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The Nürburgring () is a 150,000-person capacity complex located in the town of Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It features a Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a long Nordschleife configuration, built in the 1920s, around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg in the Eifel mountains. The north loop is long and contains more than of elevation change from its lowest to highest points. Scottish racing driver Jackie Stewart nicknamed the track " the Green Hell".
Originally, the track featured four configurations, namely the Gesamtstrecke, which in turn consisted of the then- Nordschleife, and the Südschleife. There was also a warm-up loop called Zielschleife, or Betonschleife, around the Pit stop area. 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.
Prior to World War II, the Nürburgring hosted 13 editions of the German Grand Prix from 1927 to 1939. In Formula One (F1), it has hosted 42 Grands Prix, including the German, European, Luxembourg, andmost recently2020 Eifel Grand Prix; Michael Schumacher achieved the most victories at the Nürburgring, winning on five occasions between 1995 and 2006. The 1976 German Grand Prix, held on the Nordschleife, was the last F1 race ever contested on a circuit of . , the venue hosts several national Grand tourer events, including the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.
The track was completed in the spring of 1927, and the ADAC Eifelrennen races were continued there. The first races to take place on 18 June 1927 showed motorcycles and sidecars, and were won by Toni Ulmen on an English 350cc Velocette. The cars followed a day later, and Rudolf Caracciola was the winner of the over–5000cc class in a supercharged Mercedes-Benz "K". In addition, the track was opened to the public in the evenings and on weekends, as a one-way toll road. The entire track consisted of 174 bends (prior to 1971 changes), and averaged in width. The fastest time ever around the full Gesamtstrecke was by Louis Chiron, at an average speed of in his Bugatti.
In 1929 the full Nürburgring was used for the last time in major racing events, as future Grands Prix would be held only on the Nordschleife. Motorcycles and minor races primarily used the shorter and safer Südschleife. Memorable pre-war races at the circuit featured the talents of early Ringmeister (Ringmasters) such as Rudolf Caracciola, Tazio Nuvolari, and Bernd Rosemeyer.
On 5 August 1961, during practice for the 1961 German Grand Prix, Phil Hill became the first person to complete a lap of the Nordschleife in under 9 minutes, with a lap of 8 minutes 55.2 seconds (153.4 km/h or 95.3 mph) in the Ferrari 156 "Sharknose" Formula One car. Over half a century later, even the highest performing road cars still have difficulty breaking 8 minutes without a professional race driver or one very familiar with the track. Also, several rounds of the German motorcycle Grand Prix were held, mostly on the Südschleife, but the Hockenheimring and the Solituderennen were the main sites for Grand Prix motorcycle racing.
In 1953, the ADAC 1000 km Nürburgring race was introduced, an Endurance race and Sports car racing event that counted towards the World Sportscar Championship for decades. The 24 Hours Nürburgring for touring car racing was added in 1970.
By the late 1960s, the Nordschleife and many other tracks were becoming increasingly dangerous for the latest generation of F1 cars. In 1967, a chicane was added before the start/finish straight, called Hohenrain, in order to reduce speeds at the pit lane entry. This made the track longer. Even this change, however, was not enough to keep Stewart from nicknaming it "The Green Hell" () following his victory in the 1968 German Grand Prix amid a driving rainstorm and thick fog. In 1970, after the fatal crash of Piers Courage at Zandvoort, the F1 drivers decided at the French Grand Prix to boycott the Nürburgring unless major changes were made, as they had done at Spa the year before. The changes were not possible on short notice, and the German GP was moved to the Hockenheimring, which had already been modified.
In 1973 the entrance into the dangerous and bumpy Kallenhard corner was made slower by adding another left-hand corner after the fast Metzgesfeld sweeping corner. Safety was improved again later on by removing the jumps on the long main straight and widening it. They also took away the bushes right next to the track at the main straight, which had made that section of the Nürburgring dangerously narrow. A second series of three more F1 races was held until 1976. However, primarily due to its length of over , and the lack of space due to its situation on the sides of the mountains, increasing demands by the F1 drivers and the FIA's CSI commission were too expensive or impossible to meet. For instance, by the 1970s the German Grand Prix required five times the marshals and medical staff as a typical F1 race, something the German organizers were unwilling to provide. Additionally, even with the 1971 modifications it was still possible for cars to become airborne off the track. The Nürburgring was also unsuitable for the burgeoning television market; its vast expanse made it almost impossible to effectively cover a race there. As a result, early in the season it was decided that the 1976 race would be the last to be held on the old circuit.
Niki Lauda, the reigning world champion and only person ever to lap the full Nordschleife in under seven minutes (6:58.6, 1975), proposed to the other drivers that they boycott the circuit in 1976. Lauda was not only concerned about the safety arrangements and the lack of marshals around the circuit, he also did not like the prospect of running the race in another rainstorm. Usually when that happened, some parts of the circuit were wet and other parts were dry, which is what the conditions of the circuit were for that race. The other drivers voted against the idea and the race went ahead. Lauda crashed in his Ferrari coming out of the left-hand kink before Bergwerk after a new magnesium component (lighter but more fragile than aluminum used until then) on his Ferrari's rear suspension failed. He was badly burned as his car was still loaded with fuel in lap 2. Lauda was saved by the combined actions of fellow drivers Arturo Merzario, Guy Edwards, Brett Lunger, Emerson Fittipaldi and Harald Ertl.
The crash also showed that the track's distances were too long for regular fire engines and ambulances, even though the "ONS-Staffel" was equipped with a Porsche 911 rescue car, marked (R). The old Nürburgring never hosted another F1 race again, as the German Grand Prix was moved to the Hockenheimring for 1977. The German motorcycle Grand Prix was held for the last time on the old Nürburgring in 1980, also permanently moving to Hockenheim.
By its very nature, the Nordschleife was impossible to make safe in its old configuration. It soon became apparent that it would have to be completely overhauled if there was any prospect of Formula One returning there - the Nürburgring's administration and race organizers were not willing to provide the enormous expense of providing the number of marshals needed for a Grand Prix - up to six times the amount that most other circuits needed. With this in mind, in 1981 work began on a new circuit, which was built on and around the old pit area.
At the same time, a bypass shortened the Nordschleife to , and with an additional small pit lane, this version was used for races in 1983, e.g. the 1000km Nürburgring endurance race, while construction work was going on nearby. During qualifying for that race, Stefan Bellof set a lap of 6:11.13 for the Nordschleife in his Porsche 956, or on average. This lap held the all-time record for 35 years (partially because no major racing has taken place there since 1984) until it was surpassed by Timo Bernhard in the Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo, which ran the slightly longer version of the circuit in 5:19.546- averaging on 29 June 2018.
Meanwhile, more run-off areas were added at corners like Aremberg and Brünnchen, where originally there were just embankments protected by Armco barriers. The track surface was made safer in some spots where there had been bumps and jumps. Racing line markers were added to the corners all around the track as well. Also, bushes and hedges at the edges of corners were replaced with Armco and grass.
The former Südschleife had not been modified in 1970–1971 and was abandoned a few years later in favour of the improved Nordschleife. It is now mostly gone (in part due to the construction of the new circuit) or converted to a normal public road, but since 2005 a vintage car event has been hosted on the old track layout, including part of the parking area. Vintage Nürburgring vintage-nuerburgring.de. Retrieved 18 October 2007.
Prior to the 2013 German Grand Prix both Mark Webber and Lewis Hamilton said they liked 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."
To celebrate its opening, an exhibition race was held on 12 May. The 1984 Nürburgring Race of Champions featured an array of notable drivers driving identical Mercedes 190E 2.3–16's: the line-up was Elio de Angelis, Jack Brabham (Formula 1 World Champion 1959, 1960, 1966), Phil Hill (1961), Denis Hulme (1967), James Hunt (1976), Alan Jones (1980), Jacques Laffite, Niki Lauda (1975, 1977)*, Stirling Moss, Alain Prost*, Carlos Reutemann, Keke Rosberg (1982), Jody Scheckter (1979), Ayrton Senna*, John Surtees (1964) and John Watson. Drivers. Senna won ahead of Lauda, Reutemann, Rosberg, Watson, Hulme and Jody Scheckter, being the only one to resist Lauda's performance who – having missed the qualifying – had to start from the last row and overtook all the others except Senna. There were nine former and two future Formula 1 World Champions competing, in a field of 20 cars with 17 Formula 1 drivers including then 56 year old Hans Herrmann plus three drivers known for racing Porsche: Klaus Ludwig, Manfred Schurti and Udo Schütz.
Besides other major international events, the Nürburgring has seen the brief return of Formula One racing, as the 1984 European Grand Prix was held at the track, followed by the 1985 German Grand Prix. As F1 did not stay, other events are now the highlights at the new Nürburgring, including the 1000km Nürburgring, DTM, motorcycles, and newer types of events, like truck racing, vintage car racing at the AvD "Oldtimer Grand Prix", and even the "Rock am Ring" concerts.
Following the success and first world championship of Michael Schumacher, a second German F1 race was held at the Nürburgring between 1995 and 2006, called the European Grand Prix, or in 1997 and 1998, the Luxembourg Grand Prix.
For 2002, the track was changed, by replacing the former "Castrol-chicane" at the end of the start/finish straight with a sharp right-hander (nicknamed "Norbert Haug"), in order to create an overtaking opportunity. Also, a slow Omega-shaped section was inserted, on the site of the former kart track. This extended the GP track from , while at the same time, the Hockenheimring was shortened from .
Both the Nürburgring and the Hockenheimring events lost money due to high and rising Formula One licence fees charged by Bernie Ecclestone and low attendance due to high ticket prices; starting with the 2007 Formula One season, Hockenheim and Nürburgring alternated in hosting the German GP. In Formula One, Ralf Schumacher collided with his teammate Giancarlo Fisichella and his brother at the start of the 1997 race which was won by Jacques Villeneuve. In 1999, in changing conditions, Johnny Herbert managed to score the only win for the team of former Ringmeister Jackie Stewart. One of the highlights of the 2005 season was Kimi Räikkönen's spectacular exit while in the last lap of the race, when his suspension gave way after being rattled lap after lap by a flat spot tyre that was not changed due to the short-lived 'one set of tyres' rule.
Prior to the 2007 European Grand Prix, the Audi S (turns 8 and 9) was renamed Michael Schumacher S after Michael Schumacher. Schumacher had retired from Formula One the year before, but returned in 2010, and in 2011 became the second Formula One driver to drive through a turn named after them (after Ayrton Senna driving his "S for Senna" at Autódromo José Carlos Pace).
The annual highlight is the 24 Hours Nürburgring weekend, held usually in mid-May, featuring 220 cars – from small cars to Turbo Porsche cars or factory race cars built by BMW, Opel, Audi, and Mercedes-Benz, over 700 drivers (amateurs and professionals), and up to 290,000 spectators.
As of 2015 the World Touring Car Championship holds the FIA WTCC Race of Germany at the Nordschleife as a support category to the 24 Hours.
BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld made history on 28 April 2007 as the first driver in over thirty years to tackle the Nürburgring Nordschleife track in a contemporary Formula One car. Heidfeld's three laps in an F1.06 were part of festivities celebrating BMW's contribution to motorsport. About 45,000 spectators showed up for the main event, the third four-hour VLN race of the season. Conceived largely as a photo opportunity, the lap times were not as fast as the car was capable of, BMW instead needing to run the chassis at a particularly high ride height to allow for the Nordschleife abrupt gradient changes and to limit maximum speeds accordingly. Former F1 driver Hans-Joachim Stuck was injured during the race when he crashed his BMW Z4.
As part of the festivities before the 2013 24 Hours Nürburgring race, Michael Schumacher and other Mercedes-Benz drivers took part in a promotional event which saw Schumacher complete a demonstration lap of the Nordschleife at the wheel of a 2011 Mercedes W02. As with Heidfeld's lap, and also partly due to Formula One's strict in-season testing bans, the lap left many motorsport fans underwhelmed.
The Nürburgring is a popular attraction for many driving enthusiasts and riders from all over the world, partly because of its history and the challenge it provides. The lack of oncoming traffic and intersections sets it apart from regular roads, and the absence of a blanket speed limit is a further attraction.
Normal ticket buyers on tourist days cannot quite complete a full lap of the Nordschleife, which bypasses the modern GP-Strecke, as they are required to slow down and pass through a "pit lane" section where toll gates are installed. On busier days, a mobile ticket barrier is installed on the main straight in order to reduce the length of queues at the fixed barriers. This is open to all ticket holders. On rare occasions, it is possible to drive both the Nordschleife and the Grand Prix circuit combined.
Drivers interested in lap times often time themselves from the first bridge after the barriers to the last gantry (aka Bridge-to-Gantry or BTG time) before the exit. However, the track's general conditions state that any form of racing, including speed record attempts, is forbidden. The driver's insurance coverage may consequently be voided, leaving the driver fully liable for damage. Normal, non-racing, non-timed driving accidents might be covered by driver's insurance, but it is increasingly common for insurers to insert exclusion clauses that mean drivers and riders on the Nürburgring only have third-party coverage Andrew Thompson and Co. on Nordschleife insurance or are not covered at all. Admiral insurance policy, page 20: "We will not cover you or be liable for ... Any accident, injury, loss, theft, or damage which takes place while your car is: ... used on the Nurburgring Nordschleife ..."
Drivers who have crashed into the barriers, suffered mechanical failure or been otherwise required to be towed off track during Touristenfahrten sessions are referred to as having joined the "Bongard Club". This nickname is derived from the name of the company which operates the large yellow recovery flatbed trucks which ferry those unfortunate drivers and their vehicles to the nearest exit. Due to the high volume of traffic, there is an emphasis on quickly clearing and repairing any compromised safety measures so the track can be immediately re-opened for use.
Additionally, those found responsible for damage to the track or safety barriers are required to pay for repairs, along with the time and cost associated with personnel, equipment and track closure to address those damages, making any accident or breakdown a potentially expensive incident. Because it is technically operated as a public toll road, failing to report an accident or instance where track surfaces are affected is considered to be an instance of unlawfully leaving the scene of an accident. This is all part of the rules and regulations which aim to ensure a safe experience for all visitors to the track.
On 20 February 2025, the administration of the circuit decided to forbid motorcycles during public Touristenfahrten tourist laps starting from the opening of the 2025 season.
For sixteen weeks per year, the "industry pool" (Industrie-Pool) rents exclusive daytime use of the track for automotive development and endurance testing. the industry pool consisted of approximately 30 car manufacturers, associations, and component suppliers. By 2019, the track was being rented by the industry pool for 18 weeks per year.
Some journalists have opined that Nordschleife testing is deleterious to a car's normal driving experience, producing cars that have sacrificed comfort and driveability in favor of better lap times. Former Top Gear host James May, who is known for his open dislike of testing run on the track, has claimed that the Nürburgring prompts designers to focus on a car's grip at the expense of pleasant-feeling handling, and creates cars that are ill-suited for real-world driving conditions. Others have expressed concern over the relevance of these test laps, which lack independent verification and may be conducted using cars significantly different from stock. Porsche is reported as having tried—and failed—to replicate the Nissan GT-R Nismo's record-breaking lap, preparing its own GT-R test car for the task, and the Lamborghini Huracán Performante's time was met with incredulity even after Lamborghini provided video documentation.
Multiple layouts of the Nürburgring have been featured in video games, such as the Gran Turismo series, the Forza Motorsport series, the , Project CARS 2, iRacing and Assetto Corsa. Grand Prix Legends, a historic racing simulator also included the Nürburgring on its roster of default Grand Prix tracks.
In 2009, new commercial areas opened, including a hotel and shopping mall. In the summer of 2009, ETF Ride Systems opened a new interactive dark ride application called "Motor Mania" at the racetrack, in collaboration with Lagotronics B.V. The roller coaster "ring°racer" was scheduled to open in 2011, but was delayed significantly due to technical issues. It eventually opened on 31 October 2013 and was closed after just four days of operation on 3 November 2013.
In 2013, the Nürburgring was for sale for US$165 million (€127.3 million). The sale process was by sealed-bid auction with an expected completion date of "Late Summer". This meant there was to be a new owner in 2013, unencumbered by the debts of the previous operation, with the circuit expected to return to profitability.
On 11 March 2014, it was reported that the Nürburgring was sold for 77 million euros ($106.8 million). Düsseldorf-based Capricorn Development was the buyer. The company was to take full ownership of the Nürburgring on 1 January 2015. But in October 2014, Russian billionaire, the chairman of Moscow-based Pharmstandard, Viktor Kharitonin, bought a majority stake in the Nürburgring.
In May 2015, the Nürburgring was set to hold the first Grüne Hölle Rock festival as a replacement for the Rock am Ring festival, but the project did not take place. Grüne Hölle Rock changed their name to Rock im Revier and the event was held in the Gelsenkirchen area.
Right before Flugplatz is Quiddelbacher-Höhe (peak, as in "mountain summit"), where the track crosses a bridge over the Bundesstraße 257.
The combination of a recognisable corner, slow-moving cars, and the variation in viewing angle as cars rotate around the banking, means that this is one of the circuit's most popular locations for photographers. It is named after German pre-WWII racing driver Rudolf Caracciola, who reportedly made the corner his own by hooking the inside tires into a drainage ditch to help his car "hug" the curve. As more concrete was uncovered and more competitors copied him, the trend took hold. At a later reconstruction, the corner was remade with real concrete banking, as it remains to this day.
Shortly after the Karussell is a steep section, with gradients in excess of 16%, leading to a right-hander called Hohe Acht, which is some higher in altitude than Breidscheid.
Pflanzgarten 1 is made up of a slightly banked, downhill left-hander which then suddenly switches back left, then right. Then immediately, giving the driver nearly no time to react (knowledge of this section is key) the road drops away twice: the first jump is only slight, then right after (somewhat like a staircase) the road drops away very sharply which usually causes almost all cars to go airborne at this jump; the drop is so sudden. Then, immediately after the road levels out very shortly after the jump and the car touches the ground again, the road immediately and suddenly goes right very quickly and then right again; this is what makes up the end of the first Pflanzgarten- a very fast multiple apex sequence of right-hand corners.
The road then goes slightly uphill and then through another jump; the road suddenly drops away and levels out and at the same time, the road turns through a flat-out left-hander. Then, the road drops away again very suddenly, which is the second huge jump of the Pflanzgarten known as the Sprunghügel. The road then goes downhill then quickly levels out, then it goes through a flat-out right-hander and this starts the Stefan Bellof S (named as such because Bellof crashed a Porsche 956 there during the 1983 Nurburgring 1000 km), which was known as Pflanzgarten 2 prior to 2013. The Stefan Bellof S is very tricky because the road quickly switches back left and right—a car is going so fast through here that it is like walking on a tightrope. It is very difficult to find the racing line here because the curves come up so quickly, so it is hard to find any point of reference. Then, after a jump at the end of the switchback section, it goes through a flat-out, top gear right-hander and into a short straight that leads into two very fast curves called the Schwalbenschwanz (Swallow's Tail).
The room for error on every part of the consistently high-speed Pflanzgarten and the Stefan Bellof S is virtually non-existent (much like the entire track itself). The road and the surface of the Pflanzgarten and the Stefan Bellof S moves around unpredictably; knowledge of this section is key to getting through cleanly.
The Kleines Karussell is similar to its bigger brother, except that it is a 90-degree corner instead of 210 degrees, and is faster and slightly less banked. Once this part of the track is dealt with, the drivers are near the end of the lap; with two more corners Galgenkopf to negotiate before the long Döttinger Höhe straight.
The Südschleife and Nordschleife layouts were joined together by the Start und Ziel (start/finish) area, and could therefore be driven as one track that was over long. Races were held at the combined layout only until 1931. The Südschleife was used for the ADAC Eifelrennen from 1928 until 1931 and from 1958 until 1968, as well as for the Eifelpokal and other minor races.
The Südschleife was rarely used after the Nordschleife was rebuilt and updated in 1970 and 1971, and was finally destroyed by the building of the current Nürburgring Grand Prix circuit in the early 1980s. Today only small sections of the original track remain.
Tight corners soon gave way to fast downhill sections with flowing bends until, at the outskirts of the nearby town of Müllenbach, the track turned sharply right northwards and began a long climb up the hill.
At the end of this run came a right hairpin turn which led to a long left curve around the bottom of a hill. This led onto the back straight of the start/finish area. At this point it was possible to continue onto the Nordschleife or take two sharp right-hand turns in order to enter the starting straight once again.
Photographs of the track in use show that trees and hedges were not cut back in many areas, being allowed to grow right up to the trackside. Although the Nordschleife had very little in the way of run-off areas, the Südschleife seems to have had none at all, which was likely to have been a factor in the choice of circuit for major events.
| Start and finish |
| Connection south sweep |
| Bränkekopf |
| Aschenschlag |
| Seifgen |
| Bocksberg |
| Müllenbach |
| Rassrück |
| Scharfer Kopf |
| Gegengerade |
| Nordkehre |
| Start and finish |
The route sections bore the following names, among others Bränkekopf, Aschenschlag, Seifgen, Bocksberg, Müllenbach und Scharfer Kopf.
This public road continues into the town of Müllenbach but leaves the route of the old track on the outskirts. Nothing remains of the famous corners there.
The road up the hill still exists and is sometimes used to allow access to parking areas for the Grand Prix track. The lower sections are no longer maintained.
Surviving sections, and the parking lots, are still used in competition. The Cologne-Ahrweiler Rally often uses the Südschleife in competition. Official video - Old Nürburgring Südschleife in a rally Porsche - from the 2019 Cologne-Arhweiler Rally
====Previous configurations====
| 2013 44. Adenauer ADAC Simfy Trophy |
| 2008 Nürburgring VLN race |
| 2022 NIMEX DMV 4-Stunden-Rennen |
| 2004 24 Hours Nürburgring |
| 2005 Nürburgring VLN race |
| 2003 24 Hours of Nürburgring |
| 2003 Nürburgring VLN race |
| 2023 24 Hours of Nürburgring |
| 2009 24 Hours of Nürburgring |
| 2015 FIA WTCC Race of Germany |
| 2021 FIA WTCR Race of Germany |
| 2016 Nürburgring ETC round |
| 2011 1st Nürburgring Porsche Supercup round |
| 2016 Nürburgring ETC round |
| 2000 Nürburgring VLN race |
| 1992 2nd Nürburgring DTM round |
| 1993 1st Nürburgring DTM round |
| 2000 Nürburgring 24 Hours |
| 2001 Nürburgring 24 Hours |
| 1983 1000 km of Nürburgring |
| 1983 Eifelrennen |
| 1983 Bitburger ADAC 1000 km Rennen F3 round |
| 2002 VLN 27. DMV-4-Stunden |
| 1983 1000 km of Nürburgring |
| 1983 Nürburgring ETCC round |
| 1975 German Grand Prix |
| 1982 Eifelrennen |
| 1974 1000 km of Nürburgring |
| 1981 Nürburgring Nordschleife DRM round |
| 1982 1000 km of Nürburgring |
| Interserie |
| 1981 1000 km of Nürburgring |
| 1982 Nürburgring Nordschleife DRM round |
| 1974 6 Hours of Nürburgring |
| 1980 German motorcycle Grand Prix |
| 1978 German motorcycle Grand Prix |
| 1978 German motorcycle Grand Prix |
| 1982 6 Hours of Nürburgring |
| 1978 German motorcycle Grand Prix |
| 1978 German motorcycle Grand Prix |
| 1969 German Grand Prix |
| 1970 1000 km of Nürburgring |
| 1969 Eifelrennen |
| 1970 Nürburgring 6 Hours |
| 1965 German Grand Prix |
| 1966 1000 km of Nürburgring |
| 1964 1000 km of Nürburgring |
| 1966 German Grand Prix |
| 1939 Eifelrennen |
| 1955 German motorcycle Grand Prix |
| 1955 German motorcycle Grand Prix |
| 1966 500 km of Nürburgring |
| 1955 German motorcycle Grand Prix |
| 1929 German Grand Prix |
| 1970 Internationales AvD - SCM-Rundstrecken-Rennen Aachen Nürburgring |
| 1971 6th International 300 km race |
| 1968 Eifelrennen |
| 1968 Internationales ADAC-Eifelpokal-Rennen Nürburgring |
| 1962 ADAC-Eifelpokal-Rennen |
| 1967 ADAC-Hansa-Pokal-Rennen Nürburgring |
| 2020 Eifel Grand Prix |
| 2016 6 Hours of Nürburgring |
| 2009 Nürburgring GP2 Series round |
| 2015 Nürburgring Formula Renault 3.5 Series round |
| 2008 Nürburgring Superleague Formula round |
| 2013 Nürburgring GP3 Series round |
| 2017 6 Hours of Nürburgring |
| 2002 Nürburgring F3000 round |
| 2012 Nürburgring FTwo round |
| 2020 1st Nürburgring DTM round |
| 2009 Nürburgring Formula Le Mans Cup round |
| 2015 Nürburgring Renault Sport Trophy round |
| 2020 Nürburgring Formula Renault Eurocup round |
| 2021 3 Hours of Nürburgring |
| 2017 6 Hours of Nürburgring |
| 2017 Nürburgring Formula Renault Eurocup round |
| 2010 Nürburgring FIA GT1 round |
| 2024 Nürburgring Ferrari Challenge Europe round |
| 2002 1st Nürburgring Formula Volkswagen Germany round |
| 2023 Nürburgring Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe round |
| 2022 2nd Nürburgring ADAC Formula 4 round |
| 2017 1st Nürburgring Porsche Carrera Cup Germany round |
| 2005 1st Nürburgring Formula BMW ADAC Round |
| 2012 Nürburgring Eurocup Mégane Trophy round |
| 2010 Nürburgring ADAC Formel Masters round |
| 2002 1st Nürburgring V8Star round |
| 2021 Nürburgring TCR Europe round |
| 2014 Nürburgring Formula Renault 1.6 NEC round |
| 2014 Nürburgring SEAT León Eurocup round |
| 2014 Nürburgring Eurocup Clio round |
| 2015 6 Hours of Nürburgring |
| 2008 1000 km of Nürburgring |
| 2023 Nürburgring Prototype Cup Germany round |
| 2013 Nürburgring World SBK round |
| 2008 1000 km of Nürburgring |
| 2023 3 Hours of Nürburgring |
| 2015 6 Hours of Nürburgring |
| 2013 Nürburgring World SSP round |
| 2004 Nürburgring Formula Palmer Audi round |
| 2020 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix (FHR100) |
| 2023 Nürburgring Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe round |
| 2012 2nd Nürburgring ADAC Formel Masters round |
| 2004 1000 km of Nürburgring |
| 2019 Nürburgring GT4 European Series round |
| 2020 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix (Tourenwagen Classics) |
| 2020 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix (AvD-Tourenwagen- und GT-Trophäe) |
| 2014 Nürburgring FA1 round |
| 2014 Nürburgring MW-V6 Pickup Series round |
| 2018 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix |
| 2019 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix (Aston Martin Masters Endurance Legends) |
| 2019 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix (Aston Martin Masters Endurance Legends) |
| 2019 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix (FHR100) |
| 2019 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix (FHR100) |
| 2019 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix (Tourenwagen Classic) |
| 2012 Nürburgring British GT round |
| 2020 2nd Nürburgring ADAC Formula 4 round |
| 2019 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix (FCD RacingSeries) |
| 2019 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix (FIA Masters Historic Sports Car Championship) |
| 2018 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix |
| 2008 1st Nürburgring ADAC Formel Masters round |
| 2018 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix |
| 2018 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix |
| 2012 Nürburgring British GT round |
| 2017 Nürburgring Classic |
| 2019 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix (Historic Grand Prix Cars bis 1965) |
| 2019 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix (FIA Lurani Trophy) |
| 2019 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix |
| 2016 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix |
| 2014 Nürburgring Auto GP round |
| 2015 Nürburgring Formula 3 round |
| 2004 Nürburgring Euro F3000 round |
| 2019 Nürburgring DTM round |
| 2017 Nürburgring DTM round |
| 2024 Nürburgring Prototype Cup Germany round |
| 2019 Nürburgring IDM Superbike round |
| 2025 Nürburgring DTM round |
| 2018 Nürburgring ADAC Formula 4 round |
| Belcar |
| 2023 Nürburgring Porsche Carrera Cup Germany round |
| 2002 2nd Nürburgring Formula Volkswagen Germany round |
| 2011 Nürburgring ADAC Formel Masters round |
| 2002 2nd Nürburgring Formula Renault 2000 Germany round |
| 2003 1st Nürburgring V8Star round |
| 2004 2nd Nürburgring Formula BMW ADAC Round |
| 2022 Nürburgring ADAC GT4 Germany round |
| 2014 Nürburgring NASCAR Whelen Euro Series round |
| 2022 Nürburgring TCR Germany round |
| 2025 Nürburgring NXT Gen Cup round |
| 2025 Nürburgring ETRC round |
| 2022 Nürburgring Prototype Cup Germany round |
| 2025 Nürburgring IDM Superbike round |
| 2013 1st Nürburgring ADAC GT Masters round |
| 2005 Nürburgring Formula Renault 2.0 Germany round |
| 2025 Nürburgring IDM Supersport round |
| 2013 Nürburgring ADAC Formel Masters round |
| 2025 Nürburgring IDM Sportbike round |
| 2018 Nürburgring Alpine Elf Europa Cup round |
| 2025 Nürburgring Northern Talent Cup round |
| 2024 Nürburgring IDM Supersport 300 round |
| 2001 European Grand Prix |
| 2000 1000 km of Nürburgring |
| 2001 Nürburgring F3000 round |
| 1999 ADAC Sportwagen Festival |
| 1997 FIA GT Nürburgring 4 Hours |
| 2001 ADAC Sportwagen Festival |
| 2001 1st Nürburgring DTM round |
| 1996 BPR 4 Hours of Nürburgring |
| 2000 1000 km of Nürburgring |
| 2001 Nürburgring Formula Renault 2000 Germany round |
| 1997 FIA GT Nürburgring 4 Hours |
| 2001 FIA GT Nürburgring 500km |
| 2000 1000 km of Nürburgring |
| 2001 Nürburgring Formula Chrysler Euroseries round |
| 2001 1st Nürburgring V8Star round |
| 2000 2nd Nürburgring Porsche Carrera Cup Germany round |
| 2001 1st Nürburgring Formula BMW ADAC Round |
| 1991 430 km of Nürburgring |
| 1985 German Grand Prix |
| 1992 Nürburgring F3000 round |
| Interserie |
| 1988 1000 km of Nürburgring |
| 1994 3rd Nürburgring DTM round |
| 1990 German motorcycle Grand Prix |
| 1999 Nürburgring World SBK round |
| 2001 1st Nürburgring Formula Volkswagen Germany round |
| 1998 4 Hours of Nürburgring |
| 1997 German motorcycle Grand Prix |
| 1996 German motorcycle Grand Prix |
| 1999 1st Nürburgring STW Cup round |
| 2001 1st Nürburgring Porsche Carrera Cup Germany round |
| 1999 Nürburgring World SSP round |
| 1988 Nürburgring 500 km |
| 1993 Nürburgring ADAC GT Cup round |
| Interserie |
| Interserie |
| 2001 2nd Nürburgring DTM round |
| 2001 2nd Nürburgring Formula Volkswagen Germany round |
| 2001 2nd Nürburgring Porsche Carrera Cup Germany round |
| 1993 XX. ADAC Bilstein Supersprint Nürburgring |
| 2001 3rd Nürburgring V8Star round |
| Interserie Interserie |
| Interserie |
| 1981 ADAC-Bilstein Super-Sprint Nürburgring |
| 1982 ADAC-Bilstein Super-Sprint Nürburgring |
| 1982 ADAC-Bilstein Super-Sprint Nürburgring |
| 1976 III. Int. ADAC-Bilstein-Super-Sprint Nürburgring |
| 1977 Bilstein-Super-Sprint Nürburgring |
Lap times recorded on the Nürburgring Nordschleife are published by several manufacturers. They are published and discussed in print media, and online.
The lap record on the Südschleife is held by Helmut Kelleners with 2:38.6 minutes = , driven with a March 707 in the Can-Am run of the 3rd International AvD SCM circuit race on 18 October 1970. Previous record holder was Brian Redman, who achieved 2:47.0 minutes = in the Formula 2 race on 21 April 1968 with a Ferrari. (2025). 9783868520705, Heel. ISBN 9783868520705
Nürburg has a semi-continental climate with both oceanic climate and continental tendencies. It does however land in the former category (Köppen Cfb). Due to the Nordschleife's varied terrain and elevation, weather may be completely different on either end of the track. The elevation shift also makes thermal differences a strong possibility. The modern Grand Prix circuit also has sizeable elevation changes between the start-finish straight and the lowest point on the opposite end of the track, but the geographical distance and actual elevation gain between the two are lower. Annual sunshine is in the 1500s, which is low by European standards, but only slightly gloomier than the nearest large city of Cologne located on a plain. Contrasting that, Nürburg has cooler weather year-round due to the higher elevation of the Eifel Mountains than the Rhine Valley.
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