The Norisring is a street circuit located in Nuremberg, on the former Nazi parade areas in the congresses of the NSDAP. As the name of the German city Nuremberg is there could be confusion with the already famous Nürburgring, the old name Noris was chosen for the track, which currently has 2300m long.
Since May 18, 1947, the motor sports events in the remaining 360 meters (or simply Zeppelinhaupttribüne Steintribüne) are performed in the streets of public transit. Different configurations were used in the early years, including 8 different layouts.The main event of this circuit is the stage of DTM.
Due to its proximity of the lake "Dutzendteich" and its location inside a large city, the track and event is compared to the Monaco Grand Prix (Fränkisches Monaco).
The annual mid-July Norisringrennen is considered a highlight of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters series, as fans get closer to the action and the drivers than on modern venues.
The Mexican driver Pedro Rodriguez died at Norisring in 1971, driving a Ferrari 512, hit the wall of the bridge before the S-curve Schöller and burst into flames. Then the track is shortened by moving the curve "U" Grundig tower to slow down on the curve. In 2006 a memorial plaque was unveiled at the crash site. The Formula 3 driver Hungarian Csaba Kesjár also died at Norisring in June 1988.
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