4 Nurburgring Nordschleife

Surely no track ever combined the extremes of thrill and peril like the 14-mile Nurburgring Nordschleife, long-time host of the German Grand Prix. “The Green Hell”, as Jackie Stewart aptly called it, was a fearsome ribbon winding and undulating through trees and hedges. Its challenges such as Flugplatz and Karussell entered folklore.

It was the scene of plenty of tragedy, but it also was the setting for drives from the Gods, such as Juan Manuel Fangio’s other-worldly comeback drive in 1957 and Jackie Stewart’s win by four minutes in 1968’s rain and fog.