page_title: List of Nordschleife lap times (racing)
section_title: 1967-1970 Chicane added
hierarchical_section_title: List of Nordschleife lap times (racing) / 1967-1970 Chicane added
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Chaparral 2F, gefahren von Mike Spence; 1967 Training zum 1000-km-Rennen auf dem Nürburgring.
context_page_description: The Nürburgring Nordschleife is a motor racing circuit in Germany. Its over 20.8 km 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 20.832 km to the current maximum of nearly 26 km.
  An even longer approx. 28 km combined track that included the 7.7 km 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.
context_section_description: The Hohenrain chicane (and 25 meters extra, now 22.835 km (14.189 mi)) 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.
  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.
caption: Mike Spence 1967 in the Chaparral 2F
  during practice at the Nürburgring
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