At the BELMOT Oldtimer Grand Prix next weekend (August 9 to 11), the Nürburgring will become a mobile racing museum. Over 600 racing and sports cars will populate the legendary Eifel circuit. In a dozen races and driving events, as exhibits and collectors' vehicles, they will showcase just about everything that has made fans addicted to horsepower over the past 100 years: from the sports cars of the early years of motorsport to the beginnings of Formula 1 and the endurance races of the 1950s and 1960s, the historical arc extends to the legendary touring cars from the DTM and DRM or the fascinating sports car monsters from the CanAm, for example. In the paddock and the adjacent areas, there are super sports cars, collectors' vehicles from the brand clubs and many additional offers to discover. If you don't want to miss out on the fascination of this unique meeting of motorsport legends, you can buy your ticket at the open ticket offices directly at the race track. Timetables, starter lists and lots of information about the event can be found here.

In its 51st edition this year, the BELMOT Oldtimer Grand Prix has long since become a classic in its own right and is regarded as the biggest historic race weekend on the European continent. There will be plenty to see at the Nürburgring from Friday (August 9) when, in addition to the qualifying sessions on the Grand Prix circuit, the traditional track day takes place on the Nordschleife, where old and new sports car classics will romp around the world's most beautiful racetrack without any competitive pressure. For the curious, access to the open spectator stands around the Nordschleife will be free of charge; on the Grand Prix circuit, tickets will be available at the box offices as on all days. In addition to access to the open grandstands, they also include admission to the paddock. If you can't make it to the Nürburgring but still want to see a bit of the classic event, you can watch selected races on Saturday (09:45 - 19:25) and Sunday (08:15 - 17:15) in the livestream here. If you want to read results, starter lists and news directly on your mobile device at the weekend, you should install the onGRID app, which is available free of charge for Apple and Android devices. The BELMOT Oldtimer Grand Prix can now be found there - with all the important information about the event.

Numerous sporting highlights
The main attraction this year is of course once again the program on the track, which offers a unique collection of legendary racing cars from practically all motorsport eras. As part of the "Vintage Sports Car Trophy", the oldest racing cars of the weekend will take part in a pure driving event without any sporting classification, in which the racing cars, some of which are over 100 years old, will be allowed to drive in their very own territory - on the race track. The 50s and 60s form an impressive thematic focus, as the historic Grand Prix cars of the British HGPCA series, in which over 40 monoposti from the early days of the Formula 1 World Championship can be seen, come from this period. The two-seater racing cars and GTs up to 1965 are an absolute racing jewel: these sports cars from the 50s and 60s competed in classics such as Le Mans, the Targa Florio and other legendary endurance races a good 70 years ago. Now the Maserati and Ferrari, the Lotus and Elva, the Mercedes and Porsche of those years will meet again in the international field at the Nürburgring. The race on Saturday evening, which concludes with fireworks, is regarded as the highlight of the event weekend. The sports cars of the "Historic Championship CanAm & Sportscars" with their supercars with displacements of up to nine liters offer further spectacular races. When these vehicles start, there is guaranteed to be no spectator in their seats. The somewhat more recent formula history can also be seen - in the Graf Berghe von Trips Cup races and the historic Formula Vau.

Packed touring car and GT fields
The touring car and GT races are also crowd-pullers at the weekend. In the "Golden Era" touring car field, the focus will be on former DTM stars such as Kris Nissen, Roland Asch, Harald Grohs, Kurt Thiim and others, who will revive a great era in the unforgotten DTM and STW cars. Even more legendary are the vehicles in the DRM Revival, where Group 5 cars à la Ford Capri, BMW 2002, Porsche 934/5 or even a whole horde of BMW M1s set the tone. Moreover, the more than 50 starting places for the "Golden Era" and the Revival are fully booked! And there are hardly any places left in the two races in which points are at stake for the German Historic Automobile Championship: The two races of the HC '65 and the one-hour run of the HC '81 also promise the very best racing entertainment.