{"id":48311,"date":"2020-12-07T02:47:09","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T02:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/circuits\/nurburgring\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T13:52:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T12:52:04","slug":"nurburgring","status":"publish","type":"circuit","link":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/circuits\/nurburgring\/","title":{"rendered":"Nurburgring"},"content":{"rendered":"    \n<section class=\"hero hero--small-image\">\n    \n            \n<section class=\"c-site-breadcrumbs site-breadcrumbs proxima \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <nav class=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/nav>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n    \n    <div class=\"hero__content\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n                            <div class=\"circular-image\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"344\" width=\"300\" alt=\"Nurburgring 745\" alt=\"Nurburgring 745\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/Nurburgring-745.svg\" srcset=\"\"  \/>\n                                    <\/div>\n                        <h1 class=\"hero__title sanomat\"><\/h1>\n                                <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"anchor-menu container-no-breakpoints proxima\">\n    <ul>\n                    <li><a href=\"#description\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Description<\/a><\/li>\n                    <li><a href=\"#circuits\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Circuits<\/a><\/li>\n                    <li><a href=\"#latest-races\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Latest Races<\/a><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"container\" id=\"description\">\n            <div class=\"post__item\">\n                <div data-behaviour=\"circuit-data-box\" data-circuit-id=\"48311\"><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n        <aside class=\"sidebar\" data-target=\"ad-container\">\n            <aside class=\"broadcast-space \">\n            <div class=\"broadcast-space__element\" id=\"div-gpt-ad-1563288058060-3\" data-behaviour=\"ad-target\"><\/div>\n    <\/aside>\n        <\/aside>\n    <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" id=\"full-description\">\n    \n        \n        <section class=\"c-expanding-content expanding-content expanding-content--expandable content-section toggle\">\n            <p>The old \u2018Ring is the greatest road racing circuit in the world.<\/p>\n<p>With 14 miles and 176 corners, the Nordschleife is a never-ending succession of evocative turns and changing gradient. After the start, which is dominated by a castle overlooking Nurburg village, the cars race out into the mountains, to Flugplatz, Adenau Bridge, Karussel, Wippermann, Pflanzgarten, Tiergarten and so on.<\/p>\n<p>The design was led by architect Gustav Eichler, inspired by the Targa Florio to create a track that would enable the greatest drivers and cars to shine, Construction began in 1925 and the track was opened on June 18, 1927 with the ADAC Eifelrennen, a motorcycle race won by Toni Ulmen. A day later, Rudolf Caracciola became the first on four wheels to win at the new circuit.<\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"expanding-content__buttons\">\n                                            <a href=\"#\" class=\"button button--outline button--chevron-down expanding-content__more\" data-behaviour=\"toggle\">Read full description<\/a>\n                        <a href=\"#\" class=\"button button--outline button--chevron-up expanding-content__less\" data-behaviour=\"toggle\">Read Less<\/a>\n                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/section>\n\n                                \n   <\/div>\n\n<section class=\"c-content-article content-article content-section\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"content-article__grid\">\n            <div class=\"content-article__article\">\n                <h2 class=\"title sanomat\">From the archive<\/h2>\n                                    <div\n                        data-behaviour=\"tag-automation\"\n                        data-automation-type=\"related-issue-content\"\n                        data-tags=\"[&quot;Germany&quot;,&quot;Nurburg, Rhineland-Palatinate&quot;,&quot;Nurburgring&quot;]\"\n                        data-current-post=\"48311\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"content-article__content user-content\">\n                <p>The N\u00fcrburgring\u2019s organisers tried to keep it up to date over the years \u2013 resurfacing the track in 1957 and completely rebuilding large parts of it in 1970. But after Niki Lauda\u2019s near-fatal accident at Bergwerk in 1976, the CSI ruled that the circuit was no longer safe for Formula 1.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, government investment helped build a modern Grand Prix track at the old start\/finish area. The result was an uninspiring &#8220;designed-by-computer&#8221; venue that suffers in comparison with the original. The old pits were replaced with a new complex, and a modern hotel now overlooks the startline. The circuit length was increased in 2002 by the introduction of a new infield loop after Turn One.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully for enthusiasts, the old circuit is still used for the annual, gruelling N\u00fcrburgring 24 Hours, as well as a number of other series: the World Touring Car Cup uses the Nordschleife for its German round and the N\u00fcrburgring Endurance Series (NLS, formerly VLN) holds regular races.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"content-section content-section--no-padding database-table-collapsible toggle open\" id=\"latest-races\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        \n<header class=\"content-header content-header--alt\">\n\n    <h2 class=\"content-header__small-title sanomat u-bold \">\n                Latest Races\n    <\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"content-header__dropdown database-table-collapsible__toggles proxima\">\n        <a href=\"#\" class=\"database-table-collapsible__more\" 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