The Hockenheimring south of Mannheim in Germany spans nearly 97 hectares with a motor racing circuit length of nearly five kilometres. The grandstands can hold 120,000 spectators.
The Hockenheimring welcomes more than 700,000 visitors a year. A Bosch video security system with more than 64 IP cameras monitors the entrances and exits, the grandstands and surrounds, besides the racing circuit. The video solutions delivers high-resolution images, also in challenging lighting.
All cameras are networked via a central video management system. Police can access them live and via mobile links. The video system is also used to monitor the 2,000 sq metre motorsport museum, for which Bosch also fitted fire alarms and intrusion detection to safeguard its 300 historic racing cars and motorcycles. The Hockenheimring also uses the video cameras as webcams and for documenting long-term construction projects.
