6 Hours of Nürburgring
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FIA World Endurance Championship | |
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Venue | Nürburgring |
First race | 1953 |
First FIA WEC race | 2015 |
Duration | 6 Hours |
Previous names | ADAC 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) |
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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 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[]
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Year | Drivers | Team | Car | Time | Championship |
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1000 km distance, 22.835 km circuit | |||||
1953 | ![]() ![]() |
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Ferrari 375 MM Spyder | 8:20:44.000 | World Sportscar Championship |
1954 | No Race | ||||
1955 | No Race | ||||
1956 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Maserati 300S | 7:43:54.400 | World Sportscar Championship German Sportscar Championship |
1957 | ![]() ![]() |
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Aston Martin DBR1/300 | 7:33:38.200 | World Sportscar Championship |
1958 | ![]() ![]() |
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Aston Martin DBR1/300 | 7:23:33.000 | World Sportscar Championship |
1959 | ![]() ![]() |
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Aston Martin DBR1/300 | 7:33:18.000 | World Sportscar Championship |
1960 | ![]() ![]() |
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Maserati Tipo 61 | 7:31:40.500 | World Sportscar Championship |
1961 | ![]() ![]() |
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Maserati Tipo 61 | 7:51:39.200 | World Sportscar Championship |
1962 | ![]() ![]() |
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Ferrari 246 SP | 7:33:27.700 | International Championship for GT Manufacturers |
1963 | ![]() ![]() |
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Ferrari 250 P | 7:32:18.000 | International Championship for GT Manufacturers |
1964 | ![]() ![]() |
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Ferrari 275 P | 7:08:27.000 | International Championship for GT Manufacturers |
1965 | ![]() ![]() |
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Ferrari 330 P2 | 6:53:05.400 | International Championship for GT Manufacturers |
1966 | ![]() ![]() |
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Chaparral 2D-Chevrolet | 6:58:47.600 | International Championship for Sports-Prototypes International Championship for Sports Cars |
1967 | ![]() ![]() |
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Porsche 910 | 6:54:12.900 | International Championship for Sports-Prototypes International Championship for Sports Cars |
1968 | ![]() ![]() |
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Porsche 908 | 6:34:06.300 | International Championship for Makes |
1969 | ![]() ![]() |
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Porsche 908/02 | 6:11:02.300 | International Championship for Makes |
1970 | ![]() ![]() |
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Porsche 908/03 | 6:05:21.200 | International Championship for Makes |
1971 | ![]() ![]() |
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Porsche 908/03 | 5:51:49.300 | International Championship for Makes |
1972 | ![]() ![]() |
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Ferrari 312 PB | 6:01:40.200 | World Championship for Makes Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft |
1973 | ![]() ![]() |
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Ferrari 312 PB | 5:36:53.400 | World Championship for Makes Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft |
1974 | ![]() ![]() |
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Matra-Simca MS670C | 4:07:24.1001 | World Championship for Makes Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft |
1975 | ![]() ![]() |
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Alfa Romeo 33TT12 | 5:41:14.100 | World Championship for Makes Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft |
1976 | ![]() ![]() |
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BMW 3.5 CSL | 6:38:20.600 | World Championship for Makes |
1977 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Porsche 935 | 5:58:30.500 | World Championship for Makes |
1978 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Porsche 935/77 | 5:55:46.600 | World Championship for Makes |
1979 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Porsche 935/77 | 5:57:35.100 | World Championship for Makes |
1980 | ![]() ![]() |
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Porsche 908/4 Turbo | 5:52:15.100 | World Championship for Makes |
1981 | ![]() ![]() |
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BMW M1 Gr.5 | 2:16:50.8602 | World Endurance Championship |
1982 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Lancia LC1 Spyder | 5:54:10.830 | World Endurance Championship |
1000 km distance, 20.830 km circuit | |||||
1983 | ![]() ![]() |
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Porsche 956 | 5:26:34.630 | World Endurance Championship |
1000 km distance, 4.551 km circuit | |||||
1984 | ![]() ![]() |
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Porsche 956 | 6:00:43.590 | World Endurance Championship Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft |
1985 | No Race | ||||
1986 | ![]() ![]() |
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Sauber C8-Mercedes | 3:42:30.0203 | World Sports Prototype Championship |
1987 | ![]() ![]() |
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Jaguar XJR-8 | 5:55:53.120 | World Sports Prototype Championship |
1988 | ![]() ![]() |
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Sauber C9-Mercedes | 5:53:00.600 | World Sports Prototype Championship |
480 km distance, 4.551 km circuit | |||||
1989 | ![]() ![]() |
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Sauber C9-Mercedes | 2:47:14.599 | World Sports Prototype Championship |
1990 | ![]() ![]() |
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Mercedes-Benz C11 | 2:39:15.913 | World Sports Prototype Championship |
430 km distance, 4.551 km circuit | |||||
1991 | ![]() ![]() |
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Jaguar XJR-14 | 2:23:41.028 | World Sportscar Championship |
1992 to 1999 |
No Races | ||||
1000 km distance, 4.556 km circuit | |||||
2000 | ![]() ![]() |
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Panoz LMP1-Élan | 5:45:55.173 | American Le Mans Series |
2001 to 2003 |
No Races | ||||
1000 km distance, 5.148 km circuit | |||||
2004 | ![]() ![]() |
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Audi R8 | 6:00:32.6454 | Le Mans Series |
2005 | ![]() ![]() |
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Zytek 04S | 6:01:06.7394 | Le Mans Series |
2006 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Pescarolo C60-Judd | 6:01:26.3004 | Le Mans Series |
2007 | ![]() ![]() |
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Peugeot 908 HDi FAP (Diesel) |
6:01:13.628 | Le Mans Series |
2008 | ![]() ![]() |
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Peugeot 908 HDi FAP (Diesel) |
5:44:48.174 | Le Mans Series |
2009 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 | 5:57:26.595 | Le Mans Series |
1000 km distance, 25.378 km circuit | |||||
2010 | ![]() ![]() |
Porsche Carrera RS | 7:00:42,2484 | FHR Langstreckencup[6] | |
2011 to 2012 |
No Races | ||||
1000 km distance, 5.148 km circuit | |||||
2013 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | 6:00:46.3544 | Blancpain Endurance Series |
2014 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Audi R8 LMS ultra | 6:00:07.8484 | Blancpain Endurance Series |
6 hours time, 5.148 km circuit | |||||
2015 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Porsche 919 Hybrid | 6:01:16.966, 203 laps, 1045 km | FIA World Endurance Championship |
2016 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Porsche 919 Hybrid | 6:01:16.183, 194 laps, 999 km | FIA World Endurance Championship |
2017 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Porsche 919 Hybrid | 6:00:09.607, 204 laps, 1050 km | FIA World Endurance Championship |
2018 to 2019 |
No Races | ||||
2020 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3-R (991.II) | 6:01:08.058, 173 laps, 882 km | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup |
3 hours time, 5.148 km circuit | |||||
2021 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 87 laps, 447.876 km | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup |
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).
Gallery[]
Le Mans start in 1965
Pit stop during the 1964 race
1965: Mike Parkes in front of Graham Hill
Rolling start in 1969
Starting 1973
Jean-Pierre Jarier, winner 1974 on Matra Simca, together with Jean-Pierre Beltoise
References[]
- ^ Posthumus, Cyril (1961). World Sports Car Championship.
- ^ a b "Arnold/Menzel erringen historischen Sieg beim 6h-Rennen" (in German). Archived from the original on 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
- ^ "Prestigeträchtiger Sieg für ROWE RACING beim 6h-Rennen" (in German). Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ADAC 1000 km classic" (in German). FHR. Retrieved 2010-04-26.Homepage of the Fahrergemeinschaft Historischer Rennsport.
- ^ "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.
External links[]
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- Official Website
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- Story and Photos 1966-1970 (German)
- Story and Photos of 2000 (German)
- Story and Photos of 2004 (German)
- 6 Hours of Nürburgring
- Recurring sporting events established in 1953