
Rob Bell has never raced on the Nurburgring Nordschleife, but the Eifel region still holds some special memories for the British sportscar ace. The Nurburgring Grand Prix circuit is often viewed as the poor relation to the 12.944-mile motor racing Mecca that countless drivers (including Yvan Muller) have cited as their favourite, and has come in for plenty of criticism since it was introduced in 1984.
But for McLaren factory driver Bell it was the launchpad for his sportscar career after taking a class win on his GT racing debut in 2005, and the scene of several significant triumphs since then.