The Hotel Motodrom is next to the circuit. Hockenheim, Schwetzingen and Walldorf are the nearby towns, with Mannheim, Heidelberg and Karlsruhe as the cities for more choice, all linked by train to Hockenheim.
Experiences nearby
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The Motodrom grandstands, including the South Grandstand, surround the stadium section at the end of the lap: from there you see the final corners, the start and finish and the pit lane in one view. Grandstand A is also open as a visitor stand on normal days (weekdays 9am to 5pm, weekends 10am to 5pm), closed during spectator events and exclusive hire. Which other stands open varies by event. Tripods are not allowed in the stands.
The pick is the Motodrom: the most cars in view and the atmosphere of the whole crowd in one place.
Facilities
ATM on site
Camping
Accessible viewing
Parking
The Welcome Center has an information desk at selected events, with bag and helmet storage. The Hotel Motodrom and its restaurant are next to the circuit. A normal amount of food and drink can be brought in, but no glass, no cool boxes or drinks crates, no folding chairs and no animals. Professional photo and film gear is not allowed. Wheelchair users get free entry, with the carer paying full price, and disabled parking is near the South Stand C/D and at P2.
Plan your day
Getting there
From the north: A6 exit 29 Schwetzingen/Hockenheim, or A61 exit 64 Hockenheim then the L722. From the A5 (either direction) exit 39 Walldorf then the B39. From all exits follow the Hockenheim or Hockenheimring signs. Hockenheim has a train station with trains from Karlsruhe and Mannheim. It is about a 30 minute walk to the circuit, and a shuttle bus runs from the station for major events. The city bus stop Waldstrasse/Friedhof is about 500 m from the circuit, but buses run weekdays and Saturdays until 2pm only.
Daytime parking (6am to 8pm) is free for race visitors. Overnight parking counts as special use and is charged, and overnight visitors are sent to the campsites. Many car parks are on grass or gravel. Reserved spaces can be booked for major events.
Parking
Free
Public transport
Trains run to Hockenheim from Karlsruhe and Mannheim. The circuit is about a 30 minute walk from the station, with a shuttle bus at major events. The Waldstrasse/Friedhof city bus stop is 500 m away, weekdays and Saturday mornings only.
Nearest airport
Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
Camping
The official campsites C2 and C3 sit right by the circuit and open for the bigger events (the historic meeting, DTM, NitrOlympX, Formula Student), with paddock camping offered at NitrOlympX. At smaller race weekends motorhomes and caravans can stay free on the grass opposite the Hotel Motodrom and the Welcome Center (H2), with no power, toilets or staff, and not when the forest fire risk is high. Camping tickets at some events do not include entry.
The Hockenheimring is a permanent FIA Grade One circuit on the edge of Hockenheim in Baden-Wurttemberg, between Mannheim and Karlsruhe, on a 97 hectare site. The Grand Prix lap is 4.574 km. Its signature is the Motodrom, the stadium section at the end of the lap where the big grandstands wrap around the final corners, so a huge part of the crowd sits in one bowl. The lap runs out of the Motodrom through the Nordkurve, down the long Parabolika straight to the hairpin, and back through the Mercedes Arena into the Motodrom. The site has about 120,000 seats in total and the Hotel Motodrom sits next to the circuit. It also hosts drag racing (NitrOlympX) on its straights.
