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| Nurburgring
- European |
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| European
Grand Prix - 29 June 2003 |
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| Race
Distance : |
305.252km
/ 189.674m |
| Number
of Laps : |
67 |
| Lap
Distance : |
4.556km
/ 2.831m |
| Lap
Record : |
J.P.
Montoya 1.18.354 |
| Qualifying
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13:00
- Jun 22/2002 |
| Race
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14:00
- Jun 23/2002 |
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| Out
of the blocks and into top gear at
180 mph towards the Castrol 'S'
bend and hard on the brakes at the
entry to the right-left at 80 mph
in 3rd gear. The curve is exited
at 100 mph as drivers change up.
Quickly up to 6th gear and
accelerating to 165 mph for the
approach to Valvoline Kurve which
is entered at 105 mph in 3rd gear
and leads directly into the Ford
Kurve at 65 mph in 2nd gear. Then,
hard on the throttle, the cars
approach the Dunlop Kurve at 170
mph in 5th gear. |
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Dunlop Kurve is a right-hand
190-degree loop, making it the
second-slowest part of the circuit
at under 60 mph in 2nd gear.
Provided cars have managed a good
line through the loop, they can
get on to the gas quickly and
through 135 mph as the track
swings gently left and right. Out
of here the approach to the
Yokohama Kurve (also known as the
RTL Kurve) sees the cars in top
gear at 170 mph, which is halved
to 3rd gear at 85 mph through the
near 90-degree left-hand turn.
Having swept left, the Bit Kurve
sweeps another 90 degrees through
a right-hand turn, again in 3rd
gear at around 100 mph. |
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to the straight, taken full-out in
top gear at 180 mph, cars brake to
the Veedol Chicane, which is the
slowest part of the course as cars
brake down to 60 mph and sweep
left and then right in 2nd gear,
before accelerating to 135 mph in
4th gear. Out of here comes the
sharp left-hand turn through 160
degrees which marks the Coca-Cola
Kurve. This is taken in 2nd gear
at 70 mph before accelerating out
into the finishing straight at top
speed. |
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