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Nürburgring Nordschleife

Nürburgring
Formula One Layout – GP-Strecke
Nurburgring.svgCircuit Nürburgring-2013-GP.svg
Location

Nürburg, Germany

Coordinates: 50°20′08″N 6°56′51″E / 50.33556°N 6.94750°E / 50.33556; 6.94750
Time zone GMT +1 (DST: +2)
FIA Grade 1
Major events FIA Formula One
German Grand Prix
European Grand Prix
Luxembourg Grand Prix
Superbike World Championship, DTM, 24 Hours Nürburgring, 1000km Nürburgring, VLN
GP-Strecke (2002–present)
Surface Asphalt
Length 5.148 km (3.199 mi)
Turns 16
Lap record 1:29.468 (Germany Michael Schumacher, Ferrari F2004, 2004, Formula One)
GP-Strecke (1984–2001)
Surface Asphalt
Length 4.556 km (2.831 mi)
Turns 12
Lap record 1:18.354 (Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya, Williams FW23, 2001, Formula One)
Nordschleife (1983–present)
Surface Asphalt/concrete
Length 20.81 km (12.93 mi)
Turns 154
Lap record 6:11.13 (West Germany Stefan Bellof, Porsche 956, 1983, WEC)
Combined circuit (1984–present)
Surface Asphalt/concrete
Length 25.947 km (16.123 mi)
Turns 170
Lap record 8:10.921 (France Kévin Estre, McLaren MP4-12C GT3, 2014 24 Hours Nürburgring, FIA GT3)
Nordschleife (1927–1982)
Surface Asphalt/Concrete
Length 22.8 km (14.2 mi)
Turns 160
Lap record 7:06.4 (Switzerland Clay Regazzoni, Ferrari 312T, 1975, Formula One)
Südschleife (1927–1973)
Surface Asphalt
Length 7.747 km (4.814 mi)
Turns 27
Lap record 2:44.0 (Belgium Jacky Ickx, Ferrari Dino 166, 1968, Formula Two)
Gesamtstrecke (1927–1982)
Surface Asphalt
Length 28.265 km (17.563 mi)
Turns 187
Lap record 15:06.1 (Monaco Louis Chiron, Bugatti Type 35C, 1929, Grand Prix)
Website www.nuerburgring.de

Nürburg, Germany

Nürburgring is a 150,000-capacity motorsports complex located in the town of Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It features a Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a much longer old "North loop" track which was built in the 1920s around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg in the Eifel mountains. The north loop is 20.8 km (12.9 mi) long and has more than 300 metres (1,000 feet) of elevation change from its lowest to highest points. Jackie Stewart nicknamed the old track "The Green Hell".

Originally, the track featured four configurations: the 28.265 km (17.563 mi)-long Gesamtstrecke ("Whole Course"), which in turn consisted of the 22.810 km (14.173 mi) Nordschleife ("North Loop"), and the 7.747 km (4.814 mi) Südschleife ("South Loop"). There also was a 2.281 km (1.417 mi) warm-up loop called Zielschleife ("Finish Loop") or Betonschleife ("Concrete Loop"), around the pit area.

Between 1982 and 1983 the start/finish area was demolished to create a new GP-Strecke, and this is used for all major and international racing events. However, the shortened Nordschleife is still in use for racing, testing and public access.

In the early 1920s, ADAC Eifelrennen races were held on public roads in the Eifel mountains. This was soon recognised as impractical and dangerous. The construction of a dedicated race track was proposed, following the examples of Italy's Monza and Targa Florio courses, and Berlin's AVUS, yet with a different character. The layout of the circuit in the mountains was similar to the Targa Florio event, one of the most important motor races at that time. The original Nürburgring was to be a showcase for German automotive engineering and racing talent. Construction of the track, designed by the Eichler Architekturbüro from Ravensburg (led by architect Gustav Eichler), began in September 1925.


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