WEC-Nürburgring
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No changes to Nürburgring ticket prices
In the wake of the resounding success that was the 6 Hours of the Nürburgring in late August, the ACO – promoters of the World Endurance Championship – decided to extend the circuit’s contract by a further two years. From today, tickets can be pre-ordered for the 2016 race. A total of 62,000 spectators poured through…
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Victory for Porsche at the Nurburgring
The first three hours of the 6 Hours of the Nürburgring delivered what we have come to expect of the FIA WEC. But it was victory on home soil for Porsche in the end after a close though battle with Audi at the front of the field. We take a look at the second half…
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6 Hours of the Nurburgring: 3 hour report
The FIA World Endurance Championship returned to action after Le Mans at the Nurburgring today. With grand marshal Hans Stuck hailing the attendance as “the perfect scenario” and Motors TV commentator Graham Goodwin calling the venue “a fabulous place for a motor race” we were all set for a classic motor race. We take a look…
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Porsche on pole for the 6 Hours of the Nürburgring
Once again it was a story of Porsche domination in this afternoon’s LMP qualifying session. The #18 car of Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb recorded the fastest average lap time of 1:36.473, over a second ahead of the next non-Porsche challenger. The sister #17 car of Webber/Bernhard/Hartley will start second, posting an average…
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6 Hours of the Nürburgring: Resources Page
Circuit Name: Nürburgring GP Strecke Opened: 1984 Venue: Permanent Race Track Length: 5.148 km Corners: 16 Timetable Date Session Start time End time Friday 28th August Free Practice 1 12:00 (local) 12:00 (CEST) 13:30 (local) 13:30 (CEST) Friday 28th August Free Practice 2 16:30 (local) 16:30 (CEST) 18:00 (local) 18:00 (CEST) Saturday 29th August Free Practice…
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31 Entries confirmed for the Nurburgring
In a fortnights time, The World Endurance Championship will be back after its long summer break after Le Mans. The circuit will be the world renown Nurburgring, the first time in WEC history the championship has races in Germany. This means it will be the first home race in the championship for every German team…
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Interview: Fernando Rees on the Nurburgring
We caught up with GTE-PRO race winner Fernando Rees ahead of the WEC’s trip to Germany. The next race is the 6 hours of Nürburgring. What memories do you have of the German track?I’ve only been there once, in the Le Mans Series back in 2008. So of all the WEC circuits, it’s the only…
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Nurburgring: Last time out
The FIA WEC will be racing in Germany for the first time later this month, however endurance racing has been in Germany for decades. We take a look back at the last time LMP1 cars raced competitively on the famous Nurburgring Grand Prix circuit. The date was the 23rd August 2009, and the Le Mans Series was getting…
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Win tickets for the 6 Hours of Nürburgring
In just under four weeks, the WEC will visit Germany for the first time ever. Thanks to the generous support of the Capricorn Nürburgring GmbH, we are giving away two weekend tickets for the 6 Hours of the Nürburgring on August. The tickets will grant you access to all three days of the event, plus…