Spotlight On Misha Charoudin's YouTube Channel: Nürburgring Laps, Cars And Taxi Rides
Motorsport viewing, January 2025
Our motorsport viewing tip for the start of 2025 is Misha Charoudin's YouTube channel, a channel built around the Nürburgring in Germany, with over 1.6 million subscribers and more than 3,200 videos at the time of writing.
If you have ever thought about driving the Nordschleife, or just enjoy onboard footage of quick cars on a difficult track, it is worth an evening. Here is what you will find and three videos to start with.
- Misha Charoudin's channel is built around the Nürburgring
- Over 1.6 million subscribers and 3,200 videos in January 2025
- Onboard laps, car features and Nürburgring taxi rides
- The Nordschleife is 20.8 km long with 73 corners
- The public can drive it in road-legal cars on tourist days
What is on this page
What the channel is about
Almost everything on the channel happens at or around the Nürburgring. There are onboard laps of the Nordschleife in all sorts of cars, from road cars to heavily modified track machines, with Misha talking through what the car is doing as he drives.
Alongside the laps there are car features and rides in a Nürburgring taxi, where paying passengers get a lap in the passenger seat. The mix of driving and passenger rides means there is something for people who drive on track and for people who just enjoy watching.
Three videos to start with
My best drive ever: Porsche GT3 RS MR. A Nordschleife lap in a Manthey Racing modified GT3 RS, and a good example of how the channel explains a fast lap as it happens.
700 hp sub 7 BTG BMW E46 M3. A heavily modified E46 M3 and a ride Misha describes as the craziest of his life.
All you need to know about our Nürburgring taxi. If you want to experience the Nordschleife without driving it, this explains how the taxi rides work. You can watch it on the channel at youtube.com, and the M3 video is here.
Why the Nordschleife is so hard
The Nordschleife is 20.8 km long with 73 corners and around 300 metres of height difference from its lowest to highest point. Blind crests, changes of camber and very little run-off mean a lap takes years to learn properly, which is why onboard footage is so useful.
On tourist days the public can drive it in road-legal cars and bikes. Garreth’s advice if the videos tempt you to go is to watch plenty of onboard laps first, and make sure your car is ready for it: good brake pads and fluid, tyres with plenty of life, and a seat that holds you properly.
Who is Misha Charoudin?
A YouTuber whose channel is built around the Nürburgring, with onboard laps, car features and taxi rides.
How many subscribers did Misha Charoudin's channel have in January 2025?
Over 1.6 million, with more than 3,200 videos.
How long is the Nürburgring Nordschleife?
20.8 km, with 73 corners.
Can the public drive the Nürburgring Nordschleife?
Yes. On tourist days it is open to road-legal cars and motorcycles.
A full Nordschleife lap with the driver explaining it as he goes.
Tell us what you drive and how you use it, and we will talk you through seats, harnesses and brakes for track use.
