Nürburgring
Circuit Statistics
Location: Nürburg
Established:
Circuit Type:
Road
Designed by:
Gustav Eichler
Capacity:
290,000
Turns:
16
Direction:
Clockwise
First Grand Prix Race:
Rebuilt:
Total Races:
12
About Nürburgring
Nürburgring was completed in 1984 and called GP-Strecke ("Grand Prix Course"). It was built to meet the highest safety standards, but was considered in character a mere shadow of its older sibling.
Germany WSBK: Sykes wins as huge accident ends race early
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Germany WSBK: Baz out of Nurburgring after warm-up crash
A heavy morning warm-up crash forces Loris Baz to withdraw from the first race at the Nurburgring.
Germany WSBK: Surprise maiden WSBK pole for Badovini
A wet Superpole at the Nurburgring allows Ayrton Badovini to shine through the gloom to claim a long-awaited maiden World Superbike pole for Ducati.
Germany WSBK: Nurburgring - Superpole qualifying times
Full Superpole qualifying times for the tenth round of the 2013 World Superbike Championship at the Nurburgring, Germany
Danny Webb to WSS with PTR, replaces Morais
Danny Webb will move from Moto3 to the World Supersport Championship after inking a deal with PTR Honda to replace Sheridan Morais.
Nurburgring: Ekstrom eyes victory
Mattias Ekstrom: At the moment, I'm feeling more comfortable in the cockpit and the team than I have in a long time.
German WSBK: Matej Smrz set for Yamaha wild-card
Jakub Smrz's younger brother Matej is looking to make his World Superbike debut as a wild-card at the Nurburgring riding a Yamaha R1.
QUIZ: Are you ahead at Silverstone and the Nurburgring?
Hungary will mark the halfway point of the 2013 F1 season, so before we head off to Budapest it's time to pause and reflect on the most recent Grand Prix outings
German Grand Prix: Vettel: Last pit-stop was to stay ahead
Sebastian Vettel admits that the timing of his final pit-stop in the German Grand Prix was key to finally winning his home event.
German Grand Prix: No action taken over runaway Marussia
Hilly nature of the Nurburgring seen as the main culprit after Jules Bianchi did all he could to secure his flaming MR02 at the German Grand Prix.
German Grand Prix, Nurburgring - Race results
Sebastian Vettel wins at the Nurburgring and secures his very first victory on home soil, 1 second up on Kimi Raikkonen
German Grand Prix: Starting grid
Unofficial starting line-up for the F1 2013 German Grand Prix, which will see Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel start on the front row at the Nurburgring...
German Grand Prix, Nurburgring - Qualifying times
Lewis Hamilton defies Red Bull to claim another F1 pole position for Mercedes on home soil at the Nurburgring.
German Grand Prix, Nurburgring - Saturday free practice
Red Bull and Mercedes continue to duke it out at the top of the timesheets in final German GP practice at the Nurburgring.
German Grand Prix: 'Mild stomach bug' sidelines Bianchi
Jules Bianchi: This afternoon I completed two runs in FP2 - 10 laps in total - but I was not feeling my best, so it was better to stop and properly recuperate
German Grand Prix, Nurburgring - Friday free practice (combined times)
Sebastian Vettel sets day one pace on home soil as Red Bull overturns early Mercedes advantage at the Nurburgring.
Q&A - Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus
Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen looks ahead to the German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring
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Turkey confirmed for 2013 WSBK calendar
Turkey's Istanbul Park is a late addition to the 2013 World Superbike Championship calendar as the 15-round season is finally confirmed.
Davies confirmed with BMW for 2013
Chaz Davies toasts his first World Superbike Championship victory with the confirmation that he will join the factory-backed BMW team for 2013.
Race results (2) - Nurburgring
Full race results (2) for the 12th round of the 2012 eni World Superbike Championship at the Nurburgring, Germany.
Race results (1) - Nurburgring
Full race results (1) for the 12th round of the 2012 eni World Superbike Championship at the Nurburgring, Germany.
Canepa breaks tibia in Nurburgring crash
Niccolo Canepa breaks his tibia after crashing heavily during second free practice at the Nurburgring.
Biaggi turns chaser heading to Nurburgring
Max Biaggi turns title chaser as he attempts to hunt down new World Superbike Championship leader Marco Melandri in Germany.
Circuit Information
Nürburgring was completed in 1984 and called GP-Strecke ("Grand Prix Course"). It was built to meet the highest safety standards, but was considered in character a mere shadow of its older sibling. Some fans, who had to sit much farther away from the track, called it Eifelring, Ersatzring, Green Party Ring or similar, believing it did not deserve to be called Nürburgring.
The new circuit also had a characteristic of many of the circuits at the time, in that it offered few overtaking opportunities.
Prior to the 2013 German Grand Prix both Mark Webber and Lewis Hamilton said they like the track. Webber described the layout as "an old school track" before adding, "It?s a beautiful little circuit for us to still drive on so I think all the guys enjoy driving here." While Hamilton said "It?s a fantastic circuit, one of the classics and it hasn?t lost that feel of an old classic circuit."
Source: Wikipedia