Nürburgring Nordschleife

BOOST), Nürburgring Nordschleife LABS Historic Timeline Breidscheid Kallenhard Bergwerk Construction 1925 Metzgesfeld Wehrseifen Construction finished 1927 Adenauer Forst World Cycling Championship Kesselchen German Grand Prix Klostertal Hohe Acht Chicane added (Hohenrain) to reduce speed at the pit lane entry. Added --80 ft. 1967 Fuchsröhre Aremberg Wipperman Piers Courage fatal accident. 1967 It gave you amazing satisfaction, but anyone who says he loved it is either a liar or he wasn't going fast enough. Karussel F1 boycotted the Nordschleife and requested safety modifications. Bumps were removed (particularly at Brünchen) and Armco safety barriers were installed. Caracciota-Karussel 1967-1971 Eschbach Schwedenkreuz Brünnchen Sir Jackie Stewart GP-Strecke built 1984 Pflanzgarten I Triple F1 World Drivers' Champion Schwalbenschwanz Eiskurve F1 Euro Grand Prix Flugplatz Entrance of Kallenhard corner made slower by addition of left-hand corner after Metzgesfeld. Later, bumps were also removed on the long straight and it was made wider. 1973 Pflanzgarten II Quiddelbacher Last German F1 Grand Prix 1976 Galgenkopf Hatzenbach Last German motorcycle Grand Prix 1980 ( START Döttinger Höhe Nordkehre Bypass for circuit construction made, shortening Nordschleife to 20,832 m (12.947 mi). Hocheichen 1981 Antoniusbuche Tiergarten Stefan Bellof set a lap record for the 12.9 mi Nordschleife in his Porsche 956 with a time of 6:11.13 with approximately 120mph average speed. To this day, it has yet to be removed as the fastest time. 1983 Hohenrain-Schikane LENGTH LOCATION NÜRBURG, GERMANY Castrol-chicane replaced with a sharp right-hander nicknamed "Haug-Hook." This created an overtaking opportunity. 2002 20.832 KM / 12.944 MI # OF CORNERS NICKNAME Omega-shaped section added to the GP track increasing it from 4,500 m to 5,200 m (2.80 to 3.23 mi). 73 (33 LEFT / 40 RIGHT) Blind curves, random rises and dips, dramatic elevation changes through a forest of shed leaves and damp weather residue covering asphalt define the Nürburgring; otherwise known as Track preparing to file for bankruptcy with $500 M debt. On Aug 1, 2012, German government guaranteed $312 M bailout. 2012 FASTEST LAP THE GREEN HELL 6:11.13 – STEFAN BELLOF '83 Nürburgring Nordschleife Corvette C6 Z06 Z07 Package 7:22.68 Production Car Laptimes Porsche 911 GT2 RS 7:18.00 Corvette C6 ZR1 7:19.63 Radical SR8 6:55.00 individual car laptimes top 10 car laptimes larger in size as more cars get the same time one of top 10 cars repeated Donkervoort D8 270 RS 7:14.89 Lexus LFA Nürburgring Package 7:14.64 projected trendline Radical SR3 Turbo 7:19.00 Dodge Viper ACR 7:12.13 Gumpert Apollo Sport 7:11.57 Radical SR8 LM 6:48.00 9:40.00 2012 9:15.00 2007 8.50.00 2002 8.25.00 laptimes 1997 8:00.00 years 1992 7:35.00 1987 7:10.00 Top 10 Production Car Lap Times This section shows the top 10 cars above and breaks them down-showing power & weight, and the calculated The previous fastest laptime time was set by Michael Vergers on September 28, 2005. This held fastest lap for 4 years until Michael Vergers beat it himself. power:weight ratio in HP:KG. The cars are then compared to other similar models by the same manufacturer. Michael Vergers beat his own time in the new Radical SR8 LM on August 19, 2009. POWER WEIGHT SR8 SR8 LM 6:55.00 6:48,00 Radical SR8 LM POWER 455 HP 0.7 WEIGHT 650 KG SR3 SR3 TURBO 7:42.00 7:19.00 SR3 SR8 7:42.00 6:55.00 Radical SR8 0.56 POWER 363 HP WEIGHT 650 KG SR3 TURBO 7:19.00 Apollo Sport 7:11.57 Gumpert Apollo Sport The insane looking Apollo Sport is considered by many to be the fastest road-going vehicle to lap the Nürburgring. The Radical may have a faster time lacks simple amenities like a solid roof. POWER 690 HP 0.58 WEIGHT 1200 KG Apollo Sport 7:24.00 Viper SRT-10 Viper SRT-10 Viper ACR Viper ACR 8:13,00 7:59.00 7:22.10 7:12.13 Dodge Viper ACR POWER 600 HP 0.4 WEIGHT 1536 KG Viper GTS 8:10,00 Driver Dominik Farnbacher with LFA Nürburgring Package the help of SRT tuners delivered a time of 7:12:13 using a Dodge Viper ACR on Sept 14, 2011. Lexus LFA 7:14.64 Nürburgring Package 0.38 POWER 562 HP WEIGHT 1480 KG LFA The Nürburgring Package adds 10 hp and reduces weight from 7:38.00 the standard model for a 0-60 D8 270 RS time of just 3.7 seconds and a top speed of 202 mph. 7:14.89 Donkervoort D8 270 RS POWER 270 HP 0.42 WEIGHT 650 KG D8 270 RS With just 270 hp made with a turbo- charged Audi 4-cylinder motor, this Donkervoort's advantage comes 7:18.10 993 Carrera Cabrio 997 GT3 RS 997 GT2 RS down to its amazingly low weight and enormously stiff chassis. Porsche 911 GT2 RS 997 8:28.00 7:27.00 7:18.00 POWER 620 HP 0.45 WEIGHT 1370 KG 996 GT3 RS 997 GT2 RS With an amazing 620 horsepower from a 3.6L flat-6 engine with variable geometry twin turbochargers, the GT2 RS is the most powerful produc- tion car Porsche has ever built. 7:47.00 7:24.00 SR3 TURBO 7:19.00 Radical SR3 Turbo POWER 320 HP 0.64 WEIGHT 500 KG SR3 The top 3 Corvette times were set by the same driver: Jim Mero. The fourth ZR1 time was 7:42.00 set by Horst von Saurma. C6 ZR1 7:26.40 7:19.63 C5 Z06 C6 ZR1 Chevrolet Corvette C6 ZR1 7:56.00 POWER 638 HP 0.42 WEIGHT 1520 KG C6 ZR1 C6 Z06 7:38.00 7:22.68 The Z07 package offers advan- tages over the standard ZO6. C6 ZR1 C6 Z06 namely carbon-fiber bodywork and race-compound tires which account for a large improve- ment in track times. 7:38.00 7:22.68 Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06 Z07 Package 0.36 POWER 505 HP WEIGHT 1394 KG C5 Z06 C6 ZR1 7:56.00 7:26.40 BOOST LABS created and designed by www.boostlabs.com