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- Circuit type
Race - Circuit Length
4.574 km - Circuit Turns
13 - Circuit Direction
Clockwise - Capacity
130,000 - Established
1932
Profile Built by Mercedes-Benz as a test track in the 1930s, Hockenheim first welcomed F1 to the circuit in 1970 when drivers threatened to boycott the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring on safety grounds. Safety measures had already been introduced at Hockenheim following the death of Jim Clark in 1968, where chicanes were added to the track's two main straights. Full profile
