Nurburgring Travel Guide

The Nurburgring is probably best known for its Formula 1 Circuit. The original 14 mile Nürburgring circuit was taken off the Formula One calendar after Nikki Lauda's terrible crash in 1976. Some say that the new track, at just 2.82 miles long (4,556 km), is only a shadow of the former circuit, although it does incorporate the original start finish straight. The new circuit first hosted a Formula One race in 1984 - the European Grand Prix - in which Alain Prost claimed victory in his McLaren. In reaction to the former accidents security measures were over emphasize so that the Formula One paddock deemed the new track as unimaginative and sterile after the 1985 race, and did not return until 1995.