Hockenheim F1 Grand Prix Circuit Revisited

The Hockenheim F1 Grand Prix Circuitwill stage another exhilarating and heart-pounding race on July 25. Six German F1 drivers will jostle with other drivers in this 6.823 km racetrack of permanent, clockwise road course for the German GP 2010.

Hockenheim is considered as one of the fastest circuits with two distinct sections which require drivers' focus and gut of steel to manage the twists and turns of the racetrack. One of the sections is the sector starting from Turn 13 to Turn 17 going to the stadium complex in front of the grandstands and the pit area. Maneuvering and overtaking are made in this section that give lots of heart-thumping and adrenaline-charged moments for the 100,000 live spectators. This very fast and breathtaking circuit was added with new chicanes that require also from team engineers to outfit their race cars with better setups.

Hockenheim race circuit is divided in three sectors compose of long straights, turns and a tight hairpin. The first sector has two long straights and four right corner turns. This part of the circuit is good to build up speed and perform maneuvers in the turns. In Turn 1 at Nordkurve, car speed is place at 211 km/h at fourth gear. Turns 2 and 3 set average speeds at a slow 93 km/h shifting to second gear.

Hockenheim's Sector 2 forms the best zone on the track with a very long straight good for powerful engines. In the Parabolika section, the longest straight of the circuit, drivers can hit a top speed of 326 km/h at their top gear. At the end of this long straight, the tightest corner in the racetrack awaits the drivers. Speed hits a lowly 59 km/h shifting to first gear to build up speed again. Turn 7, 8, 9 and 10 offer the best turns good for overtaking and maneuverings.

Sector 3 comprises the fastest corners going into the finish line. Starting with Mobil 1 Kurve, race cars hit 205 km/h at gear 4. Turn 16 and 17 are double right hand corners where major wheel to wheel battles set their center stage before going into the finish line.

The German Grand Prix will have 67 laps totaling at 306.458 km distance. The lap record is 1:13.780 and set by Kimi Raikkonnen in 2004 onboard a McLaren. The Hockenheim circuit is the major racetrack of Mercedes as well as by German F1 racers. The race on July 25 will involve a record six German drivers from different team with Michael Schumacher leading the pack. Sit tight and watch the race with the exciting twist and turns of Hockenheim.