The 2022 motorsport season has barely got going at the Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg when a real treat awaits fans with the "Bosch Hockenheim Historic - The Jim Clark Revival". Eleven racing series with more than 500 participants will come together at the event, reviving the glory of old times and paying tribute to one of the greatest car racing drivers of all time: Jim Clark. The gifted Scot's two Formula 1 World Championship titles in the 1963 and 1965 seasons still resonate, as does his tragic accidental death in a Formula 2 race in Hockenheim on April 7, 1968.
The spectacular racing cars of the Group C Supercup are undoubtedly a special highlight in the colorful program of the Bosch Hockenheim Historic. More than 1000 hp in qualifying, and with an unladen weight of only around 800 kilograms, made impressive lap times and top speeds of the visually brute rockets possible. "In qualifying, we went through the forest at almost 370 km/h," recalls Bernd Schneider, who won the 1991 Interseries race in Hockenheim in the Porsche 962C.
The behemoths from the Canadian-American Challenge Cup were no less terrifying. The rules of the legendary CanAm series were characterized above all by an economical use of rules, which drove the designers' fantasies and thus also the technical data of the racing cars into previously unimagined spheres. Around 1400 hp became possible, with chassis and aerodynamic configurations that corresponded to the level of knowledge of 50 years ago. Even back then, not every racing driver voluntarily sat in such a horsepower monster.
Historic GT, sports and touring cars also form the heart of the Lotus Cup Europe, the Youngtimer Touring Car Challenge and the Dunlop Gentle Drivers '65. The latter is open to GT and racing sports cars from 1947 to 1965.
Historic Formula 2: a breeding ground for legends
Formula racing enthusiasts will also get their money's worth at the Bosch Hockenheim Historiec. What would a reminiscence of Jim Clark be without the participation of the Historic Formula 2, which has remained inextricably linked to the history of the Hockenheimring in the years since Clark's death? The "Jim Clark Memorial Race" was the scene of memorable appearances in the Formula 2 European Championship in the 1970s. Big names such as Stuck, Hailwood, Peterson, Quester, Ickx, Regazzoni, Surer, Winkelhock and Bellof made history with their fierce wheel-to-wheel duels on the forest straights and in the Motodrom.
A special spectacle can be expected from the Lurani Trophy. Founded in 1958 by the Italian Count Johnny Lurani, Formula Junior became a springboard for later greats such as Clark, Surtees, Rindt and Hulme.
The BOSS GP, which brings together somewhat younger monoposti from Formula 1, Indycar and GP2, also stands for historic formula racing at its best. The Historic Race Car Association is dedicated to the legendary junior formulas Ford, Vau, Super Vau and Formula 3. Raceclub Germany is the home of the various single-seater categories up to Formula 1. And the Historic Formula Vau Europe is all about one of the most successful junior formulas in history, which has produced later world champions such as Niki Lauda and Keke Rosberg.
Tickets at a low price: the focus is on the fan
And the best thing is that you can see, smell and touch it all again. The fans are just as much a fundamental part of the fascination of the Bosch Hockenheim Historic as the participants themselves. There are no partitions or barriers in the paddock, but there are family-friendly prices. Tickets for Friday start at just 10 euros, day tickets for Saturday and Sunday start at 30 euros, and tickets for the entire weekend start at 45 euros. And for those who want something a little more exclusive, VIP tickets are also available from 200 euros.
Further information can be found on the organizer's official website.
