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[[File:Auto_Racing_Code_60_flag.svg|thumb|120x120px|A Code 60 flag]]
Due to the length of the track, the Nürburgring 24 Hours has unusual safety procedures compared to other modern professional endurance races. [[Safety car|Safety cars]] are not used except during red flag and ensuing restart situations, double [[Racing flags|yellow flags]] indicate a local speed limit of 120 km/h, and code 60 flags, used locally for incidents warranting a safety car on shorter tracks, limit the speed to 60 km/h. It is common for course cars and [[vehicle recovery]] trucks to travel around the course under local double yellow flags. Since 2015; competitors must hold a valid "DMSB Permit Nordschleife", a license to race specifically on the Nordschleife section of the [[Nürburgring]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-04-12 |title=The Nordschleife: Racing without Limits – ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring |url=https://www.24h-rennen.de/en/2016/04/12/the-nordschleife-racing-without-limits/ |access-date=2023-10-13 |language=en-GB}}</ref> They must also take part in 3 races on the track within the last 2 calendar years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brückner |first=Michael |date=2020-02-01 |title=Nur Permit-B reicht nicht für das 24h-Rennen |url=https://lsr-freun.de/news/nur-permit-b-reicht-nicht-fuer-das-24h-rennen/ |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=LSR-Freun.de |language=de-DE}}</ref>
Closing speeds between the fastest and slowest car classes is a common concern, as the track has many blind crests and corners. In 2023, a serious accident happened between a [[Porsche 911 GT3]] R and a [[Dacia Logan]] SP3 - the slowest car in the field that year - after the Porsche hit the Logan at the high-speed Stefan-Bellof-S and sent it into the barriers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-22 |title=Engel calls for better standards from lapped cars after "lottery" Nurburgring 24H |url=https://www.autosport.com/gt/news/engel-calls-for-better-standards-from-lapped-cars-after-lottery-nurburgring-24h/10472098/ |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=www.autosport.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=@adwait |date=2023-05-23 |title=Racer Cleanly Drives Past A Gnarly Two-Car Collision During The 24-Hour Nürburgring {{!}} Digg |url=https://digg.com/digg-vids/link/dacia-logan-crash-adac-totalenergies-24-h-n-ue-rburgring-2023-24h-nbr-1131qAIVIb |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=digg.com |language=en}}</ref>
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