Hockenheimring
Coordinates: 49°19′40″N 8°33′57″E / 49.32778°N 8.56583°E
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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| 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)
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Hockenheimring Media
The original layout of the track, called "Dreieckskurs", used between 1932 and 1938
The layout of the track used between 1938 and 1965
The last version of old Hockenheimring layout (1992–2001)
Current track compared to previous track
Aerial view of the track in 2023 with remains of the old track layout visible in the forest (upper left)
Remains of the Ostkurve in early 2012
Kimi Räikkönen at the Nordkurve during the 2014 German Grand Prix
Hockenheimring Grand Prix Circuit (2002–present)
Hockenheimring Short Circuit 2 (2002–present)
Rallycross Circuit (2015–present)
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