Verstappen at Nurburgring 24H qualifiers: What you need to know This weekend's Nurburgring 24 Hours qualifiers will mark the latest step in Formula 1 star Max Verstappen's Nordschleife journey. And you can follow his weekend - whether through broadcast feed or the onboard from Verstappen's car - on The Race's YouTube channel or website. Here is what you should know prior to Verstappen's biggest Nordschleife event yet. What is the event? The '24h Nurburgring Qualifiers' are a dress rehearsal event for the 24-hour marathon, and despite the name, don't actually determine the grid for that race - though can contribute towards a car's automatic passage to the final segment of qualifying at the actual Nurburgring 24 Hours. This weekend includes two four-hour races, both with relevant qualifying sessions, that will constitute the nominal fourth and fifth rounds of the Nurburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS) - in actuality, the third and fourth, as the season opener had been cancelled. The Saturday race will run into the evening, whereas the Sunday race will be an afternoon event. Sunday will also feature an extra 'top qualifying' session to determine pole for that day's race. Like the 24-hour race, this event uses a slightly different format to the previous NLS races. The Grand Prix circuit is incorporated (with the Mullenbachschleife portion that includes the Dunlop hairpin, but without the 'Mercedes-Arena' section at the start of the GP lap), bringing the total lap distance to over 25km. What is the schedule? All times local (CEST, GMT+2) Friday 12.15-2.15pm Test session Saturday 8.30-10am Qualifying 5.30-9.30pm Race (NLS4) Sunday 8.15-9.45am Qualifying 10.40-11.40am Top qualifying 1-5pm Race (NLS5) The to-do list Vestappen has described his GT exploits so far as "really fun", and said "every time I jumped out of the car I was smiling". But do not confuse that