FIRST CORNER (Right-left hander):
Entrance speed: approximately 160-165
mph [258-266 kph]
Speed through the corner: approximately 120-125
mph [193-202 kph]
Arrival time at the corner: 4
minutes 21.69
seconds
Time to negotiate the corner: 4.66
seconds
Exit time of the corner: 4
minutes 26.35
seconds
This
right-left corner has two right hand bends before it which can
easily be taken flat. You should be shifting up to top gear by
the time you reach the apex of the first bend. Then after you
pass the second bend line up on the left side of the track for
the actual corner. Just before you
get to the tree on the right brake moderately and shift down to
fourth
gear. Also at this point begin to bring the car over towards the
middle of the track slightly. This turn is not very sharp and
can be taken with hardly any movement of the steering wheel. A
moment after passing the tree ease off the brakes. This will
help to point the car towards the apex, which you should hit
just past the mid-point of the turn.
Right at the apex of the right hander
there is a significant bump in the track. 
You
want to make sure you are back on the power by this point. You
don't want to be at full power, but about 50% of maximum to keep
the car balanced as you go over the bump. After the bump bring
the car over towards the left for the next apex. Like the first
part of the turn, you want to hit the apex just past the
mid-point of this turn. You should have kept the power on at 50%
as you came into this apex. Then once there get back to full
power, gradually letting the car drift out to the right. You
should get right to the edge of the track about half way down
the following straight.
SECOND CORNER (Left hander):
Entrance speed: approximately 135-140
mph [218-226 kph]
Speed through the corner: approximately 100
mph [161 kph]
Arrival time at the corner: 4
minutes 27.73
seconds
Time to negotiate the corner: 3.47
seconds
Exit time of the corner: 4
minutes 31.20
seconds
This
fast left hander is all about the entrance. If you turn in too
late you'll never be able to make it through quickly. So make
sure you don't wait too long to turn in.
You'll be under full acceleration in fourth gear as you approach
this turn. The car should be right 
against
the right side of the track after leaving the previous turn. So
continue in a straight line until the racing groove lightens.
Use this point as both your braking and turn-in point.
At this point brake relatively hard and shift down to third
gear. Turn the car in slightly and
aim to hit the apex mid-way through the turn. You should be off
the brakes as you hit the apex, and on the power enough to
steady the car. The 
exit
of the turn is a double left hander so you can't drift too far
out to the right just yet. Maintain a steady throttle and aim
for the middle of the track as you leave the apex. Once at the
following left hand bend get back to full power and start to
move out more to the right. You should be reaching the edge of
the track just after the dip that follows this bend. Be careful
that you don't get sideways over this bump as putting a wheel
off the track here will most definitely spin you. Once
successfully past the bump keep your foot down as you head
towards the next turn.
THIRD CORNER (Up-hill right hander):
Entrance speed: approximately 135
mph [218 kph]
Speed through the corner: approximately 90
mph [145 kph]
Arrival time at the corner: 4
minutes 34.51
seconds
Time to negotiate the corner: 3.90
seconds
Exit time of the corner: 4
minutes 38.41
seconds
This
right hander can be difficult on entry because you can't see the
apex until you are right on top of it. So experience is required
to know exactly where you need to be pointing when you crest the
hill. Another thing to remember is that at the top of the hill
the track actually has a slight negative camber that will try to
pull you away from the apex. If you are braking too hard you'll
lock the left front up and slide wide and into the fence.
You'll be in third gear under full acceleration as you come
towards this turn. Don't bother shifting up to fourth, just
stretch third as far as you need to.
As you begin to climb the hill start to move the car towards the
middle of the track. After the racing groove darkens, wait a
moment and then brake 
moderately.
A beat before reaching the end of the fence on the left ease off
the brakes, then turn into the corner. Just after turning in get
off the brakes completely. This will ensure that you don't get
caught out by the negative camber. The slightly amount of
trail-braking generated as you eased off the brakes will help to
balance the car on this camber as well.
You don't want to turn in too quickly at the beginning, rather
aim for a late apex. You should be able to see the apex a moment
or so after turning in. Just before reaching it, start getting
back on the power a little more. You can get your right front
wheel onto the grass slightly as you pass the apex. Then try to
get back to full power. The car will reach the grass on the left
very soon as you exit the turn. Make sure that you don't get any
wheels off the track here. If you do back off the power a little
and get back onto the track before resuming full acceleration.
FOURTH CORNER (Right hander):
Entrance speed: approximately 120-125
mph [193-202 kph]
Speed through the corner: approximately 55
mph [89 kph]
Arrival time at the corner: 4
minutes 41.23
seconds
Time to negotiate the corner: 8.15
seconds
Exit time of the corner: 4
minutes 49.38
seconds
This
right hander is another turn with a tricky entrance. There is a
slight left hand bend that then dips downhill as you come into
this turn. If you are braking too hard at this point there is a
big risk of locking a wheel or sliding the car out to the left.
Either case will see you going very wide and possibly into the
bushes. So starting to brake just before the left hand bend and
then backing off is the way to go.
You'll be in third gear on the left side of the track as you
approach this turn. 
Continue
under full acceleration on the left side of the track. Wait
until you are right on top of the left hand bend before starting
to brake. You'll turn in just after reaching the white line on
the left. Then brake hard and downshift to second gear. As soon
as you are in second gear, get almost all the way off the brakes
and add a little power. Use this to steady the car as you
transition to the downhill entrance of the right hander. Once
you are right at the crest of the hill, add some more braking
and get off the power. You'll be near the middle of the track at
this point. Don't get too far to the right or you'll be making
the turn much sharper than it needs to be.
As
you near the end of the fencing on the left start to ease off
the brakes and turn into the corner. Use trail-braking to help
get the car turned in quickly. You should reach the inside of
the turn fairly soon. Once there, keep the car into the corner
as much as you can, while maintaining a steady throttle. The car
may understeer a little mid-way through the turn. If it does,
just back off a little bit more and get back to the inside. As
you leave the end of the corner let the car move out to the left
side of the track fairly quickly. As you do so, begin to add
more power, getting back to full acceleration by the time you
reach the left side of the track.
FIRST CORNER (Left hander - the Karussell):
Entrance speed: approximately 125-130
mph [202-210 kph]
Speed through the corner: approximately 50
mph [81 kph]
Arrival time at the corner: 4
minutes 53.43
seconds
Time to negotiate the corner: 7.77
seconds
Exit time of the corner: 5
minutes 1.20
seconds
The Karussell is probably one of the
most famous corners at the Nurburgring. It is certainly the most
distinctive
with a very narrow banked section which is just wide enough for
one car. You can still make the turn if you fail to stay on the
banking, but you'll be much slower.
As you leave the previous left hander you'll be in second gear
near the left side of the track. There is a tall tree almost
straight ahead of you which is what you want to aim for. Keep
this tree dead ahead of you and accelerate as hard as possible
towards it. Shift up to third and just clip the bushes, first on
your left and then on your right. Just as you clip the bushes on
the right start to brake as hard as possible and begin to
downshift to first gear. Keep the tree lined up ahead of you.
Just
before you get to the banked section release the brakes and get
back on the power. The track dips away very fast here. If you
are braking you'll definitely lock the front wheels up. The
perfect line will let you transition smoothly onto the banking
and get round it at a constant 50 mph. However if you were
unable to slow down enough or had an incorrect line you may
slide up and off the banking. This won't hurt the car as there
is a lot of extra track to the right, but it will slow you down
considerably. If you think you're not on a perfect line or are
going slightly too fast aim for just below the banking. You'll
drop off the track and slide up- towards the banking, which will
catch you and let you get round the corner.
As
you go through the turn in first gear keep as much power on as
possible. Too much will make you slide up and over the top of
the banking. As it's just wide enough for your car it's quite
easy to slip off it when you are right on the limit. You
definitely don't want to do this. If you have to leave the
banking at all make sure it is to the bottom.
You won't be able to get any really acceleration going until
right at the exit of the banking. Just before you leave the
banking get back on the power. Quickly get back to full power as
you leave the banking and then shift up to second gear. Aim for
the bushes on the right as you leave the turn. You should be
able to get round the following right hand bend at full power.
Just clip the bushes and then aim for the left side of the
track, reaching it just after the crowd on the left.
SECOND CORNER (Left hander):
Entrance speed: approximately 142
mph [229 kph]
Speed through the corner: approximately 115
mph [185 kph]
Arrival time at the corner: 5
minutes 8.85
seconds
Time to negotiate the corner: 2.42
seconds
Exit time of the corner: 5
minutes 11.27
seconds
This
fast left hander can be taken with just a brush on the brakes.
The flag man who stands at this corner is lucky to live through
the race with all the cars cutting the apex too much! But never
mind him. You'll be up to fourth gear as you approach this turn.
Go under the Goodyear bridge near the left side of the track,
then start to bring the car over towards the right side of the
track. Use the bends in the track to bring the right side of the
track to you, rather than trying to steer the car there too
soon. Just after the final right hand bend before this turn is
when you should reach the edge of the track.
About
halfway between the last right hand bend and the corner brake
moderately for a moment and then release the brakes. As you
release the brakes turn into the corner, aiming for a mid apex.
You can run over the grass some here, so don't worry about that.
After releasing the brakes, gently apply the power then keep the
car steady through the apex. It will be sliding once you pass
the apex so adding more power will then get the car under
control, allowing you to exit the corner with a nice power
slide. If you turned in a bit too early or ran over too much of
the grass you'll have to wait a little while longer before you
can add power as the car will be sliding much more and your nice
power slide will end up being a loud and expensive encounter
with the fence. Let the car go right out to the edge of the
track with a little opposite lock to finish off the slide.
THIRD CORNER (Left turn):
Entrance speed: approximately 125
mph [202 kph]
Speed through the corner: approximately 90
mph [145 kph]
Arrival time at the corner: 5
minutes 13.13
seconds
Time to negotiate the corner: 2.74
seconds
Exit time of the corner: 5
minutes 15.87
seconds
This
turn and the following one are very fun and can gain you a lot
of time as you don't need much braking if done correctly. You'll
be in fourth gear as you leave the last turn. There is a left
hand bend just before this left hand turn. Bring the car towards
the middle of the track for this bend and then allow it to drift
back out to the right afterwards.
Continue to accelerate as hard as possible as you go through
this bend. 
Then
as it straightens out brake moderately and shift down to second
gear. Once you reach second gear ease off the brakes, turning in
slightly as you do so. This momentary trail-braking will help
you get settled into the turn properly. Then get back on the
power at about 30-40% of maximum. Take a late apex under this
constant power and then increase it to full as you leave the
apex. This turn is cambered in your favor at the apex which
allows you to use less braking and more power. However as the
following corner is also cambered you have to go over a slight
bump just after leaving this apex. So be aware of this as the
car may get unstable for a moment.
FOURTH CORNER (Right hander):
Entrance speed: approximately 90
mph [145 kph]
Speed through the corner: approximately 80
mph [129 kph]
Arrival time at the corner: 5
minutes 16.51
seconds
Time to negotiate the corner: 2.21
seconds
Exit time of the corner: 5
minutes 18.72
seconds
This right hander completes the
wonderful left-right turn. You'll be in second gear as you power
out of the 
previous
turn. Pull the car across the track aiming for an early apex.
Keep the power down until a moment before reaching the apex.
Then back off the power and turn into the corner. The track has
a good camber to it and the starts uphill at the turn's exit, so
no braking is required. However as you are going quite fast
through the turn getting the power down too quickly could push
the rear wheels out to the left. This would make the front of
the car want to slide down to the right and you'll get quite a
severe slide going even though you are not traveling that fast.
So as you exit the turn gradually increase your power reaching
full acceleration only once you are at the left side of the
track. At this point straighten the car out and continue up the
hill towards the Hohe-Acht section.
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