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9 unusual facts about Nürburgring,


José Manuel Ponce

This was the first time a Mexican American competed in this endurance race known to many as the Nürburgring of off road racing in Germany.

Norisring

As the city's German name Nürnberg would lead to confusion with the already famous Nürburgring, the old name Noris was chosen for the simple track which is nowadays approx.

Richard von Frankenberg

He took part in many 24 Hours of Le Mans in the 1950s, as well as in races at Mille Miglia, Montlhery, Monza and Nürburgring, often with a Porsche 550, the type of car he became famous for, when crashing over the banking of the AVUS in Berlin.

Rotting Piñata

A special edition included a bonus CD featuring Sponge live at Rock am Ring Nürburgring on June 2, 1995.

Theodor Weissenberger

Major Theodor Weissenberger (born 21 December 1914 in Mühlheim am Main, Grand Duchy of Hesse, killed in a car racing accident 10 June 1950 on the Nürburgring) was a German World War II fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe from 1936 until the end of World War II in 1945.

Weissenberger became a motor racing driver after the war and was killed at the infamous Nürburgring circuit on 10 June 1950, when his BMW-powered single seater crashed on the first lap of the XV Eifelrennen motor race.

Walter Röhrl

In recent years, he has been retained as the senior test driver for Porsche road cars, famously setting quick laptimes for them testing round the famous Nürburgring Nordschleife, for example with the Porsche Carrera GT.

In the 1992 24 Hours Nürburgring race which saw fog and heavy rain in the night, he hardly slowed down, anticipating the corners by timing.

Zoltán Glass

A keen motorsport enthusiast, Glass covered most of the big races at the Nürburgring and the Avus circuits.


1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix

The 1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix (formally the VI Großer Warsteiner Preis von Luxemburg) was a Formula One motor race held at the Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany on September 27, 1998.

2001 European Grand Prix

The 2001 European Grand Prix (formally the XLV Warsteiner Grand Prix of Europe) was a Formula One motor race on June 24, 2001 held at Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany.

2003 European Grand Prix

The 2003 European Grand Prix (formally the Allianz Grand Prix of Europe) was a Formula One motor race held on June 29, 2003 at the Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany.

2005 Nürburgring GP2 Series round

The 2005 European GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 28 May and 29 May 2005 at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany.

2009 German Grand Prix

It was held on July 12, 2009 at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany; the earliest German Grand Prix on the calendar, since 1926.

2010 FIA GT1 Nürburgring round

The 2010 FIA GT1 Nürburgring round was an auto racing event held at the Nürburgring Grand Prix circuit, Nürburg, Germany on 27–29 August 2010.

2010 Nürburgring Superleague Formula round

The 2010 Nürburgring Superleague Formula round was a Superleague Formula round held on June 27, 2010, at the Nürburgring circuit, Nürburg, Germany.

2011 German Grand Prix

The 2011 German Grand Prix, formally the Formula 1 Großer Preis Santander von Deutschland 2011, was a Formula One motor race that was held on 24 July 2011, at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany.

Arno Klasen

Arno Klasen (born 1967 in Karlshausen, Germany) is a German racecar driver best known for his long career in VLN endurance racing series on the Nürburgring.

Auteg Motorsport

Auteg Motorsport is a motorsport storage, servicing and track car rental company specifically targeted towards drivers of the Nürburgring.

Auteg Motorsport is currently based 400 meters from the Nürburgring entrance in Nürburg and still has its administrational offices in Reading UK.

BMW 328

The 328 was introduced at the Eifelrennen race at the Nurburgring in 1936, where Ernst Henne drove it to win the 2.0 litre class.

Erwin Bauer

His sole race in the Formula One World Championship came in 1953 at the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring.

Ferrari 315 S

The 315s did not score victories in the following races of the World Sportscar Championship (24 Hours of Le Mans and Nürburgring), although the retirement of the Maseratis in Venezuela granted Ferrari the overall victory.

Harald Grohs

1975 Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft (DRM) for BMW for Team Faltz, first wins, but also a bad crash on the Nürburgring, wins 9 Hours of Kyalami with Jody Scheckter

High Eifel

Nürburg Castle and the famous Nürburgring racing track are located in the northwest of the area.

Horst von Saurma

In 2004, Saurma set the Nürburgring lap record for a production car by taking the Porsche Carrera GT around in 7 minutes 32 seconds.

Hubert Hahne

On the old and very long Nürburgring, Formula Two cars occasionally had their own race alongside the Formula One cars in the same events to fill the field, which provided other drivers like Kurt Ahrens, Jr., Gerhard Mitter and Dieter Quester the opportunity to enter the German Grand Prix.

Lotus 18

He then won at the fearsome Nürburgring in changeable weather, while Innes Ireland took a third win in the USA to help Lotus finish second in the constructors' championship in 1961.

Marc Sluszny

In 2005 he finished several 24 hours auto races, amongs others Daytona and Nürburgring.

McLaren C8

He retired from the first and third rounds of the Interserie, held at AVUS and the Nürburgring, and he missed several races altogether, before retiring in the Siegerland and the Nürburgring rounds.

MK-Motorsport

MK-Motorsport was engaged as a team: 3rd total rank at the 24 hours race at Nürburgring out of 200 participants, sole victory of a completely private team against the work teams of BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Opel and Ford in the DTM.

Motorsport Arena Oschersleben

Opened on 25 July 1997 as Motopark Oschersleben, it was Germany's third permanent racecourse, after Nürburgring and Hockenheimring.

Opel Performance Center

since 2011 Opel Corsa D OPC Nürburgring Edition - a version of the Opel Corsa D three-door hatchback which has a 1.6-liter turbo engine with 155 kW (210 hp).

Schottenring

After Nürburgring, Schleizer Dreieck, Solituderennen and AVUS, it was one of Germany's oldest race tracks, inaugurated on 22 July 1925.


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