Norisring

The Norisring is a street circuit in Nuremberg. As the city's German name Nürnberg would lead to confusion with the Nürburgring, the old name Noris was chosen for the simple track which is now approximately 2.300 km (1.429 mi) long.

Norisring
LocationNuremberg, Germany
FIA Grade2
Opened18 May 1947
Major eventsDTM
W Series (2019), F3 European Championship (2012-2018), F3 Euro Series (2003-2012)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length2.300 km (1.429 mi)
Turns8
Race lap record0:46.618 (Nico Müller, Abt Sportsline Audi RS5 Turbo DTM, 2019, DTM)
Websitewww.norisring.de

History

Since 18 May 1947, motor racing events around the remaining 360 metres (0.22 mi) long grand stand (Zeppelinhaupttribüne or simply Steintribüne) are held on streets that are otherwise used for public traffic. Different configurations were used in the early years, including figure-8 layouts. Nowadays, the start-finish straight in front of the central grand stand leads to a right hand sweeper and the lefthand U-turn at Grundig tower, and back in a (now lefthand) sweeper to the Steintribüne, where the "Schöller-S" right-left chicane lead to the backstraight at its backside. Cars touch the outside wall often there. After a righthand kink, the lefthand U-turn of "Dutzendteichkehre" leads back to the main straight after a flat-out lefthand kink.

Due to its proximity of the lake "Dutzendteich" and its location inside a large city, the track and event is compared to the Monaco Grand Prix (Fränkisches Monaco).

The annual mid-July Norisringrennen is considered a highlight of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters series, as fans get closer to the action and the drivers than on modern venues. In 2020, the Norisring round of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the series returned to the circuit in 2021, this time for the season finale in October.

Fatalities

Mexican racing driver Pedro Rodríguez died at the Norisring in 1971 when the Ferrari 512 he was hired to drive (in championship events, he used to race a Gulf Racing-Porsche 917) hit the bridge wall before the Schöller-S and burst into flames. Afterwards, the track was shortened by moving the Grundigkehre U-turn closer in order to reduce corner speeds. In 2006, a memorial plaque was inaugurated at the site of the crash.

In 1988, Hungarian racing driver Csaba Kesjár died after crashing into the barriers at the Dutzendteichkehre during a practice session in the German Formula Three Championship.

Lap records
CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent
DTM0:46.618[1]Nico MüllerAudi RS5 Turbo DTM 20192019 Norisring Nürnberg 200 Speedweekend
Group C0:47.790Jean-Louis SchlesserSauber C91988 200 Miles of Norisring
Formula 30:47.949[2]Callum IlottDallara F3142017 Norisring F3 European Championship round
GT30:49.048[3]Nick CassidyFerrari 488 GT3 Evo 20202021 Norisring DTM round
W Series0:50.975Emma KimiläinenTatuus F.3 T-3182019 W Series Nuremberg round
GT40:53.988[4]Reinhard KoflerKTM X-Bow GT42021 Norisring DTM Trophy round

See also

References
  1. "2019 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Norisring Session Facts". Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  2. "2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Norisring Session Facts". Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  3. "2021 DTM Norisring Statistics". Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  4. "DTM Trophy Results". Retrieved 9 October 2021.

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