The 2026 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie is the ongoing 49th season of the German endurance series (formerly VLN) run at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, and seventh run as the Nürburgring Langstrecken Serie (NLS). The season began on 14 March and will finish on 10 October.

The fourth race was marred by the death of 66-year-old Finnish racing driver Juha Miettinen. An hour into the race, a suspected fluid leak caused a seven-car pile-up at the Klostertal section of the circuit, which included the No. 27 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3, No. 111 BMW 325i, No. 410 Porsche Cayman GTS, No. 448 Porsche Cayman CM12, No. 503 Toyota GR Supra, No. 992 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992), and Miettinen's No. 121 BMW 325i. All seven drivers were transported to a medical center; Miettinen was pronounced dead following failed resuscitation attempts, while the remaining six drivers sustained minor injuries. His death marked the first driver fatality during a race at the Nürburgring since 2013.

Calendar The 2026 calendar consists of 10 rounds, still including the two Nürburgring 24 Hours Qualifying Races as part of the season.

In January 2026, VLN moved the date of the NLS2 round forward from 28 March to 21 March, which was reported as allowing Max Verstappen to enter a round in preparation for the 24-hour race. Race Length Circuit Date 1 NLS1 71. ADAC Westfalenfahrt 4 hours Nürburgring Nordschleife 14 March 2 NLS2 58. ADAC Barbarossapreis 4 hours 21 March 3 NLS3 57. Adenauer ADAC Rundstrecken-Trophy 4 hours 11 April 4 24H-Q1 ADAC 24h Nürburgring Qualifiers Rennen 1 4 hours 18 April 5 24H-Q2 ADAC 24h Nürburgring Qualifiers Rennen 2 4 hours 19 April 6 NLS6 1. ADAC Eifel Trophy 4 hours 20 June 7 NLS7 KW 6h ADAC Ruhr-Pokal-Rennen 6 hours 1 August 8 NLS8 65. ADAC Reinoldus-Langstreckenrennen 4 hours 12 September 9 NLS9 66. ADAC ACAS Cup 4 hours 13 September 10 NLS10 2. NLS Sportwarte-Trophy 4 hours 10 October Source:

Classes Entries are split into multiple different classes. Current classes are: Class NLS specials SP3 Purpose-built racecars with an engine capacity between 1750 and 2000 cc. SP4 Purpose-built racecars with an engine capacity between 2001 and 2500 cc. SP5 Purpose-built racecars with an engine capacity between 2501 and 3000 cc. SP6 Purpose-built racecars with an engine capacity between 3001 and 3500 cc. SP7 Purpose-built racecars with an engine capacity between 3501 and 4000 cc. SP8 Purpose-built racecars with an engine capacity over 4000 cc. SP9 For FIA-homologated Group GT3 cars. GT3 sub-classes based on driver ranking system maintained by the FIA. SP9 Pro, SP9 Pro-Am & SP9 Am SP10 For FIA and SRO-homologated Group GT4 cars.GT4 sub-classes based on driver ranking system. SP10 Pro, SP10 Am SP11 For FIA and SRO-homologated Group GT2 cars. GT2 sub-classes based on driver ranking system. SP11 Pro, SP11 Pro-Am & SP11 Am SP2T Purpose-built racecars with a turbocharged-engine capacity between 1350 and 1750 cc. SP3T Purpose-built racecars with a turbocharged-engine capacity between 1751 and 2000 cc. SP4T Purpose-built racecars with a turbocharged-engine capacity between 2001 and 2600 cc. SP8T Purpose-built racecars with a turbocharged-engine capacity between 2601 and 4000 cc. SP-Pro Prototype racecars with an engine capacity over 3000 cc. SP-X 'Special vehicles' which do not fit into any other class. AT(-G) Vehicles using alternative fuel sources (e.g. electric, LPG, hydrogen, etc.)Cars will be split determined by a pre event BoP. AT 1 AT 2 AT 3 TCR touring cars TCRFIA-homologated TCR Touring Cars. NLS production cars V3 Production cars with an engine capacity up to 2000 cc. V4 Production cars with an engine capacity between 2001 and 2500 cc. V5 Production cars with an engine capacity between 2501 and 3000 cc. V6 Production cars with an engine capacity between 3001 and 3500 cc. VT1 Production cars with a turbocharged-engine with power up to .Weight-to-power ratio is limited to . VT2-F+4WD Production cars with front-wheel or four-wheel drive and a turbocharged-engine with power up to .Weight-to-power ratio is limited to for FWD and for 4WD. VT2-R Production cars with rear-wheel drive and a turbocharged-engine with power up to .Weight-to-power ratio is limited to . VT3 Production cars with a turbocharged-engine with power up to . VT Hybrid Production cars with hybrid power units. V Elektro Production cars with electric powertrains. Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring Cup Class carsCup classes are for single make identical or near identical specification cars Cup 2 Porsche 992 GT3 Cup cars using Michelin control tyres. Cup 3 Porsche Cayman GT4 Trophy cars. Cup Class cars Cup classes are for single make identical or near identical specification cars M2 Racing BMW M2 Racing cars. M240i BMW M240i Racing Cup cars. 325i BMW 325i Type E46, E90, E91, E92 Gruppe H historic cars H2 Pre-2015 production cars and purpose-built racecars with an engine capacity up to 2000 cc. H4 Pre-2015 production cars and purpose-built racecars with an engine capacity between 2001 and 6250 cc.Source:

Entry list

Main classes SP9 (Group GT3)