VLN-Specials 6	over 3000 ccm	up to 3500 ccm	176-208
Klasse VLN-Specials 7	over 3500 ccm	up to 4000 ccm	150-175
Klasse VLN-Specials 8	over 4000 ccm	up to 6250 ccm	119-143
Klasse VLN-Specials 8 T	over 2500 ccm	up to 4000 ccm mit Turbolader	144-149
Klasse VLN-Specials 9	GT3-Fahrzeuge (FIA)		84-118
Klasse VLN-Specials 10	GT4-Fahrzeuge (SRO)		71-83

Klasse VLN-Specials 11	Alternative Treibstoffe		68-70
Klasse VLN-Specials 12	Gas- und Hybridfahrzeuge		65-67

E1-XP 2009	Sonderfahrzeuge		737-744

Klasse VLN-D1T (Diesel)	over 1750 ccm	up to 2000 ccm	446-468
Klasse VLN-D2T (Diesel)	over 2000 ccm	up to 2500 ccm	438-445
Klasse VLN-D3T (Diesel)	over 2500 ccm	up to 3000 ccm	427-437
Klasse VLN-D4T (Diesel)	over 3000 ccm	up to 6000 ccm	421-426

Division group VLN Cup cars

The Cup Category cars feature an extraordinary level of competitiveness. The regulations are either specially created for the Endurance Championship or adopted from other series. Here, the driver and his skills are of bigger significance than in the other categories.

		Start-No
Klasse VLN-Cup-Fahrzeuge 1	SEAT Leon Langstrecken Challenge 2010	639-649
Klasse VLN-Cup-Fahrzeuge 2	Porsche Carrera Cup 2004 (996) / 2006 up to 2009 (997)	650-700

Division Group H (up to 1996)

Group H is open for cars built up to and including 1986. The Group H field often features classic racing cars such as the Opel Manta or the BMW M3 E30.

			Start-No
Klasse Gruppe H 1		up to 2000 ccm	47-64
Klasse Gruppe H 2	over 2000 ccm	up to 2500 ccm	29-45
Klasse Gruppe H 3	over 2500 ccm	up to 3000 ccm	13-28
Klasse Gruppe H 4	over 3000 ccm	up to 6250 ccm	2-12

Classification and Scoring System

A special formula makes for equitableness, in the VLN Endurance Championship Nürburgring. The championship points are awarded according to a scoring system proven and tested for many years. According to this system, the race winner needn’t necessarily be the one who may add the biggest number of points to his tally. To cut a long story short: the driver who has defeated the biggest number of opponents, in his category, will be rewarded with the biggest number of points. As demonstrated by the point matrix, a win in a category with no opponents will be rewarded with the same number of points as finishing runner-up in a three-car category: five.

And there is another factor that makes for additional excitement – particularly in the closing stages of the season: the two void results every entrant is entitled to. Consequently, even those teams that haven’t got the budget to contest more than eight races or failed to score points in a race due to an accident or a technical failure have the chance of scoring a top result in the championship.

And those who win the title will not only be an ineffaceable part of the Nürburgring history but also may feel as true winners. In consideration of the fact that every season of the series is contested by about 1,000 drivers, the champions have achieved something truly special by defeating the entire field.

Scoring matrix