Hockenheimring
German motor racing circuit
49°19′40″N 8°33′57″E / 49.32778°N 8.56583°E
Location | Hockenheim, Germany |
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Time zone | GMT +1 |
Capacity | 120,000 |
Broke ground | March 23, 1932 |
Opened | May 25, 1932 |
Major Events | F1, DTM, German Grand Prix |
Surface | Asphalt |
Circuit Length | 4.574 km (2.842 mi) |
Turns | 13 |
Lap Record | 1:13.780 ( Kimi Räikkönen, McLaren, 2004) |
The Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg is an automobile racing track near the town of Hockenheim in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Amongst other motor racing events, it holds the annual Formula One German Grand Prix in turns with the Nürburgring. Being in the Rhine valley, the circuit is almost completely flat, with very little change in height.
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