Historic paddock Nürburgring, Racing paddock at Nürburgring Circuit, Germany

The historic paddock at the Nürburgring is a rectangular pit complex opened on 18/19 June 1927, the oldest surviving box facility of its kind worldwide. Around a 4,400 m² yard stand nominally 59 boxes, originally 70 lockable garages, 58 for cars and 12 for motorcycles. Corrugated metal cladding, skylights, roll-up gates and horn loudspeakers were restored in 2010/2011; name plates over the boxes recall racing figures.

Built in 1927 alongside the Nürburgring race track, the paddock stands as the oldest surviving pit facility in motor racing history. The structure has undergone careful restoration in recent years to recover its original 1920s appearance and character.

The boxes are numbered clockwise from the entrance to the new Grand Prix paddock, with the snack stand in Box 1. Nameplates on most boxes recall figures from racing history, and a banner on the northwest side carries an advertising slogan already used in 1935. During classic-car events such as the Prewar Meetings, the Oldtimer-Festival and the Oldtimer-Grand-Prix, the historic paddock becomes one of the main attractions.

The boxes are numbered clockwise, starting at the ramp to the new Grand Prix paddock, with the snack stand in Box 1. The site lies outside the circuit where the Nordschleife meets the start and finish straight, reached through the tunnel that was widened when the Grand Prix paddock opened. During classic car events the paddock becomes one of the main attractions.

The boxes are numbered clockwise starting at the ramp to the new Grand Prix paddock, with the snack stand in Box 1. Above the boxes hang new box numbers, national flags and nameplates of racing figures, and a banner on the northwest side carries an advertising slogan already used in 1935.