Nurburgring car rental is a great option for drivers looking to experience the best 13 miles of tarmac in a track prepared performance car.
In this article we list all of the companies offering dedicated track car rental for the Ring and give you a few tips on things to look out for when booking your Nurburgring hire car.
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why rent a car at the Nurburgring?
There’s a few reasons why Nurburgring car rental may be a good option for you:
- If you are flying in to Germany from overseas and want to get behind the wheel yourself on the Ring, then hiring a dedicated track prepared car from one of the companies listed below is the best option.
- Your own car may not be suitable for track driving. The Ring is the most demanding circuit in the world and even one lap can take its toll on your car. Unless you have the latest from BMW’s M division or Porsche’s RS range, or you’ve track prepared your own car, chances are your standard car is not fully up to the job. For peace of mind, Nurburgring track rentals that have already had their brakes and tyres upgraded for the Ring are a smart way to go.
Beware big excesses on high-end rentals. This M2 from RSR Nurburg has a 50k Euro excess!
- You want to drive something sportier than normal. A number of the companies listed below offer some serious performance cars for rent – BMW M3s, Porsches and Nissan GTRs are all available for hire, and maybe you want to experience something over and above the performance of your daily driver. Want to rent a Ferrari at the Nurburgring? You can do that too. If you’re new to the Ring we wouldn’t recommend going for a big power rental car, instead something low powered and grippy like one of the Suzuki Swifts from Rent4Ring is a perfect starter option.
- You don’t want the third-party liability risk. All the Nurburgring car rental companies below will have full third-party insurance, so in the event of an accident where you’re to blame you will not have to cover third party costs (such as damage to other people’s vehicles). You will, however, still have to cough up for barrier damages. And you will also have to pay a pretty large damage excess on the car – more on this below.
The Suzuki Swifts from Rent4Ring are huge fun for not-huge prices
can I just take my avis rental on the ring?
No. Do not be tempted to take your standard hire car you just picked up from Avis, Hertz, Europcar or one of the many other road car hire companies on to the Ring. Doing so will invalidate the insurance you have through the hire car company.
Whilst there’s nothing physically stopping you doing it, most hire cars are now fitted with GPS trackers. So if something were to happen and you were to damage the car on the Ring then they could see you’d been thrashing their brand new 1.2 Polo around the Green Hell. They’d invalidate the insurance (as per the contract you signed when you hired the car) and hold you personally liable for the car repair costs. Not worth the risk.
There is also a story of someone taking their Hertz rental for a sedate lap of the Ring without incident or damage, only to be slapped with an additional fine of over 1000 Euros upon returnng the car. Hertz had found out the car had been on the Ring and invalidated their insurance, even they did no damage.
All of the providers listed below have cars designed, built, modified, insured and licensed for you to specifically drive around the Nurburgring.
are rentals available for tourist driving or track days?
Both. Most of the providers below have options for Nurburgring car rental on either Tourist Driving days or private track days. Check out their pricing options and you’ll see that the costs will differ slightly between the two.
Some car rental packages (usually the more expensive ones) will come with a free passenger lap, driven by a Nurburgring pro in one of their faster cars. These are usually incredible experiences and completely rearrange your perception of just how fast you can go, so bear this in mind when looking at booking.
how much does Nurburgring car rental cost?
When looking at car hire options there are a number of different costs to consider:
- The car hire itself. This is usually a per-lap price for TF, or sometimes a per-KM price for track days. Prices are either basic (just the car hire) or all-inclusive (with lap tickets and fuel).
- The collision excess. Hopefully this is one you won’t have to pay. Every car you hire will come with a damage excess – this is the maximum amount you can (and probably will) be charged in the event of an accident (it’s usually up to roughly 50% of the car’s value). Make sure you are fully aware of what this cost is, and whether you can afford it, before you chose to hire that Porsche with a 100k Euro excess rather than the BMW E36 with a 9000 Euro excess.
- Lap tickets to drive during Touristenfahrten. On tourist driving, basic car rental packages won’t include the cost of individual lap tickets. In this case you also need to add on the price of a lap (30 Euros weekday, 35 euros weekends).
You can even rent a Tesla Model 3 Peformance from Ringfreaks…
- Track-day cost. If you are attending a track day with your rental car, you also need to add the cost of registration on the track day to your overall spend. See our post on Nurburgring track days for a list of providers and everything you need to know.
- Extra drivers. Some of the companies listed below will allow two people to drive the car for no extra cost, but any more than that and there may be a supplementary fee. Always ask about this if you a planning to share a car with your petrolhead pals.
- Instruction. Some of the Nurburgring car rental companies require you to drive your first lap with one of their instructors, usually for an additional 50 Euros or so. Sometimes a couple of laps instruction may be included as part of the rental package when going for more expensive options.
- If you decide to flout the Nurburgring drifting rules and return the rental car with no rear tyres, there might be an additional conversation to be had.
…complete with track-spec interior.
- Armco barrier damage costs. Whilst you will be insured for third-party damages to other driver’s cars, you will not be insured for any damage you cause to the barriers or other Nurburgring track infrastructure.
- Additional insurance. Some of the rental companies offer an additional level of insurance for an extra fee, to either reduce the damage excess you pay (sometimes by up to 50%) or by covering armco barrier damage costs up to a maximum amount. For an extra couple of hundred Euros this could end up saving you thousands, so worth enquiring about.
- Fuel. Some companies offer all-inclusive packages which include fuel costs, others don’t. If you need to bring the car back with a full tank check out our list of Nurburgring petrol stations. Or if you hire the Tesla for the day from Ringfreaks then maybe you need to give it some juice between laps – if so check out our list of charging stations near the ‘Ring.
list of nurburgring car rental companies
We have compared all of the companies currently offering rental cars at the Ring and listed them below. As a comparison we have looked at the price of 2-laps of tourist driving in their cheapest car and ordered the list accordingly.
Some companies offer basic laps (fuel and lap tickets excluded), some only offer all-inclusive laps. For all inclusive laps we are assuming 60 Euros for 2 lap tickets, plus 25 Euros for fuel for 2 laps, so 85 Euros extra.
Race Car Rental by MEISER
Cars for rent:
- Suzuki Swift Sport
- Hyundai i30N
- BMW E36 325i
- BMW E90 325i NLS race car
- BMW G20 330i VLN race car
- VW Golf GTi Performance
Cheapest 2 laps of TF: Suzuki Swift Sport – 125 Euros (plus fuel & laps)
Nürblife
Cars for rent:
- Renault Twingo RS
- Renault Clio 4 RS
- VW Scirocco GTS
- BMW E92 330i
- Golf GTI Performance Pack
- Seat Leon Cupra 290
Cheapest 2 laps of TF: Twingo RS – 138 Euros (plus fuel & laps)
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Cars for rent:
- Renault Clio RS200
- Renault Clio RS200 race car
- Honda Civic Type R EP3 or FK2
- Hyundai i20N
- Renault Megane 275 Trophy
- Porsche 718 Cayman GTS
Cheapest 2 laps of TF: Renault Clio RS200/ Civic EP3 – 139 Euros (plus fuel & laps)
GDL Racing
Cars for rent:
- BMW 325i E90
- BMW 330i E90
- BMW 325i E90 Race car V4
- Ford Fiesta ST Mk7
- Renault Megane RS
- Hyundai i30N Performance
Cheapest 2 laps of TF: BMW 325i E90 – 145 Euros (plus fuel & laps)
Cars for rent:
- Ford Fiesta ST150
- Nissan 350Z
- Audi TT 3.2 Quattro
- BMW 130i Stage 2
- BMW E46 M3
- BMW Z4 3.0si Race Car
Cheapest 2 laps of TF: Ford Fiesta ST150 – 149 Euros (plus fuel & laps)
Cars for rent:
- BMW E90 325i
- BMW E90 330i
- BMW F30 328i
- VW Golf GTi
- Tesla Model 3 Performance
Cheapest 2 laps of TF: BMW E90 325i – 159 Euros (plus fuel & laps)
Cars for rent:
- BMW 218i
- VW Golf GTi
- Toyota Yaris GR
- Seat Leon Cupra 300
- BMW M2
- BMW F82 M4
Cheapest 2 laps of TF all-inclusive: BMW 218i – 250 Euros (does include fuel & laps)
Cars for rent:
- Renault Clio RS200
- Alfa 155 V6
- Suzuki Swift Sport
- Seat Leon Cupra
- BMW E46 330ci
- VW Polo GTi TSi
Cheapest 2 laps of TF: Renault Clio RS200 / Suzuki Swift – 169 Euros (plus fuel & lap tickets)
Cars for rent:
- Seat Ibiza Cupra Stage 1 or 2
- Renault Megane 4 RS Trophy
- VW Golf GTI
- Seat Leon Cupra 300
- BMW M2 Clubsport
- BMW E92 M3 Clubsport
- Porsche 99 Carrera S 997.2
Cheapest 2 laps of TF all-inclusive: Seat Ibiza Cupra Stage 1 – 260 Euros (does include fuel & laps)
Cars for rent:
- BMW E36 328
- Renault Megane RS 275 Trophy
- Audi TT DSG
Cheapest 2 laps of TF: BMW E36 328i – 180 Euros (plus fuel & laps)
Cars for rent:
- Ford Fiesta ST150
- Ford Focus RS AWD
- BMW M2 Competition
Cheapest 2 laps of TF: Ford Fiesta ST150 – 200 Euros (plus fuel & laps)
Cars for rent:
- Ford Fiesta ST MK 7
- Ford Fiesta ST X
- Hyundai i20N
- Renault Clio RS220
- Hyundai i30N (auto & manual)
- VW Golf GTi
- Renault Megane Trophy-R
- VW Golf R Mk8
- BMW M240i (F22 & G22)
- BMW M2 Comp F87 (auto & manual)
- BMW M2 (G87)
- BMW M3 Comp (F80)
- BMW M4 (F82)
- Porsche Cayman S (718)and 718
- Porsche Cayman GTS 4.0 (718)
- Porsche Cayman GT4 (981 & 718)
- Porsche Spyder (718)
- Porsche GT3 (991 & 991.2 & 992)
- Porsche GT3 RS (991 ( 991.2 & 992)
- Porsche Cayman GT4 RS (718)
- Nissan GTR
- VW Golf R – Hand controls
- BMW M2 – Hand controls
Cars for rent:
- Ford Fiesta ST MK 7
- Ford Fiesta ST X
- Hyundai i20N
- Renault Clio RS220
- Hyundai i30N (auto & manual)
- VW Golf GTi
- Renault Megane Trophy-R
- VW Golf R Mk8
- BMW M240i (F22 & G22)
- BMW M2 Comp F87 (auto & manual)
- BMW M2 (G87)
- BMW M3 Comp (F80)
- BMW M4 (F82)
- Porsche Cayman S (718)and 718
- Porsche Cayman GTS 4.0 (718)
- Porsche Cayman GT4 (981 & 718)
- Porsche Spyder (718)
- Porsche GT3 (991 & 991.2 & 992)
- Porsche GT3 RS (991 ( 991.2 & 992)
- Porsche Cayman GT4 RS (718)
- Nissan GTR
- VW Golf R – Hand controls
- BMW M2 – Hand controls
Cheapest 2 laps of TF: Fiesta ST / i20N / Clio RS220 – 200 Euros (plus fuel & laps)
Cars for rent:
- Suzuki Swift Turbo (awesome cars)
- BMW 125i Stage 2
- Alpine A110S
Cheapest 2 laps of TF: Suzuki Swift Turbo – 218 Euros (plus fuel & laps)
Cars for rent:
- Renault Megane R
- BMW M235i
- BMW M2
- BMW E92 M3
- BMW F82 M4
- Porsche Cayman S
- Porsche 911 GT3 991
- Lamborghini Gallardo
- Lamborghini Huracan
- Ferrari 458
Cheapest 2 laps of TF: Renault Megane RS – 219 Euros (plus fuel & laps)
RingTaxi
Cars for rent:
- Porsche Cayman 718
- Lexus LC500 Performance
- Porsche Cayman GT4 – 718
- Porsche 911 GT3 – 992
- Porsche 911 GT3 RS – 991
- Mercedes AMG GTR
Cheapest 2 laps of TF all-inclusive: Porsche Cayman 718 – 499 Euros (does include fuel & laps)
Cars for rent (all FIA-spec road legal race cars):
- BMW 125i (F21)
- BMW 228i (F22)
- BMW 325i (E90)
- BMW 330 (E90 & F30)
Cheapest rental: Half-day (5 laps) in a BMW 125i – 695 Euros
Thanks for the article. Why so few mercedes benz for rent?
Hey Felipe, thanks for the comment. Mercs aren’t favoured as quite as good out-of-the-box track cars until you get to the AMGs which are more expensive to run, hire and insure. Things like BMWs, however, even the non-M models are easy to make in to capable track cars.
Alex
Once when I did the Scuderia course for a few days at Nürburgring, Mercedes was there to let us try their GTS and GTR cars… on paper, I think it was weaker than my 720s, but oh boy I just had none of the control I was used to. Before I knew it, I ran out of track and was suddenly in the gravel, and I thought I was being careful. I have never even been close to go into the gravel in the mclaren, but in the Mercedes I slid out second lap lol 😂 scary machine!
Great post compiling it all togheter!! Congratulations!
I’d just take the Big Garage out as I believe it’s a scam.
Hey Jan, thanks for the comment. I have reached out to BigGarage but not had a response. Please can you explain why you think that?
Any update on this? Why is it a scam. & was interested in using them.
I never had a response from them, I don’t think they’re in business any more.
was BigGarage not from Mischa who owns Apex now?
I think that was Ring Garage with all the colourful stripey hire cars.
Thanks for such a great site and all of the insight. Do any of the renters offer 4-seat rental cars?
Hey Chad thanks for the comment. Try EVN Ring Rentals and RSR Nurburg – they offer more standard road cars that are more likely to have 4 seats. Check with them before you book whether you are allowed back seat passengers too.
Also, if you want a 4 seater for a Ring Taxi lap, check out Ring-Taxi’s M5 CS or Getspeed’s Audi ETron RS.
Thanks for the tips! If I confirm any 4-passenger rentals I’ll share it here.
Hello Chad,
At NürbLife we have a Leon Cupra 290 with rear seats, plus semi-slicks, track brakes and lightweight wheels! 🙂
What’s the best way to get to the Nurburgring? Renting a normal car and driving there? Any tips?
Where are you coming from? There are other articles in the Nurburgring section about Flying to the Ring, which includes info on the best airports to get to and then getting hire cars, and also public transport (which is pretty difficult). If you get a normal hire car to drive to the Ring, don’t take it on track!
Nice post, really helpful information. Thank you for sharing this one!
I’d like to see someone making a Taycan (and a Ioniq 5 N once they come out) available to take on the ‘ring.
I’m sure it won’t be long before we see some more electric rentals cars at the Ring. Or maybe Hyundai will use the Ioniq 5 N as their new Ring Taxi…