F1 Nurburgring Track

The modern circuit utilises the start finish straight of the old sudschleife track before the drivers then tackle the tight right hander at turn 1 haug haken and go on an enjoyable high speed plunge down to the dunlop kehre hairpin.

F1 nurburgring track. The mountains have got a nod with the race this year given the moniker of the eifel grand prix. The 208 km long track was used as formula 1 circuit for 22 seasons. To attract formula 1 back to the eifel the then 45 kilometre grand prix track was built between 1981 and 1984 and was extended in 2001 by the mercedes arena section to its present length of 5148 kilometres. But this track now.

But nurburgring has been known as the german luxembourg and even the european grand prix in the past. Phil hill was the first to beat the 9 minutes mark in 1961. One track multiple grands prix the nurburgring is located in the heart of the eifel mountains close to the city of cologne. Today the circuit is between 10 and 25 m wide featuring seven left and ten right turns as well as large run off zones and gravel beds.

Based in the town of nurburg rhineland palatinate germany the nurburgring has a rich history in formula 1 having first hosted a grands prix on its current layout in 2002. From 9 to 11 october the elite class of motorsport will be holding the formula 1 aramco eifel grand prix in front of up to 20000 spectators.