6 Hours of Nürburgring

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.

6 Hours of Nürburgring
FIA World Endurance Championship
VenueNürburgring
First race1953
First FIA WEC race2015
Duration6 Hours
Previous namesADAC 1000 km Nürburgring
iRacing.com 1000 km Nürburgring
Most wins (driver)Stirling Moss (4)
Most wins (team)SpA Ferrari (7)
Most wins (manufacturer)Porsche (13)
The crowd at the start of the 1973 event

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 eight hours, later less than six 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 six-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

Nürburgring Nordschleife, used from 1953–1982
Year Drivers Team Car Time Championship
1000 km distance, 22.8 km circuit
1953 Alberto Ascari
Giuseppe Farina
Automobili Ferrari Ferrari 375 MM Spyder 8:20:44.000 World Sportscar Championship
1954 No Race
1955 No Race
1956 Piero Taruffi
Harry Schell
Jean Behra
Stirling Moss
Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 300S 7:43:54.400 World Sportscar Championship
German Sportscar Championship
1957 Tony Brooks
Noël Cunningham-Reid
David Brown Aston Martin DBR1/300 7:33:38.200 World Sportscar Championship
1958 Stirling Moss
Jack Brabham
David Brown Aston Martin DBR1/300 7:23:33.000 World Sportscar Championship
1959 Stirling Moss
Jack Fairman
David Brown Aston Martin DBR1/300 7:33:18.000 World Sportscar Championship
1960 Stirling Moss
Dan Gurney
Camoradi USA Maserati Tipo 61 7:31:40.500 World Sportscar Championship
1961 Lloyd Casner
Masten Gregory
Camoradi USA Maserati Tipo 61 7:51:39.200 World Sportscar Championship
1962 Phil Hill
Olivier Gendebien
SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 246 SP 7:33:27.700 International Championship for GT Manufacturers
1963 John Surtees
Willy Mairesse
SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 250 P 7:32:18.000 International Championship for GT Manufacturers
1964 Ludovico Scarfiotti
Nino Vaccarella
SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 275 P 7:08:27.000 International Championship for GT Manufacturers
1965 John Surtees
Ludovico Scarfiotti
SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 330 P2 6:53:05.400 International Championship for GT Manufacturers
1966 Phil Hill
Jo Bonnier
Chaparral Cars Inc. Chaparral 2D-Chevrolet 6:58:47.600 International Championship for Sports-Prototypes
International Championship for Sports Cars
1967 Joe Buzzetta
Udo Schütz
Porsche System Engineering Porsche 910 6:54:12.900 International Championship for Sports-Prototypes
International Championship for Sports Cars
1968 Vic Elford
Jo Siffert
Porsche System Engineering Porsche 908 6:34:06.300 International Championship for Makes
1969 Jo Siffert
Brian Redman
Porsche System Engineering Porsche 908/02 6:11:02.300 International Championship for Makes
1970 Vic Elford
Kurt Ahrens, Jr.
Porsche Salzburg Porsche 908/03 6:05:21.200 International Championship for Makes
1971 Vic Elford
Gérard Larrousse
Martini Racing Porsche 908/03 5:51:49.300 International Championship for Makes
1972 Ronnie Peterson
Tim Schenken
SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 312 PB 6:01:40.200 World Championship for Makes
Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft
1973 Jacky Ickx
Brian Redman
SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 312 PB 5:36:53.400 World Championship for Makes
Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft
1974 Jean-Pierre Jarier
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Equipe Gitanes Matra-Simca MS670C 4:07:24.1001 World Championship for Makes
Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft
1975 Arturo Merzario
Jacques Laffite
Willi Kauhsen Racing Team Alfa Romeo 33TT12 5:41:14.100 World Championship for Makes
Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft
1976 Albrecht Krebs
Dieter Quester
Schnitzer Motorsport BMW 3.5 CSL 6:38:20.600 World Championship for Makes
1977 Rolf Stommelen
Tim Schenken
Toine Hezemans
Gelo Racing Porsche 935 5:58:30.500 World Championship for Makes
1978 Klaus Ludwig
Hans Heyer
Toine Hezemans
Gelo Racing Porsche 935/77 5:55:46.600 World Championship for Makes
1979 Manfred Schurti
Bob Wollek
John Fitzpatrick
Gelo Racing Porsche 935/77 5:57:35.100 World Championship for Makes
1980 Rolf Stommelen
Jürgen Barth
Joest Racing Porsche 908/4 Turbo 5:52:15.100 World Championship for Makes
1981 Hans-Joachim Stuck
Nelson Piquet
GS Tuning BMW M1 Gr.5 2:16:50.8602 World Endurance Championship
1982 Michele Alboreto
Teo Fabi
Riccardo Patrese
Martini Racing Lancia LC1 Spyder 5:54:10.830 World Endurance Championship
1000 km distance, 20.8 km circuit
1983 Jochen Mass
Jacky Ickx
Porsche Racing International Porsche 956 5:26:34.630 World Endurance Championship
1000 km distance, 4.5 km circuit
1984 Stefan Bellof
Derek Bell
Rothmans Porsche Porsche 956 6:00:43.590 World Endurance Championship
Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft
1985 No Race
1986 Henri Pescarolo
Mike Thackwell
Kouros Racing Team Sauber C8-Mercedes 3:42:30.0203 World Sports Prototype Championship
1987 Eddie Cheever
Raul Boesel
Silk Cut Jaguar Jaguar XJR-8 5:55:53.120 World Sports Prototype Championship
1988 Jean-Louis Schlesser
Jochen Mass
Team Sauber Mercedes Sauber C9-Mercedes 5:53:00.600 World Sports Prototype Championship
480 km distance, 4.5 km circuit
1989 Jean-Louis Schlesser
Jochen Mass
Team Sauber Mercedes Sauber C9-Mercedes 2:47:14.599 World Sports Prototype Championship
1990 Jean-Louis Schlesser
Mauro Baldi
Team Sauber Mercedes Mercedes-Benz C11 2:39:15.913 World Sports Prototype Championship
430 km distance, 4.5 km circuit
1991 Derek Warwick
David Brabham
Silk Cut Jaguar Jaguar XJR-14 2:23:41.028 World Sportscar Championship
1992
to
1999
No Races
1000 km distance, 4.5 km circuit
2000 Jan Magnussen
David Brabham
Panoz Motor Sports Panoz LMP1-Élan 5:45:55.173 American Le Mans Series
2001
to
2003
No Races
1000 km distance, 5.1 km circuit
2004 Allan McNish
Pierre Kaffer
Audi Sport UK Veloqx Audi R8 6:00:32.6454 Le Mans Series
2005 Tom Chilton
Hayanari Shimoda
Zytek Motorsport Zytek 04S 6:01:06.7394 Le Mans Series
2006 Jean-Christophe Boullion
Emmanuel Collard
Éric Hélary
Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo C60-Judd 6:01:26.3004 Le Mans Series
2007 Stéphane Sarrazin
Pedro Lamy
Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
(Diesel)
6:01:13.628 Le Mans Series
2008 Stéphane Sarrazin
Pedro Lamy
Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
(Diesel)
5:44:48.174 Le Mans Series
2009 Jan Charouz
Tomáš Enge
Stefan Mücke
Aston Martin Racing Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 5:57:26.595 Le Mans Series
1000 km distance, 25.4 km circuit
2010 Wolfgang Pohl
Daniel Schrey
Porsche Carrera RS 7:00:42,2484 FHR Langstreckencup[6]
2011
to
2012
No Races
1000 km distance, 5.1 km circuit
2013 Maximilian Buhk
Maximilian Gotz
Bernd Schneider
HTP Motorsport Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 6:00:46.3544 Blancpain Endurance Series
2014 Laurens Vanthoor
César Ramos
Christopher Mies
Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS ultra 6:00:07.8484 Blancpain Endurance Series
6 hours time, 5.1 km circuit
2015 Timo Bernhard
Brendon Hartley
Mark Webber
Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid 6:01:16.966, 203 laps, 1045 km FIA World Endurance Championship
2016 Timo Bernhard
Brendon Hartley
Mark Webber
Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid 6:01:16.183, 194 laps, 999 km FIA World Endurance Championship
2017 Timo Bernhard
Brendon Hartley
Earl Bamber
Porsche LMP Team Porsche 919 Hybrid 6:00:09.607, 204 laps, 1050 km FIA World Endurance Championship
2020 Matteo Cairoli
Christian Engelhart

Sven Müller

Dinamic Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3-R (991.II) 6:01:08.058, 173 laps,

882 km

GT World Challenge Europe

1 – 1974 Race scheduled for 750 km only
2 – 1981 Race stopped after 17 laps due to fatal accident of Herbert Müller which caused track damage
3 – 1986 Race was stopped due to torrential rain and only ran approximately 600 km.
4 – Time limit reached before 1,000 km distance was completed (six hours for the Le Mans Series and Blancpain Endurance Series races, the 2010 Oldtimers Festival race had a seven-hour time limit).

References

  1. Posthumus, Cyril (1961). World Sports Car Championship.
  2. "Arnold/Menzel erringen historischen Sieg beim 6h-Rennen" (in German). Archived from the original on 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
  3. "Prestigeträchtiger Sieg für ROWE RACING beim 6h-Rennen" (in German). Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  4. "ADAC 1000 km classic" (in German). DAMC 05. Archived from the original on 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2010-04-26.Homepage for the 2010 Oldtimer Festival.
  5. "ADAC 1000 km classic" (in German). FHR. Retrieved 2010-04-26.Homepage of the Fahrergemeinschaft Historischer Rennsport.
  6. "Official results of the ADAC 1000km classic" (PDF) (in German). DAMC 05. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-09-26. Retrieved 2010-09-18.Homepage DAMC 05.
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