Following the successful premiere in spring with the first “AUTOMOBILSPORT Day of Legends” dedicated to Stefan Bellof, the second edition of the event focused on two-time World Rally Champion Walter Röhrl. Once again, the museum in Dietzhölztal-Ewersbach proved to be the perfect location to review the career of a great motorsport personality in a fitting and stylish atmosphere. Together with his long-time co-driver Christian Geistdörfer and Porsche engineer Roland Kussmaul, Röhrl generated great enthusiasm in front of a sold-out audience with exciting stories told at full throttle in...

The National Automobile Museum has won the ‘President of the Jury Award’ at the prestigious Concours d’Elegance at the Villa d’Este in Cernobbio, Italy. The prize was awarded to the Bentley Speed Six in which Commander Glen Kidston took part in the 1930 Monte Carlo Rally.The Mercedes CLK-GTR was one of the stars on the Mercedes-Benz stand at the Fuori Concorso event, which took place at the same time, and it certainly was one of the most photographed cars on site.

The exclusive, two-day Bugatti seminar offered a group of enthusiasts, limited to just 16 participants, unique insights into one of the world’s most fascinating car brands. One highlight was a private tour including access to the non-public areas of the Loh Collection and to (still) secret exhibits. The lectors were Bugatti chief designer Achim Anscheidt, automotive historian and Bugatti specialist Julius Kruta and Professor Wolfgang Henseler, expert on the design of the future and head of the Nationales Automuseum’s educational campus. The recognized luminaries lectured on the...

The Nationales Automuseum held an exclusive panel discussion in memory of the highly talented racing driver Stefan Bellof, who died far too young. Coming from karting, the Giessen native fought his way through Formula Ford and Formula 2 up to the premier class, where Bellof, in his completely inferior Tyrell, almost outclassed World Champion Alain Prost in the rain of Monaco. Bellof’s masterpieces with the Porsche 956 Group C racing car are unforgettable: World Endurance Champion in 1984 and record time on the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 1983. Until 2018, Bellof was the only person to...