On 18 May 1947, the first
motorcycle racing event took place at the Nuremberg street circuit that ran around the long former
Nazi Party rally grounds grandstand, called the
Zeppelinfeld or simply the
Steintribüne. In 1950, the name
Norisring was chosen for the venue in a competition to win a light motorcycle. Motorcycle racing events remained central to the circuit until 1957, as six motorcycle manufacturers were based in Nuremberg at the time, but a crisis in the industry led to no racing events taking place in 1958 and 1959. Although
automobile racing events were held at the circuit as early as 1948 and on its revival in 1960, they would only become the venue's primary focus after the
Norisring Trophy was introduced in 1967. During the 1970s and 1980s,
sports prototype racing was popular at the Norisring and motorcycle racing events were abandoned after 1976. Since
2015, there has been one race on Saturday and one race on Sunday. As the
2021 season began in late June, it was known that the
Norisringrennen would not take place during the summer, but by the end of July the circuit was confirmed as the venue for the season finale in October for the first time in its history. In
2022, the
Norisringrennen returned to its traditional spot in the race calendar, and a round of the
TCR Europe Touring Car Series was run in support of the main event for the first time. Due to its proximity to the
Dutzendteich lake and its location inside a large city, the Norisring has been compared to the
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