- From 9 to 11 May, the Hockenheimring will once again be dominated by nostalgia
- Around 500 participants make up one of the largest classic car events in Europe
- Ten racing series at the start, including F1 cars from six decades
The ADAC Hockenheim Historic – The Jim Clark Revival is not only one of the highlights in the calendar of the Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg, but also one of the classic events in Europe with the largest number of spectators and participants. Last year, 33,000 people made the pilgrimage to the event, which has been held since 2005 as the successor to the ‘Jim Clark Memorial Race’ in honour of the two-time Formula 1 World Champion from Scotland who died in a Formula 2 race in Hockenheim in 1968. More than 500 participants from all over the world have signed up for the 20th edition from 9 to 11 May. Whether formula racers, touring cars, prototypes or GT cars – with the enormous variety of racing cars from almost a century, there is something for everyone. The years of manufacture of the participating F1 cars alone span six decades.
Ten attractive racing series are on the programme for the three days of the event. The ‘regulars’ include the Historic Racecar Association, which organises the ‘ADAC Graf Berghe von Trips Cup’ with its various formula cars to commemorate Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips, who was killed in an accident at Monza in 1961. Among the oldest cars in the field are those from the Historic Grand Prix Cars Association, which brings together GP racing cars from the 1920s to the 1960s. The Lurani Trophy is a playground for the legendary young Formula Junior racers. And in the BOSS GP, the more modern Formula racing cars from the 1980s onwards provide a spectacle.
After a one-year break, the British organisation ‘Masters Historic Racing’ is also back on the grid with four racing series. The Masters Racing Legends for 1966 to 1985 F1 Cars are fully dedicated to the glamour of the 3-litre V8 engine era around the most successful engine in F1 history, the Cosworth DFV. The Masters Le Mans 90s+ provide the stage for the prototypes and GT racers built between 1995 and 2017 that made history at the endurance classics of Le Mans, Daytona and Sebring. The Masters Pre-66 Touring Cars and Masters Gentlemen Drivers for touring cars and GT vehicles built up to 1966 are united in one field.
The Goldene Ära Touring Cars and the DRM Revival, which are reminiscent of the legendary German Racing Championship (DRM), the ‘old’ German Touring Car Championship (DTM) and the Super Touring Car Championship (STW), are a crowd-puller. In addition, there is the ADAC Prototype Cup Germany, which represents the modern era with its 450-hp LMP3 racing cars.
Once again, there will be plenty for fans to watch, listen to, photograph and film. The supporting programme with many exhibitions – including the traditional Jim Clark exhibition – a large exhibitor market, the popular brand club, the ADAC Classic Experience, special tours and autograph sessions will delight visitors. And all at family-friendly admission prices: The Friday ticket is available for just 17 euros, the day tickets for Saturday and Sunday for 39 and 34 euros respectively. If you want to enjoy the whole weekend, you can do so for 54 euros. Including grandstand seating and paddock access, of course. Pupils and students pay half price, while children under 14 and wheelchair users are admitted free of charge.
