Alemannenring
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The Alemannenring was an auto racing
circuit in Southern Germany. The circuit was located on public roads around in the industrial area of Singen
in Baden-Württemberg
. It hosted its final motor race in 1995.
The track featured only 8 turns, 7 of which were 90 degree turns and the other a 180 degree hairpin turn. There was also a small chicaned section towards the end of the straight on Robert Gerwig Strasse .
The track could be considered as similar to the Norisring
, for its street profile, length and for just having 8 turns.
event every year between 1991 and 1995, the only racing the street circuit ever saw. This was during the time
event. It would have been the first time the circuit held a DTM event in the series' new form as the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. Previously, the events had been held when the series was known as the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft. The group took photos and attempted to reform the circuit to show the organisers of the series. Sadly, the group encountered local governmental problems and the organisers of the DTM series decided against holding an event. The group have no disbanded but still maintain a website .
A version of the circuit is available for the popular video game R-Factor.
Auto racing
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circuit in Southern Germany. The circuit was located on public roads around in the industrial area of Singen
Singen
Singen is an industrial city in the very south of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany and just north of the German-Swiss border.-Location:...
in Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
. It hosted its final motor race in 1995.
The Circuit
The circuit is 2.8 km long and based around a series of four lane wide roads in the town of Singen (Hohentweil). The circuit was consistently 14 meters wide, apart from on the start/finish straight were it decreased to 9 meters due to the pitlane.The track featured only 8 turns, 7 of which were 90 degree turns and the other a 180 degree hairpin turn. There was also a small chicaned section towards the end of the straight on Robert Gerwig Strasse .
The track could be considered as similar to the Norisring
Norisring
The Norisring is a street circuit in Nuremberg, on the former Nazi party rally grounds site of the NSDAP party conventions. As the city's German name Nürnberg would lead to confusion with the already famous Nürburgring, the old name Noris was chosen for the simple track which is nowadays approx...
, for its street profile, length and for just having 8 turns.
German Touring Car Events
The circuit hosted a DTMDeutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft
The Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft was a touring car racing series held from 1984 to 1996. Originally based in Germany, it held additional rounds elsewhere in Europe and later worldwide....
event every year between 1991 and 1995, the only racing the street circuit ever saw. This was during the time
DTM Victories
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(Alfa Romeo), Bernd Schneider (Mercedes Benz) - 2 Victories: Kurt ThiimKurt ThiimKurt Thiim is a Danish race car driver. After his karting career he raced for several years in single-seaters before moving to the DTM in 1986...
(Mercedes Benz) - 1 Victory: Frank BielaFrank BielaFrank Biela is an auto racing driver, mainly competing in touring cars and sportscar racing. He has raced exclusively in cars manufactured by the Audi marque since 1990....
(Audi), Hans Joachim StuckHans Joachim StuckHans-Joachim Stuck , nicknamed "Strietzel", is a German racing driver who has competed in Formula One and many other categories. He is the son of the legendary Hans Stuck. As a young boy, his father taught him driving on the Nürburgring. In 1969 he started his first ever motor race at the...
(Audi)
Revival Attempts
In 2009, a group known as Alemanni Ring eV attempted to revive the circuit to hold another DTMDTM
In sport:* Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, a motor-racing series staged annually in Germany since 2000* Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft, a motor-racing championship staged in Germany from 1984 to 1995In computing:...
event. It would have been the first time the circuit held a DTM event in the series' new form as the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. Previously, the events had been held when the series was known as the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft. The group took photos and attempted to reform the circuit to show the organisers of the series. Sadly, the group encountered local governmental problems and the organisers of the DTM series decided against holding an event. The group have no disbanded but still maintain a website .
A version of the circuit is available for the popular video game R-Factor.