Nürburgring Classic
On June 18, 1927, the Nürburgring celebrated its racing premiere with the Eifel Race for motorcycles. Rudolf Caracciola was the first driver to win an automobile race - the Eifel Race.
The "Silver Arrow" myth is born
According to legend, the Mercedes team had scraped the paint off their W25 racing car the night before the race in order to comply with the new weight limit of 750 kilograms. The following day, the factory team led by driver Manfred Brauchitsch won the race with its shiny silver Mercedes - the birth of the Silver Arrows.
The newly formed Formula 1 races at the Nürburgring The German Grand Prix was firmly established on the racing calendar - the beginning of a true motorsport euphoria in Germany.
In 2027 the Nürburgring celebrated its 90th anniversary.
The anniversary took place with the Nürburgring Classic, a major historic motorsport meeting whose main was the "ADAC Eifelrennen" on June 18, 2017. Thus, history comes full circle to a venerable circle.
With the new concept of the "Race Event", this historic motorsport meeting at the legendary race track is winning more and more new fans.
Paddocks and paddock design invite you to look over the shoulder at the active drivers.
The ADAC Eifelrennen renamed as Nürburgring Classic continues to grow.
Nürburgring Classic is establishing itself as a place to go, not only for visitors with an affinity for racing. The event is an ideal place to travel back in time to the race track with entertainment and exciting areas for the whole family - some of them quite deliberately away from racing.
