List of Nordschleife lap times (racing)


The Nürburgring Nordschleife is a motor racing circuit in Germany. Its over long old section dating from 1927, was truncated in 1982 as international championships had started to boycott the track after 1976. The adjacent modern Nürburgring Grand Prix track was opened in 1984. The two tracks can host events independently, or they can be combined, e. g. for the 24 Hours Nürburgring. As a result, lap times have been set in racing events on numerous Nordschleife track variants ranging from less than the shortest to the current maximum of nearly.
An even longer approx. combined track that included the Südschleife was seldom used for major races since the 1930s. This shorter southern circuit was not modernized in the 1970s and was sacrificed for the 1980s construction of the modern track, as were the old pit facilities, the Südkehre and the straight behind the pits which were used in an original Nordschleife lap.

1927-1939 Original track

The track was inaugurated in 1927 with the Eifelrennen events for bikes and cars, taking place on the combined Nordschleife and Südschleife, with a length of 28.265 km. On the unfamiliar track, the best motorcyclists achieved an average race speed of about 90 km/h. The best driver was Rudolf Caracciola in the big Mercedes S, at an average of 96,5 km/h. In the three German Grand Prix that were contested there in the late 1920s, 18 laps resp. 508 km distance had to be covered. The cars of the time managed that in just under five hours, with an average of just over 110 km/h, with lap times not under 15 minutes. The Eifelrennen events soon moved to the much shorter Südschleife.
After the 1930 German GP had been cancelled due to the great depression, major racing resumed with the 1931 German Grand Prix which from now on took place only on the Nordschleife. Its track length of remained unchanged until 1966. The track surface was altered and improved, with the ditch inside the Karussell being altered to a concrete banking as drivers like Caracciola used to put their inside wheels in there for extra grip. Also, the Nürburgring in the Eifel mountains became notorious for frequent bad weather, and due to its length with lap times of 10 minutes, conditions could change significantly in the meantime. Probably due to this, it took four years between Nuvolari beating the 11 minutes barrier in 1932, and Rosemeyer breaking the 10 minutes in the 1936 GP after several pilots came close in practice.
The speeds rose from 115 to 140 km/h in 1937, at the peak of the unlimited capacity era with 600 hp Silver Arrows like the Mercedes-Benz W125. From 1938 on, rules limited the capacity to 3 litres supercharged, but 480 hp and better handling equalized the disadvantage. Smaller Voiturettes with 1500cc were favored by the Non-Germans, and Mercedes had already built their W165 which proved able to win in this class, too. The new rules were expected to take effect in 1941, but the war changed the rules even more drastically.
Date Time km/h Car Driver Event, notes
19 July 193111:48,0Bugatti T51Achille Varzi1931 German Grand Prix, fastest lap
29 May 193211:42,8116,81Alfa Romeo MonzaRudolf Caracciola1932 Eifelrennen, fastest lap
17 July 193210:49,4126,45Alfa Romeo Tipo B/P3Tazio Nuvolari1932 German Grand Prix, fastest lap
28 May 1933113,4Alfa Romeo MonzaTazio Nuvolari1933 Eifelrennen, average wet race speed
28 May 1934122,5Mercedes-Benz W25Manfred von Brauchitsch1934 Eifelrennen, average race speed
15 July 193410:43,8Auto Union Type AHans Stuck1934 German Grand Prix, fastest lap
14 June 193510:45Mercedes-Benz W25Manfred von Brauchitsch1935 Eifelrennen, quickest in practice day 1
16 June 193511:03,4Mercedes-Benz W25Rudolf Caracciola1935 Eifelrennen, fastest wet race lap
28 July 193510:32,0Mercedes-Benz W25Manfred von Brauchitsch1935 German Grand Prix, fastest lap, partially wet
14 June 193611:25,0119,88Auto Union Type CBernd Rosemeyer1936 Eifelrennen, fastest lap in fog and rain
25 July 193610:03Mercedes-Benz W25KRudolf Caracciola1936 German Grand Prix, quickest in practice
26 July 19369:56,3137,71Auto Union Type CBernd Rosemeyer1936 German Grand Prix, fastest lap
12 June 19379:57137,55Auto Union Type CBernd Rosemeyer1937 Eifelrennen, pole
13 June 19379:58,8137,13Auto Union Type CBernd Rosemeyer1937 Eifelrennen, fastest lap
24 July 19379:46,2140,08Auto Union Type CBernd Rosemeyer1937 German Grand Prix, pole
25 July 19379:53,4138,4Auto Union Type CBernd Rosemeyer1937 German Grand Prix, fastest lap
23 July 19389:48,3139,6Mercedes-Benz W154Manfred von Brauchitsch1938 German Grand Prix, pole
24 July 193810:09,1134,82Mercedes-Benz W154Richard Seaman1938 German Grand Prix, fastest lap
20 May 19399:54138,24Mercedes-Benz W154Hermann Lang1939 Eifelrennen, pole
21 May 19399:52,2138,66Mercedes-Benz W154Hermann Lang1939 Eifelrennen, fastest lap
22 July 19399:43,1140,8Mercedes-Benz W154Hermann Lang1939 German Grand Prix, pole
23 July 193910:24,2131,6Mercedes-Benz W154Rudolf Caracciola1939 German Grand Prix, fastest lap, wet race

1951-1966 Classic Green Hell

The war and subsequent ill-treatment had damaged the track and the facilities. After 20 years, the track was now lined with tall hedges and trees, and thus was later baptized Green Hell. Smaller races resumed in the late forties, but Germans and Germany remained excluded from major sports events until 1951. The pre-war voiturette rule set for supercharged 1500cc engines had basically been made the Formula One in the 1940s.
In 1951, major international racing returned to the Ring, but even though the Alfas had also about 400 hp, they failed to eclipse the pre-war records set by Lang, who raced again for Mercedes in 1952 and 1954. Two rule changes brought less powerful machinery, and the Le Mans disaster in 1955 led to the cancellation of many GPs in that year, including the German. By 1956, the old records were finally beaten. Single seater open wheel Grand Prix cars soon came close to 9 minutes and 150 km/h. Also, sports car events emerged in the 1950s, as did touring car racing in the 1960s. The Ring saw two more years without F1 races, as Berlin's AVUS had been chosen for 1959, and in 1960, the German Grand Prix was run on the Südschleife to F2 rules which would become F1 rules in 1961. After three years of progress, including a revival of the mid-engine layout pioneered by Auto Union, the 9 minutes barrier was easily beaten despite small 1500cc engines with less than 200 hp, similar to the power of cars three decades earlier.
, 1977
Date Time km/h Car Driver Event, notes
28 July 1951 9:55,8 137,9 Ferrari 375 Alberto Ascari1951 German Grand Prix, pole
29 July 1951 9:55,8 137,9 Alfa Romeo 158/159 Alfetta Juan Manuel Fangio1951 German Grand Prix, fastest lap
3 August 1952 10:26,3 131,5 Mercedes-Benz W194 Spyder Hermann Lang1952 German Grand Prix sport car race, fastest lap
3 August 1952 10:05,1 135,7 Ferrari 500 Alberto Ascari1952 German Grand Prix, fastest lap
2 August 1953 9:56,0 137,8 Ferrari 500 Alberto Ascari1953 German Grand Prix, fastest lap
30 August 1953 10:23 131,75 Lancia D24Robert Manzon1953 1000 km Nürburgring, pole & fastest lap
21 July 1954 9:50,1 Mercedes-Benz W196 Juan Manuel Fangio1954 German Grand Prix, pole
1 August 1954 9:55,1 138,9 Mercedes-Benz W196 Karl Kling1954 German Grand Prix, fastest lap
28 May 1955 10:00,1 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Juan Manuel Fangio1955 Eifelrennen pole
29 May 1955 10:10,8 134,8 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Stirling Moss1955 Eifelrennen, fastest lap
27 May 1956 10:05,3 135,662 Ferrari 860 MonzaJuan Manuel Fangio1956 1000 km Nürburgring, fastest lap
5 August 1956 9:41,6 141,2 Ferrari D50 Juan Manuel Fangio1956 German Grand Prix, fastest lap
4 August 1957 9:17,4 147,3 Maserati 250F Juan Manuel Fangio1957 German Grand Prix, fastest lap
3 August 1958 9:09,2 149,5 Vanwall Stirling Moss1958 German Grand Prix, fastest lap
6 June 1959 9:37,4 Ferrari 250 TR 59 Tony Brooks/Jean Behra1959 1000 km Nürburgring, pole
6 June 1959 9:40,5 Porsche 718 RSK 1.6 Wolfgang von Trips1959 1000 km Nürburgring, 2nd in qualifying
7 June 1959 9:32 143,559 Aston Martin DBR1 Stirling Moss1959 1000 km Nürburgring, fastest lap
21 May 1960 9:43,6 Porsche 718 RS 60 Jo Bonnier/Olivier Gendebien1960 1000 km Nürburgring, pole
22 May 1960 9:37 142,315 Maserati Tipo 61 Stirling Moss1960 1000 km Nürburgring, fastest lap
27 May 1961 9:33,7 Ferrari 246 SP Wolfgang von Trips1961 1000 km Nürburgring, pole
28 May 1961 9:15,8 147,744 Ferrari 246 SP Phil Hill1961 1000 km Nürburgring, fastest lap
5 August 1961 8:55,2 Ferrari 156 Phil Hill1961 German Grand Prix, pole
6 August 1961 8:57,8 Ferrari 156 Phil Hill1961 German Grand Prix, fastest lap
4 August 1962 8:47,2 Porsche 804 Dan Gurney1962 German Grand Prix, pole
5 August 1962 10:12,2 134,1 BRM P57 Graham Hill1962 German Grand Prix, fastest lap, wet race
4 August 1963 8:47,0 155,8 Ferrari 156 John Surtees1963 German Grand Prix, fastest lap
2 August 1964 8:39,0 158,2 Ferrari 158 John Surtees1964 German Grand Prix, fastest lap
1 August 1965 8:24,1 162,9 Lotus 33-Climax 1.5 Jim Clark1965 German Grand Prix, fastest lap
5 June 1966 8:37 158,8 Ferrari 330 P3 John Surtees1966 1000 km Nürburgring, fastest lap
6 August 1966 8:16,5 Lotus 33-Climax 2.0 Jim Clark1966 German Grand Prix pole
7 August 1966 8:49,0 155,2 Cooper T81 Maserati John Surtees1966 German Grand Prix fastest lap, wet race

1967-1970 Chicane added

The Hohenrain chicane ' was added in early 1967 to lower entrance speed to the Start/Finish straight and the pitlane. Lap times were affected only initially, as technical progress, especially aerodynamic aids, made the cars significantly faster in the years to follow.
Date Time km/h Car Driver Notes
27 May 19678:56,8Porsche 910Udo Schütz/Joe Buzzetta1967 1000 km Nürburgring, pole
28 May 19678:42,1157,5Chaparral 2FPhil Hill1967 1000 km Nürburgring, fastest lap
5 August 19678:14,0Matra MS5 - Cosworth FVAJacky Ickx1967 German Grand Prix, F2 pole
5 August 19678:04,1Lotus 49-FordJim Clark1967 German Grand Prix, pole
6 August 19678:21,8Matra MS5 - Cosworth FVAJacky Ickx1967 German Grand Prix, F2 fastest lap
6 August 19678:15,1166,0Eagle-WeslakeDan Gurney1967 German Grand Prix, fastest lap
18 May 19688:32,8Porsche 907 2.2Hans Herrmann/Rolf Stommelen1968 1000 km Nürburgring, pole
19 May 19688:33160,3Porsche 908Jo Siffert1968 1000 km Nürburgring, fastest lap
July 19687:57,8''Ferrari 312Chris Amon1968 F1 Scuderia Ferrari Firestone tyre testing session
4 August 19689:36,0142,7Matra-FordJackie Stewart1968 German Grand Prix, fastest lap, in a wet race
27 April 19698:05,3169,395Matra MS7 - Cosworth FVAJackie Stewart1969 Eifelrennen F2, fastest lap
31 May 19698:00,2Porsche 908/02Jo Siffert/Brian Redman1969 1000 km Nürburgring, pole
1 June 19698:03,3170,093Ferrari 312PChris Amon1969 1000 km Nürburgring, fastest lap
2 August 19698:11,1Matra MS7 - Cosworth FVAJohnny Servoz-Gavin1969 German Grand Prix Formula 2, pole
2 August 19697:42,1177,9Brabham BT26A-FordJacky Ickx1969 German Grand Prix, pole
3 August 19698:12,4166,95Matra MS7 - Cosworth FVAJohnny Servoz-Gavin1969 German Grand Prix Formula 2, fastest lap
3 August 19697:43,8177,2Brabham BT26A-FordJacky Ickx1969 German Grand Prix, fastest lap
19 April 19709:04,8McNamara-FordHelmut Marko1970 Formula 3 ADAC 300 km Goodyear Pokal
30 May 19707:43,3177,4Porsche 908/03Jo Siffert/Brian Redman1970 1000 km Nürburgring, pole
31 May 19707:50,4174,8Porsche 908/03Pedro Rodríguez1970 1000 km Nürburgring, fastest lap
2 August 19708:14,5166,096Brabham BT30 - Cosworth FVADerek Bell1970 Formula 2 Preis von Deutschland

Due to safety concerns, the Formula One drivers on short notice forced a move of the 1970 German Grand Prix to the Hockenheimring. To meet drivers demands, construction works at the Nürburgring started in fall of 1970. Despite the official track length remaining the same, this altered the character of the track and its surroundings significantly.

1971-1982 Rebuilt Nordschleife

By early 1971, the Nordschleife track had been resurfaced, several bumps and jumps had been removed, and the hedges had been replaced by Armco barriers. As a result, the track became even faster, with sportscars setting new track records before Formula One returned. The Südschleife was not updated and abandoned after 1971. Formula One held its last Grand Prix on the Nordschleife in 1976, the last Motorcycle Grand Prix there was in 1980. Due to aerodynamic advance, Formula Two in almost equalled the record set by Formula One in 1975, and even turbo-powered touring cars came very close.
"Spazzaneve" test car at the 2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed
tackles the 270° Südkehre turn.
Capri of Klaus Ludwig
DateTimekm/hMake modelClassDriverEvent, notes, source
1971 05 02 7:57,1 172,3 March 712M F2 Ronnie Peterson Eifelrennen Formula 2 fastest lap
1971 05 29 7:36,1 180,2 Ferrari 312PB Gr. 5 SC Jacky Ickx/Clay Regazzoni 1971 1000 km Nürburgring, pole-position
1971 05 30 7:40,8 178,4 Ferrari 312PB Gr. 5 SC Jacky Ickx 1971 1000 km Nürburgring, fastest lap
1971 06 25 9:26,2 145,2 BMW 2002 Alpina Gr. 2 Hans-Joachim Stuck/Gunther Huber 1971 24 Hours Nürburgring, pole-position
1971 07 31 7:19,0 187,3 Tyrrell Ford F1 Jackie Stewart 1971 German Grand Prix, pole-position
1971 08 01 7:20,1 186,8 Tyrrell Ford F1 François Cevert 1971 German Grand Prix, fastest lap
1972 04 03 7:36,0 180,3 Porsche 917/10 Gr. 7 CanAm Willy Kauhsen 1972 Interserie 300 km Goodyear-Pokal pole-position
1972 04 30 7:51,6 174,3 Brabham BT38 - Ford BDA F2 Derek Bell Eifelrennen Formula 2 fastest lap
1972 04 30 8:59,7 152,3 Ford Capri RS 2600 Gr. 2 Hans-Joachim Stuck 1972 Eifelrennen DRM Div. I pole-position
1972 05 27 7:56,1 172,7 Ferrari 312PB Gr. 5 SC Ronnie Peterson/Tim Schenken 1972 1000 km Nürburgring, pole-position
1972 05 28 7:42,2 177,9 Alfa Romeo T33 TT/3 Gr. 5 SC Rolf Stommelen 1972 1000 km Nürburgring, fastest lap
1972 06 22 9:07,0 150,3 BMW 2800 CS Alpina Gr. 2 Helmut Kelleners/Gerold Pankl 1972 24 Hours Nürburgring, pole-position
1972 07 29 8:56,5 153,2 Porsche 911S Kremer Gr. 4 John Fitzpatrick 1972 German GP ECGT Nürburgring Trophäe, fastest lap
1972 07 29 7:07,0 192,5 Ferrari 312B2 F1 Jacky Ickx 1972 German Grand Prix, pole-position
1972 07 30 7:13,6 189,6 Ferrari 312B2 F1 Jacky Ickx 1972 German Grand Prix, fastest lap
1972 09 23 7:23,8 185,2 Porsche 917/10 TC Gr. 7 CanAm Willy Kauhsen 1972 Interserie AvD-Preis pole-position
1973 05 26 7:12,8 189,9 Ferrari 312PB Gr. 5 SC François Cevert/Jean-Pierre Beltoise 1973 1000 km Nürburgring, pole-position
1973 05 26 8:20,6 164,2 Porsche Carrera RSR Proto Gr. 5 GT Gijs van Lennep/Herbert Müller 1973 1000 km Nürburgring, in practice
1973 05 27 7:20,3 186,7 Matra-Simca MS670B Gr. 5 SC François Cevert 1973 1000 km Nürburgring, fastest lap
1973 06 22 8:39,6 158,2 BMW 3.0 CSL Alpina Gr. 2 Niki Lauda/Hans-Peter Joisten 1973 24 Hours Nürburgring, fastest lap
1973 08 04 7:07,8 192,2 Tyrrell Ford F1 Jackie Stewart 1973 German Grand Prix, pole-position
1973 08 05 7:11,4 190,6 Surtees Ford F1 Carlos Pace 1973 German Grand Prix, fastest lap
1974 05 16 6:58,2 196,6 Ferrari 312B3 F1 Niki Lauda 1974 Formula One season Ferrari test sessions
1974 05 18 7:10,8 190,8 Matra-Simca MS670C Gr. 6 Gérard Larrousse/Henri Pescarolo 1974 1000 km Nürburgring, pole
1974 05 18 7:56,5 172,5 Porsche Carrera RSR Turbo 2.1 Gr. 5 GT Herbert Müller/Gijs van Lennep 1974 1000 km Nürburgring, in practice
1974 05 19 7:15,9 188,6 Matra-Simca MS670C Gr. 6 Jean-Pierre Jarier 1974 1000 km Nürburgring, fastest lap
1974 08 03 7:00,8 195,4 Ferrari 312B3 F1 Niki Lauda 1974 German Grand Prix, pole-position
1974 08 04 7:11,1 190,7 Tyrrell Ford F1 Jody Scheckter 1974 German Grand Prix, fastest lap
1975 08 02 6:58,6 196,4 Ferrari 312T F1 Niki Lauda 1975 German Grand Prix, pole-position
1975 08 03 7:06,4 192,8 Ferrari 312T F1 Clay Regazzoni 1975 German Grand Prix, fastest lap, lap record
1976 07 30 7:06,5 192,7 McLaren M23-Ford F1 James Hunt 1976 German Grand Prix, pole-position
1976 08 01 7:10,8 190,8 Tyrrell P34-Ford F1 Jody Scheckter 1976 German Grand Prix, fastest lap
1979 04 29 7:31,7 182 Porsche 935 K3 Gr. 5 Klaus Ludwig 1979 Eifelrennen DRM pole-position Div. I
1979 04 29 7:44,4 177 Ford Capri Zakspeed Turbo Gr. 5 Hans Heyer 1979 Eifelrennen DRM pole-position Div. II
1979 04 29 7:37,3 179,8 Porsche 935 K3 Gr. 5 Klaus Ludwig 1979 Eifelrennen DRM fastest race lap Div. I
1979 04 29 7:46,3 176,3 Ford Capri Zakspeed Turbo Gr. 5 Hans Heyer 1979 Eifelrennen DRM fastest race lap Div. II
1980 03 30 7:30,52 182,5 Ford Capri Zakspeed Turbo Gr. 5 Klaus Ludwig 1980 Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft pole-position
1980 03 30 7:56,21 172,6 Zakspeed Capri Turbo Gr. 5 Harald Ertl 1980 Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft race
1980 03 30 7:45,44 176,6 BMW 320 Turbo Gr. 5 Hans-Joachim Stuck 1980 Eifelrennen DRM race fastest Category II car
1980 04 27 7:23,65 185,3 March 802 - BMW F2 Mike Thackwell Eifelrennen Formula 2 fastest lap
1981 04 25 7:10,25 191,1 March 812 - BMW/Rosche F2 Corrado Fabi Eifelrennen Formula 2 pole
1981 04 26 7:10,33 191 March 812 - BMW/Rosche F2 Thierry Boutsen Eifelrennen Formula 2 fastest lap and race win
1981 05 24 7:27,02 183,9 Porsche 936/80 Turbo Gr. 6 Jochen Mass 1981 Interserie 1000 km-Rennen, Nürburgring pole-position
1982 04 25 7:06,51 192,7 Maurer MM82-BMW F2 Stefan Bellof Eifelrennen Formula 2 fastest lap, F2 record
1982 07 04 7:08,59 191,8 Ford Capri Zakspeed Turbo 1.7 Gr. 5 Div. I Klaus Niedzwiedz 1982 Interserie GP der Tourenwagen pole-position
1982 07 11 9:02,00 151,7 Jaguar XJ-S Gr. A Tom Walkinshaw 1982 6h GP der Tourenwagen ETCC pole-position
1982 07 11 9:02,36 151,6 Jaguar XJ-S Gr. A Tom Walkinshaw 1982 6h GP der Tourenwagen ETCC fastest lap
1982 10 9:17,58 147,4 Ford Capri 3.0 Gr. A Keke Rosberg/Ari Vatanen/Dieter Schäfer 1982 24 Hours Nürburgring fastest lap

As Grand Prix racing had not returned to the Ring after 1976 and 1980, it was decided to build a new track. In late 1982, after the 24 Hours race, the start/finish loop with the pit facilities section was destroyed, putting an end to the classic 22,8 km layout.

1983 (and later) Nordschleife only

With the old start/finish loop and pit facilities having been destroyed, a short bypass with improvised pit facilities was added to allow racing in 1983 while the new track was under construction, to be ready in 1984. Thus, this stop-gap Nordschleife-only variant was used by International motorsport sanctioning bodies only in 1983. While Formula Two, World Sportscars and the ETCC competed here, allowing comparison to 1982, DRM and Interserie remained absent, with the DRM having by now switched to Group C sportscars. The 24 Hour race was not held either, as the pits could not accommodate over 100 cars for 24 hours.
Since, this version is used by national events even while other events take place on the adjacent Grand Prix track. The Time Trial Challenge CHC / RCN / BMW-DEC is done on half a dozen Saturday afternoons, with race cars over 15 laps in total, of which 9 are flat out, and the others have to be done within a given time frame, as warm up lap, pit stop laps, and cool down lap. The GLP Regularity Test on Saturday morning is no racing series, with road legal cars having to cover 12 laps in a constant lap time of their choice, between 10 and 15 minutes. Top ten finishers achieve less than 1/10 second difference per lap.
's 1982 March 822 BMW, Techno-Classica 2007
DateTimekm/hMake modelClassDriverEvent, notes, source
1983 04 226:31,88191,4March 832-BMWF2Christian DannerF2 Eifelrennen fastest in first training session
1983 04 236:26,19194,2March 832-BMWF2Christian DannerF2 Eifelrennen pole position
1983 04 246:28,03193,3March 832-BMWF2Christian DannerF2 Eifelrennen fastest lap
1983 05 287:19,67170,6Anson SA4-ToyotaF3Franz KonradFormula 3 lap record
1983 05 286:11,13202,1Porsche 956-007 #2Gr. CStefan Bellof1000 km Nürburgring pole position, fastest lap ever
1983 05 286:16,85199,0Porsche 956-005 #1Gr. CJochen Mass1000 km Nürburgring 2nd in qualifying, race winner with Jacky Ickx
1983 05 296:25,91194,3Porsche 956-007 #2Gr. CStefan Bellof1000 km Nürburgring official lap record, then crashed
1983 05 297:24,29168,8BMW M1Gr. BHarald Grohs1000 km Nürburgring Group B lap record
1983 05 297:26,88167,8Alba AR2 GianniniGr. CJCarlo Facetti/Martino Finotto1000 km Nürburgring Group CJ lap record
19837:39,31163,3Van Diemen-FordFFMaurício GugelminFormula Ford lap record
1983 07 097:56,00157,5Jaguar XJ-SGr. ATom WalkinshawETCC 6h GP der Tourenwagen pole position
1983 07 108:02,44155,4Jaguar XJ-SGr. ATom WalkinshawETCC 6h GP der Tourenwagen fastest lap
19848:07153,9Rover VitesseGr. A/DTMArmin HahneDTM touring car race lap record
19987:54158,2Opel Kadett C 2.5 16VGr. HStefan MosesCastrol-Haugg-Cup first touring car race lap under 8 minutes
19988:15151,5BMW M3 3.2Gr. FKlaus BüglerGroup F race lap record as of 1999
19988:29,82147,1Porsche 944 TurboGr. GKarl-Heinz WlazikGroup G race lap record as of 1999
19988:17150,9Porsche CarreraGr. N/GTPaul HulverscheidGroup N/GT standard sports car race lap record as of 1999
2000 06 227:23169,3Porsche 996 GT3-RGr. A/GTUwe Alzen/Michael BartelsCastrol-Haugg-Cup before ADAC 24h-Rennen
2000 06 227:47160,6Opel Astra Kit CarGr. AVolker StrycekCastrol-Haugg-Cup before ADAC 24h-Rennen
2003 05 297:04176,9Porsche 996 TurboGr. A/GTUwe AlzenCastrol-Haugg-Cup before ADAC 24h-Rennen
2008 09 207:00178,6Porsche 997 TurboGr. A/GT SP8Jürgen AlzenBMW Driving Experience Challenge "Rhein-Ruhr"
2008 10 047:07175,6Porsche 997 GT3Gr. A/GT SP7Sabine SchmitzBMW Driving Experience Challenge "Nordeifelpokal", quickest non-turbo lap
2009 09 056:58179,4Porsche 997 TurboGr. A/GT SP8Jürgen AlzenBMW Driving Experience Challenge "Rhein-Ruhr", first lap under 7 min
2010 08 287:04176,8Corvette C6 SPRS7/RS8Stefan KisslingADAC Rundstreckenchallenge "Döttinger Höhe", quickest non-turbo lap
2011 05 077:29167,0Opel Astra OPC TurboRS 3 AMichael FunkeRundstrecken Challenge Nürburgring, first 2000cc turbo under 7:30
2011 05 077:49159,9BMW M3 E46V 6Steve JansRundstrecken Challenge Nürburgring, record for VLN-Serienwagen

1984-2002 Combined variants (VLN & 24h)

The VLN series of touring car endurance races was founded in 1977. The long track and the large modern Grand Prix track pit facilities can
accommodate up to 230 cars. Usually, VLN races use the short sprint version of the GP track, taking the Kurzanbindung short cut U-turn on the bridge over the B 258 road, thus bypassing the 1,5 km long section down to Dunlop Kehre. This reduces the number of track workers and adds one or two extra laps of the Nordschleife in the course of a 4h race. In 24h races, the full layout was used.
;Variants
  • without GP track, used by VLN in early 2000 due to construction of new pit lane facilities, no significant times as all races were in wet condition
  • without GP track, used by VLN in the first two races of 2002 while the new Mercedes Arena was built. The Coca-Cola curve was included, driven in opposite direction, to allow the use of the GP track pitlane and timing facilities
  • short GP track without Dunlop section
  • full GP track with Dunlop section
kmDateTimekm/hMake modelClassDriverEvent, notes, source
25,3591988 06 189:23,82161,9Ford Sierra CosworthDTM Group AArmin Hahne1988 DTM 24 Stunden Nürburgring, pole position
25,3591989 06 179:09,76166,0Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 EvoDTM Group AKlaus Ludwig1989 DTM 24 Stunden Nürburgring, pole position
25,3591990 06 169:05,35167,4Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo 2DTM Group AKlaus Ludwig1990 DTM 24 Stunden Nürburgring, pole position
25,3591992 06 178:44,33174,1BMW M3 Sport EvolutionDTM Group AJohnny Cecotto1992 DTM 24 Stunden Nürburgring, pole position
25,3591992 06 188:46,93173,2BMW M3 Sport EvolutionDTM Group AJohnny Cecotto1992 DTM 24 Stunden Nürburgring, fastest lap
25,3591993 06 098:45,49173,7Mercedes 190E AMGDTM Class 1Jörg van Ommen1993 DTM Großer Preis der Tourenwagen, pole position
25,3591993 06 108:47,71173,0Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TIDTM Class 1Nicola Larini1993 DTM Großer Preis der Tourenwagen, fastest lap
23,8491994 10 088:29168,6Mercedes 190E Evo IIDTM/VLNOlaf Manthey1994 VLN lap record for Tourenwagen, beaten 6 years later by 10 sec
23,84919969:23,06147,187BMW M3 3.0Group NJohannes Scheid1996 VLN lap description for a book by 1996 24h winner
23,8491999 04 248:12,380174,3Dodge Viper GTS-RFIA GT2/24h S5Peter Zakowski/Hans-Jürgen Tiemann1999 VLN pole
25,3591999 06 048:48172,9Dodge Viper GTS-RGT2/24h S5Peter Zakowski/Hans-Jürgen Tiemann/Klaus Ludwig1999 24 Hours pole
25,3592000 06 258:58,014169,7Dodge Viper GTS-RGT2/24h A7Peter Zakowski/Patrick Huisman/Anthony Beltoise2000 24 Hours fastest lap
23,8492000 11 118:19,910171,744Opel Calibra V6 '92DTM Class 1Volker Strycek2000 VLN lap record for Tourenwagen
25,3592001 05 248:50,533172,1Dodge Viper GTS-RGT2/24h A7Peter Zakowski/Pedro Lamy/Michael Bartels2001 24 Hours pole
25,3592001 05 268:58,208169,6Dodge Viper GTS-RGT2/24h A7Peter Zakowski/Pedro Lamy/Michael Bartels2001 24 Hours fastest lap, new record 147 laps
25,3592001 05 268:58,703169,4Porsche 996 GT3 RSFIA GT3/24h A6aMenzel/Luhr/Collard/Abt2001 24h 2nd fastest lap by previous year's winner
20,9322002 04 067:24,356169,5Dodge Viper GTS-RGT2/24h SP7Peter Zakowski2002 VLN 27. DMV-4-Stunden pole
20,9322002 04 067:20,098171,224Dodge Viper GTS-RGT2/24h SP7Peter Zakowski/Pedro Lamy2002 VLN 27. DMV-4-Stunden fastest race lap

2002-present Combined variants (VLN & 24h)

In early 2002, the former Castrol S chicane was replaced by the tight Ω-shaped Mercedes Arena. This added 586 metres and about 20-25 seconds to lap times, and also lowered average speeds by about 4% or 6 km/h.
As the 24h Nürburgring weekend includes various supporting races, the organizers use parts of the track as additional paddock area. In 2004, the VLN track variant was used, and the Dunlop section was used as paddock area, but access to the actual pits was impractical. Since 2005, the adjacent Mercedes Arena serves as extra paddock area, and is bypassed by a new, tight Castrol-Z chicane which resembles the old Castrol-S chicane. The track length is reduced by 569m, or, compared to the layout used until 2001, prolonged by c. 20m.
  • short layout without Dunlop section, without Mercedes Arena via Castrol-Z chicane, not yet used
  • short layout without Dunlop section, with Mercedes Arena, from April 2002. The official track length was since changed twice without explanation. As the VLN uses the S-shaped motorcycle version of the NKG chicane, it is not affected by changes to the layout of the tight Z-shaped version used by Formula 1
  • * short layout from 20 April 2002 to 12 May 2007
  • * first given for the 2004 24h then used in VLN since 26 May 2007
  • * since 2008 VLN season
  • long layout with Dunlop section, without Mercedes Arena via Castrol-Z chicane, used in 24h since 2005
  • maximum layout with Dunlop section, with Mercedes Arena, used in the 2002-2003 24 Hours, 2003 VLN Eifelrennen, and 2015 FIA WTCC Race of Germany.
kmDateTimekm/hMake modelClassDriverEvent, notes, source
24,4332002 10 128:38,105169,770Porsche 996 GT3Gr. A/GT SP11Wilhelm Dieter Kern / Olaf Manthey2002 VLN fastest lap
25,9472003 05 039:04,909171,4Opel Astra V8 CoupeDTM E1Christian Menzel/Volker Strycek/Marcel Tiemann2003 VLN Eifelrennen pole
25,9472003 05 039:08,008170,413Porsche 996 GT2-MR TurboGr. A/GT SP7Lucas Luhr/Timo Bernhard2003 VLN Eifelrennen fastest lap
25,9472003 05 309:00,266172,895Porsche 996 TurboGr. A/GT A8Uwe Alzen/Jürgen Alzen/Arno Klasen/Michael Bartels2003 24 Hours Nürburgring pole
25,9472003 06 019:02,206172,276Dodge Viper GTS-RGT2/24hPeter Zakowski/Pedro Lamy/Robert Lechner2003 24 Hours Nürburgring fastest lap, Team DQ'd for fuel tank size
24,3582004 06 118:19,288175,6Porsche 996 TurboGr. A/GT A8Uwe Alzen/Jürgen Alzen/Klaus Ludwig/Michael Bartels2004 24 Hours Nürburgring pole
24,3582004 06 138:26,742173,044Opel Astra V8 CoupeE1 DTMStrycek Tiemann/Scheider/Reuter2004 24 Hours Nürburgring fastest lap
25,3782005 05 068:30,846178,8Porsche 996 TurboSP8Uwe Alzen/Jürgen Alzen/Klaus Ludwig/Peter Dumbreck2005 24 Hours Nürburgring pole
25,3782005 05 088:47,602173,1BMW M3 GTR V8E1 ALMSDirk Müller/Jörg Müller/Hans-Joachim Stuck/Pedro Lamy2005 24 Hours Nürburgring fastest lap
24,4332005 06 118:06,393180,839Porsche 996 TurboSP8Uwe Alzen/Jürgen Alzen2005 VLN best pole
24,4332005 09 248:09,949179,526Porsche 996 TurboSP8Uwe Alzen/Jürgen Alzen2005 VLN race lap record
25,3782006 06 168:38,136176,3Porsche 996 GT3-MRSP7 FIA GT2Luhr/Bernhard/Rockenfeller/Tiemann2006 24 Hours Nürburgring pole, Manthey Racing
25,3782006 06 188:43,367174,564Porsche 996 GT3-MRSP7 FIA GT2Luhr/Bernhard/Rockenfeller/Tiemann2006 24 Hours fastest lap, new overall distance record 151 laps
25,3782007 06 088:39,560175,843Porsche 997 GT3-RSRSP7 FIA GT2Bernhard/Lieb/Dumas/Tiemann2007 24 Hours Nürburgring pole
25,3782007 06 108:49,631172,499Dodge Viper GTS-RSP8 FIA GT2D. Huisman/Coronel/Patrick Simon/Bouchut2007 24 Hours Nürburgring fastest lap
25,3782008 05 238:26,730180,3Porsche 997 GT3-RSRSP7 FIA GT2Bernhard/Lieb/Dumas/Tiemann2008 24 Hours Nürburgring pole
25,3782008 05 258:39,990175,697Porsche 997 GT3-RSRSP7 FIA GT2Bernhard/Lieb/Dumas/Tiemann2008 24 Hours Nürburgring fastest lap
24,3692008 07 058:10,293178,931Porsche 997 GT3-RSRSP7 FIA GT2Romain Dumas/Marcel Tiemann/Arno Klasen2008 VLN season best pole normally aspirated cars
24,3692008 10 118:09,779179,118Porsche 997 TurboSP8Uwe Alzen2008 VLN season best pole
24,3692008 10 118:13,408177,8Porsche 997 TurboSP8Uwe Alzen/Jürgen Alzen2008 VLN season fastest lap
24,3692008 10 118:14,750177,3Aston Martin DBRS9SP8Tomáš Enge/Robert Lechner2008 VLN season fastest lap normally aspirated cars
25,3782009 05 228:36,536176,9Ford GT GT3SP9 FIA GT3Dirk Adorf2009 24 Hours of Nürburgring pole
25,3782009 05 248:36,768176,793Porsche 997 GT3-RSRSP7 FIA GT2Bernhard/Lieb/Dumas/Tiemann2009 24 Hours fastest lap, new overall distance record 155 laps
24,3692009 06 278:09,748179,130Ford GT GT3SP9 FIA GT3Dirk Adorf2009 VLN season best pole
24,3692009 08 298:56,487163,524Audi A3 2.0 TurboSP3TChristoph Breuer2009 VLN qualifying, first lap under 9 minutes for a FWD car
24,3692010 04 248:13,926177,6Audi R8 LMSSP9 FIA GT3Frank Stippler/Hans-Joachim Stuck/Marc Hennerici2010 VLN 52. ADAC ACAS H&R-Cup pole
24,3692010 04 248:17,560176,317Porsche 911 GT3 RSP9 FIA GT3Chris Mamerow/Wolf Henzler2010 VLN 52. ADAC ACAS H&R-Cup fastest lap and winner
25,3782010 05 148:24,753181,0Audi R8 LMSSP9 FIA GT3Marko Werner2010 24 Hours Nürburgring pole
25,3782010 05 158:28,587179,637Porsche 911 GT3 RSP9 FIA GT3Marcel Tiemann2010 24 Hours Nürburgring fastest lap
24,3692010 07 038:07,507179,953Porsche 911 GT3 RSP9 FIA GT3Marc Lieb/Arno Klasen2010 VLN 50. ADAC Reinoldus-Langstreckenrennen pole and winner
24,3692010 07 038:14,300177,480Audi R8 LMSSP9 FIA GT3Frank Stippler/Hans-Joachim Stuck2010 VLN 50. ADAC Reinoldus-Langstreckenrennen fastest lap
24,3692010 07 178:13,913177,619Audi R8 LMSSP9 FIA GT3Frank Stippler/Hans-Joachim Stuck/Marc Basseng2010 VLN 33. RCM DMV Grenzlandrennen fastest lap
24,3692010 07 318:13,353177,821Porsche 911 GT3 RSP9 FIA GT3Timo Bernhard/Arno Klasen/Christian Hohenadel2010 VLN 6h ADAC Ruhr-Pokal-Rennen fastest lap
24,3692010 10 308:58,451162,927MINI 1.6 turboSP2TMarkus Oestreich2010 VLN, first lap under 9 min. for a 1600cc turbo FWD car
24,3692011 04 308:13,730177,685Mercedes SLS GT3SP9 FIA GT3Chris Mamerow/Armin Hahne2011 VLN 36. DMV 4-Stunden-Rennen pole
24,3692011 05 148:19,362175,681Ferrari F458SP8 FIA GT2Marco Seefried/Jamie Melo2011 VLN 6 hour race, fastest lap and first win for Ferrari
24,3692011 05 148:28,992172,357Volkswagen Golf24SP8TThomas Mutsch/Franck Mailleux/Fredrik Ekblom2011 VLN 6 hour race, sixth overall for the 2500cc turbo 4WD Golf
25,3782011 06 238:23,764181,356Ferrari F458 Italia GTSP8 FIA GT2Dominik Farnbacher2011 24 Hours Nürburgring pole
24,3692011 08 278:55,226163,909Raeder-Audi TT RSSP4TChristian Hohenadel2011 VLN 6h pole, first with a FWD car
24,3692011 08 278:31,333171,568Raeder-Audi TT RSSP4TFrank Biela/Christian Hohenadel/Michael Ammermüller2011 VLN 6h fastest VLN lap with a FWD car, first FWD win since 1979
24,3692011 09 248:12,265178,214Audi R8 LMSSP9 GT3Christopher Haase/ Frank Stippler2011 VLN 43. ADAC Barbarossapreis pole
24,3692011 09 248:13,445177,788Porsche 911 GT3 RSP9 GT3Mike Stursberg/Hans Guido Riegel/Rene Rast2011 VLN 43. ADAC Barbarossapreis fastest lap
24,3692011 10 298:04,471181,081Porsche 911 GT3 RSP9 GT3Marc Lieb2011 VLN 36. DMV Münsterlandpokal pole
24,3692011 10 298:11,194178,602Porsche 911 GT3 RSP9 GT3Lucas Luhr/Marc Lieb2011 VLN 36. DMV Münsterlandpokal fastest lap
25,3782012 05 188:18,382183,315BMW Z4 GT3SP9 GT3Uwe Alzen2012 24 Hours Nürburgring pole, in Top40 qualifying
24,3692012 06 238:05,783180,592Audi R8 LMS ultraSP9 GT3Frank Stippler2012 VLN 43. Adenauer ADAC Rundstrecken-Trophy pole
24,3692012 06 238:12,425178,156Audi R8 LMS ultraSP9 GT3Marc Basseng/Frank Stippler2012 VLN 43. Adenauer ADAC Rundstrecken-Trophy fastest lap
24,3692012 07 078:05,317180,765Porsche 911 GT3 RSP9 GT3Marc Lieb/Jochen Krumbach2012 VLN 52. ADAC Reinoldus-Langstreckenrennen pole
24,3692012 07 218:10,521178,847Porsche 911 GT3 RSP9 GT3Jochen Krumbach/Romain Dumas2012 VLN 35. RCM DMV Grenzlandrennen fastest lap
24,3692012 08 048:07,736179,869Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3SP9 GT3Thomas Jäger/Alexander Roloff/Jan Seyffarth2012 VLN 6h ADAC Ruhr-Pokal-Rennen pole
24,3692012 08 048:11,288178,568Audi R8 LMS ultraSP9 GT3Frank Stippler/Rene Rast/Marc Basseng2012 VLN 6h ADAC Ruhr-Pokal-Rennen fastest lap
24,3692012 08 258:09,221179,323Audi R8 LMS ultraSP9 GT3Frank Biela/Christian Hohenadel/Thomas Mutsch2012 VLN 44. ADAC Barbarossapreis fastest lap, race win, new VLN race lap record by Thomas Mutsch
25,3782013 05 188:17,212183,746Audi R8 LMS ultraSP9 GT3Frank Stippler2013 24 Hours Nürburgring pole, in Top40 qualifying
24,3692013 06 228:03,632181,395Porsche 911 GT3 RSP9 GT3Norbert Siedler2013 VLN 44. Adenauer ADAC Simfy Trophy pole
24,3692013 06 228:03,113181,590Audi R8 LMS ultraSP9 GT3Frank Stippler/Ferdinand Stuck/Johannes Stuck2013 VLN 44. Adenauer ADAC Simfy Trophy fastest lap
24,3582013 07 208:02,418181,769BMW Z4 GT3SP9 GT3Uwe Alzen2013 VLN 53. ADAC Reinoldus-Langstreckenrennen pole
24,3582013 09 288:01,069182,279BMW Z4 GT3SP9 GT3Uwe Alzen2013 VLN 45. ADAC Barbarossapreis pole
25,3782014 06 208:10,921186,101McLaren MP4-12C GT3SP9 GT3Kévin Estre2014 24 Hours Nürburgring pole
24,3582014 08 028:00,973182,315BMW Z4 GT3SP9 GT3Max Sandritter/Thomas Jäger/Dominik Baumann/Jens Klingmann2014 VLN 37. RCM DMV Grenzlandrennen pole
24,3582014 08 027:59,045183,049BMW Z4 GT3SP9 GT3Jens Klingmann2014 VLN 37. RCM DMV Grenzlandrennen fastest lap
24,3582014 10 117:57,474183,651Audi R8 LMS ultraSP9 GT3Frank Stippler2014 VLN ROWE DMV 250-Meilen-Rennen
25,9472015 05 168:31,384182,656Citroën C-Elysée WTCCFIA WTCCYvan Muller2015 FIA WTCC Race of Germany Race 2, fastest lap
25,3782015 018:19,684182,837Audi R8 LMS ultraSP9 GT32015 24 Hours Nürburgring fastest lap,
25,3782015 018:17,394183,679BMW Z4 GT3SP9 GT32015 24 Hours Nürburgring pole, in Top30 qualifying
25,37820168:14,515184,748Mercedes AMG GT3SP9 GT32016 24 Hours Nürburgring pole
25,3782018 05 118:09,105186,792Porsche 911 GT3 R SP9 GT3Laurens Vanthoor/Romain Dumas/Kévin Estre2018 24 Hours Nürburgring pole

2007 BMW F1 demonstration laps

After the VLN 4h endurance race of 28 April 2007 which hosted also a BMW publicity day for fans, Nick Heidfeld drove a BMW Sauber F1.06 Formula One car around the Nordschleife and short GP-track, as used in VLN races, with a track length of 24.433 km. For safety reasons, BMW had announced that the car was slowed with hard demonstration tires, maximum ride height, and 275 km/h top speed limited by the transmission. Heidfeld drove three laps on the combined Nordschleife, slowing down once in each lap when passing a camera car.
The official lap time released by BMW Sauber was declared to be 8:34, thus slower than the 8:17 of the pole-setting Porsche. The German press duly reported this lap time, yet criticized BMW. In each lap, Heidfeld had slowed down once to pose for a slow video truck, at Schwedenkreuz on the first lap 1, Kesselchen in lap 2, and Döttinger Höhe in the last lap. The two time spans in between the three passes of Heidfeld were clocked by some fans around the track, first Wehrseifen to Wehrseifen in about 7:28, then 7:31 from Klostertal to Klostertal, which was over 40 seconds quicker than the pole-setting Porsche 996 GT3 RSR. This translates to an average of about, similar to Bellof's race record, but it's hard to judge the average speed on the slower GP section with the setup Heidfeld had to use. In the 2007 GP, the fastest lap was barely faster, 199 km/h. Fans who respect the official record of the late Stefan Bellof settle for an "estimated 6:12".
Road & Track magazine reported Heidfeld's lap was a 5:57 or 5:58, breaking the track's six-minute barrier for the first time in history. However, their times were done by measuring the speed in some corners, and then calculating a lap time, and not timing a full lap. Heidfeld has since expressed his desire to repeat the experience with less restriction, as well as for a participation in the 24h race
According to F1 Racing magazine of June 2006, BMW engineers had estimated that a BMW-Sauber F1.06 could lap in under 5:15.8 which equals to an average of.

Motorcycles

DateTimekm/hMake modelRiderEvent, notes, source
1927 06 1889,6BMW 500Toni Bauhofer1927 Eifelrennen, best rider
1927 07 0391,5Sunbeam 500Graham Walker1927 German motorcycle Grand Prix, best rider
1937102,3DKW 600Braun/N.N.1937 Eifelrennen, first sidecar over 100 km/h
1937120BMWKarl Gall1937 Eifelrennen
1954127,8NSU 250Werner Haas1954 Eifelrennen
1955 06 2610:23,3131,7Gilera 500ccGeoff Duke1955 German motorcycle Grand Prix lap record, stood until 1970
1958 07 20MV Agusta 500ccJohn Surtees1958 German motorcycle Grand Prix
1970 05 03MZLászló Szabó1970 German motorcycle Grand Prix, first under 10min
1970 05 03MV Agusta 500ccGiacomo Agostini1970 German motorcycle Grand Prix winner, held in connection with Eifelrennen F2 race
1972 04 309:30,9144,0MV Agusta 500ccGiacomo Agostini1972 German motorcycle Grand Prix winner, held in connection with Eifelrennen F2 race
1974 04 28Yamaha TZ 380Edmund Czihak1974 German motorcycle Grand Prix winner, to be held in connection with Eifelrennen car races, boycotted by top riders due to safety dispute
1976 08 298:57,3153,3Walter VillaHarley-Davidson 350cc1976 German motorcycle Grand Prix first under 9min
1978 08 208:29,5Suzuki 500ccVirginio Ferrari1978 German motorcycle Grand Prix winner
1978 08 208:39.7Yamaha 350ccTakazumi Katayama1978 German motorcycle Grand Prix winner
1978 08 208:49.5Kawasaki 250ccKork Ballington1978 German motorcycle Grand Prix winner
1978 08 209:17.0Minarelli 125ccÁngel Nieto1978 German motorcycle Grand Prix winner
1978 08 2010:15.8Bultaco 50ccRicardo Tormo1978 German motorcycle Grand Prix winner
1980 08 248:44,8SidecarRolf Biland/Kurt Waltisperg1980 German motorcycle Grand Prix side car, pole and first team under 9min
1980 08 248:25,9Yamaha 350ccJon Ekerold1980 German motorcycle Grand Prix fastest 350cc motorcycle lap
1980 08 248:22,2163,6Suzuki 500ccMarco Lucchinelli1980 German motorcycle Grand Prix winner, fastest motorcycle lap ever on 22,835 m variant, last Moto-GP held there
1982 06 13Kawasaki 1000Jacques Cornu/Jean-Claude Chemarin1982 Endurance World Championship winners, last event

Due to safety reasons, motorcycle races moved to the modern track since 1984. Similar to the Isle of Man TT, amateur enthusiasts continued to compete on the old track in endurance events. In the 1990s, only the so-called Zuverlässigkeitsfahrt series remained, for amateurs on road legal stock bikes. The events consisted mostly of regularity laps, also on other race tracks like Hockenheimring, with a short time trial. On the Nordschleife, after a reliability run with road legal bikes and tyres, a single lap time trial from standing start covered an incomplete lap of about 20,7 km. As the event was discontinued after 1994 in which Dähne's time was not beaten, his 1993 time remains the fastest officially timed motorcycle lap ever on the 20,832 m variant.
Dähne set the first of his record there in August 1988 with a Suzuki GSX-R at 7:55.07. Then, with a 750cc Honda RC30 VFR750R, he subsequently lowered it to 7:53.08 in July 1990, to 7:50.71 in June 1992, and on 23 May 1993, using Metzeler ME Z1 tyres, set yet another record, with 7:49.71. After the 1993 event, an onboard-video was produced in which Dähne did another lap, about 10 secs slower, carrying camera equipment on his back.
DateTimekm/hMake modelRiderEvent, notes, source
August 19887:55,07Suzuki GSX-R 1000Helmut Dähne1988 Zuverlässigkeitsfahrt
July 19907:53,08Honda VFR750R RC30Helmut Dähne1990 Zuverlässigkeitsfahrt, win and new lap record
June 19927:50,71Honda VFR750R RC30Helmut Dähne1992 Zuverlässigkeitsfahrt
23 May 19937:49,71Honda VFR750R RC30Helmut Dähne1993 Zuverlässigkeitsfahrt, VFR750R RC30 and Metzeler ME Z1 tires both road legal.
2 July 19947:55,78Herbert Mandelartz1994 Zuverlässigkeitsfahrt winner