24 Hours of Nürburgring EXPLAINED

[@eamonahern7495]

I'm looking forward to seeing the GT4 Bilstein BMW no. 150 of Jimmy Broadbent and Steve Alvarez Brown because I've been following Jimmy since he was a youtube sim racer living in a shed at the back of his mother's garden.

[@Qwnntm]

omg didnt know jimmer and supergt were racing here, thats so awesome

[@rolux4853]

Yes that‘s definitely cool, but I really miss when the 24h where a real race for every type of car like it was in the past. Everyone with their private little touring car could attend the race. Nowadays there’s only professional teams left, which is truly sad. Or remember the glory days from the 60s to the 80s when prototypes still ran on the track! Nowadays its just the worst of both versions, we either need to introduce prototypes again or make it amateur friendly again!

[@BlasterJunos]

If I'm not mistaken, Misha Charoudin is also on the team as their third driver

[@eamonahern7495]

@BlasterJunos that's right. I didn't know his last name and I don't know the name of the pro driver with them, that's why I didn't write their names in my comment.

[@qm1656]

Everyone is excited for Jimmer and if you're not then fuck you lol

[@effisjens1776]

I just hope for 3 things this year : •The M4 gets it's 2nd major endurance race victory (we got Spa on my birthday last year!) •A hardfought podium for the Jimmy, Steve and Mischa's M4 GT4 •See the Dacia make it to the end in one piece

[@carspottinworldwide8085]

The Dacia made it and was cheered on by the crowds!

[@RunningOn7CylindersYT]

I just love the oddball cars, the likes of the Foxtail Manta and Dacia Logan, etc

[@gchampi2]

flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, etc...

[@KohliN7]

THIS is the best endurance race imo, even better than our beloved Le Mans

[@MotorsportTukker]

Agreed

[@andrewtran7787]

OOh and many times more challenging and brutal

[@anggastapratama2370]

Fr fr

[@HirokaAkita]

Agreed. LM is more popular just because is older. But i know that if the FIA decided to include the N24 to the WEC calendar, most teams (even Toyota) would decided not to race that.

[@RGBanana]

@@HirokaAkita would be a new record of heavily injured drivers per race

[@dudeley362]

Good video. The only one that would've been cool if you had mentioned it would've been that the growing presence of GT3 cars is actually a bit controversial. The race is also unique because of the many small teams with modified cars in the smaller classes. Also, if you are a young engineer in Germany, it is a great place to farm contacts, even if you are just washing the car.

[@FormulaJonah]

Thank you! Yeah it’s true that there is a growing presence of GT3 cars. I am actually saving that fact for a later race preview video, when I talk about the 2024 race exclusively! I’m so happy that the presence of GT3 is growing at the N24!

[@simtunning7357]

Im 58 and i whish i could go and clean the ligths os the car and be there ❤

[@NikkOcello17]

What makes it even more special, is the fact it basically is a stand alone race, it's not connected to any championship at all, and no one needs an invite to join, usually DTM and NLS teams are regularly present, alongside many GTWC EU teams and drivers And last it comes the primary reason to watch it: THE DACIA LOGAN!

[@nasrymatamoros1748]

When is the race due this year?

[@Maenfy]

It's actually a part of IGTC this year.

[@Maenfy]

​@@nasrymatamoros1748This weekend.

[@Anonymus-ih7yb]

@@nasrymatamoros1748 In about an hour

[@sdx3918]

If motorsport had an equivalent of a battle royale the nurburgring 24h would probably be the closest thing to it.

[@sidneyshore5621]

Was looking for a video like this and saw that you had just uploaded one. Thank you for this! Very helpful.

[@FormulaJonah]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching, and I happy you found what you were looking for.

[@PvMhijden]

i always look forward to this race. never know what will happen, sadly we didn't get to much racing this year

[@FormulaJonah]

Indeed!

[@michaelchristie1533]

Thank you! I’ve been watching the N24 for a few years but have a better understanding of the different classes after watching your video. I love endurance racing and learning about the different circuits and classes. I attend the 24H of Daytona and 12H of Sebring. The Green Hell and Le Mans are in my bucket list of races to attend!

[@FormulaJonah]

So happy to hear that you enjoyed and found my video to be informative! Thank you for watching!

[@michaeldelaney4389]

thanks for the video. in fact there is a normal timie qualifying. four of them. on thursday and friday. the qualifying races are races you have to take to compete in the event itself

[@julianracing99]

To be a bit more precise: No entry has to run the qualification races, because it's more a preparation race for all sides. For teams and drivers it's the only chance to prepare on the special 24 hours track layout (Nordschleife + GP Circuit without AMG Arena; side note: the complete AMG Arena is getting part of the paddock) and systems like tv broadcasting and so on are tested.

[@annoodannoo1032]

Each driver participating in the race much drive at least two laps in total during the qually sessions. If you don’t do it you are not allowed to participate in the race.

[@annoodannoo1032]

I mean the quallly sessions that takes place the days before the race. The N24H Qually races are mostly an opportunity to practice and is not mandatory to start in the N24H race.

[@Кто-то621]

Is it actually underrated or it’s just me? Like, I don’t see a lot of people consider it prestigious, but it looks like a real challenge, maybe even more tough than 24H of Le Mans.

[@FormulaJonah]

I feel it is underrated! It’s such a challenging, exciting, and rewarding experience. It’s one of those races that’s up there with Le Mans, Daytona, Sebring, Spa, and so on.

[@williamford9564]

It may be better considered "unnoticed". Up until this year, it was not part of a major racing series like LeMans and, Daytona. Now in 2024 for the first time, it will be part of the Intercontinental GT Challenge, just as the 24 Hours of Spa has been for years. Though there are drivers who participate in WEC, IMSA and GTWC here, there were few if any teams from GTWC until this year and none from the others. The NLS, which runs the race, has seen as a German based race, with a huge amount of the cars from German makes and teams. I never knew the race existed until 2020 and I follow all the major series.We may see the profile raised as the coming years go on.

[@bjoerndn2]

In Germany or let’s say the German racing bubble it’s the biggest race of the year with over 200.000 live spectators on raceday alone. But maybe it’s popularity rises a bit due to the fact that the race is now part of the SRO Intercontinental GT Championship

[@x-90]

I don’t think it’s too prestigious like the 24 hr of Le Mans and Daytona. I don’t consider a endurance event where GT3 cars are the fastest cars prestigious But I do consider it a GT3 triple crown member.

[@davidwarburton2915]

Will any of the GT3 cars running Nürburgring run Le Mans 2 weeks later?

[@linusschaal5730]

Good Video, but you should've mentioned the weather aspect. In the Eifel, the region where the Nordschleife is located, weather can change extremely fast and often unpredictability. There were cases in which it rained on one part of the track while being sunny and perfect conditions on another part, which makes it almost impossible to choose the right tire. 2016 it even started to snow, so the cars went into the barrier one after another. Fog is very common as well.

[@bjoerndn2]

Good video. I like that you cover this prestigious event. One thing. There are still qualifyings at Thursday and Friday bevor the race. The Qualirace is to lock a place for a place in the top30 qualifing. Top30 is on Friday and sets the grid. But not every top30 place was decided by the qualirace. 10 or so I think. The others can qualify for the top30 quali on Thursday and Friday. It sounds a lot more complicate than it actually is 😅 And the top30 cars will get a blue flashing lumirank so the other cars can see that a really fast car is coming :D

[@HirokaAkita]

I think this race's most important class aside the GT3 (SP9) class, is the SP1 to SP3 classes, or the low displacement production-modified cars. AKA the 2 Corollas, the Logan and the Manta foxtail. This is where you ask yourself: "How in the world there's a car like the one on my garage competes against a Ferrari 296 IN THE SAME RACE?!"

[@Pjb93]

Nurburgring, Le Mans, Spa all within 1 month. June will be legendary ✌️

[@FormulaJonah]

Agreed!

[@tallicafan8]

Really appreciate your videos! It’s hard to come by concise, informative racing vids

[@FormulaJonah]

Glad you like them! Means a lot to hear those words, as that’s exactly what I aim to accomplish with these videos. Concise informative videos! Thanks for watching

[@therealsirdj5934]

I just love the 24h Nürburgring. It's unpedictable is just unlike anything else. I watched my first race in 2020 (I am certain we all know what happened then). I was prepared to make it through the night, instead I had comfortable 7 hours sleep and still had time left to have breakfast before we got back to racing again. We got the most magical race track on this planet (sorry Circuit de Sathe) and even when watching it on TV you can just feel the festival athmosphere... it's truely unlike anything else, we all know it. And that's why we love it!

[@markrm2212]

What makes this event so special is that this is the one race where you can rock up with a Dacia Logan or a VW Beetle built in your home garage and share a track with the best GT drivers in the world.

[@motorsport_cars_germany]

Great Video, the best race all around the world🤩 But Qualifying isnt weeks before. The "Qualifyers" are the races that happened in April, but those are like test sessions. The results have nothing to do with the actual 24h Race. The "Top Qualifying" is on Friday evening, the day before 24h Race gets underway. This is a timed Qualifying where every qualified car has two laps to set a lap as fast as possible to get Pole Position😅

[@FormulaJonah]

Ah good catch! Thanks for the correction. I’ll make that change for future videos. Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@fredericauger8573]

FYI: Don’t panic if you see emergency vehicles circulating on the track while cars are racing at full speed. This is part of the unique elements of this race mostly due to the extreme length of the track!

[@sarminder4357]

Looking forward for the Dacia Logan. It might be the slowest car on the grid but it has caught the eyes of a lot of people. And it's looking to make a comeback after that accident.

[@Ni1996Ki]

There's one more thing: The fan favourite cars everybody knows about. Ask someone about the Manta or recently the Dacia. Everybody knows them. They are in the lower classes usually but all of the classics have a huge fanbase because they are unique. For the bigger classes Grello is such a car.

[@eclipsegst9419]

This is peak motorsport. Production based cars on the greatest track ever created. NASCAR and F1 have become sterile and overregulated, these GT/Touring cars are the only racing i find interesting anymore.

[@FlashoftheBlades]

I first saw the Nurburgring 24 Hours on TV, or at least highlight coverage, back in 2001 and I’ve been a fan ever since. And as cool as it is to see such a variety of production cars battle it out on The Green Hell, part of me really wants to see what an LMP3 can do. The Ligier JSP3 and the Nurburgring 24h layout is my favorite car and track combo in Project CARS 2. Ever gone flat-out from the exit of Hocheichen, through Flugplatz and Schwedenkreuz to Aremberg? Or from Bergwerk all the way to the Steilstrecke hairpin? You can in an LMP3! And though I’ve only done it virtually, I can tell you it’s a blast!

[@TheMrFishnDucks]

Nice video. Always fun to have more GT racing to watch.

[@FormulaJonah]

Couldn't agree more! And thanks!

[@VulpesVulpes144]

Perfect. Just what i needed before watching my first nurburgring

[@FormulaJonah]

Glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching 👏

[@Max10612]

awesome video as always👍

[@FormulaJonah]

Thank you so much!

[@FCB1900Flo]

Both ROWE BMWs could be favorites of the overall win, they driver line up of both cars are insane! the best what BMW M Motosport has to offer! I hope that Lello wins his first major title with BMW :)

[@williamford9564]

0:58: As will probably seen as the video goes on, in addition to the difficulties of the circuit itself, the amount of traffic (there could be 160 cars starting the race) and the enormous disparity in speeds ( in car cameras of the top GT3 show the frightening amount of closing speeds to slower classes such as touring cars) makes it a more challenging test of the cars and drivers than the 24 Hours of LeMans.

[@pavelkiselev_youtube]

1 hour till race, amazing timing for recomendation

[@FormulaJonah]

Glad you found the video! Thanks for watching

[@sujjo]

One of my favourite endurance races ever. Will be cheering for Bilstein Mercedes and our home hero from India Arjun Maini

[@prulcan]

one of the last racetrak from golden era of racing.

[@FlowStar83]

Nice, thank you. Hope you will get an opportunity to report onside this event one day.

[@FormulaJonah]

I hope so too! Would love to do that one day. Thanks for watching, and glad you liked the video!

[@ZRG22]

Manthey's redemption this year.

[@saftschinken2353]

Preining and Estre carried the team well. Vanthoor and Güven had such harsh conditions prior to the red flag...

[@Friendroid]

Valentino Rossi got me into Endurance racing and ive been having a good time discovering it.

[@bk_nreynolds3278]

Are you planning on making a video on the Detroit GP next weekend, as well as the Mid Ohio race the following weekend for the pilot challenge? Very interested in both

[@FormulaJonah]

Yes! You can find my Detroit preview here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXWlkGV3jamSjassi=6wyeY-567Dd2yiPf Along with my short recap of the race here: kzbin.infobIU4-gMjQqg?si=l9gXjYQZgYl9CTZv As for Mid Ohio, I don’t know if I’ll be able to do content on the Michelin pilot challenge race because of all the hard work I’m doing on Le Mans content! But I’ll try and mention it somewhere on my social medias 😉

[@merobo5066]

Minor correction: The Nürburgring 24 hours has its own layout that combines the Nordschleife with the full GP circuit (minus Mercedes arena and with endurance chicane). For comparison, NLS uses the sprint layout with Mercedes arena for the GP circuit section.

[@1SECRETBILLY]

Thanks much as the qualifying for Nuburgring is a bit different and certainly didn't know there was that many drivers

[@williamford9564]

A truly unique factor in the 24 and all of the NLS League series races are the slow zone ( yellow flag and Code 60, standing for 60 kilometer speed limit) and intervention vehicle procedures in the races. With the enormous size of the fields and the length of the track, there are numerous instances of cars stalling or breaking down, wrecking or moving slowly due to things such as suspension failures or punctures. Barrier repairs are needed often also ( and LOL, unlike WEC and F1, barrier repairs do NOT red flag a race). There may be several Code 60 zones simultaneously over the 15 mile track and after the opening couple of laps, it may be a rare time when a driver gets more than three full green flag laps at any time. There also intervention vehicles such as tow trucks, equipment vehicles and even medical vehicles on the track running in full green flag areas which I don't understand how can be allowed, but I guess the NLS knows what they are doing. I have seen in car cameras of GT3s going 150 MPH plus past a moving intervention vehicle on the road.

[@falinestixiaolong9691]

Since Le Mans is already a very long track, when they deploy the Safety Car, I know there are actually 3 of them that divide the field into 3 separate packs. Doing so on a track that is double the length looks even more insane. Do they even have SC in Nurburgring or are slow zones the entirety of safety measures ?

[@Maenfy]

​@@falinestixiaolong9691There is an SC but it doesn't get used if not really necessary. That means either the start or a restart after a red flag. Everything else is done with slow zones.

[@gchampi2]

@@Maenfy Yup. That's why you need a special, track specific, race license to compete in the 24H, which includes passing a classroom test, and racing at least twice in the Qualifying races (4H races prior to the 24H), to demonstrate that you know the race procedures and are capable of racing the 24H safely. No 'Ring License, no N24H.

[@jonathanng138]

Forgot mention its 8 hours only

[@FormulaJonah]

The most recent 2024 race was indeed! 😅

[@alexkidd4604]

Great video.

[@FormulaJonah]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it

[@Diego-gx1zn]

Jonah I personally like the 24h of nurburgring because it is not part of any championship unlike other big races like the indy 500 or the 1000 km of bathurst among others. Obviously the main objective is still to win races but it usually happens that in certain occasions they prioritize more the championship to try to win it at the end of the year. And that is what in my opinion makes the 24h of nurburgring different no points on the line no championships sonarios just a pure 24 hours battle for the top steep of the poduim and nothing else

[@michaeldelaney4389]

it is part of the NLS (Nürburgring Langstrecken Serie) which includes races from 4h to 24h hours. it's a championship

[@dudeley362]

It’s also part of the intercontinental GT challenge as of this year. How is it „not part of any championship“, then?

[@Maenfy]

​@@michaeldelaney4389 It's actually not a part of NLS and never was. Reason for that are the crazy costs of the N24. For the first time ever the N24 Qualifiers count for the championship though.

[@marcasai_rex7760]

It also means that some of the driver lineups are absolutely wild

[@koraxi8958]

Also it can seem having an iconic race as part of a championship can make itseem less benevolent than it is, just a longer round with more points to grab. But at the same time there is always an air of prestige at races like Daytona, spa and Le mans. Every driver wants to win it in their respective classes at least once(more than if they can help it) these types of races always stand out because of the pedigree they hold.

[@lawrencepll76]

Could you please do an episode explaining what are the regulations and the design specification of the GT3 class?

[@FormulaJonah]

In the future I hope to do something like that. The closest video I have to that currently, is a video explaining the details of the WEC’s LMGT3 class. Here is that video: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqmvkJqtqd2bgsU

[@marcasai_rex7760]

I think its a little bit sad that you skimmed over the lower classes, yes the GT3s are beyond amazing to watch, but the reason why i find this race so cool is all the other cars you can see. Some of them can be quite outlandish, like the Dacia Logan, or the new VW Beetle. Its also a really nice race because it isn't part of any major championship (other than the ICGTC, which doesn't really count tbh). It just allows for all the cars to be driven to the absolute limit by driver lineups that are often just unheard of.

[@FormulaJonah]

Well going into detail of the cars is something I won’t discuss until my race preview. This video is explaining the general topics of the N24, where the preview is for going into detail of the 2024 race. Which includes the entries for the event.

[@Lenny231193]

Great video but you made one mistake. The qualifying races you mentioned do not determine pole position. On the day before the race there will be a qualifying session where the top cars get two laps each. The qualifying races are just a chance for the teams to qualify for this so called Top Qualifying. During this week there will be a number of qualifying sessions where the teams get another chance to qualify for the Top Qualifying. You made it sound like pole position has already been determined, which is not the case. That will happen this friday.

[@FormulaJonah]

It was a confusing subject to comprehend for me, but I understand it now. Thanks for the correction.

[@holzi0007]

i am from germany and espacaly looking for the smaler classes and cars like the fan favourite dacia logan

[@SB85zzz]

Thanks for this video! I always wanted to know about the 24H of Nürburgring but I never get to see any video talking about about the qualy system. But I want to know Where Can I watch it?

[@honda900000]

The race will start next saturday. 1st if June. Qualifying format is different as explained here. There will be a an english stream here at youtube. In fact, every session will be streamed. Just search for the offical 24h KZbin account here. There will be a few normal qualifying sessions. But the 24h qualifers race a few weeks earlier has nothing to do with the acutal grid position. Its more like a test drive for everybody. Top 30 Qualifying iis like a super pole format where you need to quailfy for during the actual event or due good results over the last races. But thats only for getting a spot in the Top30. For the acutal grid position you need to fight there. P31 to P130 will be set during the normal runs before.

[@bigrock9637]

Don't forget to mention the Eifel-weather, which can deliver very much rain and snow even in summer.

[@Stand1ngBear]

I honestly thought rally was the craziest thing in the world until i heard about this event. Im a rookie at sim racing but would love to have a go at this race one day on sim. It would be one hell of a challenge. Max Verstappen is an absolute animal for doing the iracing 24H Nür and then participating in an F1 race just minutes after his run. I wish i loved just eating as much as that guy loves racing. 😅

[@johnberger51]

I was wondering what happened to my comment I left earlier? Either way, I'll be rooting for Glickenhaus in the race. Even though they won't be going for overall victory, I still wish them best of luck.

[@drattler1946]

Now that is some spicy meatball WHAT A RACE

[@M14Bintang]

Hold on. Is it just me, or Jonah is forgot to mention that its now part of the broader world GT series Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC)?

[@FormulaJonah]

Didn’t forget, but I’m saving that for when I talk about the 2024 event in my race preview!

[@striver4598]

Why didnt you mention the Legendary Dacia Logan

[@FormulaJonah]

I saved that for my race preview since this video was more about everything overall in relation to the N24, and individual cars would be mentioned in the preview, such as the iconic Dacia Logan!

[@McFly.]

where is the part about the fog?

[@FormulaJonah]

We covered the recent part about the fog in the live stream! The race was in fact red flagged while we were live. This video came out about a week before the 2024 event 😉

[@jairjanga385]

evertyhing is great about this 24h race exept the coverage. Cant get into it for some reason. Ill try again this year tho.

[@CobraFerrariFth]

Its really pity that only 1 Ferrari drives this year in the 24h Nürburgring

[@x-90]

Fun fact: the Chrysler Viper was so dominant the Germans decided to give it a 1 hour penalty It would go on to win This is also not the only incident of unfairly banning or penalizing non German cars.

[@Maenfy]

Well it's not that easy actually. The Chrysler Viper won in '99, '01 & '02. For 2003 they weren't allowed to use their whole 120L tank anymore. The team then decided to rebrand the car as a "Dodge Viper" and kept on fueling 120L every stop. First they wanted to punish the car by giving it a 60 minute stop & go, that never happened though. Instead they got a 5 lap penalty, just before the race finished they got another 5 lap reduction. Without these penalties the Viper would have won, 2003 was officially an Opel victory though.

[@zliang111]

Can you do a qualifying video becuaee its super hard to understand the format

[@FormulaJonah]

I will explain a little bit more about it in the Race Preview later this week. Ultimately there are qualifying sessions weeks before, but the sessions that set the grid and allow access into the event are 2 separate races.

[@zliang111]

Yeah I find it hard to understand the vln races the qualifying races and the Top 30 pole shootout

[@Max10612]

@@FormulaJonah the qualifiers weeks ahead is just to allow you to start... grid set is on the weekend itself with quali sessions and a top class shootout

[@FormulaJonah]

Ah, thanks for the correction 👍

[@hannesgroesslinger]

Starting order for the race will be set during the race weekend. There are several sessions on Thursday and Friday officially designated "qualifying", totaling a combined 6,5 hours. But these sessions double up as free practice, and most teams primarily treat them as practice. It's just that your fastest time in those sessions also determines your starting spot if you are not within the 35 cars participating in "Top Qualifying". "Top Qualifying" is an extra event that takes place on Friday evening. It consists of 2 sessions (TQ1 and TQ2) with 20 participants each. The cars will be sent out on track at 20 second intervals. They do one warm up lap around the track and then either one or 2 timed laps. (It's up to them whether they want to do a second lap or not). Fastest lap counts. 15 participants for TQ2 are already locked in due to the results of the "Qualifier Race" that took place several weeks ago. TQ1 will be made up of the 20 fastest cars from regular qualifying, which are not already locked into TQ2. The 5 fastest cars from TQ1 will advance to TQ2, to complete the field of 20 cars for that session. The result of TQ2 will set the first 20 positions on the grid. The result of TQ1 will set positions 21 through 35. Regular qualifying will set positions 36 and beyond.

[@Quentin_marsens]

Yes... it was the 7.15 hours of Nurb this year..

[@OJKfin]

Honestly, you could tell a bit more detailed stuff and leave some of irrelevancies like manufacturer lists out. Like explaining the very confusing pit stop rules would in my opinion fit into an ”explanation” video

[@FormulaJonah]

Noted for the future 👍

[@syntheovaldy5173]

i don't understand something, what is the difference between nurburgring (track) and the nordschleife (layout)

[@gchampi2]

Technically, the Nurburgring is the combination of the Nordschleife (the long one) and the Grand Prix Circuit (the F1 track). That's the full 'Ring, as used for the 24H. The Nordschleife on it's own is the layout more commonly used as a test track - when a car sets a time at the "Nurburgring", it's the Nordschleife that is being talked about. The Grand Prix Circuit is the layout that is most commonly raced on. It's the one familiar to F1 fans, and is used by most racing series when they go to the Nurburgring. Confusingly, all three layouts are referred to as "The Nurburgring", when only the full combined layout should be referred to as such, with the other layouts being the Nurburgring Nordschleife and Nurburgring Grand Prix Circuit. It's actually possible for there to be separate races being held on the Nordschleife and Grand Prix Circuit simultaneously, although (AFAIK) that doesn't happen in practice...

[@syntheovaldy5173]

@@gchampi2 wait, so the layout used in the 24h event is not the same layout they use for record laps? so there is the f1 gp layout, and there is the nordschleife where manufacturers test their cars, and then there's the one used in the 24h races which is both of the previous?

[@honda900000]

@@syntheovaldy5173 Nordschleife is 20,832 km long. The GP Track is 5,148 km long. The 24h layout is 25,378 km long. Of course the laptimes are highly different.

[@Chizzo1804]

⁠​⁠@@syntheovaldy5173 Correct! The layout for the record laps is „only“ the Nordschleife (NS). For the 24h Race they use a combination of NS and GP track. But with a little shortcut after the start/finish because they need the space from the Mercedes Arena for the paddock. Not so easy at all when you are not in. 😅

[@Da_Osta]

No Opel Manta/Astra TCR this year?😢

[@FormulaJonah]

It’s doesn’t look like the Opel will be there according to the entry list unfortunately. Unless there was a change or something wrong with the official entry list beforehand, but as I see it, the Opel won’t be there 😞

[@karstenvahldiek5069]

@@FormulaJonah The Opel Manta starts at the ADAC 24h classic race. Saturday 9am - 12am.

[@FlyingMonk1912]

Are the Vanthoors brothers in the same car? Dont want a repeat of thhe race ending crash.

[@Maenfy]

No they are not. Dries races for BMW and Laurens for Porsche.

[@syntheovaldy5173]

Are all cars from the same class balanced (performance-wise)?

[@ashikkuzwhynott]

can u explain how quali works

[@gchampi2]

There are layers to qualifying for the N24H race. The first layer are the Qualifying Races. These are a series of 4 hour races which are mainly to prove to the organizers that both the teams and drivers know the race procedures (slow zones, intervention vehicles, etc) and are safe to be allowed into the 24H race. As a driver, you need to race in a couple of these and pass a classroom test to earn your 'Ring License. No Ring License, no N24H race. As a team, you need to demonstrate that you can operate in the very specific circumstances of the N24, sharing a pit with multiple cars, refueling safely, etc. These qualifying races show if a driver or team should be allowed in to the 24H, but otherwise have no effect on the starting order. Then there is the N24H qualifying sessions. These are where most of the qualifying order is set. Each car goes out to set a time, fastest time qualifies first, slowest last - simple. Except, each driver also has to qualify as well, with a requirement to do a set number of laps, and if you're a first time driver, a requirement to do a night session as well. Fail to do your minimum laps or do something stupid, and your Ring License can be cancelled. For the bulk of the field, these qualifying sessions set their position in the starting order. For the 30 fastest cars, there is Top 30 qualifying, which is exactly what it sounds like. The top 30 get a specific session where they are the only cars on track (as opposed to 150+ cars on track) and get to go as fast as they can to set their position in the starting order. These laps are FAST, as much as a minute faster than laps set in the general sessions, as the fast cars are not getting held up behind slower cars, and are able to give their all. Top 30 qualifying is usually where the fastest times of the entire event are made... Of course, as a 24 hour race, qualifying position isn't really all that important, as you have time to work your way up the order, either by passing competitors, or by competitors dropping out (crashes, mechanical failures, etc)...

[@skojuzija]

How many cars are in total? Bcs if there are 20 classes, wouldnt that mean there are a few cars per class bcs of car capacity?

[@micha8080]

This year 130 cars will race. Tomorrow I will go there for my first time. I am very exited

[@thandontantiso3744]

Why are prototypes not allowed to race. Is it cause they just too fast for track

[@Maenfy]

Yes. The GT3s are already quite fast for the Nordschleife, Prototypes wouldn't work.

[@benoitbourdaire4194]

Yes, too fast and speed difference with lower classes would be a problem. Furthermore,.they are designed to run quite low ride height which wouldn't work with the bumpy surface of nordschleife. Finally, quite a big risk that they could take off in certain parts of the tracks and land on the crowd

[@mint_driver]

Above all, I've watched F1 and WEC and first time in nur 24. I wonder if the class SP1~SP8 or V classes are actually used, and I think the classification is too much detailed unnecessarily. Can't they just simplify it?

[@Maenfy]

Not really. There are entries in all of those classes, so they are used and there is no way to make it any simpler. Most cars are basically road cars tuned for racing and there would be no other fair solution without eliminating a lot of teams that can't afford to upgrade their cars.

[@kb43ver]

Nice vedeo even for a German guy like me

[@FormulaJonah]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

[@adrianprado5040]

24h spa vid next!!!

[@FormulaJonah]

That for sure will be coming!

[@andrewtran7787]

I think this yea, Kevin Estre and the #911 Grello Porsche Manthey Racing are hungry for a win. Kevin especially. Last year the team struggled with their left rear deg and punctures, so this year, they'll be out for blood.

[@justincase9471]

170 corners? I drive the Nordschleife a lot, but seem to miss about 100 corners?

[@Bouwer2100]

Nope, check wikipedia. It is actually 170 corners when you include the GP circuit, though what's counted as a corner may be a bit loose.

[@justincase9471]

@@Bouwer2100 IMO Anthonius Buche is hardly a corner. I will try to count them next week when TF is open again. 🙂 How do you count the corners actually? I mean Tiergarten is one section but it has about 5 corners. Muttkurve has a double apex, does that also count as two corners? How much corners would the Hatzenbach have? 😂

[@honda900000]

@@Bouwer2100 Forget Wikipedia. Offical counting is 73 corners on the Nordschleife by the Nürburgring website itself. 33 left, 40 right.

[@ultra_red_devil8374]

You forgot the Opel Manta

[@FormulaJonah]

I didn’t forget, as I saved that conversation for my race preview for the upcoming 2024 race. I talk more depth about the individual cars there!

[@seeya202]

Just a doubt, aren't GT2 class faster than GT3?

[@michaeldavid1566]

straight line, they are. but overall laptime they aren't because they have less downforce than GT3 cars

[@seeya202]

​@michaeldavid1566 Ooh I get it now. Thanks for clarification 👍🏻

[@benoitbourdaire4194]

​​@@michaeldavid1566 absolutely, quite a bit heavier too, less efficient chassis but a lot more power

[@ezeavila]

where i can see the N24? KZbin?

[@Maenfy]

Yes: youtube.com/@24hnbr?si=IWi3dJ16IhLWbnV0

[@FormulaJonah]

Yep! The official KZbin channel will broadcast the race. The link to that is in this videos description

[@ezeavila]

@@FormulaJonah Thanks Jonah!

[@johnpatricklim4509]

fun fact....Toyota GR started unofficially in that race.....

[@z4yn_12]

Guys, can you tell me where can I watch the 24 hours of nurburgring?

[@Da_Osta]

It's livestreamed on YT on the N24h and Nürburgring channels.

[@FormulaJonah]

The race will be able to be viewed on the official Nurburgring 24 Hour KZbin channel. The link to it, is in this videos description 🙂

[@z4yn_12]

Thank you guys

[@dontevenknowgaming8520]

what SP is a GT2 car or is there none of those racing

[@galocascio]

SP11

[@trance9158]

Porsche always and forever!!

[@user-swvn3ti2d]

And they have crying for the Best Possible BoP in DTM and do all things that Pascal Wehrlein can't Win the Championchip in Formula E 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@markhunt7434]

Great captain toxics in GT3 world now😖(referring to marvel dude)

[@trance9158]

@@markhunt7434 yeah that moron gets blocked and shows up on another account.

[@trance9158]

@@user-swvn3ti2d you need to take a look at the current standings there Bubba J. There's still plenty of races to go as well.

[@user-swvn3ti2d]

@@trance9158 Hahahahaha no Porsche win at the 24h of Nürburgring 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dc-sc1vm]

couple hours of red flags 😅

[@christianstock7183]

How is there a overall winner? Aren't they just winning their own class ?

[@FormulaJonah]

They are winning their own class. But usually the fastest entries (in this case GT3) will be the first cars to cross the line, hence who ever is in first of the GT3 SP9 category will be the overall winner.

[@anggastapratama2370]

Nurburgring 24h basically more grassroot team friendly, cheaper, and more democratic than le mans. Plus its more brutal.

[@syntheovaldy5173]

Why are the GT3 cars the ones battling for overall victory? Shouldn't GT2 be faster than GT3?

[@conflux2622]

The GT2s have ideed more horsepower but are heavier and have less downforce, so they are slower than the GT3s. But i dont know why they are named GT2

[@tfkrazvan]

I wish all endurance races to be 12h or 24h.

[@HeiligerVollidiot]

You're wrong in the first sentence Nürnberg and the Nürburgring are nearly 400Km away from each other.

[@FormulaJonah]

They aren’t directly next to each other, but the town of Nurburg is considered to be the closest town and the location of the Nurburgring track.

[@cdavidclones]

I know this isn’t related to the N24, but let me just lay in front of you my WEC grid and calendar fantasy daydream delusion… Imagine a Hypercar grid for 2025 featuring: 2 Porsche Penske 963’s 2 Toyota Gazoo GR010’s 2 Scuderia Ferrari 499P’s 2 TE Peugeot 9x8’s 2 WRT BMW M Hybrid V8’s 2 Alpine A424’s 2 Hertz Team Jota 963’s Now let’s get hypothetical… 2 (Whelen Engineering/Action Express?) Cadillac V-Series.R’s (both in red) 2 (D’Station?) Honda Badged ARX-06’s 2 Lamborghini SC63’s (Iron Lynx & Dames?) 2 💚 of Racing Aston Martin Valkyrie’s (Not just 1 like planned) 2 Customer Ferrari 499P’s (AF Corse & Richard Mille?) 2 Proton Competition 963’s (F.A.T. & Rothmans or Pink Pig since tobacco nono?) Now let’s get DELUSIONAL🤯… 2 Isotta Fraschini Tipo6-C’s (Why not) 2 (Andretti?) Cadillac V-Series.R’s (because more to thundering V8’s, yellow and blue?) 2 Glickenhaus SCG 007 Evo’s (Pyramid scheme sponsor or Jim Glickenhaus wins the lottery and can upgrade those beauties to have a proper hybrid system) 2 Vanwall Vandervell 680 Evo’s (honestly same thing as Glickenhaus pls… Someone hook Floyd up with like a hundred mil🙏) 2 McLaren LMDh/LMH’s (Speedtail or better yet the Solus GT?) - i’ve gone insane but i wouldn’t put it past Zak Brown (imagine an F1 + Indy formed driver lineup for Le Mans) Now let’s get UNHINGED👽… 2 Audi LMDh/LMH’s (Totally not happening because of their F1 venture) - UNLESS… 2 Mercedes AMG LMDh/LMH’s (AMG One?) - they’re looking cooked in F1 rn so why not Finally, let’s be perfectly reasonable… 1 Overhauled Dacia Logan Hypercar Entry That’s a 40 car Hypercar field, Most tracks couldn’t even accommodate that many cars across both Hypercar and LMGT3, not to mention LMP2 if it were to make a return. So let’s get hypothetical again and imagine that each of these tracks had the resources to expand the pit and grid infrastructure to form this lovely calendar and grid of like 40 Hypercars, say like 30-50 LMGT3’s, and on a good day maybe like 25-40 LMP2’s: Round 1 - Qatar 1812km - 1.5x Points Round 2 - 8h of Bahrain - 1.5x Points Round 3 - 6h of COTA - 1x Points Round 4 - 1000m of Sebring - 1.5x Points Round 5 - 6h of São Paulo - 1x Points Round 6 - 6h of Portimão - 1x Points Round 7 - 6h of Silverstone - 1x Points Round 8 - 6h of Spa - 1x Points Round 9 - 24h of Le Mans - 2x Points -Summer Break- Round 10 - 6h of Paul Ricard - 1x Points Round 11 - 6h of Barcelona - 1x Points Round 12 - 6h of Monza - 1x Points Round 13 - 6h of Nürburgring - 1x Points Round 14 - 8h of Kylami - 1.5x Points Round 15 - 6h of Shanghai - 1x Points Round 16 - 6h of Sepang Round 17 - 6h of Fuji - 1x Points I know 17 races for WEC is absurd so here’s even more… Honorable Mentions/Would be sick but never happening: 12h of Bathurst - 1.5x Points 24h of Nürburgring Nordshleife - 2x Points 12h of Daytona - 1.5x Points 12h of IMS - 1.5x Points 6h of Spielberg/RedBullRing - 1x Points 12h of Hockenheim - 1.5x Points 6h of India (Buddh) - 1x Points 6h of Suzuka - 1x Points 6x of Korea (KIC) - 1x Points 8h of Macau 😈 - 1.5x Points 6h of Laguna Seca (home track bias) - 1x Points Top Gear Test Track 2002km - Give Clarkson a beer every 100km and at the end hold up your fingers, however many he counts is the points multiplier.🍻🍻🍺🍺 Alternative: However many beers he can down in the duration of the Pole lap is the points multiplier, personally I think the 1st option provides more fun and potential for a championship swing. Thanks for entertaining my dream/unhinged WEC season, have a lovely day.🫰🫶🙏

[@loiteringrambler1268]

whats there to explain? its the greatest thing invented by mankind

[@monstresdecourse9046]

Challenge: Take a shot every time the word's 24 hours is said... and if you don't want to count.. 29. The word's 24 hours is said 29... 7 in the first minute...

[@Atticus3lack]

While I think this race is amazing I find it hard to watch on TV, compared to like LeMan or Daytona

[@Pjb93]

The race and several onboards are streamed for free on KZbin

[@gchampi2]

No mention of the weather? With the 'Ring being so large, the weather at the pits can be entirely different to other parts of the track. No mention of "Slow Zones" and the lack of Safety Cars? No mention of the "Ring License" process? Hell, no mention of the Legend that is THE FOXTAIL MANTA!?!?! (flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, etc, and so on...)

[@FormulaJonah]

I’ll keep those facts in mind to mention in future videos 👍

[@EliasGydesen]

Hi

[@Pokeyy]

A little thing of improvement, you repeat a lot of things, making it sound like an AI generated video. I genuinely can’t tell if it is.

[@FormulaJonah]

I’ll keep an eye on that for the future. Not AI generated, and no script for this video.

[@Pokeyy]

@@FormulaJonah might be an idea that while recording, you also run a speech to text tool so you can read it, and then check if you say the same things multiple times, then adjust and use the script for the final edit?

[@FormulaJonah]

I’ll keep that in mind. Thanks for the suggestions!

[@kayzenl7911]

People speaking about KZbinr 😂

[@enginerdicon2233]

The first half of the script sounds it was AI generated and read.

[@FormulaJonah]

I didn’t use any scripts. I don’t use scripts for my videos unless it’s for a trailer.

[@azZZZZZZZZ-o6e]

abd then we have audi winning this time hahah germany got it again

[@bionysos41]

Red flag 💩

[@ninozefix]

Sherer Audi R8 will win 24h Nürburgring 2024... trust me ----> Like it it happened

[@class_43_lner19]

Who’s here while it’s interrupted from fog 🥲