6 Hours of Nürburgring
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FIA World Endurance Championship | |
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Venue | Nürburgring |
First race | 1953 |
First FIA WEC race | 2015 |
Duration | 6 Hours |
Previous names | ADAC 1000 km Nürburgring iRacing.com 1000 km Nürburgring |
Most wins (driver) | Stirling Moss (4) |
Most wins (team) | SpA Ferrari (7) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | Porsche (13) |
The 6 Hours of Nürburgring (formerly the Nürburgring 1000 km) was an endurance race for sports cars held on the Nürburgring in Germany and organized by the ADAC since 1953.
History
On the traditional 22.810 km long Nordschleife ("Northern Loop") version, the competition took usually 44 laps (1003.64 km, since 1967 1004.74 km) and lasted about eight hours, later less than six hours. While the 1974 event was shortened in the wake of the oil crisis, the 1976 race was extended by 3 laps and covered 1073.245 km.
The inaugural race, which counted towards the 1953 World Sportscar Championship, was won by Alberto Ascari and Giuseppe Farina in a Ferrari. The attendance at this inaugural event was disappointing, blamed in part on the lack of a serious German entrant. As a result, once it became clear that the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR would not be ready in time for the 1954 event the race was cancelled. The 1955 event suffered the same fate, but this time cancelled in the aftermath of the 1955 Le Mans disaster.[1] It became quite popular in the 1960s and 1970s though, and even more so after Formula One decided not to race at the Nürburgring after 1976 on safety grounds.
The last race on the Northern Loop in 1983 was won by
Since 1984, the 1000 km races were run on the new, much shorter Grand-Prix-Strecke, while the
In 2000, the 1000 km were resumed, with new competitive cars of BMW and Audi. The race was held as a part of the
On September 4, 2005, the 1000 km was held as a part of the
The 500 km Nürburgring was also similar event for smaller sportscars during the 1960s and 1970s.
Current record of most wins belongs to Stirling Moss who won the race in 1956, 1958, 1959 and 1960.
In 2010, the winning
As a part of the
The 2013 race was the first under the
Winners
- ^ 1974 Race scheduled for 750 km only.
- ^ 1981 Race stopped after 17 laps due to fatal accident of Herbert Müller which caused track damage.
- ^ 1986 Race was stopped due to torrential rain and only ran approximately 600 km.
- ^ a b c d e Time limit of 6 hours reached before 1,000 km distance was completed.
- ^ Time limit of 7 hours reached before 1,000 km distance was completed.
Gallery
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Le Mans startin 1965
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Pit stop during the 1964 race
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1965: Mike Parkes in front of Graham Hill
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Rolling start in 1969
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Starting 1973
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Jean-Pierre Jarier, winner 1974 on Matra Simca, together with Jean-Pierre Beltoise
References
- ^ Posthumus, Cyril (1961). World Sports Car Championship.
- ^ a b "Arnold/Menzel erringen historischen Sieg beim 6h-Rennen" (in German). Archived from the original on 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
- ^ "Prestigeträchtiger Sieg für ROWE RACING beim 6h-Rennen" (in German). Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ^ "ADAC 1000 km classic" (in German). DAMC 05. Archived from the original on 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2010-04-26.Homepage for the 2010 Oldtimer Festival.
- ^ "ADAC 1000 km classic" (in German). FHR. Retrieved 2010-04-26.Homepage of the Fahrergemeinschaft Historischer Rennsport.
- ^ "Official results of the ADAC 1000km classic" (PDF) (in German). DAMC 05. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-09-26. Retrieved 2010-09-18.Homepage DAMC 05.
External links
- Official Website
- Le Mans Series – 2007 1000 km of Nürburgring
- Story and Photos 1966-1970 (German)
- Story and Photos of 2000 (German)
- Story and Photos of 2004 (German)