nurburgring oldtimers

2022 Oldtimer Grand Prix

August 29, 2022 By pete

Wolfgang von Trips was the first German driver to have a shot at becoming the a world champion. He was not forgotten, and that is why a parade in his memory was organized, including an exact replica of the Ferrari 156 with which he knew glory and tragedy.

Story and photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt

In Mid-August, the 49th Oldtimer Grand Prix took place, an event that has been held for nearly fifty years at the famous Nürburgring track. After two years of absence, the greatest classic car race meeting of Germany was back, with races for all tastes.

Races for F1 cars were of course eagerly awaited by the public as well as the new DTM Classic Cup; the DTM Touring cars were always very popular in Germany.
Here are a few selections from the event.

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Vintage Racing at the Nurburgring

August 22, 2017 By pete

Alessandro Gerelli captured the essence of the Oldtimer Grand Prix with this photo from 2004.

Photos by Alessandro Gerelli

Sending in his set of photos from this year’s Oldtimer Grand Prix (August 11-13), Alessandro Gerelli remarked, “I first attended this event 20 years ago, in 1997! I can’t believe how many years have gone by!” And, he tells us he has not missed a year since. [Read more…] about Vintage Racing at the Nurburgring

Ferrari and Maserati at Oldtimers 2015

August 25, 2015 By pete

Maserati 4 CLT, 1948.

Photos by Alessandro Gerelli

Alessandro Gerelli goes garage-hopping at the Nurburgring Oldtimers and features detail images of a host of rare Maseratis:
Maserati 8C3000
Maserati 6C/34
Maserati 4CLT/48
Maserati 6CM
Maserati 250F and CMs
Maserati based TecMec

Plus a few significant Ferraris. Scroll down for 35 images and CLICK TO ENLARGE!

Oldtimers at the Nurburgring, 2015

August 25, 2015 By pete

1907 Renault Rennsport.

Photos by Alessandro Gerelli

Alessandro Gerelli has been wandering off to the Oldtimer’s event at the Nurburgring since 1997, often in the rain, but always coming back with plenty of photos of vintage racing, the German way. Gerelli has covered the Nurburgring Oldtimers for VeloceToday in 2002, 2004 and then every year since 2006! This year is no exception and as usual, it is a remarkable contrast to Monterey Car week. Not better or worse, but certainly different. Gerelli also noted that “At the 43rd edition of the Oldtimer Grand Prix, as many others events of this type, the title ‘oldtimer’ is becoming more and more ‘youngtimer’. But thankfully, at the Ring among the many recent cars, it is still easy to find also few jewels of the now-distant past.” Onward, Olditmers.

He covers the Ferraris and Maseratis in a separate article.
Scroll down for 25 images and CLICK TO ENLARGE!