The Nordschleife

The current 20.8 km (12.9 mi) Nordschleife course with 33 left and 40 right turns (actually about 100 corners, as counted by enthusiasts). The lower left yellow area indicates the location of a part of the Grand Prix course

The fascination of the “Green Hell”.
Speed and fun on the Nordschleife. Experience the most beautiful, longest, most challenging, and most travelled racecourse in the world on your own two or four wheels.

Visit the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring. Completed in 1927, this race course which is unrivalled in the world has wowed people again and again.

Here motor sports idols such as Rudolf Caracciola, Manfred von Brauchitsch, Hermann Lang, Juan Manuel Fangio, or Graf Berghe von Trips made history with their daredevil exploits. Jackie Stewart reverently christened the serpentine route through the impressive Eiffel landscape the “Green Hell”. This race course is alluring even today.

Making the rounds of the Nürburgring with your own car or motorcycle is particularly challenging. Mastering the 20.8 km north loop course means constantly revaluating yourself and your driving skills under demanding conditions.

The Nordschleife is no modern race course. Blind curves, treacherous blind crests, steep grades, and frequent changes in road surface conditions and therefore in friction make the north loop one of the most demanding, challenging courses for any motor sports fan.

At the same time, it is regarded as what may be the “most beautiful country road in the world”.