Dirk Vleugels is a racing driver from Germany who competes in Nürburgring 24 Hours for Car #317. Vleugels has recorded 5 wins and 15 podiums from 54 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,530 ranks Vleugels 12918th of 40,700 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.
| 2026-05-14 | Nürburgring Nordschleife SP 3T | P1 | +109 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +198 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2018 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P1 |
| +177 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2016 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P1 |
| +170 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2013 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P2 |
| +168 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2014 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P2 |
| +159 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2012 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Car #317 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +109 | 2,530 |
| 2025 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Car #700 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | −93 | 2,421 |
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Car #700 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +127 | ||
| 2024 | ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | MSC SINZIG e.V. Im ADAC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −94 | 2,388 |
| 2022 | ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Car #335 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −81 | 2,481 |
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Car #484 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | +20 | ||
| 2021 | ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Mühlner Motorsport SRL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +96 | 2,542 |
| 2019 | ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | rent2Drive-FAMILIA-racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −16 | 2,446 |
| 2018 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | rent2drive-FAMILIA-racing Porsche | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +393 | 2,446 |
| 2017 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Teichmann Racing | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +177 | 2,266 |
| 2016 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Car #332 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P7 | +114 | 1,911 |
| 2015 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Car #332 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | +41 | 1,825 |
| 2014 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Car #366 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +162 | 1,777 |
| 2013 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Car #658 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P21 | +137 | 1,574 |
| 2012 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Car #511 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | P11 | −155 | 1,437 |
| 2011 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Car #448 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | +242 | 1,592 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Stein Tveten | 1,839 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% |
| 🇩🇪 Patrick AssenheimerFIA Silver | 4,753 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% |
| 🇩🇪 Moritz KranzFIA Silver | 4,270 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% |
| 🇩🇪 Karsten KrämerFIA Bronze | 4,059 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% |
| 🇩🇪 Alexey VeremenkoFIA Bronze | 3,905 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% |
| 🇩🇪 Heiko Tönges | 2,961 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% |
| 🇱🇺 Daniel BohrFIA Silver | 2,746 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% |
| 🇩🇪 Hamza OwegaFIA Silver | 4,016 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% |
| 🇩🇪 Alexander MiesFIA Silver | 3,331 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% |
| 🇩🇪 Marc Keilwerth | 2,684 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% |
| 🇮🇹 Gabriele TarquiniFIA Silver, 2× champion | 4,858 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇩🇪 Benjamin LeuchterFIA Silver, 1× champion | 4,683 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇩🇪 Klaus LandgrafFIA Bronze | 4,521 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12,908 | 🏳️ Matthew Duncovich | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,531 |
| 12,909 | 🇧🇪 Olivier Dons | 24H Series | 2,531 |
| 12,910 | 🏳️ Alex Laboissonniere | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,530 |
| 12,911 | 🏳️ Alex Manglass | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,530 |
| 12,912 | 🏳️ Alexandre Humbert | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,530 |
| 12,913 | 🏳️ Andrew Wiener | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,530 |
| 12,914 | 🏳️ Armand Convers | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,530 |
| 12,915 | 🏳️ Calvin Ming | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,530 |
| 12,916 | 🏳️ Cameron Weinberg | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,530 |
| 12,917 | 🏳️ Daniel Parras | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,530 |
| 12,918 | 🇩🇪 Dirk Vleugels | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,530 |
| 12,919 | 🏳️ Doug Hayashi | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,530 |
| 12,920 | 🏳️ Dylan Drysdale | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,530 |
| 12,921 | 🏳️ Fabain Dybionka | GT Winter Series | 2,530 |
| 12,922 | 🏳️ Humaid Massood | Trans-Am | 2,530 |
| 12,923 | 🏳️ Jamie Sieracki | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,530 |
| 12,924 | 🇺🇸 Jim Briody | 24H Series | 2,530 |
| 12,925 | 🏳️ Kyle Shriver | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,530 |
| 12,926 | 🏳️ Lucie Panackova | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,530 |
| 12,927 | 🇺🇸 Lukas Johnson | NASA | 2,530 |
| 12,928 | 🏳️ Mathias Detige | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,530 |
Dirk Vleugels is a semi-professional endurance driver competing in German national multiclass racing at the Nürburgring. He races for Car #700 in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie, piloting BMW 325i machinery and Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport cars across multiple classes, and also competes in the Nürburgring 24 Hours with Car #317 in similar machinery. His career spans 14 seasons from 2011 onward.[1]
Across the Langstrecken-Serie and the 24-hour race, Vleugels has taken 5 wins and 15 podiums from 54 starts. He has been consistent in the Langstrecken-Serie with 3 wins and 12 podiums over 15 seasons, and has finished on the podium in five of his six starts at the 24-hour race, winning twice. His most recent win came at the 2026 Nürburgring 24 Hours, where he has taken a podium so far this season.[2]
Vleugels races regularly against established competition in fields mixing amateurs and professionals. He typically finishes behind Stein Tveten, a club-level driver and former Langstrecken-Serie champion, and Patrick Assenheimer, a professional silver-graded driver with experience in GT World Challenge Europe as well as the Langstrecken-Serie and 24-hour race. He has beaten professional drivers including Tobias Wahl and Tim Neuser, a silver-graded professional with 32 Langstrecken-Serie starts, in individual races.