Classes 2011

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-Nr.
Klasse VLN-Serienwagen V 1		to 1600 ccm	520-524
Klasse VLN-Serienwagen V T1		to 1600 ccm with turbo	507-519
Klasse VLN-Serienwagen V 2	over 1600 ccm	to 1800 ccm	487-506
Klasse VLN-Serienwagen V T2	over 1600 ccm	to 2000 ccm with turbo	458-472
Klasse VLN-Serienwagen V 3	over 1800 ccm	to 2000 ccm	473-486
Klasse VLN-Serienwagen V 4	over 2000 ccm	to 2500 ccm	430-457
Klasse VLN-Serienwagen V 5	over 2500 ccm	to 3000 ccm	396-429
Klasse VLN-Serienwagen V 6	over 3000 ccm	to 3500 ccm	370-395
Klasse VLN-Serienwagen V D (Diesel)		to 3500 ccm	560-564

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-Nr.
Klasse VLN-Specials 1		to 1400 ccm	367-369
Klasse VLN-Specials 2	over 1400 ccm	to 1750 ccm	334-343
Klasse VLN-Specials 2 T		to 1600 ccm with turbo	344-366
Klasse VLN-Specials 3	over 1750 ccm	to 2000 ccm	235-284
Klasse VLN-Specials 3 T	over 1600 ccm	to 2000 ccm with turbo	285-333
Klasse VLN-Specials 4	over 2000 ccm	to 2500 ccm	215-222
Klasse VLN-Specials 4 T	over 2000 ccm	to 2600 ccm with turbo	223-234
Klasse VLN-Specials 5	over 2500 ccm	to 3000 ccm	187-214
Klasse VLN-Specials 6	over 3000 ccm	to 3500 ccm	162-186
Klasse VLN-Specials 7	over 3500 ccm	to 4000 ccm	46-75
Klasse VLN-Specials 8	over 4000 ccm	to 6250 ccm	111-127
Klasse VLN-Specials 8 T	over 2500 ccm	to 4000 ccm with turbo	128-137
Klasse VLN-Specials 9	GT3-Fahrzeuge (FIA)		2-35
Klasse VLN-Specials 10	GT4-Fahrzeuge (SRO)		146-161

Klasse VLN-Specials AT	Alternative Treibstoffe		138-141
Klasse VLN-Specials ATG	Gas- und Hybridfahrzeuge		142-145

E1-XP 2011	Sonderfahrzeuge		36-45

Klasse VLN-D1T (Diesel)	over 1750 ccm	to 2000 ccm	545-559
Klasse VLN-D2T (Diesel)	over 2000 ccm	to 2500 ccm	540-544
Klasse VLN-D3T (Diesel)	over 2500 ccm	to 3000 ccm	530-539
Klasse VLN-D4T (Diesel)	over 3000 ccm	to 6000 ccm	525-529

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-Nr.
Klasse VLN-Cup-Fahrzeuge 1	SEAT Leon Langstrecken Challenge 2011	682-687
Klasse VLN-Cup-Fahrzeuge 2	Porsche Carrera Cup 2006 to 2010 (997), Porsche Carerra Cup 2004 (996)	76-110
Klasse VLN-Cup-Fahrzeuge 3	Renault Clio (nach Reglement SP3)	632-681

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-Nr.
Klasse Gruppe H 1		to 2000 ccm	602-631
Klasse Gruppe H 2	over 2000 ccm	to 2500 ccm	591-601
Klasse Gruppe H 3	over 2500 ccm	to 3000 ccm	576-590
Klasse Gruppe H 4	over 3000 ccm	to 6250 ccm	565-575

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