1.000 kilometers of Nürburgring

: 1000 km of Nürburgring are a test of endurance reserved for the sport scars (or sport-prototypes) and cars Large-Tourism, which is held each year on the layout of the Nürburgring in Germany. After behaving a long time been one of the tests headlight of the Championship of the world of the sport scars, them: 1000 km of Nürburgring are today a sleeve of the championship Mans Series.

History

The first edition of: 1000 km of Nurburgring were held in 1953, within the framework of the championship of the world of the sport scars. After hesitant beginnings (it was not organized in 1954 and 1955), the test gradually continued as one of most prestigious of the calendar of Endurance behind the great classics than are the 24 hours of Mans, the 12 hours of Sebring and the Targa Florio. This prestige was mainly due to the character extrèmement selective of the circuit, since the competitors borrowed then famous the Nordschleife, the northern loop of the circuit, long of more than 22 kilometers. The notoriety of the race still grew as from 1976 and of the abandonment by F1 of Nordschleife, considered to be too dangerous, them: 1000 km becoming the only international test to dispute there. But in 1984, them: 1000 km gave up in their turn Nordschleife, to dispute on the modern layout. The test lost of this fact all that made its salt.

The bad health of the Endurance in Europe (disappearance of the championship of the world at the beginning of the Years 1990) was reflected on: 1000 km, which were not organized throughout the years 1990. They made their return in 2000, then in a more regular way as from 2004, within the framework of the Mans Series.

Prize list

Nordschleife

Circuit “Grand Prix”

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