The Queen of Nordschleife completed more than 33,000 laps on the legendary race track.

After a long battle against cancer, Sabine Schmitz died in March at 51. In just a few hours, a petition was created on Change.org to honor her. It was signed by more than 10,000 people in 24 hours. This number has now surpassed 50,000 at the time of writing.

After a few months of debate about which corner should be named after her after the petition, Nurburgring officials were notified. Officially, the Nordschleife’s first corner on the outskirts Nurburg was named after her.

It’s the first corner on the Nordschleife after turning off the Grand Prix track layout and will be known going forward as the “Sabine-Schmitz-Kurve.” Official Inauguration is set for September 11, as part of the Nurburgring Endurance Series’ six-hour ROWE 6-hour ADAC Ruhr–Pokal–Rennen race.

Sabine Schmitz was the first woman to win this 24-hour endurance race and it’s fitting that she receives such a tribute. According to the Nurburgring website she did the Green Hell laps more than 33,000 times. Some laps were completed in a BMW ‘Ring taxi, while others were done using a Ford Transit van. This was for an old episode on Top Gear.

Many people don’t remember that Sabine Schmitz helped Skoda win the record for the fastest seven-seat SUV production at the famed circuit. This was almost three years ago, in preparation for the Kodiaq RS’s world premiere. It lapped the German circuit in 9 minutes 29.84 seconds. This record is still valid, and it was achieved with an entirely stock version of the diesel-powered SUV.

Sabine Schmitz was actually born right next to the Nordschleife, and was undoubtedly one of the most influential ambassadors the track has ever had. With the newly announced Sabine-Schmitz-Kurve, her legend will now live on forever.