Editing Nürburgring

{{short description|Race track in Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany}}
{{redirect|The Green Hell|other uses|Green Hell (disambiguation)}}
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{{Tone|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox motorsport venue
|Name           = Nürburgring
|Location       = [[Nürburg]], Germany
|Coordinates    = {{Coord|50|20|08|N|6|56|51|E|type:landmark}}
|Time           = [[Central European Time|CET]] (UTC+1)<br />[[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[Daylight saving time|DST]])
|Logo           = [[File:Nurburgring.svg|230px]]
|Image          = [[File:Nurburgringcircuits.jpg|230px]]<br />[[File:Nürburgring - Grand-Prix Stecke.svg|230px]]<br />Configuration for GP-Strecke (2002–present)<br />[[File:Circuit Nürburgring-2002-vs-1927.svg|230px]]<br />Configuration for 24 Hours Circuit – Combined GP Circuit without Mercedes-Arena (2002–present)
|FIAGrade       = {{Unbulleted list|1 (GP)|2 (3 layouts)|3 (combined)|6R (Rallycross)}}
|Events         = {{plainlist|'''Current:'''
* '''[[GT World Challenge Europe]]''' (2014–2016, 2019–2021, 2023–present)
* '''[[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|DTM]]''' (2000–present)
* '''[[Nürburgring 24 Hours]]''' (1970–present)
* '''[[Nürburgring Langstrecken Serie|NLS]]''' (1977–present)
* '''[[European Truck Racing Championship]]''' ''ADAC Truck-Grand-Prix'' (1986–2019, 2022–present)
}}
{{plainlist|'''Former:'''
* [[Formula One]]
* ''[[German Grand Prix]]'' (intermittently, 1951–2013)
* ''[[European Grand Prix]]'' (1984, 1995–1996, 1999–2007)
* ''[[Luxembourg Grand Prix]]'' (1997–1998)
* ''[[Eifel Grand Prix]]'' (2020)
* [[FIA World Endurance Championship|FIA WEC]]<br />''[[1000km Nürburgring|6 Hours of Nürburgring]]'' (2015–2017)
* [[FIA World Rallycross Championship]]<br />''[[World RX of Germany]]'' (2021–2022)
* [[World Touring Car Cup|WTCR]]<br />''[[FIA WTCR Race of Germany|Race of Germany]]'' (2015–2022)
* [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing]]<br />[[German motorcycle Grand Prix]] (intermittently, 1955–1997)
* [[Superbike World Championship|World SBK]] (1998–1999, 2008–2013)
* [[FIM Endurance World Championship|FIM EWC]] (1977–1985, 2001)
* [[European Le Mans Series|ELMS]] ''[[1000km Nürburgring]]'' (2004–2009)
* [[FIA GT Championship|FIA GT]] (1997, 2001)
* [[World Sportscar Championship]] (1953, 1956–1984, 1986–1991)
}}
|Capacity       = 150,000
|Layout1        = GP-Strecke (2001–present)
|Surface        = Asphalt
|Length_km      = 5.1480
|Length_mi      = 3.199
|Turns          = 15
|Record_time    = <!-- lap records are set during races only. qualifying, practice or testing laps do not count -->1:28.139
|Record_driver  = {{flagicon|NLD}} [[Max Verstappen]]
|Record_car     = [[Red Bull Racing RB16]]
|Record_year    = [[2020 Eifel Grand Prix|2020]]
|Record_class   = [[Formula One|F1]]
|Layout2        = Sprint Circuit (2002–present)
|Surface2       = Asphalt
|Length_km2     = 3.629
|Length_mi2     = 2.255
|Turns2         = 12<ref>{{cite web |title=Nürburgring Information - ETRC |url=http://www.fiaetrc.com/event/85/nurburgring |access-date=1 May 2022 |archive-date=20 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120155450/http://fiaetrc.com/event/85/nurburgring |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|Record_time2   = 1:19.322
|Record_driver2 = {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kimiya Sato]]
|Record_car2    = [[Lola B05/52]]
|Record_year2   = [[2014 Auto GP Series|2014]]
|Record_class2  = [[Auto GP]]
|Layout3        = Oldtimer Circuit (2002–present)
|Surface3       = Asphalt
|Length_km3     = 4.569
|Length_mi3     = 2.839
|Turns3         = 12
|Record_time3   = 1:36.325
|Record_driver3 = {{flagicon|GBR}} Martin Stretton
|Record_car3    = [[Tyrrell 012]]
|Record_year3   = [[FIA Masters Historic Formula One Championship#2018 Calendar|2018]]
|Record_class3  = [[Formula One|F1]]
|Layout4        = 24 Hours Circuit – Combined GP Circuit without Mercedes-Arena<br />(2002–present)
|Surface4       = Asphalt/concrete
|Length_km4     = 25.378
|Length_mi4     = 15.770
|Turns4         = 170
|Record_time4   = 8:08.006
|Record_driver4 = {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Daniel Keilwitz]]
|Record_car4    = [[Ferrari 296 GTB#296 GT3|Ferrari 296 GT3]]
|Record_year4   = [[2023 24 Hours of Nürburgring|2023]]
|Record_class4  = [[Group GT3|GT3]]
|Layout5        = {{lang|de|Nordschleife}} (1983–present)
|Surface5       = Asphalt/concrete
|Length_km5     = 20.832
|Length_mi5     = 12.944
|Turns5         = 154
|Banking5       = 
|Record_time5   = 6:25.91                                     <!-- Please do not change this to Timo   -->
|Record_driver5 = {{flagicon|BRD}} [[Stefan Bellof]] <!-- Bernhard's time in the Porsche 919. -->
|Record_car5    = [[Porsche 956]]                             <!-- These fields are for the fastest    -->
|Record_year5   = [[1983 1000 km of Nürburgring|1983]]        <!-- lap set DURING A RACE, which        -->
|Record_class5  = [[Group C]]                                 <!-- Bernhard's time was not.            -->
|Layout6        = GP-Strecke with F1 Chicane (1995–2001)
|Surface6       = Asphalt
|Length_km6     = 4.556
|Length_mi6     = 2.831
|Turns6         = 12
|Record_time6   = 1:18.354
|Record_driver6 = {{flagicon|COL}} [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
|Record_car6    = [[Williams FW23]]
|Record_year6   = [[2001 European Grand Prix|2001]]
|Record_class6  = [[Formula One|F1]]
|Layout7        = GP-Strecke without F1 Chicane (1984–2001)
|Surface7       = Asphalt
|Length_km7     = 4.542
|Length_mi7     = 2.822
|Turns7         = 12
|Record_time7   = 1:21.533
|Record_driver7 = {{flagicon|ITA|1946}} [[Teo Fabi]]
|Record_car7    = [[Jaguar XJR-14]]
|Record_year7   = [[1991 430 km of Nürburgring|1991]]
|Record_class7  = [[Group C|C1]]
|Layout8        = {{lang|de|Nordschleife}} (1971–1982)
|Surface8       = Asphalt/concrete
|Length_km8     = 22.835
|Length_mi8     = 14.189
|Turns8         = 160
|Record_time8   = 7:06.4
|Record_driver8 = {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Clay Regazzoni]]
|Record_car8    = [[Ferrari 312T]]
|Record_year8   = [[1975 German Grand Prix|1975]]
|Record_class8  = [[Formula One|F1]]
|Layout9        = {{lang|de|Nordschleife}} (1967–1970)
|Surface9       = Asphalt/concrete
|Length_km9     = 22.835
|Length_mi9     = 14.189
|Turns9         = 160
|Record_time9   = 7:40.800
|Record_driver9 = {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jacky Ickx]]
|Record_car9    = [[Brabham BT26A]]
|Record_year9   = [[1969 German Grand Prix|1969]]
|Record_class9  = [[Formula One|F1]]
|Layout10       = {{lang|de|Nordschleife}} (1927–1966)
|Surface10      = Asphalt
|Length_km10    = 22.800
|Length_mi10    = 14.167
|Turns10        = 160
|Record_time10  = 8:24.1
|Record_driver10= {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jim Clark]]
|Record_car10   = [[Lotus 33]]
|Record_year10  = [[1965 German Grand Prix|1965]]
|Record_class10 = [[Formula One|F1]]
|Layout11       = {{lang|de|Südschleife}} (1927–1982)
|Surface11      = Asphalt
|Length_km11    = 7.747
|Length_mi11    = 4.814
|Turns11        = 27
|Record_time11  = 2:38.6
|Record_driver11= {{flagicon|BRD}} [[Helmut Kelleners]]
|Record_car11   = [[March 707]]
|Record_year11  = 1970
|Record_class11 = [[Group 7 (motorsport)#Group 7 two-seater racing cars (1966 to 1975)|Group 7]]
|Layout12       = {{lang|de|Gesamtstrecke}} (1927–1982)
|Surface12      = Asphalt
|Length_km12    = 28.265
|Length_mi12    = 17.563
|Turns12        = 187
|Record_time12  = 15:06.1
|Record_driver12= {{flagicon|MON}} [[Louis Chiron]]
|Record_car12   = [[Bugatti Type 35#Type 35C|Bugatti Type35C]]
|Record_year12  = [[1929 German Grand Prix|1929]]
|Record_class12 = [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]]
|}}

[[File:Nürburg 11010027.jpg|thumb|right|Tower of [[Nürburg Castle]]]]
The '''{{lang|de|italic=no|Nürburgring}}''' ({{IPA|de|ˈnyːɐ̯bʊʁkˌʁɪŋ|-|de-Nürburgring.ogg}}) is a 150,000-person capacity [[motorsport]]s complex located in the town of [[Nürburg]], [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], [[Germany]]. It features a [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] race track built in 1984, and a long {{lang|de|Nordschleife}} configuration,{{efn|{{lit|North loop}}|name=Nord}} built in the 1920s, around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg in the [[Eifel]] mountains. The north loop is {{convert|20.830|km|mi|abbr=on}} long and contains more than {{convert|300|m|ft|-2|abbr=off}} of elevation change from its lowest to highest points. Scottish racing driver [[Jackie Stewart]] nicknamed the track "'''the Green Hell'''".<ref>{{cite web |title=McLaren Formula 1 – Heritage – Welcome to the Green Hell |url=http://www.mclaren.com/formula1/heritage/tracks/welcome-green-hell/ |work=[[McLaren]]|access-date=17 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322000422/https://www.mclaren.com/racing/heritage/|archive-date=22 March 2023|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Originally, the track featured four configurations, namely the {{convert|28.265|km|mi|abbr=on|adj=on}}-long {{lang|de|Gesamtstrecke}},{{efn|{{lit|Whole course}}}} which in turn consisted of the {{convert|22.835|km|mi|abbr=on|adj=on}} {{lang|de|Nordschleife}},{{efn|name=Nord}} and the {{convert|7.747|km|mi|abbr=on}} {{lang|de|italic=yes|Südschleife}}.{{efn|{{lit|South loop}}}} There was also a {{convert|2.281|km|mi|abbr=on}} warm-up loop called {{lang|de|Zielschleife}},{{efn|{{lit|Finish loop}}}} or {{lang|de|Betonschleife}},{{efn|{{lit|Concrete loop}}}} around the [[Pit stop|pit]] area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/racingcircuits/Germany/NurburgringBetonschliefe.html |title=Maps of Nürburgring configurations |publisher=The Fast Lane |date=30 August 2005 |access-date=7 July 2013}}</ref> Between 1982 and 1983, the start–finish area was demolished to create a new {{lang|de|GP-Strecke}},{{efn|{{lit|[[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] course}}}} which is now used for all major and international racing events. However, the shortened {{lang|de|Nordschleife}} is still in use for racing, testing and public access.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TOURIST DRIVES |url=https://www.nuerburgring.de/driving/touristdrives?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0Oq2BhCCARIsAA5hubUlnEMuXgYtDwlHAXzg7gz9jTp6-crlGmZQgP_A4GiZKL_-tJ5iV8kaAuPBEALw_wcB |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=www.nuerburgring.de |language=en}}</ref>

Prior to [[World War II]], the Nürburgring hosted 13 editions of the [[German Grand Prix]] from [[1927 German Grand Prix|1927]] to [[1939 German Grand Prix|1939]]. In [[Formula One]], it has hosted 42 [[Formula One Grands Prix|Grands Prix]], including the German, [[European Grand Prix|European]], [[Luxembourg Grand Prix|Luxembourg]], and [[Eifel Grand Prix|Eifel]] Grands Prix; [[Michael Schumacher]] achieved the most victories at the Nürburgring, winning on five occasions between [[1995 European Grand Prix|1995]] and [[2006 European Grand Prix|2006]].<ref>https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/formula-1-drivers-with-the-most-wins-at-a-single-circuit/10635579/</ref> The venue presently hosts several national [[Grand tourer|GT]] events, including the [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters]].

==History==
=== 1925–1939: The beginning of the "''Nürburg-Ring''"===
In 1904, the Gordon Bennett Trophy was held on the twice-run Taunus circuit, a circuit made up of public roads starting between the towns of [[Wehrheim]], [[Limburg an der Lahn|Limburg]] and [[Saalburg]], just north of [[Frankfurt]] that was {{convert|126|km|mi|abbr=on}} long. In 1907, the Taunus circuit was re-routed and shortened to {{convert|117|km|mi|abbr=on}}, and it was used one more time for the first [[Eifelrennen]] race, which was won by Italian racer [[Felice Nazzaro]]. In the early 1920s, [[ADAC]] Eifelrennen races were held on the twisty {{convert|33.2|km|mi|abbr=on}} [[Nideggen]] public road circuit near [[Cologne]] and [[Bonn]]. Around 1925, the construction of a dedicated race track was proposed just south of the Nideggen circuit around the ancient castle of the town of [[Nürburg]], following the examples of Italy's [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Monza]] and Targa Florio courses, and [[Berlin]]'s [[AVUS]], yet with a different character. The layout of the circuit in the mountains was similar to the [[Targa Florio]] event, one of the most important motor races at that time. The original Nürburgring was to be a showcase for [[German automotive engineering]] and racing talent. Construction of the track, designed by the ''Eichler Architekturbüro'' from [[Ravensburg]] (led by architect Gustav Eichler), began in September 1925.{{fact|date=June 2024}}

The track was completed in spring 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.evo.co.uk/features/features/236701/birth_of_an_icon_1927_the_nrburgring.html|title=Birth of an icon: 1927: The Nürburgring|last=Eveleigh|first=Ian|date=27 July 2009|website=evo: The Thrill of Driving|access-date=19 July 2019}}</ref> The entire track consisted of 174 bends (prior to 1971 changes), and averaged {{convert|8|to|9|m|yd}} in width. The fastest time ever around the full ''Gesamtstrecke'' was by [[Louis Chiron]], at an average speed of {{cvt|112.31|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} in his [[Bugatti]].{{fact|date=June 2024}}

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]].{{fact|date=June 2024}}

===1947–1970: "The Green Hell"===
{{anchor|Green Hell|The Green Hell|Grüne Hölle|Die Grüne Hölle|Grune Holle|Die Grune Holle|Gruene Hoelle|Die Gruene Hoelle}}
[[File:German Grand Prix at Nürburgring sign from 1964.jpg|thumb|Nürburgring circuit map, taken at the [[1964 German Grand Prix]]; the legend advises "No driving in the Eifel (mountains) without a lap on the Nürburgring".]]
[[File:Circuit Nürburgring-1967-Nordschleife.svg|thumb|right|The ''Nordschleife'' from 1927 to 1982, with small changes made in 1967 and 1971]]

After [[World War II]], racing resumed in 1947, and in 1951, the ''Nordschleife'' of the Nürburgring again became the main venue for the [[German Grand Prix]] as part of the [[Formula One]] World Championship (with the exception of 1959, when it was held on the [[AVUS]] in [[Berlin]]). A new group of ''Ringmeister'' arose to dominate the race – [[Alberto Ascari]], [[Juan Manuel Fangio]], [[Stirling Moss]], [[Jim Clark]], [[John Surtees]], [[Jackie Stewart]] and [[Jacky Ickx]].

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 {{convert|7.747|km|mi|abbr=on}} ''Südschleife'', but the [[Hockenheimring]] and the [[Solituderennen|Solitudering]] were the main sites for [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing]].

In 1953, the ADAC [[1000 km Nürburgring]] race was introduced, an [[Endurance racing (motorsport)|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 {{convert|25|m|yd|abbr=on}} longer. Even this change, however, was not enough to keep Stewart from nicknaming it "The Green Hell" ({{langx|de|Die Grüne Hölle}}) 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 [[Circuit Zandvoort|Zandvoort]], the F1 drivers decided at the [[1970 French Grand Prix|French Grand Prix]] to boycott the Nürburgring unless major changes were made, as they had done at [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|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.

===1971–1983: Changes===
[[File:Map of Nurburg.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Relative location of the Nürburgring (around Nürburg, not to scale)]]
In accordance with the demands of the F1 drivers, the ''Nordschleife'' was reconstructed by taking out some bumps, smoothing out some sudden jumps (particularly at Brünnchen), and installing [[Traffic barrier|Armco]] safety barriers. The track was made straighter, following the race line, which reduced the number of corners. The [[German GP]] could be hosted at the Nürburgring again, and was for another six years from 1971 to 1976.

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 {{convert|22|km|mi|abbr=on}}, 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 [[1976 German Grand Prix|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 {{convert|22.835|km|mi|abbr=on|adj=on}} ''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 "[[Deutscher Motor Sport Bund|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 {{convert|4.556|km|mi|abbr=on}}-long new circuit, which was built on and around the old pit area.

At the same time, a bypass shortened the ''Nordschleife'' to {{convert|20.832|km|mi|abbr=on}}, 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 {{convert|20.832|km|mi|abbr=on}} ''Nordschleife'' in his [[Porsche 956]], or {{convert|199.8|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} 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 {{convert|233.8|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} 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.<ref>[http://www.vintage-nuerburgring.de Vintage Nürburgring] ''vintage-nuerburgring.de.'' Retrieved 18 October 2007.</ref>

===1984: New Grand Prix track===
[[File:Circuit Nürburgring-1995-GP.svg|thumb|The 'GP Strecke' circuit layout in 1985]]
[[File:Circuit Nürburgring-2002-vs-1927.svg|thumb|Complete distance of 2002 in comparison with the track of 1927]]
[[File:Nürburgring Luftaufnahme 2004.jpg|thumb|Aerial photograph of GP-Strecke]]
The new track was completed in 1984 and named ''GP-Strecke'' ({{langx|de|Großer Preis-Strecke}}: literally, "''Grand Prix Course''"). It was built to meet the highest safety standards. However, it was considered in character a mere shadow of its older sibling. Some fans, who had to sit much farther away from the track, called it ''Eifelring'', ''[[Ersatz]]ring'', ''[[Alliance '90/The Greens|Grüne]]ring'' or similar nicknames, believing it did not deserve to be called Nürburgring. Like many circuits of the time, it offered few overtaking opportunities.

Prior to the [[2013 German Grand Prix]] both [[Mark Webber (racing driver)|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."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ausringers.com/2013/07/07/some-love-for-the-grand-prix-circuit.html|title=Some love for the Grand Prix circuit|publisher=AUSringers.com|access-date=7 July 2013}}</ref>

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 190|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 (racing driver)|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 (racing driver)|John Watson]]. [Drivers marked with * won the Formula 1 World Championship subsequent to the race]. 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pistonheads.com/news/24769.htm|title=Result list of the Nürburgring Mercedes 190 exhibition race of 12 May 1984|publisher=PistonHeads.com|access-date=11 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616182045/http://www.pistonheads.com/news/24769.htm|archive-date=16 June 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=1984CelebRace_print>{{cite book |title=Rallye Racing June 1984 |publisher=Rallye Racing }}</ref> There were nine former and two future Formula 1 World Champions competing, in a field of 20 cars with 16 Formula 1 drivers; the other four were local drivers: [[Klaus Ludwig]], [[Manfred Schurti]], [[Udo Schütz]] and [[Hans Herrmann]].

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]], [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|DTM]], motorcycles, and newer types of events, like [[truck racing]], [[Historic motorsport|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|Haug-Hook]]"), 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 {{convert|4.556|to|5.148|km|mi|abbr=on}}, while at the same time, the Hockenheimring was shortened from {{convert|6.823|to|4.574|km|mi|abbr=on}}.

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;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/german-promoter-not-willing-to-pay-f1-hosting-fee-ecclestone/a-18294624-0|title=German promoter 'not willing to pay F1 hosting fee': Ecclestone|publisher=Reuters|date=6 March 2015|website=Deutsche Welle|access-date=19 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jalopnik.com/nurburgring-willing-to-lose-money-to-host-the-f1-german-1688060056|title=Nürburgring Willing To Lose Money To Host The F1 German Grand Prix|last=Schrader|first=Stef|date=25 February 2015|website=Jalopnik|access-date=19 July 2019}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=November 2011}} starting with the [[2007 Formula One season]], Hockenheim and Nürburgring alternated in hosting the German GP.
[[File:Nurburgring mercedes.jpg|thumb|Rain clouds gather over the ''Ring'' during the [[2011 German Grand Prix]].]]
In Formula One, [[Ralf Schumacher]] collided with his teammate [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] and his brother at the start of the [[1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix|1997]] race which was won by [[Jacques Villeneuve]]. In [[1999 European Grand Prix|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 [[2005 European Grand Prix|the race]], when his suspension gave way after being rattled lap after lap by a [[flat spot|flat-spotted]] tyre that was not changed due to the short-lived [[history of Formula One regulations#2000s|'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]]).

===Alternation with Hockenheim===
{{See also|Hockenheimring}}
In [[F1 2007|2007]], the [[FIA]] announced that [[Hockenheimring]] and Nürburgring would alternate with the [[German Grand Prix]] with Nürburgring hosting in [[F1 2007|2007]]. Due to name-licensing problems, it was held as the [[2007 European Grand Prix|European Grand Prix]] that year. In 2014, the new owners of the Nürburgring were unable to secure a deal to continue hosting the German Grand Prix in the odd-numbered years, so the 2015 and 2017 German Grands Prix were cancelled.
[[File:Panorama Nürburgring Haupteingang 2010.jpg|thumb|center|upright=2.4|Panorama main entrance of Nürburgring]]

===Return of Formula One===
In July 2020, it was announced that after seven years, the race track would be an official [[Formula One]] Grand Prix with the event taking place from 9 to 11 October 2020. This race was called the [[Eifel Grand Prix]] in honour of the nearby mountain range, meaning the venue held a Grand Prix under a fourth different name having hosted races under the [[German Grand Prix|German]], [[European Grand Prix|European]] and [[Luxembourg Grand Prix|Luxembourg Grands Prix]] titles previously.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nuerburgring.de/en/news/artikel/formula-1-grosser-preis-der-eifel-startet-auf-dem-nuerburgring.html |title=FORMULA 1 ARAMCO EIFEL GRAND PRIX STARTS AT THE NÜRBURGRING |website=Nuerburgring |date=24 July 2020 |access-date=24 July 2020}}</ref> That race was won by [[Lewis Hamilton]], who equalled [[Michael Schumacher]]'s record of wins.

===Fatal accidents===
{{main|List of Nürburgring fatalities}}
While it is unusual for deaths to occur during sanctioned races, there are many accidents and several deaths each year during public sessions. It is common for the track to be closed several times a day for cleanup, repair, and medical intervention. While track management does not publish any official figures, several regular visitors to the track have used police reports to estimate the number of fatalities as between 3 and 12 in a full year.<ref name=LovejoyWarning>{{cite web |url=http://www.nurburgring.org.uk/warning.php |title=Nürburgring Warning |publisher=Ben Lovejoy |access-date=9 July 2008}}</ref> [[Jeremy Clarkson]] noted in ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]'' in 2004 that "over the years this track has claimed over 200 lives".<ref>''Top Gear'' series 5, episode 5</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=May 2023}}

==Racing==
{{Missing information|the GP-Strecke|date=May 2023}}
===''Nordschleife'' racing today===
Several touring car series still compete on the ''Nordschleife'', using either only the simple {{convert|20.830|km|mi|abbr=on}} version with its separate small pit lane, or a combined {{convert|25.378|km|mi|abbr=on}}-long track that uses a part of the original modern F1 track (without the Mercedes Arena section, which is often used for support pits) plus its huge pit facilities. Entry-level competition requires a regularity test ([[Gleichmäßigkeitsprüfung|GLP]]) for street-legal cars. Two racing series ([[Rundstrecken Challenge Nürburgring|RCN/CHC]] and [[VLN]]) compete on 15 Saturdays each year, for several hours.

The annual highlight is the [[24 Hours Nürburgring]] weekend, held usually in mid-May, featuring 220 cars – from small {{convert|100|hp|abbr=on}} cars to {{convert|700|hp|abbr=on}} Turbo [[Porsche]] cars or {{convert|500|hp|abbr=on}} factory race cars built by [[BMW]], [[Opel]], [[Audi]], and [[Mercedes-Benz]], over 700 drivers (amateurs and professionals), and up to 290,000 spectators.

[[File:Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 VLN 8 2010.JPG|thumb|Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 racing at the Nürburgring Nordschleife VLN Race 8, 2010]]

As of [[2015 World Touring Car Championship season|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ausringers.com/2008/02/09/nick-heidfeld-drives-nordschleife-part-1.html|title=Nick Heidfeld drives the Nordschleife – part 1|publisher=AUSringers.com|access-date=7 July 2013}}</ref> 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''{{'s}} 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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ausringers.com/2013/05/29/video-mercedes-f1-w02-around-the-nordschleife.html|title=VIDEO: Mercedes F1 W02 around the Nordschleife|publisher=AUSringers.com|access-date=7 July 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ausringers.com/2013/05/21/video-mercedes-benz-f1-w02-on-the-nordschleife.html|title=VIDEO: Mercedes-Benz F1 W02 on the Nordschleife|publisher=AUSringers.com|access-date=7 July 2013}}</ref>

==Public access==
===''Nordschleife''===
Since its opening in 1927, the track has been used by the public for the so-called ''Touristenfahrten'': anyone with a road-legal car or motorcycle, as well as tour buses, motor homes, or cars with trailers, are able to access the Nordschleife. It is open every day from mid-March through mid-November, except when racing takes place. The track is not open to the public during the winter, when construction work is ongoing or in the event of bad weather. Passing on the right is prohibited, and some sections have speed limits; the normal traffic rules (StVO in German) apply also here.

[[File:Nurburgring lap.jpg|thumb|''Nordschleife'' is often open to the public. Three [[Caterham Cars|Caterhams]] are entering Brünnchen, a spectator vantage point.]]
[[File:Porsche GT3 RS at Nuerburgring.jpg|thumb|[[Porsche 911 GT3|Porsche GT3 RS]] approaching Adenauer Forst, a blind [[chicane]] on the ''Nordschleife'']]
[[File:Victim of Nordschleife accident.jpg|thumb|Crashed [[BMW M Coupe|BMW Z3 M coupé]] on the recovery truck]]
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 {{convert|20.832|km|mi|abbr=on}} ''Nordschleife'', which bypasses the modern ''GP-Strecke'', as they are required to slow down and pass through a {{convert|200|m|yd|-1|adj=on}} "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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bridgetogantry.com/ |title=Bridge-to-Gantry. Retrieved 2013-04-15 |publisher=Bridgetogantry.com |access-date=7 July 2013}}</ref> However, the track's general conditions state that any form of racing, including speed record attempts, is forbidden.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nuerburgring.de/fileadmin/2011/Nordschleife/in-2797_Fahrordnung_Touristen_GB.pdf|title=General conditions for driving on the Nordschleife}}</ref> 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<ref>[http://www.agtlaw.co.uk/nurburgring_insurance.html Andrew Thompson and Co.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114004739/http://www.agtlaw.co.uk/nurburgring_insurance.html |date=14 November 2013 }} on Nordschleife insurance</ref> or are not covered at all.<ref>[http://www.admiral.com/policyDocs/AD116%20_policybook_0110.pdf 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 [...]"</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/TheBongardClub|title=The Bongard Club|website=www.facebook.com}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nuerburgring.de/fileadmin/Touristenfahrten/2015/cNG-Driving_regulations_EN.pdf |title=Driving regulations |date=2015 |website=www.nuerburgring.de}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-20 |title=A focus on safety – revamped program for motorcyclists {{!}} Nürburgring |url=https://www.nuerburgring.de/news/sicherheit-im-fokus-angebot-fuer-motorradfahrer-auf-dem-nuerburgring-neu-aufgestellt |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250220172616/https://www.nuerburgring.de/news/sicherheit-im-fokus-angebot-fuer-motorradfahrer-auf-dem-nuerburgring-neu-aufgestellt |archive-date=2025-02-20 |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=www.nuerburgring.de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=White |first=Emmet |date=20 February 2025 |title=The Nürburgring Has Banned Motorcycles from Nordschleife Tourist Laps |url=https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a63853013/nurburgring-bans-motorcycles-nordschleife-laps/ |magazine=[[Road & Track]] |publisher=[[Hearst Magazines]] |issn=0035-7189}}</ref>

==={{lang|de|Südschleife}}===
The entire Nürburgring {{lang|de|Gesamtstrecke}} was open to the public from its initial opening. At several points around the circuit there were [[Frontage road|access roads]] and [[Toll road|toll]] points from which drivers and riders could begin or end a drive. The {{lang|de|Südschleife}} had one of these at the bottom of the uphill stretch near {{lang|de|italic=no|Müllenbach}}.

==Commercial aspects==
===Production car testing===
{{anchor|Industry pool}}
{{further|List of Nürburgring Nordschleife lap times}}
For decades, automotive media outlets and manufacturers have used [[Nordschleife lap times|lap times on the Nordschleife]] as a standard to measure the performance of production vehicles. A car's time on the circuit is commonly used as a benchmark for its overall performance, and cars from disparate marques or time periods may be directly compared via their lap times. Since 2019, two times have been recorded: one for the whole length of the track, and another for a traditional, slightly truncated layout. Nordschleife test cars are piloted by experienced test drivers with intricate knowledge of the circuit, and are often variants specially prepared for circuit racing, as is the case with the [[Lexus LFA]]'s "Nürburgring package".<ref name="Braun 2013">{{cite web |last=Braun |first=Peter |title=The Nurburgring – Bad for the performance and bad for the car industry |website=Digital Trends |date=3 November 2013 |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/nurburgring-might-best-track-world-also-bad-car/ |access-date=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref name="Stumpf 2021">{{cite web |last=Stumpf |first=Rob |title=Here's Why Automakers Are Publishing Two Different Nurburgring Times |website=The Drive |date=19 February 2021 |url=https://www.thedrive.com/news/39336/heres-why-automakers-are-publishing-two-different-nurburgring-times |access-date=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref name="Fallah 2017">{{cite web |last=Fallah |first=Alborz |title=Nurburgring lap times are now meaningless |website=Drive |date=23 March 2017 |url=https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/nurburgring-lap-times-are-now-meaningless/ |access-date=31 May 2023}}</ref>

For sixteen weeks per year, the "industry pool" ({{lang|de|Industrie-Pool}}) rents exclusive daytime use of the track for automotive development and endurance testing.<ref name="autoweek-20150917">{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Autoweek]]|url=https://autoweek.com/article/car-news/nurburgring-be-all-end-all-auto-manufacturer-testing|title=Nürburgring is the be-all end-all for auto-manufacturer testing|date=17 September 2015|quote=loose partnership called the Industry Pool, comprising 30 OEMs, nine tire manufacturers, five parts suppliers, and four associations. … rent the {{abbr|'Ring|Nürburgring}} four days a week, 16 weeks a year (normally two weeks a month between April and October). On those days, the track belongs exclusively to pool members from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. … pool members use Top Line Development, a service that provides drivers for durability testing}}</ref> {{As of|2017}} the industry pool consisted of approximately 30 car manufacturers, associations, and component suppliers.<ref name="autoweek-20150917"/>  By 2019, the track was being rented by the industry pool for 18 weeks per year.<ref name="haupt-20190826">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/sportwagen/rekorde-nuerburgring-nordschleife/|magazine=[[Auto motor und sport]]|title=Marketing-Turbo für den Porsche Taycan|trans-title=Marketing Turbo for the Porsche Taycan|first=Andreas|last=Haupt|date=26 August 2019|language=de|quote=Zusammen im Industrie-Pool für 18 Wochen im Jahr.}}</ref>

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.<ref name="Braun 2013" /> Former ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]'' host [[James May]], who is known for his open dislike of testing run on the track,<ref name="Perkins 2016"> {{cite web |last=Perkins |first=Chris |title=Why Cars Developed at the Nurburgring Are Good On the Road |website=Road & Track |date=24 August 2016 |url=https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/videos/a30524/nurburgring-developed-cars-good-on-road/ |access-date=31 May 2023}} </ref><ref name="Enright 2019"> {{cite web |last=Enright |first=Andy |title=Does the Nürburgring really ruin road cars? |website=WhichCar |date=21 May 2019 |url=https://www.whichcar.com.au/opinion/does-the-nrburgring-really-ruin-road-cars |access-date=31 May 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|last=May|first=James|title=Why the 'Ring?|website=Top Gear Blog|url=http://www.topgear.com/us/blog/more/why-the-ring/|date=11 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614055912/http://www.topgear.com/us/blog/more/why-the-ring/?|archive-date=14 June 2009}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Fallah 2017" /><ref name="Resnicj 2017"> {{cite web |last=Resnicj |first=Jim |title=Fast and Loose: There's No Oversight for Nurburgring Lap-Time Claims |website=Car and Driver |date=20 October 2017 |url=https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a15339306/fast-and-loose-theres-no-oversight-for-nurburgring-lap-time-claims/ |access-date=31 May 2023}} </ref>

===Television and games===
The TV series ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]'' sometimes used the ''Nordschleife'' for its challenges, often involving [[Sabine Schmitz]]. The first corner of the ''Nordschleife'' loop was renamed as the "Sabine-Schmitz-Kurve" in Schmitz's honor after she died of cancer in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cleeren|first=Filip|date=18 June 2021|title=Nordschleife corner named after late Nurburgring ace Schmitz|url=https://www.autosport.com/gt/news/nordschleife-corner-named-after-late-sabine-schmitz-/6581205/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Autosport |archive-date=18 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618094425/https://www.autosport.com/gt/news/nordschleife-corner-named-after-late-sabine-schmitz-/6581205/}}</ref> In addition, during series 17 (summer 2011) of ''Top Gear'', [[James May]] was very critical of the ride quality of cars whose development processes included testing on the ''Nordschleife'', saying that cars which were tested at Nordschleife got ruined.

Multiple layouts of the Nürburgring have been featured in video games, such as the [[Gran Turismo (series)|''Gran Turismo'' series]], the [[Forza Motorsport (series)|''Forza Motorsport'' series]], the [[Need for Speed: Shift|''Need for Speed: Shift'' series]], ''[[iRacing]]'' and ''[[Assetto Corsa]]''. ''[[Grand Prix Legends]]'', a historic racing simulator also included the Nürburgring on its roster of default Grand Prix tracks.

===Leisure development===
Other pastimes are hosted at the Nürburgring, such as the [[Rock am Ring]], Germany's biggest rock music festival, attracting close to 100,000 rock fans each year since 1985. Since 1978, the ''Nordschleife'' is also the venue of a major running event (''Nürburgring-Lauf/Run am Ring''). In 2003, a major bicycling event (''[[Rad am Ring]]'') was added and it became the multi-sports event ''Rad & Run am Ring''.

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etf.nl/nl/etf-ride-systems/news/?id=151&title=News&i=52|title=Nürburgring – Formula I racetrack|access-date=28 December 2012|publisher=ETF Group|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208232731/http://etf.nl/nl/etf-ride-systems/news/?id=151&title=News&i=52|archive-date=8 February 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rcdb.com/4161.htm|title=ring°racer at RCDB}}</ref>

===Ownership===
In 2012, the track was preparing to file for bankruptcy as a result of nearly $500 million in debts and the inability to secure financing.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Kable|first=Greg|title='Ring Wreck|journal=[[Autoweek]]|date=6 August 2012|volume=62|issue=16|page=6}}</ref> On 1 August 2012, the government of [[Rheinland-Pfalz]] guaranteed $312 million to allow the track to meet its debt obligations.<ref>{{cite journal|title=German state guarantees loan for Nürburgring|journal=[[Autoweek]]|date=1 August 2012|url=http://www.autoweek.com/article/20120801/f1/120809990|access-date=8 August 2012 |via=[[Associated Press]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804042132/http://www.autoweek.com/article/20120801/F1/120809990|archive-date=4 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2013, the Nürburgring was for sale for US$165 million (€127.3 million).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/18/nurburgring-for-sale-yours-for-only-165-million/|title=Race track up for sale|publisher=autoblog.com |date=18 February 2013 |access-date=18 February 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nürburgring for Sale|url=http://www.sharethenurburgring.com/#!take-the-pledge/c158d|access-date=26 March 2013|publisher=ShareTheNurburgring.com|archive-date=7 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407090213/http://www.sharethenurburgring.com/#!take-the-pledge/c158d|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/11/nurburgring-officially-sold-for-100m-euros/|title=Nürburgring officially sold for 100M euros}}</ref> But in October 2014, Russian billionaire, the chairman of [[Moscow]]-based [[Pharmstandard]], [[Viktor Kharitonin]], bought a majority stake in the Nürburgring.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motorsport.com/general/news/nurburgring-sold-to-russian-billionaire/|title=Nurburgring sold to Russian billionaire|first=Nick |last=DeGroot|date=30 October 2014|website=[[Motorsport.com]]}}</ref>

In May 2015, the Nürburgring was set to hold the first Grüne Hölle Rock festival as a replacement for the Rock am Ring festival,<ref>{{cite web|title=Die "Grüne Hölle" ersetzt Rock am Ring|url=http://www.t-online.de/unterhaltung/musik/id_69697520/neues-nuerburgring-festival-die-gruene-hoelle-ersetzt-rock-am-ring.html|access-date=8 April 2015|website=www.t-online.de|date=3 June 2014 }}</ref> 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|Schalke]] area.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wenn der Vorverkauf zum Festival zweimal startet|url=http://www.ksta.de/nrw/-gruene-hoelle--jetzt--rock-im-revier--wenn-der-vorverkauf-zum-festival-zweimal-startet,27916718,30378598.html|access-date=8 April 2015|website=www.ksta.de|date=8 April 2015}}</ref>

==Layout==
===''Nordschleife'' layout===
{{Infobox motorsport venue
|Name           = Nürburgring Nordschleife
|Location       = [[Nürburg]], Germany
|coordinates    = {{Coord|50|20|08|N|6|56|51|E|type:landmark}}
|Time           = [[Central European Time|CET]] (UTC+1)<br />[[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[Daylight saving time|DST]])
|Image          = [[File:Circuit Nürburgring-2013-Nordschleife.svg|230px]]
|}}

The ''Nordschleife'' operates in a clockwise direction, and was formerly known for its abundance of sharp crests, causing fast-moving, firmly-sprung racing cars to jump clear off the track surface at many locations.

====''Flugplatz'' ("air field", a small airport)====
{{anchor|Flugplatz}}
[[File:Schwedenkreuz.jpg|thumb|The [[eponym]] of Schwedenkreuz]]
Although by no means the most fearsome, ''Flugplatz'' is perhaps the most aptly (although coincidentally) named and widely remembered section. The name of this part of the track comes from a small airfield, which in the early years was located close to the track in this area. The track features a very short straight that climbs sharply uphill for a short time, then suddenly drops slightly downhill, and this is immediately followed by two very fast right-hand kinks. [[Chris Irwin]]'s career was ended following a massive accident at ''Flugplatz'', in a [[Ford 3L GT]] sports car in 1968. [[Manfred Winkelhock]] flipped his [[March Engineering|March]] [[Formula Two]] car at the same corner in 1980. This section of the track was renovated in 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nuerburgring.de/news/artikel/gruenes-licht-der-fia-fuer-sicherheits-massnahmen-an-der-nordschleife.html|title="Grünes Licht" der FIA für Sicherheits-Maßnahmen an der Nordschleife|last=nuerburgring.de|website=www.nuerburgring.de|language=de|access-date=18 June 2019}}</ref> after an accident in which [[Jann Mardenborough]]'s [[Nissan GT-R]] flew over the fence and killed a spectator.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vln.de/de/2015/03/28/vln-auftaktrennen-unfallbedingt-abgebrochen/|title=VLN-Auftaktrennen unfallbedingt abgebrochen|date=28 March 2015|website=VLN.de|language=de-DE|access-date=18 June 2019}}</ref> The ''Flugplatz'' is one of the most important parts of the Nürburgring because after the two very fast right-handers comes what is possibly the fastest part of the track: a downhill straight called ''Kottenborn'', into a very fast curve called ''Schwedenkreuz'' (Swedish Cross). Drivers are flat out (full-speed) for some time here.

Right before ''Flugplatz'' is ''Quiddelbacher-Höhe'' (peak, as in "mountain summit"), where the track crosses a bridge over the [[Bundesstraße]] 257.

====''Fuchsröhre'' ("Fox Hole")====
[[File:Nordschleife Fuchsroehre 800x453.jpg|thumb|Fuchsröhre]]
[[File:Nuerburgring adenauer forst.jpg|thumb|Adenauer Forst]]
The ''Fuchsröhre'' is soon after the very fast downhill section succeeding the ''Flugplatz''. After negotiating a long right-hand corner called ''Aremberg'' (which is after ''Schwedenkreuz'') the road goes under a bridge ''Postbrucke'' as it plunges downhill, and the road switches back left and right and finding a point of reference for the racing line is difficult. This whole sequence is flat out and then, the road climbs sharply uphill. The road then turns left and levels out at the same time; this is one of the many jumps of the Nürburgring where the car goes airborne. This leads to the ''Adenauer Forst'' (forest) turns. The ''Fuchsröhre'' is one of the fastest and most dangerous parts of the Nürburgring because of the extremely high speeds in such a tight and confined place; this part of the Nürburgring goes right through a forest and there is only about {{convert|2–3|m|ft}} of grass separating the track from Armco barrier, and beyond the barriers is a wall of trees.

====''Bergwerk'' ("Mine")====
{{anchor|Bergwerk}}
Perhaps the most notorious corner on the long circuit, ''Bergwerk'' has been responsible for some serious and sometimes fatal accidents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ausringers.com/2010/04/25/vln-race-cancelled-after-fatal-accident.html |title=Race Cancelled After Fatal Accident |publisher=Ausringers.com |access-date=7 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ausringers.com/2008/03/08/niki-laudas-crash-at-1976-nurburgring-gp-part-2.html |title=Nicka Lauda's crash in 1976 |publisher=Ausringers.com |access-date=7 July 2013}}</ref> A tight right-hand corner, coming just after a long, fast section and a left-hand kink on a small crest, was where [[Carel Godin de Beaufort]] fatally crashed. The fast kink was also the scene of [[Niki Lauda]]'s infamous fiery accident during the [[1976 German Grand Prix]]. This left kink is often referred to as the ''Lauda-Links'' (Lauda left). The ''Bergwerk'', along with the ''[[Breidscheid]]''/''Adenauer'' Bridge corners before it, are one of the series of corners that make or break one's lap time around the Nürburgring because of the fast, lengthy uphill section called ''Kesselchen'' (Little Valley) that comes after the ''Bergwerk''.

====Caracciola ''Karussell'' ("Carousel")====
{{anchor|Karussell}}
[[File:1964-05 Training - Shelby Cobra v. Bondurant u. Neerpasch.jpg|thumb|Shelby Cobra on the Karussell]]
[[File:Ford Fiesta ST on Nürburgring.jpg|thumb|Ford Fiesta ST exiting Karussell]]
Although being one of the slower corners on the ''Nordschleife'', the ''Karussell'' is perhaps its most famous and one of its most iconic- it is one of two [[berm]]-style, banked corners on the track. Soon after the driver has negotiated the long uphill section after ''Bergwerk'' and gone through a section called ''Klostertal'' (Monastery Valley), the driver turns right through a long hairpin, past an abandoned section called ''Steilstrecke'' (Steep Route) and then goes up another hill towards the ''Karrusell''. The entrance to the corner is blind, although [[Juan Manuel Fangio]] is reputed to have advised a young driver to "aim for the tallest tree," a feature that was also built into the rendering of the circuit in the ''[[Gran Turismo 4]]'' and ''[[Grand Prix Legends]]'' video games. Once the driver has reached the top of the hill, the road then becomes sharply banked on one side and level on the other- this banking drops off, rather than climbing up like most bankings on circuits. The sharply banked side has a concrete surface, and there is a foot-wide tarmac surface on the bottom of the banking for cars to get extra grip through the very rough concrete banking. Cars drop into the concrete banking, and keep the car in the corner (which is 210 degrees, much like a [[hairpin bend]]) until the road levels out and the concrete surface becomes tarmac again. This corner is very hard on the driver's wrists and hands because of the prolonged bumpy cornering the driver must do while in the ''Karrusell''. Usually, cars come out of the top of the end of the banking to hit the apex that comes right after the end of the ''Karrusell''.

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 {{cvt|300|m|ft|abbr=on}} higher in altitude than ''Breidscheid''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nurburgring.org.uk/altitude-profile.jpg |title=Streckenprofil Nuerburgring Nordschleife |access-date=17 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513131304/http://www.nurburgring.org.uk/altitude-profile.jpg |archive-date=13 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

====''Brünnchen'' ("Small Well")====
{{anchor|Brünnchen}}
[[File:Nordschleife Brünnchen 201204061.JPG|thumb|Brünnchen and spectator area]]
A favourite spectator vantage point, the ''Brünnchen'' section is composed of two right-hand corners and a very short straight. The first corner goes sharply downhill and the next, after the very short downhill straight, goes uphill slightly. This is a section of the track where on public days, accidents happen particularly at the blind uphill right-hand corner. Like almost every corner at the Nürburgring, both right-handers are blind. The short straight used to have a steep and sudden drop-off that caused cars to take off and a bridge that went over a pathway; these were taken out and smoothed over when the circuit was rebuilt in 1970 and 1971. The uphill right-hand corner is often referred to as "Youtube corner", because of the large number of videos featuring a perspective of that corner.

====''Pflanzgarten'' ("Planting Garden") and ''Stefan Bellof S'' ("Stefan Bellof Esses")====
[[File:Nordschleife Pflanzgarten.JPG|thumb|left|Pflanzgarten]]
The ''Pflanzgarten'', which is soon after the ''Brünnchen'', is one of the fastest, trickiest and most difficult sections of the Nürburgring. It is full of jumps, including two huge ones, one of which is called ''Sprunghügel'' (Jump Hill). This very complex section is unique in that it is made up of two different sections; getting the entire ''Pflanzgarten'' right is crucial to a good lap time around the Nürburgring. This section was the scene of Briton [[Peter Collins (racing driver)|Peter Collins's]] fatal accident during the [[1958 German Grand Prix]], and the scene of a number of career-ending accidents in Formula One in the 1970s&nbsp;—Britons [[Mike Hailwood]] and [[Ian Ashley]] were two victims of the Pflanzgarten.

''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.

[[File:Nordschleife großer Sprunghügel Pflanzgarten.JPG|thumb|''Sprunghügel'']]
[[File:Nordschleife Pflanzgarten II.JPG|thumb|''Stefan Bellof S'']]
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&nbsp;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.

====''Schwalbenschwanz/Kleines Karussell'' ("Swallow's Tail"/"Little Carousel")====
The ''Schwalbenschwanz'' is a sequence of very fast sweepers located after the ''Stefan Bellof S''. After a short straight, there is a very fast right-hand sweeper that progressively goes uphill, and this leads into a blind left-hander that is a bit slower. The apex is completely blind, and the corner then changes gradient a bit; it goes up then down, which leads into a short straight that ends at the ''Kleines Karussell''. Originally, this part had a bridge that went over a stream and was very bumpy; this bridge was taken out and replaced with a [[culvert]] (large industrial pipe) so that the road could be smoothed over.

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 {{cvt|2.135|km|mi|abbr=on}} long ''Döttinger Höhe'' straight.

===''Südschleife'' layout===
{{Infobox motorsport venue
|Name              = Nürburgring Südschleife
|Nicknames         = 
|Time              = [[Central European Time|CET]] (UTC+1)<br />[[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[Daylight saving time|DST]])
|Location          = [[Nürburg]], {{flagicon|Germany}} Germany
|Coordinates       = 
|Image             = Circuit Nürburgring-1973-Südschleife.svg
|Image_caption     = The Nürburgring ''Südschleife''
|Capacity          = 
|Owner             = 
|Operator          = 
|Broke_ground      = 
|Opened            = 1927
|Closed            = 1982
|Construction_cost = 
|Architect         = 
|Former_names      = 
|Events            = 
}}

The '''Nürburgring ''Südschleife''''' (south loop) was a [[Motorsport|motor racing]] [[Race track|circuit]] which was built in 1927 at the same time as the ''Nordschleife''.

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 {{convert|28.265|km|mi|abbr=on}} 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 motor racing|Grand Prix]] circuit in the early 1980s. Today only small sections of the original track remain.

=== Track description ===
The shared start/finish area of the Nürburgring complex consisted of two back-to-back [[Straight (racing)|straights]] joined together at the southern end by a tight loop. The entrance to the {{convert|7.747|km|mi|abbr=on}} ''Südschleife'' lay on the outside edge of this [[Hairpin turn|hairpin]] and was signposted as the road to [[Bonn]]. It immediately dropped sharply downhill and under a public road before winding through a heavily-wooded section.

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.

===Sections of routes===
{| class="wikitable zebra float-right" style="font-size:85%;"
|- class="hintergrundfarbe5"
! km !! Section
|-
| align="center" | 0 || Start and finish
|-
| ||
|-
| || Connection south sweep
|-
| align="center" | 1 ||
|-
| || Bränkekopf
|-
| align="center" | 2 || Aschenschlag
|-
| || Seifgen
|-
| align="center" | 3 ||
|-
| || Bocksberg
|-
| align="center" | 4 || Müllenbach
|-
| || Rassrück
|-
| align="center" | 5 ||
|-
| || Scharfer Kopf
|-
| align="center" | 6 ||
|-
| || Gegengerade
|-
| align="center" | 7 ||
|-
| || Nordkehre
|-
| align="center" | 7,747 || Start and finish
|-
|}

The route sections bore the following names, among others ''Bränkekopf'', ''Aschenschlag'', ''Seifgen'', ''Bocksberg'', ''Müllenbach'' und ''Scharfer Kopf''.

=== Stichstraße shortcut ===
In 1938 a small section of new track (the ''Stichstraße'') was laid which allowed drivers nearing the end of the ''Südschleife'' to bypass the start/finish straights and take a right turn which led back to the start of the downhill twists. This shortened a lap to around {{convert|5.7|km|mi|abbr=on}}. This layout was used for [[Tourism|tourist]] rides and for testing.

===Remaining sections===
The current Grand Prix circuit required the complete destruction of the start/finish area but at a point around {{convert|1|km|mi|abbr=on}} into the ''Südschleife'', a modern [[Highway|public road]] now follows the route, although the bends have been eased and the vegetation does not come as close to the road as it did when the track was open.

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.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lky_pAulCOs Official video - Old Nürburgring Südschleife in a rally Porsche - from the 2019 Cologne-Arhweiler Rally]</ref>

===Layout history===
====Current circuit configurations====
<gallery>
File:Nürburgring - Grand-Prix-Strecke.svg|Grand Prix Strecke (2002–present)
File:Nürburgring - Grand-Prix-Strecke.png|Grand Prix Strecke without F1 Chicane (2002–present)
File:Circuit Nürburgring-2002-Sprint.svg|Sprint Circuit (2002–present)
File:Circuit Nürburgring-2002-Müllenbach.svg|Müllenbach Circuit (2002–present)
File:Circuit Nürburgring-2013.svg|Combined Grand Prix Strecke with Mercedes-Arena (2002–present)
File:Circuit Nürburgring-2002-24h.svg|24 Hours Circuit (Combined Grand Prix Strecke without Mercedes-Arena) (2002–present)
File:Nürburgring - Nordschleife + Sprint Circuit + Mercedes Arena.png|Combined Sprint Circuit with Mercedes-Arena (2002–present)
File:Circuit Nürburgring-2013-Nordschleife.svg|Nordschleife (1983–present)
File:Nürburgring World RX rallycross track.png|Rallycross Circuit (2021–present)
</gallery>

====Previous configurations====
<gallery>
File:Circuit_N%C3%BCrburgring-1927-Nordschleife.svg|Nordschleife (1927–1966)
File:Circuit Nürburgring-1927.svg|Gesamtstrecke (1927–1966)
File:Circuit Nürburgring-1927-Südschleife.svg|Südschleife (1927–1973)
File:Circuit Nürburgring-1967-Nordschleife.svg|Nordschleife (1967–1982)
File:Circuit Nürburgring-1967.svg|Gesamtstrecke (1967–1973)
File:Circuit Nürburgring-1973-Südschleife.svg|Südschleife (1973–1982)
File:Circuit Nürburgring-1927-Betonschleife.svg|Betonschleife/Zielschleife (1927–1982)
</gallery>

<gallery>
File:Circuit Nürburgring-1984-GP.svg|Grand Prix Circuit (1984–1994)
File:Circuit Nürburgring-1984.svg|Comparison between Nordschleife and Grand Prix Circuit (1984–1994)
File:Circuit Nürburgring-1995-GP.svg|Grand Prix Strecke with F1 Chicane (1995–2001)
File:Circuit Nürburgring-1995.svg|Comparison between Nordschleife and Grand Prix Strecke (1995–2001)
File:Circuit Nürburgring-1995-Kartbahn.svg|Karting Circuit (1995–2001)
File:Circuit Nürburgring-2002-vs-1927.svg|24 Hours Circuit (1984–2001)
File:Circuit Nürburgring 1991-1997 Rallycross.svg|Rallycross Circuit (1991–1997)
</gallery>

== Lap records ==

===Nürburgring Nordschleife===
As of May 2023, the fastest official race lap records at the Nürburgring Nordschleife are listed as:

{| class="wikitable"
!Category!!Time!!Driver!!Vehicle!!Event
|-
! colspan=5 | Short Combined Circuit: 24.369&nbsp;km (2002–present)
|-
| [[Group GT3|GT3]] || '''8:03.113'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Black day for motorsport |url=https://www.blick-aktuell.de/Mayen/Schwarzer-Tag-fuer-den-Motorsport-23892.html |date=24 June 2013 |access-date=10 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=June 24, 2013: Dear reader! |url=https://www.motor-kritik.de/node/666 |date=24 June 2013 |access-date=10 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Frank Stippler]] || [[Audi R8 (Type 42)#Audi R8 LMS ultra|Audi R8 LMS ultra]] || [[2013 VLN Series|2013 44. Adenauer ADAC Simfy Trophy]]
|-
| [[LM GTE#History|GT2]] || '''8:13.408''' || [[Uwe Alzen]] || [[Porsche 997|Porsche 911 (997) Turbo]] || [[Nürburgring Endurance Series|2008 Nürburgring VLN race]]
|-
! colspan=5 | Short Combined Circuit: 24.358&nbsp;km (2002–present)
|-
| [[Group GT3|GT3]] || '''7:49.578'''<ref>{{cite web |title=The champions were crowned in golden autumn weather |url=https://www.nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de/en/2022/11/05/the-champions-were-crowned-in-golden-autumn-weather/ |website=[[Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie]] |publisher=[[ADAC]] |date=5 November 2022 |access-date=21 October 2024}}</ref> || [[Christian Krognes]] || [[BMW M4#BMW M4 GT3|BMW M4 GT3]] || [[2022 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie|2022 NIMEX DMV 4-Stunden-Rennen]]
|-
| [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|DTM]] || '''8:26.742'''<ref>{{cite web |title=32nd Int. ADAC Zurich 24-hour race - 24-hour race at the Nürburgring |url=https://www.yumpu.com/de/document/view/5256059/32-int-adac-zurich-24h-rennen-24-stunden-rennen-nurburgring |date=5 December 2012 |access-date=10 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Manuel Reuter]] || [[Opel Astra DTM]] || [[24 Hours Nürburgring|2004 24 Hours Nürburgring]]
|-
! colspan=5 | Short Combined Circuit: 24.433&nbsp;km (2002–present)
|-
| [[LM GTE#History|GT2]] || '''8:09.949'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Sieg und neuer Rundenrekord für Alzen-Motorsport |url=http://vln.de/newsausgabe.de.php?id=736&rennen=2005-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222050857/http://vln.de/newsausgabe.de.php?id=736&rennen=2005-09-24 |date=24 September 2005 |archive-date=22 December 2010 |access-date=10 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Uwe Alzen]] || [[Porsche 996|Porsche 911 (996) Turbo]] || [[Nürburgring Endurance Series|2005 Nürburgring VLN race]]
|-
! colspan=5 | Full 24 Hours Circuit – Combined GP Circuit (with Mercedes-Benz Arena): 25.947&nbsp;km (2002–present)
|-
| [[Group GT1#GTS "GT1" (2000–2009)|GT1 (GTS)]] || '''9:02.206'''<ref>{{cite web |title=24 Hours of Nürburgring 2003 |url=http://adac.24h-rennen.de/fileadmin/24h/downloads/ergebnisse/2003/24h_Gesamtergebnis_korrigiert_01-07-2003.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116051835/http://adac.24h-rennen.de/fileadmin/24h/downloads/ergebnisse/2003/24h_Gesamtergebnis_korrigiert_01-07-2003.pdf |date=3 July 2003 |archive-date=16 January 2011 |access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Peter Zakowski]] || [[Dodge Viper GTS-R]] || [[24 Hours of Nürburgring|2003 24 Hours of Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[LM GTE#History|GT]] || '''9:08.008''' || [[Lucas Luhr]] || [[Porsche 996 GT2|Porsche 911 (996) GT2]] || [[Nürburgring Endurance Series|2003 Nürburgring VLN race]]
|-
! colspan=5 | 24 Hours Circuit – Combined GP Circuit (without Mercedes-Benz Arena): 25.378&nbsp;km (2002–present)
|-
| [[Group GT3|GT3]] || '''8:08.006'''<ref>{{cite web |title=51. ADAC TotalEnergies 24h Nürburgring Lap by Lap Race |url=http://www.24h-information.de/formulare/5561/24h_Race_Lap_by_Lap.pdf |date=21 May 2023 |access-date=22 May 2023}}</ref> || [[Daniel Keilwitz]] || [[Ferrari 296#296 GT3|Ferrari 296 GT3]] || [[2023 24 Hours of Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[LM GTE#History|GT2]] || '''8:36.768'''<ref>{{cite web |title=We attacked, set fastest lap and distance record — "Winner of the 24h Nürburgring/ Nordschleife 2009" |url=http://www.marceltiemann.com/blog/?p=629 |date=25 May 2009 |access-date=10 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=37. ADAC Zurich 24h-Rennen 2009 |url=https://www.veedol-freunde-der-nordschleife.de/index.php/rennsport/24h-rennen/1201-37-adac-zurich-24h-rennen-2009 |date=23 May 2009 |access-date=10 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Marcel Tiemann]] || [[Porsche 911 GT3#997 GT3 RSR (2006–2012)|Porsche 911 (997) GT3-RSR]] || [[2009 24 Hours of Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[Super 2000#Touring cars|TC1]] || '''8:37.384''' || [[Yvan Muller]] || [[Citroën C-Elysée#Motorsport|Citroën C-Elysée WTCC]] || [[2015 FIA WTCC Race of Germany]]
|-
| [[TCR Touring Car]] || '''8:53.608'''<ref>{{cite web |title=WTCR 2021 » Nürburgring Round 2 Results |url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=3897 |date=5 June 2021 |access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Jean-Karl Vernay]] || [[Hyundai Elantra N TCR]] || [[2021 World Touring Car Cup|2021 FIA WTCR Race of Germany]]
|-
| [[Super 2000#Touring cars|Super 2000]] || '''9:19.256'''<ref>{{cite web |title=ETC Cup 2016 » Nürburgring Round 5 Results |url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=2835 |date=28 May 2016 |access-date=17 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Petr Fulín]] || [[SEAT León#Leon Cup Racer and Leon TCR|SEAT León Cup Racer]] || [[2016 European Touring Car Cup|2016 Nürburgring ETC round]]
|-
| [[Porsche Carrera Cup]] || '''10:00.222'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Porsche Supercup 2011 >> Rennergebnis Porsche Supercup Nürburgring Nordschleife |url=http://racecam.de/index.php?lang=de&site=zeiten&mode=rennen&rid=160&sid=27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401082904/http://racecam.de/index.php?lang=de&site=zeiten&mode=rennen&rid=160&sid=27 |archive-date=1 April 2016 |access-date=29 December 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref> || [[René Rast]] || [[Porsche 911 GT3#997 GT3 Cup 3.8 (2009–2013)|Porsche 911 (997 II) GT3 Cup]] || [[2011 Porsche Supercup|2011 1st Nürburgring Porsche Supercup round]]
|-
| [[Super 1600]] || '''10:35.657'''<ref>{{cite web |title=ETC Cup 2016 » Nürburgring Round 6 Results |url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=2836 |date=28 May 2016 |access-date=17 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Niklas Mackschin]] || [[Ford Fiesta#Circuit racing|Ford Fiesta 1.6 16V]] || [[2016 European Touring Car Cup|2016 Nürburgring ETC round]]
|-
! colspan=5 | Short Combined Circuit: 23.849&nbsp;km (1984–2001)
|-
| [[Class 1 Touring Cars]] || '''8:19.910'''<ref>{{cite web |title=VLN: Strycek: New touring car record, but overall victory missed |url=http://www.motorsport2000.de/news+253+VLN+Strycek:+Neuer+Tourenwagenrekord,+aber+Gesamtsieg+verfehlt.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719062829/http://www.motorsport2000.de/news+253+VLN+Strycek:+Neuer+Tourenwagenrekord,+aber+Gesamtsieg+verfehlt.html |date=11 November 2000 |archive-date=19 July 2011 |access-date=8 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Volker Strycek]] || [[Opel Calibra#Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft/FIA International Touring Car Championship|Opel Calibra V6 4x4]] || [[Nürburgring Endurance Series|2000 Nürburgring VLN race]]
|-
! colspan=5 | Combined Circuit: 25.359&nbsp;km (1984–2001)
|-
| [[Group A#Touring car racing|Group A]] || '''8:46.930'''<ref>{{cite web |title=ADAC 24 Stunden Rennen Nürburgring support race |url=http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1992%20Nurburgring%2024h%20supp.html |date=18 June 1992 |access-date=8 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Johnny Cecotto]] || [[BMW E30 M3|BMW M3 (E30) Sport Evo]] || [[1992 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft|1992 2nd Nürburgring DTM round]]
|-
| [[Class 1 Touring Cars]] || '''8:47.710'''<ref>{{cite web |title=ADAC Grosser Preis der Tourenwagen, ADAC 24 Stunden Rennen Nürburgring support race |url=http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1993%20Nurburgring%2024h%20supp.html |date=10 June 1993 |access-date=8 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Nicola Larini]] || [[Alfa Romeo 155#155 V6 TI|Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI]] || [[1993 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft|1993 1st Nürburgring DTM round]]
|-
| [[Group GT1#GTS "GT1" (2000–2009)|GT1 (GTS)]] || '''8:58.014''' || [[Peter Zakowski]] || [[Dodge Viper GTS-R]] || [[Nürburgring 24 Hours|2000 Nürburgring 24 Hours]]
|-
| [[LM GTE#History|GT]] || '''8:58.703'''<ref>{{cite web |title=29. Int. ADAC Zürich Agrippina 24h Rennen |url=https://docplayer.org/amp/47676897-29-int-adac-zuerich-agrippina-24h-rennen.html |date=27 May 2001 |access-date=10 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Christian Menzel]] || [[Porsche 911 GT3#996 GT3 RS (2001)|Porsche 911 (996) GT3-RS]] || [[Nürburgring 24 Hours|2001 Nürburgring 24 Hours]]
|-
! colspan=5 | Nordschleife: 20.832&nbsp;km (1983–present)<ref name='nurburgring_nordschleife'>{{cite web |title=Nurburgring |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/circuits/nurburgring/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |access-date=8 December 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Group C]] || '''6:25.910'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1983 Nurburgring 1000Kms |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1983-nurburgring-1000kms/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=29 May 1983 |access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Stefan Bellof]] || [[Porsche 956]] || [[1983 1000 km of Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[Formula Two]] || '''6:28.030'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1983 Eifelrennen |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1983-eifelrennen |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=24 April 1983 |access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Christian Danner]] || [[March 832]] || [[1983 European Formula Two Championship|1983 Eifelrennen]]
|-
| [[Formula Three]] || '''7:19.670'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1983 Nurburgring German F3 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1983-nurburgring-german-f3/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=28 May 1983 |access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Franz Konrad (racing driver)|Franz Konrad]] || [[Anson SA4]] || [[1983 German Formula Three Championship|1983 Bitburger ADAC 1000 km Rennen F3 round]]
|-
| [[Group GT1#GTS "GT1" (2000–2009)|GT1 (GTS)]] || '''7:20.098'''<ref>{{cite web |title=THAT WAS WILHELM KERN'S SECOND COUP. WITH MARCEL TIEMANN, WINNER OF THE 2ND RUN OF THE LONG-DISTANCE CHAMPIONSHIP |url=https://www.nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de/de/2002/04/06/das-war-wilhelm-kerns-zweiter-streichmit-marcel-tiemann-sieger-beim-2-lauf-zur-langstreckenmeisterschaft/ |date=6 April 2002 |access-date=8 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Peter Zakowski]] || [[Dodge Viper GTS-R]] || [[Nürburgring Endurance Series|2002 VLN 27. DMV-4-Stunden]]
|-
| [[Group B]] || '''7:24.290''' || [[Harald Grohs]] || [[BMW M1]] || [[1983 1000 km of Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[Group A#Touring car racing|Group A]] || '''8:02.440'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1983 Nurburgring ETCC |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1983-nurburgring-etcc/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=10 July 1983 |access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Tom Walkinshaw]] || [[Jaguar XJS#Motorsport|Jaguar XJS]] || [[European Touring Car Championship|1983 Nürburgring ETCC round]]
|-
! colspan=5 | Nordschleife: 22.835&nbsp;km (1970–1982)<ref name='nurburgring_nordschleife' />
|-
| [[Formula One]] || '''7:06.400''' || [[Clay Regazzoni]] || [[Ferrari 312T]] || [[1975 German Grand Prix]]
|-
| [[Formula Two]] || '''7:06.510'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1982 Eifelrennen |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1982-eifelrennen |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=25 April 1982 |access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Stefan Bellof]] || [[Maurer MM82]] || [[1982 European Formula Two Championship|1982 Eifelrennen]]
|-
| [[Group 5 (motorsport)#3rd Generation Group 5 – "Sports Cars" (1972 to 1975)|Group 5 Sports Prototype]] || '''7:15.900'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres 1974 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1974-05-19.html |date=19 May 1974 |access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]] || [[Matra-Simca MS670#1974|Matra MS670C]] || [[1974 World Sportscar Championship|1974 1000 km of Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[Group 5 (motorsport)#4th Generation Group 5 – "Special Production Cars" (1976 to 1982)|Group 5 Special Production]] || '''7:22.420'''<ref>{{cite web |title=DRM Nürburgring Eifelrennen 1981 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1981-04-26.html |date=26 April 1981 |access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Manfred Winkelhock]] || [[Ford Capri#2.8 Turbo|Ford Capri III Turbo]] || [[:de:Deutsche Rennsport-Meisterschaft 1981|1981 Nürburgring Nordschleife DRM round]]
|-
| [[Group C]] || '''7:23.870'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres 1982 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1982-05-30.html |date=30 May 1982 |access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Manfred Winkelhock]] || [[Ford C100]] || [[1982 1000 km of Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[Group 7 (motorsport)#Group 7 two-seater racing cars (1966 to 1975)|Group 7]] || '''7:32.800'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Interserie Nürburgring 1973 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1973-04-01.html |date=1 April 1973 |access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Willi Kauhsen]] || [[Porsche 917|Porsche 917/10 Turbo]] || [[Interserie|1973 7. Internationales ADAC Nürburgring 300 km Rennen]]
|-
| [[Group 6 (motorsport)#Group 6 Two-Seater Racing Cars (1976 to 1982)|Group 6]] || '''7:33.530'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres 1981 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1981-05-24.html |date=24 May 1981 |access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Jochen Mass]] || [[Porsche 908|Porsche 908/80]] || [[1981 World Sportscar Championship|1981 1000 km of Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[Group 4 (motorsport)#Sports car racing|Group 4]] || '''7:45.470'''<ref name='nürburgring_drm_eifelrennen_1982'>{{cite web |title=DRM Nürburgring Eifelrennen 1982 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1982-04-25.html |date=25 April 1982 |access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Hans-Joachim Stuck]] || [[BMW M1#Motorsport|BMW M1]] || [[:de:Deutsche Rennsport-Meisterschaft 1982|1982 Nürburgring Nordschleife DRM round]]
|-
| [[Group 2 (motorsport)|Group 2]] || '''8:10.900'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Nürburgring 6 Hours 1974 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1974-07-14.html |date=14 July 1974 |access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Hans-Joachim Stuck]] || [[BMW E9#3.0 CSL|BMW 3.0 CSL]] || [[1974 World Sportscar Championship|1974 6 Hours of Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|500cc]] || '''8:22.230''' || [[Marco Lucchinelli]] || [[Suzuki RG 500]] || [[1980 German motorcycle Grand Prix]]
|-
| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|350cc]] || '''8:39.700''' || [[Takazumi Katayama]] || [[Yamaha TZ 350]] || [[1978 German motorcycle Grand Prix]]
|-
| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|250cc]] || '''8:49.500''' || [[Kork Ballington]] || [[Kawasaki KR250 and KR350|Kawasaki KR250]] || [[1978 German motorcycle Grand Prix]]
|-
| [[Group A#Touring car racing|Group A]] || '''9:02.360'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1982 Nurburgring ETCC |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1982-nurburgring-etcc/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=11 July 1982 |access-date=19 May 2024}}</ref> || [[Tom Walkinshaw]] || [[Jaguar XJS]] || [[European Touring Car Championship|1982 6 Hours of Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|125cc]] || '''9:17.000''' || [[Ángel Nieto]] || [[Motori Minarelli|Minarelli 125]] || [[1978 German motorcycle Grand Prix]]
|-
| [[50 cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing|50cc]] || '''10:15.800''' || [[Ricardo Tormo]] || [[Bultaco|Bultaco TSS 50]] || [[1978 German motorcycle Grand Prix]]
|-
! colspan=5 | Nordschleife: 22.835&nbsp;km (1967–1970)<ref name='nurburgring_nordschleife' />
|-
| [[Formula One]] || '''7:43.800''' || [[Jacky Ickx]] || [[Brabham BT26A]] || [[1969 German Grand Prix]]
|-
| [[Group 6 (motorsport)#Group 6 Prototype-Sports Cars (1966 to 1971)|Group 6]] || '''7:50.400'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres 1970 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1970-05-31.html |date=31 May 1970 |access-date=8 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Pedro Rodríguez (racing driver)|Pedro Rodríguez]] || [[Porsche 908|Porsche 908/03]] || [[1970 1000 km of Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[Formula Two]] || '''8:05.300'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1969 Eifelrennen |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1969-eifelrennen |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=27 April 1969 |access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Jackie Stewart]] || [[Matra MS7]] || [[1969 European Formula Two Championship|1969 Eifelrennen]]
|-
| [[Group 2 (motorsport)|Group 2]] || '''9:28.000'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Nürburgring 6 Hours 1970 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/etcc/race/Nurburgring-1970-07-12.html |date=12 July 1970 |access-date=8 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Andrea de Adamich]] || [[Alfa Romeo 105/115 Series Coupés#GTAm|Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm]] || [[European Touring Car Championship|1970 Nürburgring 6 Hours]]
|-
| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|500cc]] || '''10:41.900''' || [[Giacomo Agostini]] || [[MV Agusta 500 Three]] || {{ill|1970 German motorcycle Grand Prix|it|Gran Premio motociclistico di Germania 1970}}
|-
| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|350cc]] || '''11:03.900''' || [[Giacomo Agostini]] || [[MV Agusta 350 racers#MV Agusta 350 3C 1965–1973|MV Agusta 350 3C]] || {{ill|1970 German motorcycle Grand Prix|it|Gran Premio motociclistico di Germania 1970}}
|-
| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|250cc]] || '''11:24.700''' || [[Klaus Huber (motorcyclist)|Klaus Huber]] || [[Yamaha 250 V4]] || {{ill|1970 German motorcycle Grand Prix|it|Gran Premio motociclistico di Germania 1970}}
|-
| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|125cc]] || '''12:16.900''' || [[László Szabó (motorcyclist)|László Szabó]] || [[MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk#Road racing|MZ RE 125]] || {{ill|1970 German motorcycle Grand Prix|it|Gran Premio motociclistico di Germania 1970}}
|-
| [[50 cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing|50cc]] || '''12:53.300''' || [[Ángel Nieto]] || [[Derbi|Derbi 50]] || {{ill|1970 German motorcycle Grand Prix|it|Gran Premio motociclistico di Germania 1970}}
|-
! colspan=5 | Nordschleife: 22.800&nbsp;km (1927–1966)<ref name='nurburgring_nordschleife' />
|-
| [[Formula One]] || '''8:24.100''' || [[Jim Clark]] || [[Lotus 33]] || [[1965 German Grand Prix]]
|-
| [[Sports car racing]] || '''8:37.000'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres 1966 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1966-06-05.html |date=5 June 1966 |access-date=8 December 2022}}</ref> || [[John Surtees]] || [[Ferrari P#330 P4|Ferrari 330 P4]] || [[1966 World Sportscar Championship|1966 1000 km of Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[Group 3 (motorsport)|Group 3]] || '''9:09.000'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres 1964 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1964-05-31.html |date=31 May 1964 |access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref> || [[John Surtees]] || [[Ferrari 275 P]] || [[1964 World Sportscar Championship|1964 1000 km of Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[Formula Two]] || '''9:29.400'''<ref>{{cite web |title=XXVIII Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1966 - (Formula 1 World Championship for Drivers - Formula 2 Class) |url=https://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F266_11.htm |date=7 August 1966 |access-date=23 April 2025}}</ref> || [[Jean-Pierre Beltoise]] || [[Matra MS5]] || [[1966 German Grand Prix]]
|-
| [[Grand Prix motor racing|GP]] || '''9:52.200'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1939 Eifelrennen |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1939-eifelrennen |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=21 May 1939 |access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Hermann Lang]] || [[Mercedes-Benz W154]] || [[1939 Grand Prix season#Non-championship Grands Prix|1939 Eifelrennen]]
|-
| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|500cc]] || '''10:23.300''' || [[Geoff Duke]] || {{ill|Gilera Saturno|it}} || [[1955 German motorcycle Grand Prix]]
|-
| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|350cc]] || '''10:35.000''' || [[Bill Lomas]] || [[List of Moto Guzzi motorcycles#Racing models|Moto Guzzi Bialbero]] || [[1955 German motorcycle Grand Prix]]
|-
| [[Group 2 (motorsport)|Group 2]] || '''10:44.000'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Nürburgring 500 Kilometres 1966 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1966-09-04.html |date=4 September 1966 |access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Ragnar Eklund]] || [[Mini#Mini Cooper and Cooper S: 1961–1971; 1990–2000|Austin Mini Cooper S]] || [[1966 World Sportscar Championship|1966 500 km of Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|250cc]] || '''10:56.700''' || [[Hermann Paul Müller]] || [[NSU Motorenwerke#NSU motorcycles and scooters|NSU Rennmax G.P. 250cc]] || [[1955 German motorcycle Grand Prix]]
|-
| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|125cc]] || '''11:06.600''' || [[Carlo Ubbiali]] || [[MV Agusta 125 Bialbero]] || {{ill|1958 German motorcycle Grand Prix|it|Gran Premio motociclistico di Germania 1958}}
|-
! colspan=5 | Gesamtstrecke: 28.265&nbsp;km (1927–1982)<ref name='nurburgring_nordschleife' />
|-
| [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] || '''15:06.000''' || [[Louis Chiron]] || [[Bugatti Type 35|Bugatti Type 35C]] || [[1929 German Grand Prix]]
|-
|}

===Nürburgring Südschleife===
The fastest official race lap records on the Südschleife are listed as:

{| class="wikitable"
!Category!!Time!!Driver!!Vehicle!!Event
|-
! colspan=5 | Südschleife: 7.747&nbsp;km (1927–1982)
|-
| [[Group 7 (motorsport)#Group 7 two-seater racing cars (1966 to 1975)|Group 7]] || '''2:38.600'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Nürburgring - Sports, Prototypes and Can-Am 1970 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1970-10-18.html |date=18 October 1970 |access-date=3 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Helmut Kelleners]] || [[March 707]] || 1970 Internationales AvD - SCM-Rundstrecken-Rennen Aachen Nürburgring
|-
| [[Group 5 (motorsport)#2nd Generation Group 5 - "Sports Cars" (1970 to 1971)|Group 5]] || '''2:43.200'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1971 VI Internationales 300 Km Rennen |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/1971%2520VI%2520Internationales%2520300%2520Km%2520Rennen |date=12 April 1971 |access-date=26 October 2022}}</ref> || {{ill|Jürgen Neuhaus|de}} || [[Porsche 917|Porsche 917 Spyder]] || 1971 6th International 300 km race
|-
| [[Formula Two]] || '''2:47.000'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1968 Eifelrennen |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1968-eifelrennen/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine)]] |date=21 April 1968 |access-date=26 October 2022}}</ref> || [[Brian Redman]] || [[Lola T100]] || [[1968 European Formula Two Championship|1968 Eifelrennen]]
|-
| [[Group 4 (motorsport)#Sports car racing|Group 4]] || '''3:01.800'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Eifelpokal Nürburgring 1968 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1968-09-22.html |date=22 September 1968 |access-date=8 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Paul Hawkins (racing driver)|Paul Hawkins]] || [[Ford GT40]] || 1968 Internationales ADAC-Eifelpokal-Rennen Nürburgring
|-
| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|350cc]] || '''3:06.700''' || [[Giacomo Agostini]] || [[MV Agusta 350 racers#MV Agusta 350 3C 1965–1973|MV Agusta 350 3C]] || {{ill|1968 German motorcycle Grand Prix|it|Gran Premio motociclistico di Germania 1968}}
|-
| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|500cc]] || '''3:08.600''' || [[Giacomo Agostini]] || [[MV Agusta 500 Three]] || {{ill|1968 German motorcycle Grand Prix|it|Gran Premio motociclistico di Germania 1968}}
|-
| [[Formula Junior]] || '''3:12.200'''<ref>{{cite web |title=III ADAC-Eifelpokal-Rennen 1962 - I Graf von Trips Gedächtnis-Rennen - Deutsche Meisterschaft, Rd 8 |url=https://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/FJ62_E65.htm |date=30 September 1962 |access-date=23 April 2025}}</ref> || [[Kurt Ahrens Jr.]] || [[Lotus 22]] || 1962 ADAC-Eifelpokal-Rennen
|-
| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|250cc]] || '''3:13.400''' || [[Bill Ivy]] || [[Yamaha 250 V4]] || {{ill|1968 German motorcycle Grand Prix|it|Gran Premio motociclistico di Germania 1968}}
|-
| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|125cc]] || '''3:22.000''' || [[Bill Ivy]] || [[Yamaha 125 V4]] || {{ill|1968 German motorcycle Grand Prix|it|Gran Premio motociclistico di Germania 1968}}
|-
| [[Group 3 (motorsport)#1966 to 1969|Group 3]] || '''3:28.100'''<ref>{{cite web |title=DARM Nürburgring Hansapokal 1967 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1967-05-07-17651.html |date=7 May 1967 |access-date=8 December 2022}}</ref> || {{ill|Jürgen Neuhaus|de}} || [[Porsche 911 (classic)|Porsche 911 S]] || 1967 ADAC-Hansa-Pokal-Rennen Nürburgring
|-
| [[50 cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing|50cc]] || '''3:49.500''' || [[Hans-Georg Anscheidt]] || [[Suzuki 50 GP racers|Suzuki 50 GP]] || {{ill|1968 German motorcycle Grand Prix|it|Gran Premio motociclistico di Germania 1968}}
|-
|}

===Modern Nürburgring===

As of September 2024, the fastest official lap records at the modern Nürburgring circuit layouts are listed as:

{| class="wikitable"
!Category!!Time!!Driver!!Vehicle!!Event
|-
! colspan=5 | GP-Strecke (with Mercedes-Benz Arena and F1 Chicane): 5.148&nbsp;km (2002–present)
|-
| [[Formula One]] || '''1:28.139''' || [[Max Verstappen]] || [[Red Bull Racing RB16]] || [[2020 Eifel Grand Prix]]
|-
| [[Le Mans Prototype#LMP1|LMP1]] || '''1:40.325'''<ref name='2016_wec_nürburgring'>{{Cite web |title=2016 FIA WEC - 6 Hours of Nürburgring - Race - Final Classification by Class |url=http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/06_2016/04_NURBURGRING/135_FIA%20WEC/201607241300_Race/Hour%206/05_ClassificationByClass_Race.PDF |publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)]] |website=fiawec.alkamelsystems.com |date=24 July 2016 |access-date=3 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Marcel Fässler (racing driver)|Marcel Fässler]] || [[Audi R18]] || [[2016 6 Hours of Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[GP2 Series|GP2]] || '''1:41.119'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2009 Nürburgring GP2 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2009-nurburgring-gp2/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=11 July 2009 |access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref> || [[Edoardo Mortara]] || [[Dallara GP2/08]] || [[2009 Nürburgring GP2 Series round]]
|-
| [[Formula Renault#Formula Renault 3.5L|Formula Renault 3.5]] || '''1:43.306'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2015 Nürburgring - Formula Renault 3.5 - Race 2 (40' +1 lap) - Final Classification |url=http://rsseries.alkamelsystems.com/Results/22_2015/07_NURBURGRING/62_FORMULA%20RENAULT%203.5/201509131300_RACE%202/03_Classification_RACE%202.PDF |date=13 September 2015 |access-date=28 July 2022}}</ref> || [[Tom Dillmann]] || [[Dallara T12]] || [[2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series|2015 Nürburgring Formula Renault 3.5 Series round]]
|-
| [[Superleague Formula]] || '''1:43.463''' || [[Antônio Pizzonia]] || [[Panoz DP09]] || [[2008 Nürburgring Superleague Formula round]]
|-
| [[GP3 Series|GP3]] || '''1:46.712'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2013 Nürburgring GP3 - Round 7 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2013-nurburgring-gp3-2/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=6 July 2013 |access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref> || [[Facu Regalia]] || [[Dallara GP3/13]] || [[2013 Nürburgring GP3 Series round]]
|-
| [[Le Mans Prototype#LMP2|LMP2]] || '''1:47.794'''<ref name='2017_wec_nürburgring'>{{Cite web |title=2017 FIA WEC - 6 Hours of Nürburgring - Race - Final Classification by Class |url=http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/07_2017/04_NURBURGRING/175_FIA%20WEC/201707161300_Race/Hour%206/05_ClassificationByClass_Race.PDF |publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)]] |website=fiawec.alkamelsystems.com |date=16 July 2017 |access-date=3 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Nicolas Lapierre]] || [[Oreca 07#Alpine A470|Alpine A470]] || [[2017 6 Hours of Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[Formula 3000|F3000]] || '''1:48.597'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2002 Nürburgring F3000 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2002-nurburgring-f3000/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=22 June 2002 |access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref> || [[Tomáš Enge]] || [[Lola B02/50]] || [[2002 International Formula 3000 Championship|2002 Nürburgring F3000 round]]
|-
| [[FIA Formula Two Championship (2009–2012)|F2 (2009–2012)]] || '''1:48.844'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2012 F2 Round 6 |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2012_Round_6/F2/ |date=27 May 2012 |access-date=23 May 2021}}</ref> || [[Christopher Zanella]] || [[FIA Formula Two Championship (2009–2012)#Chassis|Williams JPH1]] || [[2012 FIA Formula Two Championship|2012 Nürburgring FTwo round]]
|-
| [[Class 1 Touring Cars]] || '''1:49.975'''<ref>{{cite web |title=DTM 2020 » Nürburgring Grand Prix Round 9 Results |url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=3732 |date=12 September 2020 |access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref> || [[Nico Müller]] || [[Audi RS5 Turbo DTM|Audi RS5 Turbo DTM 2020]] || [[2020 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2020 1st Nürburgring DTM round]]
|-
| [[Le Mans Prototype Challenge|LMPC]] || '''1:52.560'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Formula Le Mans Nürburgring 2009 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-2009-08-23f.html |date=23 August 2009 |access-date=7 April 2023}}</ref> || [[Dominik Kraihamer]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Formula Le Mans 2009 standings |url=https://www.driverdb.com/championships/standings/formula-le-mans/2009/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108121515/https://www.driverdb.com/championships/standings/formula-le-mans/2009/ |archive-date=8 January 2023 |access-date=1 August 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> || [[Le Mans Prototype Challenge#Oreca FLM09|Oreca FLM09]] || [[2009 Formula Le Mans Cup|2009 Nürburgring Formula Le Mans Cup round]]
|-
| [[Renault Sport Trophy]] || '''1:54.540'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2015 Nürburgring - Renault Sport Trophy - Prestige - Race (25' +1 lap) - Final Classification |url=http://rsseries.alkamelsystems.com/Results/22_2015/07_NURBURGRING/66_RENAULT%20SPORT%20TROPHY%20Prestige/201509131145_RACE/03_Classification_RACE.PDF |date=13 September 2015 |access-date=1 August 2023}}</ref> || {{ill|Dario Capitanio|pl}} || [[Renault Sport R.S. 01]] || [[2015 Renault Sport Trophy|2015 Nürburgring Renault Sport Trophy round]]
|-
| [[Formula Regional]] || '''1:55.109'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 Formula Renault Eurocup Nürburgring Race 2 Statistics |url=https://motorsportstats.com/results/formula-renault-2-0-euro/2020/nurburgring/stats/race-2 |date=6 September 2020 |access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref> || [[Victor Martins]] || [[Tatuus#Racecars|Tatuus FR-19]] || [[2020 Formula Renault Eurocup|2020 Nürburgring Formula Renault Eurocup round]]
|-
| [[Group GT3|GT3]] || '''1:55.832'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2021 Nurburgring GT Endurance |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2021-nurburgring-gt-endurance/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=5 September 2021 |access-date=3 May 2021}}</ref> || [[Mirko Bortolotti]] || [[Lamborghini Huracán#Huracán GT3 Evo (2019–2022)|Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo]] || [[2021 3 Hours of Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[LM GTE]] || '''1:55.962'''<ref name='2017_wec_nürburgring' /> || [[Kévin Estre]] || [[Porsche 911 RSR (2017)]] || [[2017 6 Hours of Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[Formula Renault#Formula Renault 2.0|Formula Renault 2.0]] || '''1:56.221'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2017 Eurocup Formula Renault - 6 Hours of Nürburgring - Race 1 (25' +1 lap) - Final Classification |url=http://rsseries.alkamelsystems.com/Results/26_2017/06_NURBURGRING/177_Eurocup%20Formula%20Renault/201707151815_Race%201/03_Classification_Race%201.PDF |date=15 July 2017 |access-date=19 May 2024}}</ref> || [[Max Defourny]] || [[Tatuus#Racecars|Tatuus FR2.0/13]] || [[2017 Formula Renault Eurocup|2017 Nürburgring Formula Renault Eurocup round]]
|-
| [[Group GT1#GTS "GT1" (2000–2009)|GT1 (GTS)]] || '''1:58.370'''<ref>{{cite web |title=FIA GT1 World Championship Nürburgring 2010 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-2010-08-29.html |date=29 August 2010 |access-date=2 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Alessandro Pier Guidi]] || [[Maserati MC12 GT1]] || [[2010 FIA GT1 Nürburgring round|2010 Nürburgring FIA GT1 round]]
|-
| [[Ferrari Challenge]] || '''1:58.397'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2024 Trofeo Pirelli - Nürburgring - Race 1 (30 Minutes +1 Lap) - Final Classification |url=http://ferrarichallenge.alkamelsystems.com/Results/02_Europe/12_2024/06_NURBURGRING/317_TROFEO%20PIRELLI/202409071230_Race%201/03_Classification_Race%201.PDF |date=7 September 2024 |access-date=8 September 2024}}</ref> || [[Giacomo Altoè]] || [[Ferrari 296#296 Challenge|Ferrari 296 Challenge]] || [[2024 Ferrari Challenge Europe|2024 Nürburgring Ferrari Challenge Europe round]]
|-
| [[Formula Volkswagen Germany|Formula Volkswagen]] || '''1:59.574'''<ref>{{cite web |title=5th/6th Round Formula Volkswagen July 20/21 - Result 5th round Nürburgring, July 20, 2002 (14 laps) |url=http://www.vwmotorsport.com/ViewArticle.aspx?article_id=23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903054710/http://www.vwmotorsport.com/ViewArticle.aspx?article_id=23 |date=20 July 2002 |archive-date=3 September 2014 |access-date=30 May 2024 |url-status=dead}}</ref> || [[Sven Barth]] || [[List of Reynard Motorsport cars|Reynard Formula Volkswagen]] || [[2002 Formula Volkswagen Germany season|2002 1st Nürburgring Formula Volkswagen Germany round]]
|-
| [[Lamborghini Super Trofeo]] || '''1:59.582'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2023 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Nürburgring Race 2 Provisional Results |url=https://www.lamborghini.com/sites/it-en/files/DAM/lamborghini/facelift_2019/motorsport/circuits/EUROPE/nurburgring/2023/R%20LSTE%202023%20_%20R3%20NÜRBURGRING%20_%20RACE%202%20CLASS.pdf |date=30 July 2023 |access-date=30 July 2023}}</ref> || [[Frederik Schandorff]] || [[Lamborghini Huracán#Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo EVO2 (2022–present)|Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo2]] || [[2023 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe|2023 Nürburgring Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe round]]
|-
| [[Formula 4]] || '''2:00.406'''<ref>{{cite web |title=ADAC Westfalen Trophy - Finale ADAC Racing Weekend 2022 ADAC Formel 4 Provisional Result Rennen 3 |url=https://res.cloudinary.com/adacmkv/image/upload/ADAC%20Motorsport/Ergebnisse/2022/ADAC%20Formel%204/06-Nuerburgring/ADAC_Formel_4_-_Rennen_3_gcey8n.pdf |date=16 October 2022 |access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref> || [[Jonas Ried]] || [[Tatuus F4-T421]] || [[2022 ADAC Formula 4 Championship|2022 2nd Nürburgring ADAC Formula 4 round]]
|-
| [[Porsche Carrera Cup]] || '''2:02.320'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2017 Porsche Cup Deutschland Nürburgring (Race 1) |url=http://www.racingyears.com/race.php?GP=2017%20Porsche%20Cup%20Deutschland%20Nürburgring%20(Race%201) |date=15 July 2017 |access-date=30 October 2022}}</ref> || [[Larry ten Voorde]] || [[Porsche 911 GT3#991 GT3 Cup (2017–2020)|Porsche 911 (991 II) GT3 Cup]] || [[2017 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany|2017 1st Nürburgring Porsche Carrera Cup Germany round]]
|-
| [[Formula BMW]] || '''2:04.689'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2005 Formula BMW ADAC Nürburgring (Race 2) |url=http://www.racingyears.com/race.php?GP=2005%20Formula%20BMW%20ADAC%20Nürburgring%20(Race%202) |date=29 May 2005 |access-date=10 July 2022}}</ref> || [[Nico Hülkenberg]] || [[Mygale FB02]] || [[2005 Formula BMW ADAC season|2005 1st Nürburgring Formula BMW ADAC Round]]
|-
| [[Eurocup Mégane Trophy]] || '''2:04.881'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2012 Nürburgring - Eurocup Mégane Trophy - Race 1 (40' +1 lap) - Final Classification |url=http://rsseries.alkamelsystems.com/Results/13_2012/04_NURBURGRING/08_EUROCUP%20MEGANE%20TROPHY/201206301545_RACE%201/03_Classification_RACE%201.PDF |date=30 June 2012 |access-date=25 June 2022}}</ref> || {{ill|Fabien Thuner|pl}} || [[Renault Mégane RS#Mégane Trophy|Renault Mégane Renault Sport II]] || [[2012 Eurocup Mégane Trophy|2012 Nürburgring Eurocup Mégane Trophy round]]
|-
| [[ADAC Formel Masters]] || '''2:05.246'''<ref>{{cite web |title=FIA GT1 Championship Nürburgring Nürburgring GP-Strecke, Länge: 5148 m. 26. - 29. August 2010 ADAC Formel Masters Ergebnis Rennen 3 |url=https://res.cloudinary.com/adacmkv/image/upload/14687.pdf |date=29 August 2010 |access-date=27 July 2022}}</ref> || [[Richie Stanaway]] || [[Dallara Formulino]] || [[2010 ADAC Formel Masters|2010 Nürburgring ADAC Formel Masters round]]
|-
| [[V8Star Series]] || '''2:05.497'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2002 V8 STAR Nürburgring (Race 2) |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/2002_V8_STAR_N%C3%BCrburgring_(Race_2) |date=1 June 2002 |access-date=27 May 2024}}</ref> || Robert Lechner || [[V8Star Series#Cars|V8Star car]] || [[2002 V8Star Series|2002 1st Nürburgring V8Star round]]
|-
| [[TCR Touring Car]] || '''2:07.962'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2021 TCR Europe Race 2 Nürburgring |url=https://europe.tcr-series.com/images/events/2021/05_Nürburgring/Race2_FinalResult.PDF |date=5 September 2021 |access-date=5 September 2021}}</ref> || [[Mikel Azcona]] || [[SEAT León#Leon Cup Racer and Leon TCR|Cupra León Competición TCR]] || [[2021 TCR Europe Touring Car Series|2021 Nürburgring TCR Europe round]]
|-
| [[Formula Renault#Formula Renault 1.6L|Formula Renault 1.6]] || '''2:09.487'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2014 Nürburgring - Formula Renault 1.6 NEC Junior - Race 1 (20') - Final Classification |url=http://rsseries.alkamelsystems.com/Results/19_2014/06_NURBURGRING/52_FORMULA%20RENAULT%201.6%20NEC%20JUNIOR/201407121645_RACE%201/03_Classification_RACE%201_FORMULA%20RENAULT%201.6%20NEC%20JUNIOR.PDF |date=12 July 2014 |access-date=19 May 2024}}</ref> || [[Janneau Esmeijer]] || [[Signatech|Signatech FR 1.6]] || [[2014 Formula Renault seasons#2014 Formula Renault 1.6 NEC season|2014 Nürburgring Formula Renault 1.6 NEC round]]
|-
| [[SEAT León Supercopa]] || '''2:10.113'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2014 Nürburgring - SEAT León Eurocup - Race 1 - Classification |url=https://www.cronococa.com/Fichero/Fichero/2591 |date=3 May 2014 |access-date=19 May 2024}}</ref> || [[Julien Briché]] || [[SEAT León#Leon Cup Racer and Leon TCR|SEAT León Cup Racer]] || [[2014 SEAT León Eurocup|2014 Nürburgring SEAT León Eurocup round]]
|-
| [[Renault Clio Cup]] || '''2.19.138'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2014 Nürburgring - Eurocup Clio - Race 2 (25' +1 lap) - Final Classification |url=http://rsseries.alkamelsystems.com/Results/19_2014/06_NURBURGRING/49_EUROCUP%20CLIO/201407131405_RACE%202/03_Classification_RACE%202_EUROCUP%20CLIO.PDF |date=13 July 2014 |access-date=19 May 2024}}</ref> || [[Oscar Nogués]] || [[Clio Renault Sport#Clio III RS (197)|Renault Clio III RS (197)]] || [[2014 Eurocup Clio|2014 Nürburgring Eurocup Clio round]]
|-
! colspan=5 | GP-Strecke without F1 Chicane (using Mercedes-Benz Arena): 5.137&nbsp;km (2002–present)<ref name = 'nurburgring_racingcircuits'>{{cite web |title=Nurburgring - RacingCircuits.info |url=https://www.racingcircuits.info/europe/germany/nurburgring.html |access-date=1 May 2022}}</ref><ref name = 'nurburgring_msportmagazine'>{{cite web |title=Nurburgring map, history and latest races - Motorsport Database - Motorsport Magazine |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/circuits/nurburgring/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |access-date=1 May 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Le Mans Prototype#LMP1|LMP1]] || '''1:37.955'''<ref name='2015_wec_nürburgring'>{{Cite web |title=2015 FIA WEC - 6 Hours of Nürburgring - Race - Final Classification by Class |url=http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/05_2015/04_NURBURGRING/91_FIA%20WEC/201508301300_Race/Hour%206/05_ClassificationByClass_Race.PDF |publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)]] |website=fiawec.alkamelsystems.com |date=30 August 2015 |access-date=2 March 2021}}</ref> || [[Neel Jani]] || [[Porsche 919 Hybrid]] || [[2015 6 Hours of Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[Le Mans Prototype#LMP2|LMP2]] || '''1:45.697'''<ref name='nürburgring_1000km_2008' /> || [[Jeroen Bleekemolen]] || [[Porsche RS Spyder]] || [[2008 1000 km of Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[Le Mans Prototype#LMP3|LMP3]] || '''1:52.533'''<ref>{{cite web |title=ADAC Westfalen Trophy - Finale ADAC Racing Weekend - Prototype Cup Germany - Final Result Rennen 2 |url=https://resultscdn.getraceresults.com/2023/ADAC%20Racing%20Weekend/ADAC%20Westfalen%20Trophy%20-%20Finale%20ADAC%20Racing%20Weekend/Prototype%20Cup%20Germany%20-%20Rennen%202.pdf |date=16 July 2022 |access-date=15 October 2023}}</ref> || [[Guilherme Oliveira (racing driver)|Guilherme Oliveira]] || [[Ligier JS P320]] || [[2023 Prototype Cup Germany|2023 Nürburgring Prototype Cup Germany round]]
|-
| [[Superbike World Championship|World SBK]] || '''1:54.594'''<ref>{{cite web |title=World SBK - Nürburgring, 30-31 August 01 September 2013 - Results Race 1 |url=https://resources.worldsbk.com/files/results/2013/GER/SBK/001/CLA/Results.pdf |website=World Superbike |publisher=[[Dorna Sports|Dorna]] |date=1 September 2013 |access-date=20 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Tom Sykes]] || [[Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R]] || [[2013 Superbike World Championship|2013 Nürburgring World SBK round]]
|-
| [[Group GT1#GTS "GT1" (2000–2009)|GT1 (GTS)]] || '''1:54.850'''<ref name='nürburgring_1000km_2008'>{{cite web |title=2008 Le Mans Series Nürburgring |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/2008_Le_Mans_Series_Nürburgring |date=17 August 2008 |access-date=19 May 2024}}</ref> || [[Antonio García (racing driver)|Antonio García]] || [[Aston Martin DBR9]] || [[2008 1000 km of Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[Group GT3|GT3]] || '''1:54.985'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2023 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Nürburgring Race Final Classification |url=https://johndagys.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Race-Result-List-Final-Classification-2.pdf |date=30 July 2023 |access-date=30 July 2023}}</ref> || [[Raffaele Marciello]] || [[Mercedes-AMG GT#AMG GT3 Evo (2020–present)|Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo]] || [[2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup|2023 3 Hours of Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[LM GTE]] || '''1:55.191'''<ref name='2015_wec_nürburgring' /> || [[Gianmaria Bruni]] || [[Ferrari 458#458 Italia GT2|Ferrari 458 Italia GT2]] || [[2015 6 Hours of Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[Supersport World Championship|World SSP]] || '''1:58.072'''<ref>{{cite web |title=World SSP - Nürburgring, 30-31 August 01 September 2013 - Results Race |url=https://resources.worldsbk.com/files/results/2013/GER/SSP/001/CLA/Results.pdf |website=World Superbike |publisher=[[Dorna Sports|Dorna]] |date=1 September 2013 |access-date=20 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Kenan Sofuoğlu]] || [[Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R]] || [[2013 Supersport World Championship|2013 Nürburgring World SSP round]]
|-
| [[Formula Palmer Audi]] || '''1:58.210'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2004 Formula Palmer Audi Nürburgring (Race 1) |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/2004_Formula_Palmer_Audi_N%C3%BCrburgring_(Race_1) |date=4 July 2004 |access-date=23 February 2025}}</ref> || [[Jonathan Kennard]] || [[Formula Palmer Audi#Race cars|Formula Palmer Audi car]] || [[Formula Palmer Audi|2004 Nürburgring Formula Palmer Audi round]]
|-
| [[Group 6 (motorsport)#Group 6 Prototype-Sports Cars (1966 to 1971)|Group 6 prototype]] || '''1:59.532'''<ref>{{cite web |title=AvD-Oldtimer-Grand-Prix 2020 |url=https://oldtimergrandprix.com/wp-content/uploads/R1_FHR_100_Meilen_Trophy_Race_2_Result.pdf |date=9 August 2020 |access-date=2 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Felix Haas (racing driver)|Felix Haas]] || [[Lola T294]] || 2020 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix (FHR100)
|-
| [[Lamborghini Super Trofeo]] || '''2:00.467'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2023 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Nürburgring Race 1 Provisional Results |url=https://www.lamborghini.com/sites/it-en/files/DAM/lamborghini/facelift_2019/motorsport/circuits/EUROPE/nurburgring/2023/R%20LSTE%202023%20_%20R3%20NÜRBURGRING%20_%20RACE%201%20CLASS.pdf |date=29 July 2023 |access-date=30 July 2023}}</ref> || [[Frederik Schandorff]] || [[Lamborghini Huracán#Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo EVO2 (2022–present)|Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo2]] || [[2023 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe|2023 Nürburgring Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe round]]
|-
| [[ADAC Formel Masters]] || '''2:01.584'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2012 Nürburgring ADAC Formel Masters Result List Race 2 |url=https://res.cloudinary.com/adacmkv/image/upload/14152.pdf |date=16 September 2012 |access-date=27 July 2022}}</ref> || [[Gustav Malja]] || [[Dallara Formulino]] || [[2012 ADAC Formel Masters|2012 2nd Nürburgring ADAC Formel Masters round]]
|-
| [[LM GTE#History|GT]] || '''2:02.353'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres 2004 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-2004-07-04.html |date=4 July 2004 |access-date=3 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Sascha Maassen]] || [[Porsche 911 GT3#996 GT3 RSR (2004)|Porsche 911 (996) GT3-RSR]] || [[2004 1000 km of Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[SRO GT4|GT4]] || '''2:05.080'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe Round 8 GT4 European Series Race 2 Nürburgring |url=https://european.gt4series.com/images/results/7/GT4%20European%20Series_Race%202_ResultList_1.0%20(3).PDF |date=1 September 2019 |access-date=25 July 2021}}</ref> || [[Ricardo van der Ende]] || [[BMW M4#BMW M4 GT4|BMW M4 GT4]] || [[2019 GT4 European Series|2019 Nürburgring GT4 European Series round]]
|-
| [[Super Touring]] || '''2:11.040'''<ref>{{cite web |title=AvD-Oldtimer-Grand-Prix 2020 |url=https://oldtimergrandprix.com/wp-content/uploads/R3_Race_Result.pdf |date=8 August 2020 |access-date=2 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Gerhard Füller]] || [[Opel Vectra#Motorsport|Opel Vectra STW]] || 2020 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix (Tourenwagen Classics)
|-
| [[Group 2 (motorsport)|Group 2]] || '''2:26.798'''<ref>{{cite web |title=AvD-Oldtimer-Grand-Prix 2020 |url=https://oldtimergrandprix.com/wp-content/uploads/R2_Race_Result.pdf |date=8 August 2020 |access-date=2 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Meinrenken Timm]] || [[Alfa Romeo 105/115 Series Coupés#GTAm|Alfa Romeo 1750 GTAm]] || 2020 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix (AvD-Tourenwagen- und GT-Trophäe)
|-
! colspan=5 | GP-Strecke without Mercedes-Benz Arena (using F1 Chicane): 4.638&nbsp;km (2002–present)<ref name = 'nurburgring_racingcircuits' /><ref name = 'nurburgring_msportmagazine' />
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| [[2014 Formula Acceleration 1 season#Formula Acceleration 1|FA1]] || '''1:33.834'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Acceleration 2014 - Event 3 - Germany - FA1 - Race 1 |url=https://resultscdn.getraceresults.com/2014/Acceleration/Acceleration%202014%20-%20Event%203%20-%20Germany/FA1%20-%20Race%201.pdf |date=24 May 2014 |access-date=8 June 2024}}</ref> || [[Alessio Picariello]] || [[Lola B05/52]] || [[2014 Formula Acceleration 1 season|2014 Nürburgring FA1 round]]
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| [[Pickup truck racing]] || '''1:58.320'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Acceleration 2014 - Event 3 - Germany - MW-V6 Pickup - Race 1 |url=https://resultscdn.getraceresults.com/2014/Acceleration/Acceleration%202014%20-%20Event%203%20-%20Germany/MW-V6%20Pickup%20Series%20-%20Race%201.pdf |date=25 May 2014 |access-date=8 June 2024}}</ref> || [[Jack van der Ende]] || [[BRL V6#MW-V6 Pickup Series|MWV6 Pick Up]] || [[2014 MW-V6 Pickup Series|2014 Nürburgring MW-V6 Pickup Series round]]
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! colspan=5 | Oldtimer Circuit (GP-Strecke without Mercedes-Benz arena using old chicane): 4.569&nbsp;km (2002–present)<ref name = 'nurburgring_racingcircuits' /><ref name = 'nurburgring_msportmagazine' />
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| [[Formula One]] || '''1:36.325'''<ref>{{cite web |title=AvD-Oldtimer-Grand-Prix 2018 |url=https://www.mastershistoricracing.com/siteContent/docs/MastersResults-185.pdf |date=11 August 2018 |access-date=2 May 2022}}</ref> || Martin Stretton || [[Tyrrell 012]] || [[FIA Masters Historic Formula One Championship#2018 Calendar|2018 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix]]
|-
| [[Le Mans Prototype#LMP1|LMP1]] || '''1:36.771'''<ref name = '2019_nurburgring_oldtimer_mastersendurancelegends'>{{cite web |title=AvD-Oldtimer-Grand-Prix 2019 |url=https://www.mastershistoricracing.com/siteContent/docs/MastersResults-247.pdf |date=11 August 2019 |access-date=2 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Mike Cantillon]] || [[Pescarolo 01]] || 2019 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix (Aston Martin Masters Endurance Legends)
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| [[Le Mans Prototype#History|LMP675]] || '''1:39.928'''<ref name = '2019_nurburgring_oldtimer_mastersendurancelegends' /> || [[Mike Newton (racing driver)|Mike Newton]] || [[MG-Lola EX257]] || 2019 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix (Aston Martin Masters Endurance Legends)
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| [[Group 6 (motorsport)#Group 6 Prototype-Sports Cars (1966 to 1971)|Group 6 prototype]] || '''1:42.599'''<ref name = '2019_nurburgring_oldtimer_fhr100'>{{cite web |title=AvD-Oldtimer-Grand-Prix 2019 |url=https://oldtimergrandprix.com/wp-content/uploads/R4_Race_2_Result-1.pdf |date=11 August 2019 |access-date=3 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Felix Haas (racing driver)|Felix Haas]] || [[Lola T294]] || 2019 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix (FHR100)
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| [[Group 7 (motorsport)#Group 7 two-seater racing cars (1966 to 1975)|Group 7]] || '''1:43.399'''<ref name = '2019_nurburgring_oldtimer_fhr100' /> || [[Marco Werner]] || [[McLaren M8A#M8F|McLaren M8F]] || 2019 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix (FHR100)
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| [[Group 5 (motorsport)#4th Generation Group 5 – "Special Production Cars" (1976 to 1982)|Group 5]] || '''1:43.502'''<ref name = '2019_nurburgring_oldtimer_tourenwagenclassic' >{{cite web |title=AvD-Oldtimer-Grand-Prix 2019 |url=https://oldtimergrandprix.com/wp-content/uploads/R10_Race_Result_NEW.pdf |date=11 August 2019 |access-date=2 May 2022}}</ref> || {{ill|Peter Mücke|de|Peter Mücke (Rennfahrer)}} || [[Ford Capri#Zakspeed Ford Capri|Zakspeed Ford Capri Turbo]] || 2019 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix (Tourenwagen Classic)
|-
| [[Group GT3|GT3]] || '''1:43.651'''<ref name = '2012_nurburgring_britishgt'>{{cite web |title=British GT Championship Nürburgring 2012 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-2012-05-19-23555.html |date=19 May 2012 |access-date=2 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Nick Tandy]] || [[Porsche 911 GT3#997 GT3 R (2010–2013)|Porsche 911 (997) GT3-R]] || [[2012 British GT Championship|2012 Nürburgring British GT round]]
|-
| [[Formula 4]] || '''1:43.796'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 48. ADAC TOTAL 24h-Rennen ADAC Formel 4 Provisional Result Race 1 |url=https://res.cloudinary.com/adacmkv/image/upload/32207.pdf |date=25 September 2020 |access-date=3 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Joshua Dürksen]] || [[Tatuus F4-T014]] || [[2020 ADAC Formula 4 Championship|2020 2nd Nürburgring ADAC Formula 4 round]]
|-
| [[LM GTE#History|GT2]] || '''1:45.297'''<ref name = '2019_nurburgring_oldtimer_fcd' >{{cite web |title=AvD-Oldtimer-Grand-Prix 2019 R12 |url=https://oldtimergrandprix.com/wp-content/uploads/R12_Race_2_Result.pdf |date=11 August 2019 |access-date=2 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Yannik Trautwein]] || [[Ferrari 458#458 Italia GT2|Ferrari 458 Italia GT2]] || 2019 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix (FCD RacingSeries)
|-
| [[Group 4 (motorsport)#Sports car racing|Group 4 sports car]] || '''1:48.333'''<ref>{{cite web |title=AvD-Oldtimer-Grand-Prix 2019 R3 |url=https://oldtimergrandprix.com/wp-content/uploads/R3_Race_Result_Final.pdf |date=11 August 2019 |access-date=2 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Simon Hadfield]] || [[Lola T70|Lola T70 MkIIIB]] || 2019 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix (FIA Masters Historic Sports Car Championship)
|-
| [[Class 1 Touring Cars]] || '''1:48.653'''<ref>{{cite web |title=AvD-Oldtimer-Grand-Prix 2018 Race 10 |url=https://oldtimergrandprix.com/wp-content/uploads/RACE10_RACE_RESULT.pdf |date=12 August 2018 |access-date=2 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Rupp Stephan]] || [[Alfa Romeo 155#155 V6 TI|Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI ITC]] || 2018 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix
|-
| [[ADAC Formel Masters]] || '''1:48.887'''<ref>{{cite web |title=36. ADAC- Zurich 24h-Rennen ADAC Formel Masters Ergebnis Rennen 1 |url=https://res.cloudinary.com/adacmkv/image/upload/14715.pdf |date=24 May 2008 |access-date=27 July 2022}}</ref> || [[Kevin Magnussen]] || [[Dallara Formulino]] || [[2008 ADAC Formel Masters|2008 1st Nürburgring ADAC Formel Masters round]]
|-
| [[Group 6 (motorsport)#Group 6 Two-Seater Racing Cars (1976 to 1982)|Group 6]] || '''1:49.366'''<ref>{{cite web |title=AvD-Oldtimer-Grand-Prix 2018 Race 3 |url=https://oldtimergrandprix.com/wp-content/uploads/RACE3_RACE_RESULT.pdf |date=12 August 2018 |access-date=2 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Michael Gans]] || [[Lola T290]] || 2018 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix
|-
| [[Formula Three|Historic Formula 3]] || '''1:49.937'''<ref>{{cite web |title=AvD-Oldtimer-Grand-Prix 2018 Race 8 |url=https://oldtimergrandprix.com/wp-content/uploads/RACE8_RACE_2_RESULT.pdf |date=12 August 2018 |access-date=2 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Robert Moores]] || [[Chevron B38]] || 2018 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix
|-
| [[SRO GT4|GT4]] || '''1:52.118'''<ref name='2012_nurburgring_britishgt' /> || [[Warren Hughes]] || [[Ginetta G50]] || [[2012 British GT Championship|2012 Nürburgring British GT round]]
|-
| [[Group A#Touring car racing|Group A]] || '''1:52.996'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Nurburgring Classic 2017 |url=https://nuerburgringclassic.de/images/ergebnisse/2017/Deutsche%20Tourenwagen%20Classics%20-%202.%20Zeittraining%20-%20per%20class.pdf |date=18 June 2017 |access-date=2 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Richard Weber (racing driver)|Richard Weber]] || [[BMW M3#E30 generation (1986–1991)|BMW M3 (E30) DTM]] || 2017 Nürburgring Classic
|-
| [[Grand Prix motor racing|Historic GP]] (up to 1965) || '''1:57.962'''<ref>{{cite web |title=AvD-Oldtimer-Grand-Prix 2019 R6 |url=https://oldtimergrandprix.com/wp-content/uploads/R6_Race_2_Result.pdf |date=11 August 2019 |access-date=2 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Peter Horsman]] || [[Lotus 18#History|Lotus 18/21]] || 2019 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix (Historic Grand Prix Cars bis 1965)
|-
| [[Formula Junior]] || '''2:01.896'''<ref>{{cite web |title=AvD-Oldtimer-Grand-Prix 2019 R2 |url=https://oldtimergrandprix.com/wp-content/uploads/R2_Race_2_Result.pdf |date=11 August 2019 |access-date=2 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Bradley Richard]] || [[Brabham BT2]] || 2019 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix (FIA Lurani Trophy)
|-
| Historic two-seater [[sports car]] (1960–1961) || '''2:03.233'''<ref>{{cite web |title=AvD-Oldtimer-Grand-Prix 2019 R5 |url=https://oldtimergrandprix.com/wp-content/uploads/R5_Race_1_Result-1.pdf |date=10 August 2019 |access-date=2 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Nuthall William]] || [[Elva (car manufacturer)#Mk VI, VII and VIII/VIIIS|Elva Mk VII S]] || 2019 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix
|-
| [[Group 3 (motorsport)|Group 3 GT]] || '''2:04.563'''<ref>{{cite web |title=AvD-Oldtimer-Grand-Prix 2016 R7 |url=https://oldtimergrandprix.com/wp-content/uploads/R7_Race_Official_Result.pdf |date=14 August 2016 |access-date=2 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Marcus von Oeynhausen]] || [[Jaguar E-Type]] || 2016 Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix
|-
! colspan=5 | Sprint-Strecke (with Mercedes-Benz Arena + F1 chicane): 3.629&nbsp;km (2002–present)<ref name = 'nurburgring_racingcircuits' />
|-
| [[Auto GP]] || '''1:19.322'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2014 Nurburgring Auto GP |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2014-nurburgring-auto-gp/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=17 August 2014 |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref> || [[Kimiya Sato]] || [[Lola B05/52]] || [[2014 Auto GP Series|2014 Nürburgring Auto GP round]]
|-
| [[Formula Three]] || '''1:20.866'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=2015 Nurburgring European F3 - Round 29 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2015-nurburgring-european-f3-3/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=26 September 2015 |access-date=28 July 2022}}</ref> || [[Felix Rosenqvist]] || [[Dallara F312|Dallara F315]] || [[2015 FIA Formula 3 European Championship|2015 Nürburgring Formula 3 round]]
|-
| [[Formula 3000]] || '''1:21.218'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2004 Nürburgring Euro F3000 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2004-nurburgring-euro-f3000/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=31 October 2004 |access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref> || [[Nicky Pastorelli]] || [[Lola B99/50]] || [[2004 Euro Formula 3000 Series|2004 Nürburgring Euro F3000 round]]
|-
| [[Class 1 Touring Cars]] || '''1:21.358'''<ref>{{cite web |title=DTM 2019 » Nürburgring Short Round 15 Results |url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=3584 |date=14 September 2019 |access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref> || [[René Rast]] || [[Audi RS5 Turbo DTM|Audi RS5 Turbo DTM 2019]] || [[2019 DTM Nürburg round|2019 Nürburgring DTM round]]
|-
| [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|DTM]] || '''1:22.308'''<ref>{{cite web |title=DTM 2017 » Nürburgring Short Round 14 Results |url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=3139 |date=10 September 2017 |access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref> || [[René Rast]] || [[Audi 5 Series DTM#RS5 DTM|Audi RS5 DTM]] || [[2017 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2017 Nürburgring DTM round]]
|-
| [[Le Mans Prototype#LMP3|LMP3]] || '''1:25.025'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2024 DTM Nürburgring - Prototype Cup Germany - Race 2 - Result List |url=https://res.cloudinary.com/adacmkv/image/upload/ADAC%20Motorsport/Ergebnisse/2024/PCG/05_Nuerburgring/Prototype_Cup_Germany_Race_2_ResultList_1.0_ynlojd.pdf |date=18 August 2024 |access-date=18 August 2024}}</ref> || [[David Schumacher (racing driver)|David Schumacher]] || [[Ligier JS P320]] || [[2024 Prototype Cup Germany|2024 Nürburgring Prototype Cup Germany round]]
|-
| [[Superbike racing|Superbike]] || '''1:26.100'''<ref>{{cite web |title=34. Int. ADAC Truck Grand Prix - Nürburgring Sprint, length 3629 m - 19. - 21. July 2019 - IDM Superbike 1000 - Result Race 1  |url=https://results.bike-promotion.com/Results/Official%20results/01%20IDM%20-%20Int.%20Deutsche%20Motorradmeisterschaft/2019/IDM-04%20Nürburgring%20(19.07.-21.07.2019)/IDM%20SBK1000/Race1/RaceResult/2019-07-20_IDM_SBK1000_Race1_alles.pdf |date=20 July 2019 |access-date=30 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Illia Mykhalchyk]] || [[BMW S1000RR]] || [[:de:IDM-Saison 2019|2019 Nürburgring IDM Superbike round]]
|-
| [[Group GT3|GT3]] || '''1:26.348'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2023 ADAC Truck Grand Prix - Nürburgring - ADAC GT Masters - Race 2 |url=https://res.cloudinary.com/adacmkv/image/upload/ADAC%20Motorsport/Ergebnisse/2023/GT%20Masters/3_Nuerburgring/ADAC_GT_Masters_Race_2__1.0_xxqfqg.pdf |date=16 July 2023 |access-date=16 July 2023}}</ref> || [[Marco Wittmann]] || [[BMW M4#BMW M4 GT3|BMW M4 GT3]] || [[2023 ADAC GT Masters|2023 Nürburgring ADAC GT Masters round]]
|-
| [[Formula 4]] || '''1:26.753'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2018 Nürburgring - ADAC Formel 4 - Result List Race 1 |url=https://res.cloudinary.com/adacmkv/image/upload/28067.pdf |date=4 August 2018 |access-date=28 July 2022}}</ref> || [[Frederik Vesti]] || [[Tatuus F4-T014]] || [[2018 ADAC Formula 4 Championship|2018 Nürburgring ADAC Formula 4 round]]
|-
| [[Group GT1#GTS "GT1" (2000–2009)|GT1 (GTS)]] || '''1:27.970'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Belcar Nürburgring 2002 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-2002-05-26.html |date=26 May 2002 |access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref> || [[David Hart (racing driver)|David Hart]] || [[Chrysler Viper GTS-R]] || [[Belcar|2002 Nürburgring Belcar round]]
|-
| [[Porsche Carrera Cup]] || '''1:28.518'''<ref>{{cite web |title=DTM Nürburgring - Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland - 05 August 2023 - Race 1 Nürburgring |url=https://assets-v2.porsche.com/motorsport/germany/de/-/media/Project/Motorsport-Hub/motorsport-shared/2023/08/04/PCCD-2023_04-Nurburgring_Race-1_Provisional-Results_Amended.pdf |date=5 August 2023 |access-date=6 August 2023}}</ref> || [[Larry ten Voorde]] || [[Porsche 911 GT3#992 GT3 Cup (2021–)|Porsche 911 (992) GT3 Cup]] || [[2023 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany|2023 Nürburgring Porsche Carrera Cup Germany round]]
|-
| [[Formula Volkswagen Germany|Formula Volkswagen]] || '''1:28.882'''<ref>{{cite web |title=11th/12th Round Forumula Volkswagen 21/09/02 - Result 12th round, Nürburgring, September 22, 2002 (18 laps) |url=http://www.vwmotorsport.com/ViewArticle.aspx?article_id=26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903054713/http://www.vwmotorsport.com/ViewArticle.aspx?article_id=26 |date=21 September 2002 |archive-date=3 September 2014 |access-date=30 May 2024 |url-status=dead}}</ref> || [[Sven Barth]] || [[List of Reynard Motorsport cars|Reynard Formula Volkswagen]] || [[2002 Formula Volkswagen Germany season|2002 2nd Nürburgring Formula Volkswagen Germany round]]
|-
| [[ADAC Formel Masters]] || '''1:28.999'''<ref>{{cite web |title=26. Int. ADAC TRUCK-GRAND-PRIX 08. - 10. Juli 2011 Nürburgring GP - Sprintstrecke, Länge 3629 m - ADAC Formel Masters - Ergebnis Rennen 1 |url=https://res.cloudinary.com/adacmkv/image/upload/12142.pdf |date=9 July 2011 |access-date=27 July 2022}}</ref> || [[Emil Bernstorff]] || [[Dallara Formulino]] || [[2011 ADAC Formel Masters|2011 Nürburgring ADAC Formel Masters round]]
|-
| [[Formula Renault#Formula Renault 2.0|Formula Renault 2.0]] || '''1:29.590'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2002 Formula Renault 2000 Germany Nürburgring 2 (Race 1) |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/2002_Formula_Renault_2000_Germany_Nürburgring_2_(Race_1) |date=21 September 2002 |access-date=19 May 2024}}</ref> || [[Christian Klien]] || [[Tatuus#Racecars|Tatuus FR2000]] || [[2002 Formula Renault seasons|2002 2nd Nürburgring Formula Renault 2000 Germany round]]
|-
| [[V8Star Series]] || '''1:31.305'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2003 V8 STAR Nürburgring (Race 2) |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/2003_V8_STAR_N%C3%BCrburgring_(Race_2) |date=20 April 2003 |access-date=27 May 2024}}</ref> || Robert Lechner || [[V8Star Series#Cars|V8Star car]] || [[2003 V8Star Series|2003 1st Nürburgring V8Star round]]
|-
| [[Formula BMW]] || '''1:31.641'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2004 Formula BMW ADAC Nürburgring (Race 2) |url=http://www.racingyears.com/race.php?GP=2004%20Formula%20BMW%20ADAC%20Nürburgring%202%20(Race%202) |date=1 August 2004 |access-date=10 July 2022}}</ref> || [[Sebastian Vettel]] || [[Mygale#Racing cars|Mygale FB02]] || [[2004 Formula BMW ADAC season|2004 2nd Nürburgring Formula BMW ADAC Round]]
|-
| [[SRO GT4|GT4]] || '''1:33.166'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 ADAC GT4 Germany Race 1 Nürburgring |url=https://res.cloudinary.com/adacmkv/image/upload/ADAC%20Motorsport/Ergebnisse/2022/ADAC%20GT4%20Germany/04-Nuerburgring/ADAC_GT4_Germany_Race_1_ResultList_1.0_rfh7wu.pdf |date=6 August 2022 |access-date=6 August 2022}}</ref> || [[Marcel Lenerz]] || [[Toyota GR Supra#GR Supra GT4|Toyota GR Supra GT4]] || [[2022 ADAC GT4 Germany|2022 Nürburgring ADAC GT4 Germany round]]
|-
| [[Stock car racing]] || '''1:33.268'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2014 Nürburgring 200 Race 1 |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2014_Nurburgring_200_Race_1/E1/ |date=19 July 2014 |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref> || [[Ander Vilariño]] || [[Holden Commodore (VF)#NASCAR|Chevrolet SS NASCAR]] || [[2014 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series|2014 Nürburgring NASCAR Whelen Euro Series round]]
|-
| [[TCR Touring Car]] || '''1:34.825'''<ref>{{cite web |title=TCR DE 2022 » Nürburgring Short Round 8 Results |url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=4496 |date=7 August 2022 |access-date=7 August 2022}}</ref> || [[Martin Andersen(racing driver)|Martin Andersen]] || [[Honda Civic Type R TCR#FK7/FK8 (2017)|Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)]] || [[2022 ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship|2022 Nürburgring TCR Germany round]]
|-
| [[Electric motorsport#NXT Gen Cup|NXT Gen Cup]] || '''1:49.770'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 DTM Nürburgring - NXT Gen Cup - Race 1 - Result List |url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/62c01f1a724bdb47d12c39ea/t/66c06ae29514f75e9eb0ef34/1723886306543/NXT+Gen+Cup_Race+1_ResultList_1.0.PDF |date=17 August 2024 |access-date=18 August 2024}}</ref> || [[Victor Nielsen (racing driver)|Victor Nielsen]] || LRT NXT1 || 2024 Nürburgring NXT Gen Cup round
|-
| [[Truck racing]] || '''1:53.783'''<ref>{{cite web |title=37. INT. ADAC TRUCK-GRAND-PRIX - Nürburgring, length 3629 m - 11–14 July 2024 - Goodyear FIA European Truck Racing Championship - Provisional Result Overall Race 1 |url=http://wige-livetiming.de/etrc/PDF/qVERAN2024_04/GOODYEAR_FIA_EUROPEAN_TRUCK_RACING_CHAMPIONSHIP$RACE_1$RESULT.PDF |date=13 July 2024 |access-date=14 July 2024}}</ref> || [[Norbert Kiss]] || [[MAN TG-range|MAN TGS]] || [[2024 European Truck Racing Championship|2024 Nürburgring ETRC round]]
|-
! colspan=5 | Sprint-Strecke (with Mercedes-Benz Arena using old chicane): 3.618&nbsp;km (2002–present)<ref name = 'nurburgring_racingcircuits' />
|-
| [[Le Mans Prototype#LMP3|LMP3]] || '''1:21.864'''<ref>{{cite web |title=35. INT. ADAC TRUCK-GRAND-PRIX - Nürburgring, length 3618 m - 14.-17. July 2022 - Prototype Cup Germany - Lap Analysis race 1, 16.07.2022 |url=http://livetiming.wige.de/etrc/PDF/sVERAN2022_4/PROTOTYPE_CUP_GERMANY$RACE_1$LAP_ANALYSIS.PDF |date=16 July 2022 |access-date=31 August 2024}}</ref> || [[Óscar Tunjo]] || [[Duqueine D-08]] || [[2022 Prototype Cup Germany|2022 Nürburgring Prototype Cup Germany round]]
|-
| [[Superbike racing|Superbike]] || '''1:25.007'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2024 IDM Nürburgring - IDM Superbike - Race 1 |url=https://results.bike-promotion.com/Results/Official%2520results/01%2520IDM%2520-%2520Int.%2520Deutsche%2520Motorradmeisterschaft/2024/IDM-06%2520N%C3%BCrburgring%2520(30.08.-01.09.2024)/IDM%2520Superbike/Race1/RaceResult/2024-09-01_IDM_SBK_Race1_Result.pdf?t=1725186938827 |date=1 September 2024 |access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref> || [[Toni Finsterbusch]] || [[BMW S1000RR#M1000RR 2021|BMW M1000RR]] || [[:de:IDM-Saison 2024|2024 Nürburgring IDM Superbike round]]
|-
| [[Group GT3|GT3]] || '''1:25.664'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2013 Nürburgring ADAC GT Masters Results Race 2 |url=https://res.cloudinary.com/adacmkv/image/upload/17567.pdf |date=4 August 2013 |access-date=28 April 2021}}</ref> || [[Jeroen Bleekemolen]] || [[Chevrolet Corvette (C6)#Z06-R|Chevrolet Corvette Z06-R GT3]] || [[2013 ADAC GT Masters|2013 1st Nürburgring ADAC GT Masters round]]
|-
| [[Formula Renault#Formula Renault 2.0|Formula Renault 2.0]] || '''1:26.349'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2005 Formula Renault 2000 Germany Nürburgring (Race 1) |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/2005_Formula_Renault_2000_Germany_Nürburgring_(Race_1) |date=30 July 2005 |access-date=19 May 2024}}</ref> || [[Récardo Bruins Choi]] || [[Tatuus#Racecars|Tatuus FR2000]] || [[2005 Formula Renault 2.0 Germany season|2005 Nürburgring Formula Renault 2.0 Germany round]]
|-
| [[Sport bike#Classes|Supersport]] || '''1:27.642'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2024 IDM Nürburgring - IDM Supersport - Race 1 |url=https://results.bike-promotion.com/Results/Official%2520results/01%2520IDM%2520-%2520Int.%2520Deutsche%2520Motorradmeisterschaft/2024/IDM-06%2520N%C3%BCrburgring%2520(30.08.-01.09.2024)/IDM%2520Supersport/Race1/RaceResult/2024-08-31_IDM_Supersport_Race1_Result.pdf?t=1725188473450 |date=1 September 2024 |access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref> || [[Twan Smits]] || [[Yamaha YZF-R6]] || [[:de:IDM-Saison 2024|2024 Nürburgring IDM Supersport round]]
|-
| [[ADAC Formel Masters]] || '''1:28.704'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2013 Nürburgring ADAC Formel Masters Result List Race 2 |url=https://res.cloudinary.com/adacmkv/image/upload/17597.pdf |date=4 August 2013 |access-date=27 July 2022}}</ref> || [[Alessio Picariello]] || [[Dallara Formulino]] || [[2013 ADAC Formel Masters|2013 Nürburgring ADAC Formel Masters round]]
|-
| [[Alpine Elf Europa Cup]] || '''1:33.004'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2018 Alpine Elf Europa Cup Nürburgring (Race 2) |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/2018_Alpine_Elf_Europa_Cup_Nürburgring_(Race_2) |date=23 June 2018 |access-date=20 June 2024}}</ref> || [[Nicolas Milan]] || [[Alpine A110 (2017)#Motorsport|Alpine A110 Cup]] || [[2018 Alpine Elf Europa Cup|2018 Nürburgring Alpine Elf Europa Cup round]]
|-
| [[Moto3]] || '''1:34.617'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2024 IDM Nürburgring - Northern Talent Cup - Race 2 |url=https://results.bike-promotion.com/Results/Official%2520results/01%2520IDM%2520-%2520Int.%2520Deutsche%2520Motorradmeisterschaft/2024/IDM-06%2520N%C3%BCrburgring%2520(30.08.-01.09.2024)/NORTHERN%2520TALENT%2520CUP/Race2/RaceResult/2024-09-01_NTC_Race_2_Results.pdf?t=1725198360363 |date=1 September 2024 |access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref> || [[Ferre Fleerackers]] || [[Honda NSF250R]] || [[2024 Northern Talent Cup|2024 Nürburgring Northern Talent Cup round]]
|-
| [[Sport bike#Classes|Supersport 300]] || '''1:37.271'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2024 IDM Nürburgring - IDM Supersport 300 - Race 2 |url=https://results.bike-promotion.com/Results/Official%2520results/01%2520IDM%2520-%2520Int.%2520Deutsche%2520Motorradmeisterschaft/2024/IDM-06%2520N%C3%BCrburgring%2520(30.08.-01.09.2024)/IDM%2520Supersport%2520300/Race2/RaceResult/2024-09-01_IDM_SSP300_Race2_Result.pdf?t=1725195260229 |date=1 September 2024 |access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref> || [[Dylan Czarkowski]] || [[KTM 390 series#RC 390|KTM RC 390 R]] || [[:de:IDM-Saison 2024|2024 Nürburgring IDM Supersport 300 round]]
|-
! colspan=5 | Sprint-Strecke (without Mercedes-Benz Arena using F1 chicane): 3.059&nbsp;km (2002–present)<ref name = 'nurburgring_racingcircuits' />
|-
! colspan=5 | Sprint-Strecke (without Mercedes-Benz Arena using old chicane): 3.050&nbsp;km (2002–present)<ref name = 'nurburgring_racingcircuits' />
|-
! colspan=5 | GP-Strecke with F1 Chicane: 4.556&nbsp;km (1995–2001)
|-
| [[Formula One]] || '''1:18.354''' || [[Juan Pablo Montoya]] || [[Williams FW23]] || [[2001 European Grand Prix]]
|-
| [[Le Mans Prototype#History|LMP900]] || '''1:30.418'''<ref name='2000_nurburgring_alms'>{{cite web |title=2000 1000 km of Nürburgring Race Results |url=http://www.imsaracing.net/archives/2000nurburgring.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051016111958/http://www.imsaracing.net/archives/2000nurburgring.pdf |date=9 July 2000 |archive-date=16 October 2005 |access-date=22 May 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref> || [[Frank Biela]] || [[Audi R8 (LMP)|Audi R8]] || [[2000 1000 km of Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[Formula 3000|F3000]] || '''1:31.669'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2001 Nürburgring F3000 |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2001-nurburgring-f3000/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=23 June 2001 |access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref> || [[Giorgio Pantano]] || [[Lola B99/50]] || [[2001 International Formula 3000 Championship|2001 Nürburgring F3000 round]]
|-
| [[Le Mans Prototype#History|WSC]] || '''1:31.794'''<ref>{{cite web |title=SportsRacing World Cup Nürburgring 1999 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1999-09-05.html |date=5 September 1999 |access-date=20 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Grant Orbell]] || [[Lola B98/10]] || [[1999 SportsRacing World Cup|1999 ADAC Sportwagen Festival]]
|-
| [[Group GT1#Prototype years (1997–1998)|GT1 (Prototype)]] || '''1:33.614'''<ref name='1997_nurburgring_fiagt'>{{cite web |title=FIA GT Championship Nürburgring 1997 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1997-06-29.html |date=29 June 1997 |access-date=3 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Bernd Schneider (racing driver)|Bernd Schneider]] || [[Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR]] || [[1997 FIA GT Nürburgring 4 Hours]]
|-
| [[Le Mans Prototype#History|LMP675]] || '''1:37.813'''<ref name='2001_nurburgring_fiasc'>{{cite web |title=FIA Sportscar Championship Nürburgring 2001 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-2001-09-16.html |date=16 September 2001 |access-date=20 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Thed Björk]] || [[Lola B2K/40]] || [[2001 FIA Sportscar Championship Nürburgring|2001 ADAC Sportwagen Festival]]
|-
| [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|DTM]] || '''1:37.932'''<ref>{{cite web |title=DTM 2001 » Nürburgring Grand Prix Round 2 Results |url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=1548 |date=6 May 2001 |access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref> || [[Martin Tomczyk]] || [[Abt-Audi TT-R DTM|Abt-Audi TT-R DTM 2001]] || [[2001 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2001 1st Nürburgring DTM round]]
|-
| [[Group GT1#Early years (1993–1996)|GT1]] || '''1:38.270'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Nürburgring 4 Hours 1996 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1996-06-30.html |date=30 June 1996 |access-date=20 October 2022}}</ref> || [[Jean-Marc Gounon]] || [[Ferrari F40#Racing|Ferrari F40 GTE]] || [[1996 BPR 4 Hours of Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[Group GT1#GTS "GT1" (2000–2009)|GT1 (GTS)]] || '''1:39.649'''<ref name='2000_nurburgring_alms' /> || [[Olivier Beretta]] || [[Dodge Viper GTS-R]] || [[2000 1000 km of Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[Formula Renault#Formula Renault 2.0|Formula Renault 2.0]] || '''1:41.135'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2001 Formula Renault Germany Nürburgring |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/2001_Formula_Renault_Germany_Nürburgring |date=22 July 2001 |access-date=19 May 2024}}</ref> || [[Marc Benz]] || [[Tatuus#Racecars|Tatuus FR2000]] || [[Formula Renault Northern European Cup#Formula Renault 2.0 Germany|2001 Nürburgring Formula Renault 2000 Germany round]]
|-
| [[Group GT1#List of FIA GT1 cars|GT2]] || '''1:42.208'''<ref name='1997_nurburgring_fiagt' /> || [[Olivier Beretta]] || [[Chrysler Viper GTS-R]] || [[1997 FIA GT Nürburgring 4 Hours]]
|-
| [[Group N-GT|N-GT]] || '''1:42.208'''<ref>{{cite web |title=FIA GT Championship Nürburgring 2001 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-2001-09-09.html |date=9 September 2001 |access-date=23 May 2022}}</ref> || {{ill|Sébastien Dumez|fr}} || [[Porsche 911 GT3#996 GT3 RS (2001)|Porsche 911 (996) GT3-RS]] || [[2001 FIA GT Nürburgring 500km]]
|-
| [[LM GTE#History|GT]] || '''1:43.766'''<ref name='2000_nurburgring_alms' /> || [[Sascha Maassen]] || [[Porsche 911 GT3#996 GT3 R (1999–2001)|Porsche 911 (996) GT3-R]] || [[2000 1000 km of Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[Formula Chrysler Euroseries|Formula Chrysler]] || '''1:45.114'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2001 FC Euro Series Nürburgring - 9th September, Round 3 |url=http://www.dlg.speedfreaks.org/archive/2001/single.html#fceuro |date=9 September 2001 |access-date=19 July 2022}}</ref> || [[John Svensson]] || [[List of Reynard Motorsport cars|Reynard 2KF]] || [[2001 Formula Chrysler Euroseries|2001 Nürburgring Formula Chrysler Euroseries round]]
|-
| [[V8Star Series]] || '''1:45.428'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2001 V8 STAR Nürburgring (Race 1) |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/2001_V8_STAR_N%C3%BCrburgring_(Race_1) |date=27 May 2001 |access-date=27 May 2024}}</ref> || [[Roland Asch]] || [[V8Star Series#Cars|V8Star car]] || [[2001 V8Star Series|2001 1st Nürburgring V8Star round]]
|-
| [[Porsche Carrera Cup]] || '''1:45.643'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=2000 German Porsche Carrera Cup - Oct 8 - Nürburgring |url=http://www.dlg.speedfreaks.org/archive/2000/results.html#gpcc |date=8 October 2000 |access-date=26 May 2024}}</ref> || [[Timo Bernhard]] || [[Porsche 911 GT3#996 GT3 Cup (1998–2001)|Porsche 911 (996 I) GT3 Cup]] || [[Porsche Carrera Cup Germany|2000 2nd Nürburgring Porsche Carrera Cup Germany round]]
|-
| [[Formula BMW]] || '''1:46.271'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2001 BMW Formula ADAC Championship - Nurburgring - 5-6 May - Race 2 |url=http://www.dlg.speedfreaks.org/archive/2001/single.html#adac |date=6 May 2001 |access-date=27 May 2024}}</ref> || {{ill|Hendrik Vieth|de}} || [[Mygale FB02]] || [[Formula BMW#Germany & Europe|2001 1st Nürburgring Formula BMW ADAC Round]]
|-
! colspan=5 | GP-Strecke: 4.551&nbsp;km (1984–2001)
|-
| [[Group C|Group C1]] || '''1:21.553''' || [[Teo Fabi]] || [[Jaguar XJR-14]] || [[1991 430 km of Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[Formula One]] || '''1:22.806''' || [[Niki Lauda]] || [[McLaren MP4/2#1985|McLaren MP4/2B]] || [[1985 German Grand Prix]]
|-
| [[Formula 3000|F3000]] || '''1:26.980'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1992 F3000 Nürburgring Race Statistics |url=https://motorsportstats.com/results/f3000-international-championship/1992/nurburgring/stats |date=23 August 1992 |access-date=7 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Rubens Barrichello]] || [[Reynard 92D]] || [[1992 International Formula 3000 Championship|1992 Nürburgring F3000 round]]
|-
| [[Interserie]] || '''1:30.080'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Interserie Nürburgring 1994 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1994-06-12.html |date=12 June 1994 |access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref> || [[Karl Hasenbichler]] || [[Penske PC-18|HSB-Penske PC-18 Buick Turbo Can-Am]] || [[Interserie|1994 AvD New Historics präsentiert von Ferrari Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[Group C|Group C2]] || '''1:33.010'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres 1988 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1988-09-04.html |date=4 September 1988 |access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Costas Los]] || [[Spice SE87C]] || [[1988 1000 km of Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[Class 1 Touring Cars]] || '''1:37.710'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft 1994 » Nürburgring Grand Prix Round 14 Results |url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=921 |date=21 August 1994 |access-date=7 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Bernd Schneider (racing driver)|Bernd Schneider]] || [[Mercedes-Benz C-Class (W202)|Mercedes-Benz C-Class V6]] || [[1994 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft|1994 3rd Nürburgring DTM round]]
|-
| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|500cc]] || '''1:39.048''' || [[Kevin Schwantz]] || [[Suzuki RGV500]] || [[1990 German motorcycle Grand Prix]]
|-
| [[Superbike World Championship|World SBK]] || '''1:39.318''' || [[Troy Corser]] || [[Ducati 996|Ducati 996 RS]] || [[1999 Nürburgring Superbike World Championship round|1999 Nürburgring World SBK round]]
|-
| [[Formula Volkswagen Germany|Formula Volkswagen]] || '''1:41.049'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2001 German Formula Volkswagen - Round 2: Nurburgring, 22nd July |url=http://www.dlg.speedfreaks.org/archive/2001/single.html#gfvw |date=22 July 2001 |access-date=30 May 2024}}</ref> || [[Florian Stoll]] || [[List of Reynard Motorsport cars|Reynard Formula Volkswagen]] || [[2001 Formula Volkswagen Germany season|2001 1st Nürburgring Formula Volkswagen Germany round]]
|-
| [[Group GT1#List of FIA GT1 cars|GT1]] || '''1:42.430'''<ref>{{cite web |title=4 h Nürburgring 1998 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1998-07-19-4376.html |date=19 July 1998 |access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref> || [[John Greasley]] || [[Porsche 911 GT2|Porsche 911 GT2 Evo]] || [[GTR Euroseries#1998 season|1998 4 Hours of Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|250cc]] || '''1:40.993''' || [[Tetsuya Harada]] || [[Aprilia RSV 250]] || [[1997 German motorcycle Grand Prix]]
|-
| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|125cc]] || '''1:42.991''' || [[Ralf Waldmann]] || [[Honda NSR250]] || [[1996 German motorcycle Grand Prix]]
|-
| [[Super Touring]] || '''1:43.975'''<ref>{{cite web |title=STW Cup 1999 » Nürburgring Grand Prix Round 12 Results |url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=1410 |date=22 August 1999 |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref> || [[Tom Kristensen]] || [[Honda Accord#Motorsport|Honda Accord]] || [[1999 Super Tourenwagen Cup|1999 1st Nürburgring STW Cup round]]
|-
| [[Porsche Carrera Cup]] || '''1:45.322'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=2001 Porsche Cup Deutschland Nürburgring |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/2001_Porsche_Cup_Deutschland_Nürburgring |date=6 May 2001 |access-date=30 March 2024}}</ref> || [[Timo Bernhard]] || [[Porsche 911 GT3#996 GT3 Cup (1998–2001)|Porsche 911 (996 I) GT3 Cup]] || [[Porsche Carrera Cup Germany|2001 1st Nürburgring Porsche Carrera Cup Germany round]]
|-
| [[Supersport World Championship|World SSP]] || '''1:45.591''' || [[Piergiorgio Bontempi]] || [[Yamaha YZF-R6]] || [[1999 Nürburgring Superbike World Championship round|1999 Nürburgring World SSP round]]
|-
| [[Group A#Touring car racing|Group A]] || '''1:47.740'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Nürburgring 500 Kilometres 1988 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/etcc/race/Nurburgring-1988-07-10.html |date=10 July 1988 |access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Armin Hahne]] || [[Ford Sierra RS Cosworth#Touring car racing|Ford Sierra RS 500]] || [[European Touring Car Championship|1988 Nürburgring 500 km]]
|-
| [[Group N]] || '''1:48.190'''<ref>{{cite web |title=ADAC GT Cup Nürburgring 1993 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1993-07-11.html |date=11 July 1993 |access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Johnny Cecotto]] || [[BMW E36 M3|BMW M3 GTR]] || [[ADAC GT Masters#ADAC GT Cup|1993 Nürburgring ADAC GT Cup round]]
|-
! colspan=5 | Sprint-Strecke (without F1 Chicane): 3.039&nbsp;km (1984–2001)<ref name = 'nurburgring_racingcircuits' />
|-
| [[Group C]] || '''0:58.140'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Interserie Nürburgring 1991 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1991-05-12.html |date=12 May 1991 |access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref> || [[Bernd Schneider (racing driver)|Bernd Schneider]] || [[Porsche 962|Porsche 962C]] || [[Interserie|1991 Int. ADAC Bilstein Supersprint Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[Interserie]] || '''1:01.260'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Interserie Nürburgring 2001 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-2001-07-15-10312.html |date=15 July 2001 |access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref> || [[Josef Neuhauser]] || [[Minardi M190]] Cosworth || [[Interserie|2001 Nürburgring Interserie round]]
|-
| [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|DTM]] || '''1:05.947'''<ref>{{cite web |title=DTM 2001 » Nürburgring Short Round 7 Results |url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=1593 |date=26 August 2001 |access-date=7 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Bernd Schneider (racing driver)|Bernd Schneider]] || [[Mercedes-Benz CLK DTM|AMG Mercedes-Benz CLK DTM 2001]] || [[2001 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|2001 2nd Nürburgring DTM round]]
|-
| [[Formula Volkswagen Germany|Formula Volkswagen]] || '''1:10.187'''<ref>{{cite web |title=8th Round Formula Volkswagen: Nurburgring 30.9.01 - Result 8th round, Nürburgring, September 30, 2001 (23 laps) |url=http://www.vwmotorsport.com/ViewArticle.aspx?article_id=19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903054650/http://www.vwmotorsport.com/ViewArticle.aspx?article_id=19 |date=30 September 2001 |archive-date=3 September 2014 |access-date=30 May 2024 |url-status=dead}}</ref> || {{ill|Walter Lechner Jr.|de|Walter Lechner junior}} || [[List of Reynard Motorsport cars|Reynard Formula Volkswagen]] || [[2001 Formula Volkswagen Germany season|2001 2nd Nürburgring Formula Volkswagen Germany round]]
|-
| [[Porsche Carrera Cup]] || '''1:11.739'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=2001 Porsche Cup Deutschland Nürburgring 2 |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/2001_Porsche_Cup_Deutschland_Nürburgring |date=26 August 2001 |access-date=30 March 2024}}</ref> || [[Jörg Bergmeister]] || [[Porsche 911 GT3#996 GT3 Cup (1998–2001)|Porsche 911 (996 I) GT3 Cup]] || [[Porsche Carrera Cup Germany|2001 2nd Nürburgring Porsche Carrera Cup Germany round]]
|-
| [[Group B]] || '''1:12.630'''<ref>{{cite web |title=ADAC GT Cup Nürburgring Supersprint 1993 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1993-09-26.html |date=26 September 1993 |access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Uwe Alzen]] || [[Porsche 964|Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8]] || [[ADAC GT Masters#ADAC GT Cup|1993 XX. ADAC Bilstein Supersprint Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[V8Star Series]] || '''1:22.701'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2001 V8 STAR Nürburgring 3 |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/2001_V8_STAR_N%C3%BCrburgring_3 |date=29 September 2001 |access-date=27 May 2024}}</ref> || [[Christian Hohenadel]] || [[V8Star Series#Cars|V8Star car]] || [[2001 V8Star Series|2001 3rd Nürburgring V8Star round]]
|-
! colspan=5 | Betonschleife: 2.292&nbsp;km (1927–1982)<ref name = 'nurburgring_msportmagazine' />
|-
| [[Group 7 (motorsport)#Group 7 two-seater racing cars (1966 to 1975)|Group 7]] || '''0:47.800'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Interserie Nürburgring Supersprint 1974 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1974-09-08.html |date=8 September 1974 |access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Interserie Nürburgring Supersprint 1975 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1975-09-07.html |date=7 September 1975 |access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref> || [[Herbert Müller (racing driver)|Herbert Müller]]{{efn|name=Betonschleife Group 7 FL Record|Both riders took the same lap time independently on different years.}}<br />[[Tim Schenken]]{{efn|name=Betonschleife Group 7 FL Record|Both riders took the same lap time independently on different years.}} || [[Porsche 917|Porsche 917/30 TC]]{{efn|name=Betonschleife Group 7 FL Record|Both riders took the same lap time independently on different years.}}<br />[[Porsche 917|Porsche 917/10 TC]]{{efn|name=Betonschleife Group 7 FL Record|Both riders took the same lap time independently on different years.}} || [[Interserie|1974 Ïnternationaler Redlefsen-Super-Sprint Nürburgring]]{{efn|name=Betonschleife Group 7 FL Record|Both riders took the same lap time independently on different years.}}<br />[[Interserie|1975 Internat. Super Sprint Nürburgring]]{{efn|name=Betonschleife Group 7 FL Record|Both riders took the same lap time independently on different years.}}
|-
| [[Group 6 (motorsport)#Group 6 Two-Seater Racing Cars (1976 to 1982)|Group 6]] || '''0:48.050'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Interserie Nürburgring 1982 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1982-07-24-3354.html |date=24 July 1982 |access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref> || [[Bob Wollek]] || [[Porsche 936|Porsche 936/80]] || [[Interserie|1982 Nürburgring Interserie round]]
|-
| [[Group 5 (motorsport)#4th Generation Group 5 – "Special Production Cars" (1976 to 1982)|Group 5]] || '''0:48.550'''<ref>{{cite web |title=DRM Nürburgring Supersprint 1981 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1981-09-20.html |date=20 September 1981 |access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref> || [[Manfred Winkelhock]] || [[Ford Capri#Ford Capri Mk III (1978–1986)|Ford Capri III Turbo]] || [[:de:Deutsche Rennsport-Meisterschaft 1981|1981 ADAC-Bilstein Super-Sprint Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[Group C]] || '''0:49.220'''<ref>{{cite web |title=DRM Nürburgring Supersprint 1982 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1982-09-26.html |date=26 September 1982 |access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Rolf Stommelen]] || [[Porsche CK5]] || [[:de:Deutsche Rennsport-Meisterschaft 1982|1982 ADAC-Bilstein Super-Sprint Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[BMW M1 Procar Championship|BMW M1 Procar]] || '''0:51.830'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Rennsport Trophäe Nürburgring Supersprint 1982 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1982-09-26r.html |date=26 September 1982 |access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref> || {{ill|Siegfried Müller, Jr.|de|Siegfried Müller junior}} || [[BMW M1]] || [[:de:Deutsche Rennsport-Meisterschaft 1982|1982 ADAC-Bilstein Super-Sprint Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[Group 4 (motorsport)#Sports car racing|Group 4]] || '''0:52.600'''<ref>{{cite web |title=DRM Nürburgring Supersprint 1976 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1976-09-12.html |date=12 September 1976 |access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref> || [[Leo Kinnunen]] || [[Porsche 934]] || [[:de:Deutsche Rennsport-Meisterschaft 1976|1976 III. Int. ADAC-Bilstein-Super-Sprint Nürburgring]]
|-
| [[Group 2 (motorsport)|Group 2]] || '''0:52.900'''<ref>{{cite web |title=DRM Nürburgring Supersprint 1977 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1977-10-02.html |date=2 October 1977 |access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref> || [[Klaus Ludwig]] || [[BMW 2002|BMW 2002 Turbo]] || [[:de:Deutsche Rennsport-Meisterschaft 1977|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.
* For lap times from various sources, see [[List of Nürburgring Nordschleife lap times|Nürburgring lap times]].
* For lap times in official racing events, on several track variants from {{cvt|20.830|km|mi}} up to {{cvt|25.947|km|mi}} see [[List of Nordschleife lap times (racing)]].

The lap record on the Südschleife is held by [[Helmut Kelleners]] with 2:38.6 minutes = {{cvt|175.85|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}, driven with a March 707 in the [[Can-Am|CanAm]] run of the 3rd International AvD SCM circuit race on 18 October 1970.<ref>{{Cite web|title=3. Int. SCM Rundstreckenrennen 1970|url=http://www.pro-steilstrecke.de/rennbericht31970.htm|access-date=2020-05-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050210234939/http://www.pro-steilstrecke.de/rennbericht31970.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2005-02-10|date=2005-02-10}}</ref> Previous record holder was [[Brian Redman]], who achieved 2:47.0 minutes = {{cvt|161.03|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} in the Formula 2 race on 21 April 1968 with a Ferrari.<ref>{{Cite book|title=ADAC-Eifelrennen [die Geschichte der traditionsreichsten Motorsportveranstaltung Deutschlands seit 1922]|date=2009|publisher=Heel|author1=Behrndt, Michael |author2=Födisch, Jörg-Thomas|author3=Behrndt, Matthias|isbn=978-3-86852-070-5|location=Königswinter |oclc=458746509}}</ref>

==Competitions==
{{main|List of races at the Nürburgring}}

; Formula racing

* [[Acceleration 2014]] (2014)
* [[ADAC Formel Masters]] (2008–2014)
* [[ADAC Formula 4]] (2015–2022)
* [[German Formula Three Championship|ATS Formel 3 Cup]] (1971–1974, 1976–1977, 1979–2010, 2012–2014)
* [[Auto GP]] (2001–2004, 2007, 2013–2014)
* [[BOSS GP]] (2007–2008, 2010, 2012, 2024–present)
* [[British Formula 3 International Series]] (2005, 2011, 2013)
* [[European Formula Two Championship]] (1967–1973, 1975–1983)
* [[FIA Formula 3 European Championship]] (2012–2018)
* [[FIA Formula Two Championship (2009–2012)|FIA Formula Two Championship]] (2011–2012)
* [[Formula 3 Euro Series]] (2003–2012)
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===Current events===

* 21–22 March: [[Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie]] ''70. ADAC Westfalenfahrt''
* 25–26 April: [[Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie]] ''NLS2''
* 9–10 May: [[Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie]] ''56. Adenauer ADAC Rundstrecken-Trophy''
* 23–25 May: [[Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie]] ''ADAC Ravenol 24h Nürburgring Qualifying''
* 30 May—1 June: DMV Goodyear Racing Days
* 6–8 June: [[Rock am Ring and Rock im Park|Rock am Ring]]
* 13–15 June: [[BOSS GP]] ''Nürburgring Classic''
* 19–22 June: [[Intercontinental GT Challenge]] ''[[Nürburgring 24 Hours]]''
* 27–29 June: {{ill|Porsche Sports Cup Deutschland|de}} ''ADAC Racing Weekend Nürburgring''
* 4–5 July: [[Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie]] ''NLS-Light''
* 28–30 June: ADAC Racing Weekend Nürburgring
* 10–13 July: [[FIA European Truck Racing Championship]] ''International ADAC Truck-Grand-Prix'', [[ADAC GT Masters]]
* 18–20 July: [[Rad am Ring]]
* 26–27 July: Kölner Kurs
* 1–3 August: {{ill|Oldtimer Grand Prix|de|Oldtimer-Grand-Prix (Nürburgring)}}
* 8–10 August: [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters]], [[Prototype Cup Germany]], [[ADAC GT4 Germany]], [[Porsche Carrera Cup Germany]], NXT Gen Cup
* 15–16 August: [[Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie]] ''KW 6h ADAC Ruhr-Pokal-Rennen''
* 24 August: ADAC/DMC Race Weekend
* 29–31 August: [[GT World Challenge Europe]], [[GT4 European Series]], [[Lamborghini Super Trofeo#Super Trofeo Europe|Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe]], [[McLaren Trophy Europe]]
* 5–7 September: {{ill|IDM Superbike Championship|de|Deutsche Motorrad-Straßenmeisterschaft}} ''41. ADAC-Siegerlandpreis'', [[Northern Talent Cup]]
* 12–14 September: [[Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie]] ''65. ADAC ACAS Cup & 64. ADAC Reinoldus-Langstreckenrennen''
* 19–21 September: ADAC 1000 km Revival
* 26–27 September: [[Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie]] ''57. ADAC Barbarossapreis''
* 3–5 October: RGB Saisonfinale
* 10–11 October: [[Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie]] ''NLS10''
* 16–19 October: ADAC Westfalen Trophy
* 25 October: Schwedenkreuz Rennen

==Climate==
The Nürburgring is known for its frequently changing weather. The near-fatal accident of [[Niki Lauda]] in [[1976 German Grand Prix|1976]] was accompanied by poor weather conditions and also the [[2007 European Grand Prix|2007 Grand Prix race]] saw an early deluge take several cars out through aquaplaning, with [[Vitantonio Liuzzi]] making a lucky escape, hitting a retrieving truck with the rear wing first, rather than the fatal accident that befell [[Jules Bianchi]] [[2014 Japanese Grand Prix|seven years]] later at [[Suzuka Circuit|Suzuka]]. In spite of this reputation, the Nürburg weather station only recorded an average of {{convert|679.3|mm|in|abbr=on}} between 1981 and 2010.<ref name="meteo-climat-bzh_dyndns_org">{{cite web|url=http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/listenormale-1981-2010-2-p5.php|title=German climate normals 1981-2010|language=fr|publisher=Météo Climat|access-date=15 January 2019}}</ref> Contrasting this, the relatively nearby [[Ardennes]] racetrack of [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|Spa-Francorchamps]] in [[Wallonia]], Belgium has a much rainier climate, as can be implied by data from the village hosting the track called [[Stavelot]] and the village of [[Malmedy]], through which the circuit passes.

Nürburg has a semi-continental climate with both [[oceanic climate|oceanic]] and [[humid continental climate|continental]] tendencies. It does however land in the former category ([[Köppen climate classification|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]].

{{Weather box
| location = Nürburg, 485 m asl (1981–2010 normals)
| collapsed = 
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan record high C = 13.5
| Feb record high C = 15.6
| Mar record high C = 20.7
| Apr record high C = 25.8
| May record high C = 30.4
| Jun record high C = 33.3
| Jul record high C = 34.9
| Aug record high C = 36.0
| Sep record high C = 30.2
| Oct record high C = 25.2
| Nov record high C = 18.8
| Dec record high C = 12.6
| year record high C = 36.0
| Jan high C = 2.6
| Feb high C = 4.3
| Mar high C = 7.7
| Apr high C = 12.3
| May high C = 16.4
| Jun high C = 19.7
| Jul high C = 21.6
| Aug high C = 21.4
| Sep high C = 17.0
| Oct high C = 12.5
| Nov high C = 6.6
| Dec high C = 2.8
| year high C = 12.2
| Jan mean C = 0.3
| Feb mean C = 1.6
| Mar mean C = 4.2
| Apr mean C = 8.0
| May mean C = 11.9
| Jun mean C = 15.0
| Jul mean C = 16.9
| Aug mean C = 16.6
| Sep mean C = 13.0
| Oct mean C = 9.2
| Nov mean C = 4.3
| Dec mean C = 0.6
| year mean C = 8.6
| Jan low C = -2.1
| Feb low C = -1.2
| Mar low C = 0.7
| Apr low C = 3.6
| May low C = 7.5
| Jun low C = 10.1
| Jul low C = 12.2
| Aug low C = 11.9
| Sep low C = 9.0
| Oct low C = 5.9
| Nov low C = 2.0
| Dec low C = -1.6
| year low C = 4.9
| Jan record low C = -18.6
| Feb record low C = -17.4
| Mar record low C = -12.4
| Apr record low C = -6.4
| May record low C = -1.0
| Jun record low C = 2.1
| Jul record low C = 5.0
| Aug record low C = 3.6
| Sep record low C = 1.1
| Oct record low C = -5.3
| Nov record low C = -10.8
| Dec record low C = -18.1
| year record low C = -18.6
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 48.0
| Feb precipitation mm = 51.2
| Mar precipitation mm = 50.6
| Apr precipitation mm = 47.4
| May precipitation mm = 60.6
| Jun precipitation mm = 53.8
| Jul precipitation mm = 68.9
| Aug precipitation mm = 77.7
| Sep precipitation mm = 57.0
| Oct precipitation mm = 54.1
| Nov precipitation mm = 57.5
| Dec precipitation mm = 51.5
| year precipitation mm = 
| Jan precipitation days = 9.5
| Feb precipitation days = 10.6
| Mar precipitation days = 10.9
| Apr precipitation days = 9.4
| May precipitation days = 9.9
| Jun precipitation days = 9.8
| Jul precipitation days = 11.4
| Aug precipitation days = 9.5
| Sep precipitation days = 9.6
| Oct precipitation days = 10.5
| Nov precipitation days = 12.0
| Dec precipitation days = 10.8
| year precipitation days = 
| Jan sun = 56.7
| Feb sun = 72.1
| Mar sun = 116.6
| Apr sun = 166.9
| May sun = 187.0
| Jun sun = 205.3
| Jul sun = 204.4
| Aug sun = 193.3
| Sep sun = 147.1
| Oct sun = 105.7
| Nov sun = 46.5
| Dec sun = 43.0
| year sun = 
| source = Météo Climat<ref name="meteo-climat-bzh_dyndns_org" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/index.php?page=stati&id=279|title=Nürburg Weather Extremes|language=fr|publisher=Météo Climat|access-date=15 January 2019}}</ref>
}}

==See also==
* [[List of Nürburgring Nordschleife lap times]]
* [[List of Formula One circuits]]
* [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps]] (nearby historical circuit in Belgium).
* [[Eifelrennen]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Notes===
{{notelist}}

===Works cited===
 <!-- last updated October 2021 -->
{{refbegin}}
* Behrndt, Michael, Födisch, Jörg-Thomas: ''75 Jahre Nürburgring. Eine Rennstrecke im Rückspiegel.'' Heel Verlag, Königswinter 2002, {{ISBN|3-89880-083-0}}.
* {{citation|surname1=Födisch, Jörg-Thomas|surname2=Ostrovsky, Robert|title=Der Nürburgring : Die legendäre Rennstrecke von 1927 bis heute |publisher=Heel|publication-place=Königswinter|year=2000|isbn=3-89365-841-6|language=de|ref=none}}
* Förster, Wolfgang "Faszination Nürburgring – Gestern und Heute" Heel-Verlag, Königswinter, 2011, {{ISBN|978-3-86852-496-3}}.
* Kräling, Ferdi, Messer, Gregor:'' Grüne Hölle Nürburgring – Faszination Nordschleife''. 1. Auflage, Delius Klasing, Bielefeld 2011 {{ISBN|978-3-7688-3274-8}}.
* {{cite book |last1=Nixon |first1=Chris |title=Kings of the Nürburgring: Der Nürburgring: A History 1925-1983 |date=2005 |publisher=Transport Bookman Publications |location=Isleworth, Middlesex, UK |isbn=0851840701}}
{{refend}}

== External links ==
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* {{Official website|https://www.nuerburgring.de/en/home.html}}
* [https://www.racingcircuits.info/europe/germany/nurburgring.html Map and circuit history at RacingCircuits.info]
* [https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=zAwYScNYWOgU.kH5VtuiZLUz4 The Nürburgring on Google Maps (Current Formula 1 Tracks)]
* [http://www.fastvoice.de/Nuerburgring.mp4 One lap GP track with on-board camera]{{Prone to spam|date=July 2013}}
* [https://fastestlaps.com/tracks/nordschleife List of Nurburgring Nordschleife lap times]
* [https://www.racingcircuits.info/europe/germany/nurburgring.html RacingCircuits.info history of circuit]
* [https://nring.info/nurburgring-nordschleife-map/ Interactive map of Nürburgring Nordschleife]

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