Lausitzring
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| Location |
Klettwitz (Brandenburg, Germany) |
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| Coordinates | 51°32′0″N 13°55′10″E / 51.53333°N 13.91944°ECoordinates: 51°32′0″N 13°55′10″E / 51.53333°N 13.91944°E |
| Capacity | 120,000 |
| Owner | Förderverein Lausitzring e.V. |
| Operator | EuroSpeedway Lausitz GmbH |
| Opened | 2000 |
| Major events | A1GP, DTM, Champ Car, F3 Euroseries, WSBK |
| Superspeedway | |
| Length | 3.256 km (2.023 mi) |
| Turns | 3 |
| Lap record | 0:34.62 (Tony Kanaan, Mo Nunn Racing Reynard 01i, 2001, Champ Car) |
| Grand Prix Circuit | |
| Length | 4.345 km (2.700 mi) |
| Turns | 14 |
| Lap record | 1:32:21 (Heikki Kovalainen, Pons Racing, 2004, Nissan World Series) |
| Motorcycle Circuit | |
| Length | 4.297 km (2.670 mi) |
| Turns | 13 |
| Lap record | 1'38.622 (Noriyuki Haga, Yamaha Motor Italia Yamaha YZF-R1, 2007, WSBK) |
| Website | www |
The EuroSpeedway Lausitz is a race track located near Klettwitz (a civil parish of Schipkau, Oberspreewald-Lausitz district) in the state of Brandenburg in Eastern Germany, near the borders of Poland and the Czech Republic. It was originally named Lausitzring as it is located in the region the Germans call Lausitz (Lusatia), but was renamed "EuroSpeedway Lausitz" for better international communication. The EuroSpeedway has been in use for motor racing since 2000. Among other series, DTM (German Touring Car Championship) and Superbike World Championship take place there annually.
The EuroSpeedway has a feature which is unique in continental Europe: a high-speed oval race track, as used in the United States by NASCAR and IndyCar. The 3.2 km (2 mi) tri-oval (similar to Pocono Raceway) was used twice in 2001 and 2003 by open seater CART races named German 500 (won by Kenny Bräck and Sébastien Bourdais), plus a few British races. In 2005 and 2006, the German Formula Three Championship held races at the oval, with a pole position lap average speed of 251.761 km/h and a race average of 228.931 km/h.
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