Circuit info
Nürburgring
Interesting facts
The old, 20-plus-kilometre Nürburgring Nordschleife earned the nickname 'Green Hell' from Jackie Stewart after he won the fog- and rain-soaked German Grand Prix there in 1968. In 1976, Niki Lauda's Ferrari burst into flames in a crash near the Bergwerk corner; he narrowly survived, and the accident was the final straw, Formula 1 never returned to the old, long lap, because rescue crews simply couldn't reach a crash site fast enough on a circuit that size. The modern GP-Strecke opened on 12 May 1984 with an exhibition race in which several former world champions drove identical Mercedes 190E road cars. Between 1995 and 2006 the venue hosted a second German race deliberately not branded the 'German Grand Prix,' that name stayed with Hockenheim, instead running as the 'European Grand Prix,' and in 1997-98 even as the 'Luxembourg Grand Prix,' purely as a naming workaround. In 2012 the circuit's operating company collapsed under nearly €400 million of debt, forcing the state of Rhineland-Palatinate to step in with a bailout guarantee before the track was sold in 2014 for €77 million. The 2020 Eifel Grand Prix brought Formula 1 back to the venue after a seven-year gap, added purely as an emergency addition to the pandemic-scrambled calendar; Lewis Hamilton won, equalling Michael Schumacher's all-time record of 91 victories. You'll find it in Nürburg, Germany. On the calendar since 1951, this circuit has hosted 41 races, the latest in 2020. Alberto Ascari took the inaugural win here in 1951. Lewis Hamilton won here most recently, in 2020. The most successful driver at this circuit is Michael Schumacher, with 5 wins. Ferrari is the dominant constructor at this circuit, with 14 wins. Max Verstappen set the fastest lap here, 1:28.139 (Red Bull, 2020).