Sport,s No,1
In 2010, Vettel became the youngest driver ever to win the world
championship, he also successfully defended the title in 2011, 2012 and
2013. Before winning his first F1 drivers' championship, Vettel had
already been the youngest ever to drive at a Grand Prix meeting, earn F1
world championship points, start from pole position in an F1 race, and
finish as runner-up for the drivers' championship.
The DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters)
is the national touring car series. It is considered one of the best
touring car series in the world. Many Formula 1 drivers have made the
switch to the series, including, Mika Häkkinen, Jean Alesi and others. From 1995, only German marques of cars are allowed to compete in the series. Currently only Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz compete, but Opel and Alfa Romeo
have a history in the sport. The races are held mainly in Germany, but
some races occur elsewhere in Europe. The races draw monster crowds and
television ratings and many celebrities have attended race days.
Situated in Germany is the Nürburgring with its historical Nordschleife course. Since 1970 it is host to the annual 24 Hours Nürburgring
endurance race, one of the biggest motorsports events in the world with
over 200 participating teams and over 800 drivers, many of them touring
car legends and veterans, among hundreds of thousands of live
spectators camping along the race track.
In sports car racing, Stefan Bellof and Hans-Joachim Stuck won the World Sportscar Championship in 1984 and 1985, whilst more recently André Lotterer and Timo Bernhard won the World Endurance Championship in 2012 and 2015 respectively.
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