Nürburgring GP Course - Old Concept Layout

[NightHawkFur]

I found this very interessting picture of a concept layout for the GP track before it was build. Quite different...

At the hairpin (top right) you can make out the connection to the Nordschleife.

I took the screenshot from a german TV coverage of the Rings history.


Looks quite a bit like your average Tilke track to me *g*

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Interesting variety of corners, but it just looks like a very awkward go-kart track to me.

 

[mustafur]

Reminds me of a smaller Complex String.

 

[RACECAR]

Any idea what year this is from?

 

[LancerEvo7]

Any idea what year this is from?

1978.

Here's how that track evolved into today's GP Course:

 

[ukfan758]

1978.

Here's how that track evolved into today's GP Course:

The 4th one would have been a good layout:

 

[NightHawkFur]

I agree, the 4th one looks good. Great find Lancer!

 

[DK]

I wonder how long that proposed Südschleife would have been.

 

[NightHawkFur]

The Südschleife actually existed until they started to work on the GP course.
A lot of it is still there. Converted into regular roads, or abandoned parts in the woods surrounding the GP course.

 

[Tired Tyres]

I'd say the 4th is the best but with first corner from the 5th version as it looks as silly in the 4th picture as it does today.

 

[TDZdave]

I wonder how all of those alternative layouts mesh with the contour of the land, preferably from their era

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

On a somewhat related note some of the original proposals for Suzuka were very striking:

http://theracingline.net/racingcircuits/Japan/SuzukaOrigProposal0.html