German Formula One Grand Prix
The Hockenheimring is a superb venue for both drivers and spectators alike. It has always been notoriously fast, claiming the lives of Jim Clark in a Formula Two race in 1968, and Formula One driver Patrick Depailler in 1980. New chicanes were later introduced at both locations of the fatal crashes in an effort to cut speeds and make the circuit safer for the drivers.
From the start/finish straight the cars race at top speed towards the fast right Nordkurve and a short straight before reaching the tight right-hander and extended fast left that leads to the sweeping Parabolika curve, following this, a right-hand hairpin leads to a short back straight, after which a right-left-right series of corners leads to another short straight. The track then turns right at the Mobil 1 curve into the stadium complex, which incorporates the famous Sachs hairpin. One last left-right-right series of bends before the Sudkurve completes the lap. |
HOCKENHEIMRING
LOCATION: Heidelberg, Germany
CIRCUIT TYPE: Permanent Circuit
CIRCUIT LENGTH: 2.83 Miles
LAP RECORD: 1:13.780 - K.Raikkonen 2004
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