The Bosch Hockenheim Historic in honor of the two-time Scottish Formula 1 world champion and legendary Lotus driver Jim Clark, who died in an accident on April 7, 1968 in the first race of the Martini Gold Cup at the Hockenheimring, is now one of the largest and most important classic car events in Germany. The event, which traditionally takes place in spring, attracts more than 20,000 visitors every year.
Fans of historic motorsport can always expect a perfect mix of exciting races, a large brand club area and a varied supporting program. From April 19 to 21, 2013, visitors will be offered great highlights on and off the track.
This motorsport season, the Bosch Hockenheim Historic will once again feature fascinating racing series. The Hockenheimring will also be home to historic Formula 2 cars, which will be doing laps in the Jim Clark Memorial Race on the race weekend.
A large number of other thrilling racing classes will also spark enthusiasm, such as the Boss GP, in which Formula 1 cars built up to 2006 as well as all years of the ChampCar, IndyCar, GP2, Renault and Nissan World Series and Formula 3000 cars will compete for championship points on the Grand Prix circuit.
The FIA Lurani Trophy is not only characterized by historic racing cars, but also by exciting duels on the track between established drivers and up-and-coming drivers.
In the battle of the dwarves, spectators can look forward to small cars from the 60s and 70s, almost all of which have an extensive racing history. The starting field for the Battle of the Dwarves includes Mini Cooper, NSU TT, DKW Junior, Steyr-Puch 650 TR, Abarth OT, SS or TC, Autobianchi A112 or Fiat 127.
Formula cars from almost six decades can be experienced at the Race History on Track association. The range of around 20 historic Formula 1 and around 15 Formula 2 cars leaves nothing to be desired and visitors can look forward to seeing major brands such as Brabham, Ferrari, Toyota, Lotus and March.
But the Bosch Hockenheim Historic 2013 will also be a festival for sports prototypes. The world's most powerful racing cars, the SuperSports, will compete for the Petronas Lubricants Cup. The flat, open-top sports cars from the European Sports Car Trophy represent an absolute highlight in historic motorsport.
The Dutch Youngtimer Touring Car Challenge (YTCC) series for vehicles from before 1990 and the Special Touring Car Trophy H&R Cup, in which modern cars will also be on the grid, round off the spectrum of touring cars, so that visitors will also get their money's worth in this vehicle category.
New to the traditional circuit in Baden this year is the ADAC Graf Berghe von Trips Cup, which was first announced in 1982 and is contesting its 32nd season in 2013. This makes the cup not only the first, but also the longest-running racing series in historic motorsport in Germany. The trophy was named in memory of Count Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips, the first German Formula 1 winner, who died in an accident in Monza in 1961 shortly before winning the F1 World Championship in a Ferrari. In addition to his outstanding sporting successes in Formula 1 and in Ferrari and Porsche racing cars, Count Berghe von Trips was particularly committed to promoting young talent in motorsport. The start of Formula Junior in Germany is largely due to him. The ADAC Graf Berghe von Trips Cup for formula cars and racing sports cars is awarded in memory of his successes, but also in particular for his fairness and outstanding personality.
Like the Hockenheimring, the name Bosch is also closely associated with motorsport. In 2013, Robert Bosch GmbH is celebrating 110 years of Bosch in motorsport. In 1903, Belgian racing driver Camille Jenatzy won the Gordon Bennett race in Ireland in his 60 hp Mercedes racing car, equipped with a low-voltage magneto ignition system from the Stuttgart-based company. This marked the start of Bosch's success story in motorsport and Jenatzy became the role model for the Bosch advertising figure of the "red devil". To mark the occasion, Bosch Automotive Tradition, the classic car division of Bosch, together with the Bosch Motorsport department, is presenting an exhibition of highlights from 110 years of Bosch in motorsport as part of the Bosch Hockenheim Historic 2013. In addition to exciting vehicles, visitors can also look forward to many interesting products and other highlights from an exciting era.
Another highlight in 2013 will once again be the world record attempt "The largest rolling automobile museum in the world". For this to succeed, at least 949 vehicles aged 30 years or older must "roll" a lap around the 4.574 km Grand Prix circuit of the Hockenheimring. The current record is 948 classic cars and was set in 2002 on the Dutch race track Zandvoort.
Another focal point of the event is the large automobile brand club meeting directly behind the Mercedes grandstand. This is where automobile clubs, interest groups, regulars' groups, groups of friends and also private individuals can present their vintage and classic cars.
However, the number one attraction is and remains the open paddock, where the magnificent cars can be admired up close and interested guests can look over the mechanics' shoulders as they work on them. And of course, as every year, the Bosch Hockenheim Historic is a meeting place for former racing legends, who are happy to sign autographs and take photos for the fans.
Family-friendly admission prices round off this excellent motorsport weekend. Admission is free for all visitors on the Friday of the event. Tickets for Saturday and Sunday start at 25 euros and the weekend ticket is available for 35 euros. Young people up to the age of 16 accompanied by an adult have free admission for the whole weekend.
More information about the Bosch Hockenheim Historic - The Jim Clark Revival can be found at www.hockenheim-historic.de.