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Powerful and emotional Save The Ring poster
Jason Pooley is a graphic designer with the Caterham F1 Team. In his spare time he creates some very fine motorsport-related artworks. You should check out his website and see for yourself. One of his...
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Stefan-Bellof-S named at the Nürburgring
A section of track at the Nürburgring previously known as Pflantzgarten II has been renamed the Stefan-Bellof-S. The new naming honours Stefan Bellof, who in 1983 drove a Porsche 956 and posted...
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Derek Bell reunites with a Porsche 956 at the Ring
As part of the formalities for the naming of the Stefan-Bellof-S corner Porsche legend Derek Bell was on hand to drive the 956.007 around the Nürburgring. A teaser video has been posted to Facebook,...
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Rumour: McLaren P1 laps the Ring in 7:04
A couple of weeks ago a McLaren P1 was seen circulating around the Nordschleife with a film crew in tow. The interwebz is now suggesting the P1 lapped the Ring in a very fast 7 minutes 4 seconds. Of...
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Porsche 918 Spyder breaks 7 minute barrier
Last week Porsche took a pair of production-spec 918 Spyders to the Nürburgring and created history. The 887hp/652kW petrol electric hybrid has just been officially launched at the Frankfurt Motor...
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VIDEO: Journey through time
We thank Tim Hahne from Stereoscreen for bringing our attention to this video showing Hans-Joachim Stuck driving the legendary Porsche 956.007 at the Nürburgring. We thank Tim for two reasons, firstly...
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Chevrolet Camaro Z28 laps Ring in 7:37
The Americans are again keen to prove they have discovered corners by continuing to test their automotive products at the Nürburgring. And it turns out they’re getting quite good at making cars handle...
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Alfa Romeo 4C laps Ring in 8:04
Alfa Romeo is the latest manufacturer to start boasting about Nürburgring lap times. This video shows the sexy 4C lapping the Nordschleife in 8 minutes 4 seconds. Horst von Saurma was the man at the...
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BMW Ring-Taxi gets unplanned crash test
A few days ago this was the site on the Nürburgring after the BMW Ring-Taxi bit the dust after some heavy impact just after the Karussell. We’ve not come across any reports of serious injury or an...
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2014 Nissan GT-R Nismo laps Ring in 7:08
Nissan racing driver Michael Krumm joins us on this video to talk us through his very impressive lap of the Nordschleife in the 2014 GT-R Nismo. We first got wind of a likely new lap record for the...
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Bernie Ecclestone confirms Nürburgring bid
The sale of the Nürburgring hasn’t exactly gone to plan. Almost a year after it went on sale it still doesn’t have a buyer. But that could all be about to change after Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone...
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This Porsche handles like a tractor!
This video is old, but we’re not sure how me missed it. Back in 2012 Auto Bild helped to coordinate the restoration of this Porsche Junior, the company’s modest 14hp tractor originally built between...
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Is the McLaren P1 the new Ring-daddy after all?
If you’ve been following our coverage of the McLaren P1 and its mystery Nürburgring lap time over at AUSmotive you’ll probably be over it just like we were. And yet, thanks to Steve Sutcliffe’s review...
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Ecclestone no longer in frame for Nürburgring sale
Liquidators for the Nürburgring hope to have the sale finalised by next month in time for the coming racing season and Bernie Ecclestone is no longer interested, according to German newspaper...
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Seat Leon Cupra 280 first sub-8 min production FWD
The Seat Leon Cupra 280 has set a new Nürburgring benchmark for a front-wheel drive production car. The official announcement is being saved for the Geneva Motor Show, but Top Gear has the scoop for...
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Nürburgring buyer to be announced today!
In the next few hours it’s expected the successful bidder for the purchase of the Nürburgring will be announced at a specially convened press conference. And that buyer is tipped to be the American...
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Capricorn Nürburgring to takeover on 1 January 2015
The Nürburgring has been sold. But not to the American investment firm HIG Capital as first thought, but rather the German-based capricorn group. With a background in motorsport it appears fans can...
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Ingolf Deubel sentenced to jail
Ingolf Deubel, one of the men inextricably linked to the collapse of Nürburgring GmbH, was handed a three-and-a-half-year jail term by the Koblenz county court yesterday. Previously a finance minister...
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Renault Sport prepares to fight back
In early March a new “record” for the fastest front-wheel drive around the Nordschleife was set when the Seat Leon Cupra 280 set a 7:58 lap time. That bettered the longstanding mark set by Renault...
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Has the LaFerrari XX lapped the Ring in 6:35?
Just days before the LaFerrari has its global media launch a rumour has emerged that a LaFerrari XX prototype has lapped the Nürburgring in 6 minutes 35 seconds. In case you were wondering, that’s a...
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