Located in the Eifel massif, near Adenau, the legendary Nürburgring circuit was more than 22 km long. it was considered too dangerous after Niki Lauda's accident in 1976.
The new 4.5 km F1 circuit welcomed F1 in 1984 as part of the European Grand Prix then the following year as the German Grand Prix.
It returned to the calendar in 1995 as the European and Luxembourg Grand Prix (1997 and 98) before being the German Grand Prix again from 2009 for three years.
Following the Covid19 pandemic, the Eifel Grand Prix is organized there in 2020.
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In 1967, a chicane named "Hohenrain" be added before the pit straight.
Date Grand Prix L km Pole position Time Win Time Fastest lap Time
29 july 1951Germany22.810456.200 kmASCARI Alberto9'55.800ASCARI Alberto
3h 23m 03.300sFANGIO Juan Manuel
9'55.800
3 august 1952Germany22.810410.580 kmASCARI Alberto10'04.400ASCARI Alberto
3h 06m 13.300sASCARI Alberto
10'05.100
2 august 1953Germany22.810410.580 kmASCARI Alberto9'59.800FARINA Giuseppe
3h 02m 25.000sASCARI Alberto
9'56.000
1 august 1954Germany22.810501.820 kmFANGIO Juan Manuel9'50.100FANGIO Juan Manuel
3h 45m 45.800sKLING Karl
9'55.100
5 august 1956Germany22.810501.820 kmFANGIO Juan Manuel9'51.200FANGIO Juan Manuel
3h 38m 43.700sFANGIO Juan Manuel
9'41.600
4 august 1957Germany22.810501.820 kmFANGIO Juan Manuel9'25.600FANGIO Juan Manuel
3h 30m 38.800sFANGIO Juan Manuel
9'17.400
3 august 1958Germany22.810342.150 kmHAWTHORN Mike9'14.000BROOKS Tony
2h 21m 15.000sMOSS Stirling
9'09.200
6 august 1961Germany22.810342.150 kmHILL Phil8'55.200MOSS Stirling
2h 18m 12.400sHILL Phil
8'57.800
5 august 1962Germany22.810342.150 kmGURNEY Dan8'47.200HILL Graham
2h 38m 45.300sHILL Graham
10'12.200
4 august 1963Germany22.810342.150 kmCLARK Jim8'45.800SURTEES John
2h 13m 06.800sSURTEES John
8'47.000
2 august 1964Germany22.810342.150 kmSURTEES John8'38.400SURTEES John
2h 12m 04.800sSURTEES John
8'39.000
1 august 1965Germany22.810342.150 kmCLARK Jim8'22.700CLARK Jim
2h 07m 52.400sCLARK Jim
8'24.100
7 august 1966Germany22.810342.150 kmCLARK Jim8'16.500BRABHAM Jack
2h 27m 03.000sSURTEES John
8'49.000
6 august 1967Germany22.835342.525 kmCLARK Jim8'04.100HULME Denny
2h 05m 55.700sGURNEY Dan
8'15.100
4 august 1968Germany22.835319.690 kmICKX Jacky9'04.000STEWART Jackie
2h 19m 03.200sSTEWART Jackie
9'36.000
3 august 1969Germany22.835319.690 kmICKX Jacky7'42.100ICKX Jacky
1h 49m 55.400sICKX Jacky
7'43.800
1 august 1971Germany22.835274.020 kmSTEWART Jackie7'19.000STEWART Jackie
1h 29m 15.700sCEVERT François
7'20.100
30 july 1972Germany22.835319.690 kmICKX Jacky7'07.000ICKX Jacky
1h 42m 12.300sICKX Jacky
7'13.600
5 august 1973Germany22.835319.690 kmSTEWART Jackie7'07.800STEWART Jackie
1h 42m 03.000sPACE Carlos
7'11.400
4 august 1974Germany22.835319.690 kmLAUDA Niki7'00.800REGAZZONI Clay
1h 41m 35.000sSCHECKTER Jody
7'11.100
3 august 1975Germany22.835319.690 kmLAUDA Niki6'58.600REUTEMANN Carlos
1h 41m 14.100sREGAZZONI Clay
7'06.400
1 august 1976Germany22.835319.690 kmHUNT James7'06.500HUNT James
1h 41m 42.700sSCHECKTER Jody
7'10.800
New track.
Date Grand Prix L km Pole position Time Win Time Fastest lap Time
7 october 1984Europe4.542304.314 kmPIQUET Nelson1'18.871PROST Alain
1h 35m 13.284sALBORETO Michele
PIQUET Nelson
1'23.146
4 august 1985Germany4.542304.314 kmFABI Teo1'17.429ALBORETO Michele
1h 35m 31.337sLAUDA Niki
1'22.806
Changing at Veedol chicane.
Date Grand Prix L km Pole position Time Win Time Fastest lap Time
1 october 1995Europe4.556305.252 kmCOULTHARD David1'18.738SCHUMACHER Michael
1h 39m 59.044sSCHUMACHER Michael
1'21.180
28 april 1996Europe4.556305.252 kmHILL Damon1'18.941VILLENEUVE Jacques
1h 33m 26.473sHILL Damon
1'21.363
28 september 1997Luxembourg4.555305.185 kmHAKKINEN Mika1'16.602VILLENEUVE Jacques
1h 31m 27.843sFRENTZEN Heinz-Harald
1'18.805
27 september 1998Luxembourg4.556305.252 kmSCHUMACHER Michael1'18.561HAKKINEN Mika
1h 32m 14.789sHAKKINEN Mika
1'20.450
26 september 1999Europe4.556300.696 kmFRENTZEN Heinz-Harald1'19.910HERBERT Johnny
1h 41m 54.314sHAKKINEN Mika
1'21.282
21 may 2000Europe4.556305.252 kmCOULTHARD David1'17.529SCHUMACHER Michael
1h 42m 00.307sSCHUMACHER Michael
1'22.269
24 june 2001Europe4.556305.252 kmSCHUMACHER Michael1'14.960SCHUMACHER Michael
1h 29m 42.724sMONTOYA Juan-Pablo
1'18.354
Adding Mercedes Arena.
Date Grand Prix L km Pole position Time Win Time Fastest lap Time
23 june 2002Europe5.144308.640 kmMONTOYA Juan-Pablo1'29.906BARRICHELLO Rubens
1h 35m 07.426sSCHUMACHER Michael
1'32.226
29 june 2003Europe5.148308.863 kmRAIKKONEN Kimi1'31.523SCHUMACHER Ralf
1h 34m 43.622sRAIKKONEN Kimi
1'32.621
30 may 2004Europe5.148308.863 kmSCHUMACHER Michael1'28.351SCHUMACHER Michael
1h 32m 35.101sSCHUMACHER Michael
1'29.468
29 may 2005Europe5.148303.715 kmHEIDFELD Nick1'30.081ALONSO Fernando
1h 31m 46.648sALONSO Fernando
1'30.711
7 may 2006Europe5.148308.863 kmALONSO Fernando1'29.819SCHUMACHER Michael
1h 35m 58.765sSCHUMACHER Michael
1'32.099
22 july 2007Europe5.148308.863 kmRAIKKONEN Kimi1'31.450ALONSO Fernando
2h 06m 26.358sMASSA Felipe
1'32.853
12 july 2009Germany5.148308.863 kmWEBBER Mark1'32.230WEBBER Mark
1h 36m 43.310sALONSO Fernando
1'33.365
24 july 2011Germany5.148308.623 kmWEBBER Mark1'30.079HAMILTON Lewis
1h 37m 30.334sHAMILTON Lewis
1'34.302
7 july 2013Germany5.148308.623 kmHAMILTON Lewis1'29.398VETTEL Sebastian
1h 41m 14.711sALONSO Fernando
1'33.468
11 october 2020Eifel5.148308.617 kmBOTTAS Valtteri1'25.269HAMILTON Lewis
1h 35m 49.641sVERSTAPPEN Max
1'28.139