Nürburgring
Race track in Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Nürburgring is a 150,000 person capacity motorsports complex located in the town of Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It features a Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a long Nordschleife "North loop" track, built in the 1920s, around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg in the Eifel mountains. The north loop is 20.830 km (12.943 mi) long and contains more than 300 metres (1,000 feet) of elevation change from its lowest to highest points. Jackie Stewart nicknamed the track "The Green Hell".[2]
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 Configuration for GP-Strecke (2002–present)  Configuration for 24 Hours Circuit – Combined GP Circuit without Mercedes-Arena (2002–present) | |
| Location | Nürburg, Germany |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) CEST (DST) |
| Coordinates | 50°20′08″N 6°56′51″E |
| Capacity | 150,000 |
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| Major events | Current:
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| Website | https://nuerburgring.de/ |
| GP-Strecke (2002–present) | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 5.148 km (3.199 miles) |
| Turns | 15 |
| Race lap record | 1:28.139 ( Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB16, 2020, F1) |
| Sprint Circuit (2002–present) | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 3.629 km (2.255 miles) |
| Turns | 12[1] |
| Race lap record | 1:19.322 ( Kimiya Sato, Lola B05/52, 2014, Auto GP) |
| Oldtimer Circuit (2002–present) | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 4.569 km (2.839 miles) |
| Turns | 12 |
| Race lap record | 1:36.325 ( Martin Stretton, Tyrrell 012, 2018, Formula One) |
| 24 Hours Circuit – Combined GP Circuit without Mercedes-Arena (2002–present) | |
| Surface | Asphalt/concrete |
| Length | 25.378 km (15.770 miles) |
| Turns | 170 |
| Race lap record | 8:08.006 ( Daniel Keilwitz, Ferrari 296 GT3, 2023, GT3) |
| Nordschleife (1983–present) | |
| Surface | Asphalt/concrete |
| Length | 20.832 km (12.944 miles) |
| Turns | 154 |
| Race lap record | 6:25.91 ( Stefan Bellof, Porsche 956, 1983, Group C) |
| GP-Strecke with F1 Chicane (1995–2001) | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 4.556 km (2.831 miles) |
| Turns | 12 |
| Race lap record | 1:18.354 ( Juan Pablo Montoya, Williams FW23, 2001, F1) |
| GP-Strecke without F1 Chicane (1984–2001) | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 4.542 km (2.822 miles) |
| Turns | 12 |
| Race lap record | 1:21.533 ( Teo Fabi, Jaguar XJR-14, 1991, C1) |
| Nordschleife (1971–1982) | |
| Surface | Asphalt/concrete |
| Length | 22.835 km (14.189 miles) |
| Turns | 160 |
| Race lap record | 7:06.4 ( Clay Regazzoni, Ferrari 312T, 1975, F1) |
| Nordschleife (1967–1970) | |
| Surface | Asphalt/concrete |
| Length | 22.835 km (14.189 miles) |
| Turns | 160 |
| Race lap record | 7:40.800 ( Jacky Ickx, Brabham BT26A, 1969, F1) |
| Nordschleife (1927–1966) | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 22.800 km (14.167 miles) |
| Turns | 160 |
| Race lap record | 8:24.1 ( Jim Clark, Lotus 33, 1965, F1) |
| Südschleife (1927–1982) | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 7.747 km (4.814 miles) |
| Turns | 27 |
| Race lap record | 2:38.6 ( Helmut Kelleners, March 707, 1970, Group 7) |
| Gesamtstrecke (1927–1982) | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 28.265 km (17.563 miles) |
| Turns | 187 |
| Race lap record | 15:06.1 ( Louis Chiron, Bugatti Type35C, 1929, Grand Prix) |
Originally, the track featured four configurations: the 28.265 km (17.563 mi)-long Gesamtstrecke ("Whole Course"), which in turn consisted of the 22.835 km (14.189 mi) Nordschleife ("North Loop") and the 7.747 km (4.814 mi) Südschleife ("South Loop"). There was also a 2.281 km (1.417 mi) warm-up loop called Zielschleife ("Finish Loop") or Betonschleife ("Concrete Loop"), around the pit area.[3]
Between 1982 and 1983, the start/finish area was demolished to create a new GP-Strecke, which is now used for all major and international racing events. However, the shortened Nordschleife is still in use for racing, testing and public access.
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