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Due to various changes and versions of the ''Grand Prix Strecke'', the overall length of the track varied from the original {{convert|22.835|km|mi|3|abbr=on}} to nearly {{convert|26|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} of the maximum length configuration which was in use in 2002 and 2003, after the GP track had been extended by the ''Mercedes Arena''. As this section and its large paved run-off areas was useful as extra paddock zone for the competitors of the support races, it is bypassed with a sharp Z-shape [[chicane]] since 2005 for a {{convert|25.3|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} track length.
The 2020 race was postponed to September and held with limited spectators, restricted to the Grand Prix course area (initially planned to be held [[behind closed doors (sports)|behind closed doors]]) due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The 2021 race, returning to the traditional May/June slot, set a new shortest distance record of just 59 laps with less than 10 hours of racing due to heavy rain and overnight fog; the 2023 race set a new longest distance run for the race, as well as the first win for Ferrari.
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