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File:Start GP Tourenwagen 1973 - 1 (Foto Spurzem 08.07.1973).jpg The crowd at the start of the 1973 event
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 8 hours, later less than 6 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 Jochen Mass and Jacky Ickx in their Rothmans Porsche 956 . In that year, due to the ongoing construction work, the track had been shorted to 20.832 km and provisional pits were used. This event saw the fastest ever timed lap of the Nordschleife when German driver Stefan Bellof lapped his Rothmans Porsche in 6:11.13 during practice, and an average of over 200 km/h. Bellof also set the race lap record during that race lapping in 6:25.91.
Since 1984, the 1000 km races were run on the new, much shorter Grand-Prix-Strecke , while the 24 Hours Nürburgring stayed on the legendary long track. In 1991, the 1000 km races were first shortened to 480 km, then discontinued overall due to the demise of the World Sportscar Championship .
In 2000, the 1000 km were resumed, with new competitive cars of BMW and Audi. The race was held as a part of the European Le Mans Series (ELMS), the European version of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS). In a wet race, the unusual front-engined Panoz of Jan Magnussen and David Brabham won, ahead of a BMW V12 LMR , an Audi R8 and the second Panoz.
On September 4, 2005, the 1000 km was held as a part of the Le Mans Endurance Series (LMES).
The 500 km Nürburgring was also similar event for smaller sportscars during the 1960s and 1970s.
VLN also runs a 6-hour endurance race, while covering only 4h in other heats. In 2010, for the first time a distance of more than 1000 km was covered by the winning Porsche 911 GT3.[ 2]
Current record of most wins belongs to Stirling Moss who won the race in 1956, 1958, 1959, and 1960.
In 2010, the winning Porsche 911 GT3 R of the 6h ADAC Ruhr-Pokal-Rennen race was the first[ 2] to cover more than 1000 km in a 6-hour VLN endurance race for GT3 and touring cars, lapping the 24.369 km long modern version of the Nordschleife 42 times for 1023.498 km in a time of 6:06:56.091. The 2012 winner, a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 , covered the same distance in a time of only 6:01:29.541,[ 3] at an average of 169.879 km/h.
As a part of the Oldtimer Festival in 2010 the tradition and name of the renowned ADAC 1000 km of Nürburgring will be continued by the motor sport club DAMC 05 . In contrast to former years, the race is organised for older cars and therefore the term “classic” was added to the name.[ 4] [ 5]
The 2013 race was the first under the Blancpain Endurance Series banner of the Stephane Ratel Organisation .
Winners
File:Circuit Nürburgring-1927-Nordschleife.svg Nürburgring Nordschleife, used from 1953 to 1982
Year
Drivers
Team
Car
Time
Championship
1000 km distance, 22.835 km circuit
1953
Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Farina
Template:Flagicon Automobili Ferrari
Ferrari 375 MM Spyder
8:20:44.000
World Sportscar Championship
1954
No Race
1955
No Race
1956
Template:Flagicon Piero Taruffi Template:Flagicon Harry Schell Template:Flagicon Jean Behra Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss
Template:Flagicon Officine Alfieri Maserati
Maserati 300S
7:43:54.400
World Sportscar Championship German Sportscar Championship
1957
Template:Flagicon Tony Brooks Template:Flagicon Noël Cunningham-Reid
Template:Flagicon David Brown
Aston Martin DBR1/300
7:33:38.200
World Sportscar Championship
1958
Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham
Template:Flagicon David Brown
Aston Martin DBR1/300
7:23:33.000
World Sportscar Championship
1959
Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss Template:Flagicon Jack Fairman
Template:Flagicon David Brown
Aston Martin DBR1/300
7:33:18.000
World Sportscar Championship
1960
Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney
Template:Flagicon Camoradi USA
Maserati Tipo 61
7:31:40.500
World Sportscar Championship
1961
Template:Flagicon Lloyd Casner Template:Flagicon Masten Gregory
Template:Flagicon Camoradi USA
Maserati Tipo 61
7:51:39.200
World Sportscar Championship
1962
Template:Flagicon Phil Hill Template:Flagicon Olivier Gendebien
Template:Flagicon SpA Ferrari SEFAC
Ferrari 246 SP
7:33:27.700
International Championship for GT Manufacturers
1963
Template:Flagicon John Surtees Template:Flagicon Willy Mairesse
Template:Flagicon SpA Ferrari SEFAC
Ferrari 250 P
7:32:18.000
International Championship for GT Manufacturers
1964
Template:Flagicon Ludovico Scarfiotti Template:Flagicon Nino Vaccarella
Template:Flagicon SpA Ferrari SEFAC
Ferrari 275 P
7:08:27.000
International Championship for GT Manufacturers
1965
Template:Flagicon John Surtees Template:Flagicon Ludovico Scarfiotti
Template:Flagicon SpA Ferrari SEFAC
Ferrari 330 P2
6:53:05.400
International Championship for GT Manufacturers
1966
Template:Flagicon Phil Hill Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier
Template:Flagicon Chaparral Cars Inc.
Chaparral 2D -Chevrolet
6:58:47.600
International Championship for Sports-Prototypes International Championship for Sports Cars
1967
Template:Flagicon Joe BuzzettaTemplate:Flagicon Udo Schütz
Template:Flagicon Porsche System Engineering
Porsche 910
6:54:12.900
International Championship for Sports-Prototypes International Championship for Sports Cars
1968
Template:Flagicon Vic Elford Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert
Template:Flagicon Porsche System Engineering
Porsche 908
6:34:06.300
International Championship for Makes
1969
Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert Template:Flagicon Brian Redman
Template:Flagicon Porsche System Engineering
Porsche 908/02
6:11:02.300
International Championship for Makes
1970
Template:Flagicon Vic Elford Template:Flagicon Kurt Ahrens Jr.
Template:Flagicon Porsche Salzburg
Porsche 908#908/03 (1970)Porsche 908/03
6:05:21.200
International Championship for Makes
1971
Template:Flagicon Vic Elford Template:Flagicon Gérard Larrousse
Template:Flagicon Martini Racing
Porsche 908#908/03 (1970)Porsche 908/03
5:51:49.300
International Championship for Makes
1972
Template:Flagicon Ronnie Peterson Template:Flagicon Tim Schenken
Template:Flagicon SpA Ferrari SEFAC
Ferrari 312 PB
6:01:40.200
World Championship for Makes Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft
1973
Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx Template:Flagicon Brian Redman
Template:Flagicon SpA Ferrari SEFAC
Ferrari 312 PB
5:36:53.400
World Championship for Makes Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft
1974
Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jarier Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Template:Flagicon Equipe Gitanes
Matra-Simca MS670C
4:07:24.100Template:Efn 33 laps, 753 km
World Championship for Makes Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft
1975
Template:Flagicon Arturo Merzario Template:Flagicon Jacques Laffite
Template:Flagicon Willi Kauhsen Racing Team
Alfa Romeo 33TT12
5:41:14.100
World Championship for Makes Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft
1976
Template:Flagicon Albrecht KrebsTemplate:Flagicon Dieter Quester
Template:Flagicon Schnitzer Motorsport
BMW 3.5 CSL
6:38:20.600
World Championship for Makes
1977
Template:Flagicon Rolf Stommelen Template:Flagicon Tim Schenken Template:Flagicon Toine Hezemans
Template:Flagicon Gelo Racing
Porsche 935
5:58:30.500
World Championship for Makes
1978
Template:Flagicon Klaus Ludwig Template:Flagicon Hans Heyer Template:Flagicon Toine Hezemans
Template:Flagicon Gelo Racing
Porsche 935/77
5:55:46.600
World Championship for Makes
1979
Template:Flagicon Manfred Schurti Template:Flagicon Bob Wollek Template:Flagicon John Fitzpatrick
Template:Flagicon Gelo Racing
Porsche 935/77
5:57:35.100
World Championship for Makes
1980
Template:Flagicon Rolf Stommelen Template:Flagicon Jürgen Barth
Template:Flagicon Joest Racing
Porsche 908/4 Turbo
5:52:15.100
World Championship for Makes
1981
Template:Flagicon Hans-Joachim Stuck Template:Flagicon Nelson Piquet
Template:Flagicon GS Tuning
BMW M1 Gr.5
2:16:50.860Template:Efn 17 laps, 388 km
World Endurance Championship
1982
Template:Flagicon Michele Alboreto Template:Flagicon Teo Fabi Template:Flagicon Riccardo Patrese
Template:Flagicon Martini Racing
Lancia LC1 Spyder
5:54:10.830
World Endurance Championship
1000 km distance, 20.830 km circuit
1983
Template:Flagicon Jochen Mass Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx
Template:Flagicon Porsche Racing International
Porsche 956
5:26:34.630
World Endurance Championship
1000 km distance, 4.551 km circuit
1984
Template:Flagicon Stefan Bellof Template:Flagicon Derek Bell
Template:Flagicon Rothmans Porsche
Porsche 956
6:00:43.590
World Endurance Championship Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft
1985
No Race
1986
Template:Flagicon Henri Pescarolo Template:Flagicon Mike Thackwell
Template:Flagicon Kouros Racing Team
Sauber C8 -Mercedes
3:42:30.020Template:Efn 121 laps, 599 km
World Sports Prototype Championship
1987
Template:Flagicon Eddie Cheever Template:Flagicon Raul Boesel
Template:Flagicon Silk Cut Jaguar
Jaguar XJR-8
5:55:53.120
World Sports Prototype Championship
1988
Template:Flagicon Jean-Louis Schlesser Template:Flagicon Jochen Mass
Template:Flagicon Team Sauber Mercedes
Sauber C9 -Mercedes
5:53:00.600
World Sports Prototype Championship
480 km distance, 4.551 km circuit
1989
Template:Flagicon Jean-Louis Schlesser Template:Flagicon Jochen Mass
Template:Flagicon Team Sauber Mercedes
Sauber C9 -Mercedes
2:47:14.599
World Sports Prototype Championship
1990
Template:Flagicon Jean-Louis Schlesser Template:Flagicon Mauro Baldi
Template:Flagicon Team Sauber Mercedes
Mercedes-Benz C11
2:39:15.913
World Sports Prototype Championship
430 km distance, 4.551 km circuit
1991
Template:Flagicon Derek Warwick Template:Flagicon David Brabham
Template:Flagicon Silk Cut Jaguar
Jaguar XJR-14
2:23:41.028
World Sportscar Championship
1992 to 1999
No Races
1000 km distance, 4.556 km circuit
2000
Template:Flagicon Jan Magnussen Template:Flagicon David Brabham
Template:Flagicon Panoz Motor Sports
Ford Panoz LMP1 -Élan
5:45:55.173
American Le Mans Series
2001 to 2003
No Races
1000 km distance, 5.148 km circuit
2004
Template:Flagicon Allan McNish Template:Flagicon Pierre Kaffer
Template:Flagicon Audi Sport UK Veloqx
Audi R8
6:00:32.64Template:Efn 180 laps, 925 km
Le Mans Series
2005
Template:Flagicon Tom Chilton Template:Flagicon Hayanari Shimoda
Template:Flagicon Zytek Motorsport
Zytek 04S
6:01:06.739Template:Efn 193 laps, 991 km
Le Mans Series
2006
Template:Flagicon Jean-Christophe Boullion Template:Flagicon Emmanuel Collard Template:Flagicon Éric Hélary
Template:Flagicon Pescarolo Sport
Pescarolo C60 -Judd
6:01:26.300Template:Efn 189 laps, 971 km
Le Mans Series
2007
Template:Flagicon Stéphane Sarrazin Template:Flagicon Pedro Lamy
Template:Flagicon Team Peugeot Total
Peugeot 908 HDi FAP (Diesel)
6:01:13.628
Le Mans Series
2008
Template:Flagicon Stéphane Sarrazin Template:Flagicon Pedro Lamy
Template:Flagicon Team Peugeot Total
Peugeot 908 HDi FAP (Diesel)
5:44:48.174
Le Mans Series
2009
Template:Flagicon Jan Charouz Template:Flagicon Tomáš Enge Template:Flagicon Stefan Mücke
Template:Flagicon Aston Martin Racing
Lola-Aston Martin B09/60
5:57:26.595
Le Mans Series
1000 km distance, 25.378 km circuit
2010
Template:Flagicon Wolfgang PohlTemplate:Flagicon Daniel Schrey
Porsche Carrera RS
7:00:42.2 48Template:Efn 35 laps, 888 km
FHR Langstreckencup[ 6]
2011 to 2012
No Races
1000 km distance, 5.148 km circuit
2013
Template:Flagicon Maximilian Buhk Template:Flagicon Maximilian Götz Template:Flagicon Bernd Schneider
Template:Flagicon HTP Motorsport
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3
6:00:46.354Template:Efn 178 laps, 916 km
Blancpain Endurance Series
2014
Template:Flagicon Laurens Vanthoor Template:Flagicon César Ramos Template:Flagicon Christopher Mies
Template:Flagicon Belgian Audi Club Team WRT
Audi R8 LMS ultra
6:00:07.848Template:Efn 158 laps, 813 km
Blancpain Endurance Series
6 hours time, 5.148 km circuit
2015
Template:Flagicon Timo Bernhard Template:Flagicon Brendon Hartley Template:Flagicon Mark Webber
Template:Flagicon Porsche Team
Porsche 919 Hybrid
6:01:16.966, 203 laps, 1045 km
FIA World Endurance Championship
2016
Template:Flagicon Timo Bernhard Template:Flagicon Brendon Hartley Template:Flagicon Mark Webber
Template:Flagicon Porsche Team
Porsche 919 Hybrid
6:01:16.183, 194 laps, 999 km
FIA World Endurance Championship
2017
Template:Flagicon Timo Bernhard Template:Flagicon Brendon Hartley Template:Flagicon Earl Bamber
Template:Flagicon Porsche LMP Team
Porsche 919 Hybrid
6:00:09.607, 204 laps, 1050 km
FIA World Endurance Championship
2018 to 2019
No Races
2020
Template:Flagicon Matteo Cairoli Template:Flagicon Christian Engelhart Template:Flagicon Sven Müller
Template:Flagicon Dinamic Motorsport
Porsche 911 (991 II) GT3 R
6:01:08.058, 173 laps, 882 km
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
3 hours time, 5.148 km circuit
2021
Template:Flagicon Mirko Bortolotti Template:Flagicon Andrea Caldarelli Template:Flagicon Marco Mapelli
Template:Flagicon Orange 1 FFF Racing Team
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo
3:00:53.243, 87 laps, 448 km
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
2022
No Race
3 hours time, 5.137 km circuit
2023
Template:Flagicon Raffaele Marciello Template:Flagicon Timur Boguslavskiy Template:Flagicon Jules Gounon
Template:Flagicon AKKodis ASP Team
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo
3:01:33.369, 92 laps, 473 km
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
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Gallery
Pit stop during the 1964 race
Rolling start in 1969
Starting 1973
Jean-Pierre Jarier, winner 1974 on Matra Simca, together with Jean-Pierre Beltoise
References
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↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". Homepage for the 2010 Oldtimer Festival.
↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". Homepage of the Fahrergemeinschaft Historischer Rennsport .
↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". Homepage DAMC 05.
External links
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