Germany · Timed circuit
Nürburgring GP-Strecke
The Nordschleife’s modern sister. Precise, safe, fast.
- Length
- 5.1 km
- Bends
- 15
- Elevation
- 41 m
- Opened
- 1984
Opened in 1984, the Grand Prix circuit hosted Formula 1 in 1984–1985, 1995–2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 and most recently 2020. A wide track with big run-off areas, ideal for a first track day: it forgives mistakes.
Did you know
- The 1984 opening race: 20 identical Mercedes 190Es and nine F1 world champions on the grid. F1 rookie Ayrton Senna won it
- For the Nürburgring 24 Hours, the GP circuit joins the Nordschleife to make a lap of 25.378 km
- The race has one of the biggest grids in the world, over 200 cars in record years
- F1 came back in October 2020 for the Eifel Grand Prix
Record
F1 race lap record: Max Verstappen, Red Bull RB16 — 1:28.139 (2020 Eifel GP); beat Michael Schumacher’s 16-year-old time.
From the app
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