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2025	European Le Mans Series Debut of ACO Generation III LMP3 cars with new chassis from Ginetta, Ligier, Duqueine, and ADESS, using a 3.5L Toyota V6 twin-turbo engine and Michelin tires.
2024	Nürburgring 24 Hours The Nürburgring 24 Hours is added to the Intercontinental GT Challenge calendar, expanding its international racing significance.
2024	Nürburgring 24 Hours The event is officially renamed to ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring due to sponsorship changes.
2023	Nürburgring 24 Hours The race featured 135 cars across 20 different classes, demonstrating the event's continued diversity and complexity in vehicle participation.
2023	Nürburgring 24 Hours A serious accident occurred between a Porsche 911 GT3 R and a Dacia Logan SP3 at the high-speed Stefan-Bellof-S, with the Porsche hitting the slowest car in the field and sending it into the barriers.
2023	Nürburgring 24 Hours Race set a new longest distance run and marked the first win for Ferrari in the event's history.
2023	European Le Mans Series Last season of LMGTE class, with plans to replace it with GT3-specification LMGT3 class in 2024.
September 21 2023	Spa 24 Hours The FIA released the 2023 F1 calendar, which caused a scheduling conflict with the traditional Spa 24 Hours race weekend, forcing a rescheduling to 29 June to 2 July.
June 29 2023	Spa 24 Hours The Spa 24 Hours was rescheduled from its traditional late July weekend to 29 June to 2 July due to a clash with the Belgian Grand Prix.
May 28 2022	Nürburgring 24 Hours The 50th anniversary edition of the Nürburgring 24 Hours race was held, with Scherer Sport Team Phoenix's car #15 winning the event by completing 159 laps
2021	Nürburgring 24 Hours Manthey Racing, a Porsche-based team, won the Nürburgring 24 Hours race after being forced to sit out the previous year due to COVID-19 team crew concerns. The race was significantly impacted by weather, with a record low of 58 laps completed and less than ten hours of actual racing time.
2021	European Le Mans Series LMP2 Pro-Am Cup Trophy introduced for teams with bronze-rated contracted drivers.
May 2021	Nürburgring 24 Hours Race returned to traditional May/June slot, setting a new shortest distance record of 59 laps with less than 10 hours of racing due to heavy rain and overnight fog
2020	Spa 24 Hours The race was held behind closed doors for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020	Spa 24 Hours Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Spa 24 Hours was held behind closed doors for the first time in its history.
2020	Nürburgring 24 Hours Race was stopped for several hours due to heavy rain and fog.
2020	European Le Mans Series COVID-19 pandemic impacts season, with Silverstone race dropped and Barcelona race replaced. New ACO Generation II LMP3 ruleset cars become eligible.
September 2020	Nürburgring 24 Hours Rowe Racing driving a BMW M6 GT3 won the Nürburgring 24 Hours, marking BMW's first victory in the event in 10 years. The race was significantly disrupted by poor weather conditions during the night.
September 2020	Nürburgring 24 Hours Race was postponed and held with limited spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic, restricted to the Grand Prix course area
March 2020	Nürburgring 24 Hours Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Nürburgring 24 Hours race was announced to be postponed from its traditional May date to September 24-27.
2019	Nürburgring 24 Hours The Phoenix Racing Team won the Nürburgring 24 Hours race driving an Audi R8 LMS Evo, marking a significant victory in this prestigious endurance racing event.
2018	Nürburgring 24 Hours The #912 Manthey Racing Team won the Nürburgring 24 Hours race driving a Porsche 911 GT3 R, securing victory in this prestigious endurance racing event.
2018	Nürburgring 24 Hours Race was stopped for several hours due to heavy rain and fog.
2017	Nürburgring 24 Hours The #29 Audi Sport Team Land / Montaplast Land-Motorsport Team won the Nürburgring 24 Hours race, driving an Audi R8 LMS.
2017	European Le Mans Series New ACO LMP2 Prototype Class regulations introduced with licensed manufacturers like Dallara, Ligier, Oreca, and Riley Tech/Multimatic, with Gibson Technology as exclusive engine supplier.
2016	Spa 24 Hours The Spa 24 Hours became part of the inaugural Intercontinental GT Challenge.
2016	Nürburgring 24 Hours Race was red-flagged due to an unusual hailstorm that caused a series of crashes, highlighting the unpredictable nature of the Eifel weather conditions.
2016	Nürburgring 24 Hours The #4 AMG-Team Black Falcon won the Nürburgring 24 Hours race driving a Mercedes-AMG GT3. Mercedes achieved a historic 1-2-3-4 finish in this endurance racing event.
2016	European Le Mans Series GTC class is dropped and moved to a new support series, the GT3 Le Mans Cup.
2015	Nürburgring 24 Hours New safety regulation implemented requiring competitors to hold a valid 'DMSB Permit Nordschleife' to race on the Nordschleife section, with an additional requirement of participating in 3 races on the track within the last 2 calendar years.
2015	Nürburgring 24 Hours The #28 Audi Sport Team WRT won the Nürburgring 24 Hours race, driving an Audi R8 LMS.
2015	European Le Mans Series Introduction of new LMP3 prototype class with cars from Ligier, Ginetta, ADESS & Norma, powered by 5.0L Nissan V8 engines.
2014	Nürburgring 24 Hours The Phoenix Racing Team won the Nürburgring 24 Hours race driving an Audi R8 LMS, setting a new record for total distance driven at 4,035 km (159 laps).
2014	European Le Mans Series LMPC class is dropped, and all races are expanded to 4 hours.
2013	Nürburgring 24 Hours Team Black Falcon achieved the first-ever Mercedes victory in the Nürburgring 24 Hours race, winning with the #9 Mercedes-AMG GT3.
2013	Nürburgring 24 Hours Aston Martin completed the first zero-emissions lap of the Nürburgring circuit with a hydrogen-powered car during the 24 Hours race.
2013	European Le Mans Series The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) ceased operations, ending its collaboration with ACO and IMSA.
2013	European Le Mans Series Twenty-nine car field announced with LMP2, LM GTE, and new GTC classes. Calendar features five 3-hour races.
2012	European Le Mans Series With the reestablishment of the FIA World Endurance Championship, ELMS reduces car count and drops the LMP1 Prototype class.
2012	European Le Mans Series The series was renamed again to the European Le Mans Series (ELMS), reviving a previously used name.
May 20 2012	Nürburgring 24 Hours The Phoenix Racing Team won the race, driving an Audi R8 LMS, marking their victory in the 40th ADAC Zurich 24-Hour Race.
May 19 2012	Nürburgring 24 Hours The 40th ADAC Zurich 24-Hour Race began, running from Saturday 14:00 until Sunday, May 20, 14:00. This was the first year featuring a 'Top 40' qualifying shootout for the fastest cars on the starting grid, which occurred on the Friday before the race.
2011	Nürburgring 24 Hours Team Manthey enters two Porsche 997 GT3 cars: the #11 SP9/GT3-spec 'R' with more power (qualifying 8th) and the #18 SP7/GT2-class 'RSR' with more downforce (qualifying 16th).
2011	Nürburgring 24 Hours James Glickenhaus' P4/5 Competizione finished 39th, securing second place in the E1-XP2 class.
2011	Nürburgring 24 Hours The #1 factory BMW M3 GT, which won in 2010, finishes in second place.
June 2011	Nürburgring 24 Hours Team Manthey's SP7/GT2-class Porsche 'RSR' won the Nürburgring 24 Hours race, setting a new distance record of 156 laps and securing its fourth victory in the event.
2010	European Le Mans Series Formula Le Mans Cup integrated into the Le Mans Series, running alongside Le Mans Prototype and GT cars.
May 16 2010	Nürburgring 24 Hours Race concludes with Pedro Lamy winning a record-tying fifth victory in a BMW, finishing ahead of Ferrari and Audi. The SP4 class is won by an Argentinian team in a BMW 325i E92 Coupe, marking the first victory for an Argentinian team at the Nürburgring 24 Hours.
May 15 2010	Nürburgring 24 Hours Race starts at 3 p.m. in sunny but cold weather. The #1 Manthey Porsche driven by five-time winner Marcel Tiemann quickly takes the lead, passing all Audis.
May 13 2010	Nürburgring 24 Hours The Nürburgring 24 Hours race weekend begins on Ascension Day, with night practice scheduled on Thursday evening in cold and wet conditions. The Farnbacher-entered Ferrari F430 GTC sets the best lap time before the session is red-flagged due to fog.
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