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Lausitzring

May 23, 2024

The Lausitzring (formally known as the Dekra Lausitzring for ownership reasons) is a race track located near Klettwitz (a civil parish of Schipkau, Oberspreewald-Lausitz district) in the state of Brandenburg in northeast Germany, near the borders of Poland and the Czech Republic. It was originally named Lausitzring as it is located in the region of Lusatia, known as Lausitz in German, but was renamed EuroSpeedway Lausitz for better international communication from 2000 to 2010. The EuroSpeedway has been in use for motor racing since 2000. Among other series, DTM (German Touring Car Championship) takes place there annually. It also used to host the Superbike World Championship.

Dekra Lausitzring
LocationKlettwitz
(Brandenburg, Germany)
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
CEST (DST)
Coordinates51°32′0″N 13°55′10″E / 51.53333°N 13.91944°E / 51.53333; 13.91944
Capacity120,000
FIA Grade2 (Grand Prix)
3 Restricted (Grand Prix Circuit with Banked Turn 1)
OwnerDekra Automobil GmbH (2017–present)
OperatorEuroSpeedway Verwaltungs GmbH
Broke ground17 June 1998; 25 years ago (1998-06-17)[1]
Opened20 August 2000; 23 years ago (2000-08-20)[2]
Former namesEuroSpeedway Lausitz (2000–2010)
Lausitzring (2010–2017)
Major eventsCurrent:
DTM (2000–present)
Austria Formula 3 Cup (2003–2010, 2012–2013, 2015–2018, 2024)
Former:
World SBK (2001–2002, 2005–2007, 2016–2017)
Sidecar World Championship (2001–2002)
Champ Car German 500 (2001, 2003)
European Truck Racing Championship (2001–2002)
ADAC GT Masters (2007–2017, 2020–2022)
FIA GT (2000)
A1GP (2005)
F3 Euroseries (2005–2006, 2009)
World Series by Nissan
(2003–2004)
ASCAR Racing Series
(2002–2003)
Websitehttp://www.eurospeedway.de/
Superspeedway (2000–present)
Length3.256 km (2.023 miles)
Turns3
Bankingup to 5.7°
Race lap record0:34.747 ( Tony Kanaan, Reynard 01I, 2001, CART)
Grand Prix Circuit (2000–present)
Length4.345 km (2.700 miles)
Turns14
Race lap record1:32:059 ( Scott Mansell, Benetton B197, 2004, F1)
Grand Prix Circuit with Banked Turn 1 (2021–present)
Length4.601 km (2.860 miles)
Turns10
Race lap record1:32.085 ( Maro Engel, Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo, 2022, GT3)
Motorcycle Circuit (2000–present)
Length4.297 km (2.670 miles)
Turns14
Race lap record1:36.634 ( Chaz Davies, Ducati Panigale R, 2017, World SBK)
Sprint Circuit (2004–present)
Length3.478 km (2.161 miles)
Turns12
Race lap record1:15.109 ( Markus Pommer, Dallara F311, 2014, F3)
Aerial view of Lausitzring.
Grandstands on the front stretch.

The Lausitzring 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 3.256 km (2.023 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 SCSA races. In 2005 and 2006, the German Formula Three Championship held races at the oval,[3][4] with a pole position lap average speed of 251.761 km/h (156.437 mph)[5] and a race average of 228.931 km/h (142.251 mph).[6]

History edit

As far back as 1986, in the former communist East Germany, it was planned to convert one of the huge open coal mine pits into a race track. In the late 1990s, this idea was taken up again in order to build a replacement for the AVUS in Berlin. The construction of the EuroSpeedway Lausitz began on 17 June 1998.[1] The facility was officially opened during a public ceremony on 20 August 2000.[2]

Winding in the infield of the high-speed tri-oval, there is a regular road race track for automobile and motorbike racing, using various track configurations up to roughly 4.562 km (2.835 mi). The stands around the tri-oval have a capacity of 120,000, while the huge main grandstands have 25,000 seats, and unlike many circuits, the entire circuit can be seen from the main grandstand. Next to the racing facility, there is a test oval with two long straights connecting two steeply banked U-shaped corners. The test oval has a total length of 5.800 km (3.604 mi), with each of its two straights measuring about 2.5 km (1.6 mi) in length. All tracks can be connected to form an 12.030 km (7.475 mi) long endurance racing course, but so far this option has been used only for testing and never as part of a major event.[citation needed]

There were three serious accidents at the facility in its first year of operation. On 25 April 2001, former Formula One driver Michele Alboreto was killed on the test oval after crashing at high speed due to a tyre failure.[7][8] Alboreto was testing an Audi R8 in preparation of his participation at the 2001 24 Hours of Le Mans. Just over a week later, on 3 May 2001, a track marshal was killed when he was hit by a touring car during a test session.[citation needed]

The third serious accident occurred on 15 September 2001, when the venue's tri-oval hosted the 2001 American Memorial. It was the first race of the American CART series to be held in Europe, but it was eventually overshadowed by the accident in which the series' two-time champion Alex Zanardi was involved. Zanardi lost control of his car at the pit exit following a late stop for fuel and the car slid onto the tri-oval, where it was hit from the side by Alex Tagliani's car at full speed. The impact split the front of Zanardi's car from the rest of it and caused the driver to suffer a traumatic amputation of both of his legs. Tagliani was not seriously injured, having suffered some bruising as a result of the crash.

The official EuroSpeedway anthem "Speed Kings" was recorded by the veteran East German band Puhdys in 2000.

The last concert of German hard rock band Böhse Onkelz took place on 17 and 18 June 2005 at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz under the name Vaya Con Tioz, in front of approximately 120,000. It was the biggest open air show by a German band ever.

On 9 October 2005, the EuroSpeedway played host to the A1 Grand Prix series on its road course. The fastest lap of the meeting was set by Nicolas Lapierre and was 0.45 seconds slower than the lap record for the 4.345 km (2.700 mi) circuit held by Heikki Kovalainen.

The EuroSpeedway played host to Round 6 of the 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship. As the last two events of the 2010 Championship (Rounds 7 and 8) were cancelled, the 2011 series was cancelled as well. The series then suffered an overall three-year hiatus before finally returning in September 2016 and September 2017.[9]

 
Panorama shot of the speedway from the grandstands.

On 1 November 2017, the entire facility was sold to the vehicle inspection company Dekra, which announced plans to modernize it and use it as a proving ground for road car innovations.[10] Amid fears that the purchase would mark the end of public racing events at the circuit, Dekra announced that it would not organize such events, but other companies would remain welcome to organize them and Dekra would rent the circuit to them for the purpose.[11] The DTM has continued to organize races at the circuit ever since.

Layout configurations edit

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    Superspeedway layout
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    Grand Prix Circuit layout
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    DTM Sprint Circuit layout
  •  
    Motorcycle Circuit layout
  •  
    Detailed map of the Lausitzring

Lap records edit

As of August 2023, the fastest official race lap records at Lausitzring are listed as:

Category Time Driver Vehicle Event
Grand Prix Circuit: 4.345 km (2000–present)[12]
BOSS GP F1 Class 1:32.059[13] Scott Mansell Benetton B197 2004 Lausitzring EuroBOSS round
Formula Nissan 1:32.215[14] Heikki Kovalainen Dallara SN01 2004 Lausitzring World Series by Nissan round
A1 GP 1:34.736 Nelson Piquet Jr. Lola A1GP 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Germany
F3000 1:34.877[15] Robbie Kerr Lola B99/50 2005 Lausitzring 3000 Pro round
Formula Three 1:36.854[16] Markus Winkelhock Dallara F301 2001 Lausitzring German F3 round
Class 1 Touring Cars 1:37.897[17] Philipp Eng BMW M4 Turbo DTM 2019 2019 Lausitzring DTM round
LMP900 1:38.353[18] Beppe Gabbiani Dome S101 2003 FIA Sportscar Championship Lausitz
DTM 1:39.395[19] Marco Wittmann BMW M4 DTM 2018 Lausitzring DTM round
LMP675 1:43.082[18] Mirko Savoldi Lucchini SR2002 2003 FIA Sportscar Championship Lausitz
GT1 (GTS) 1:43.830[20] Julian Bailey Lister Storm GT 2000 FIA GT Lausitzring 500km
GT3 1:44.739[21] Dino Lunardi [fr] BMW Alpina B6 GT3 2012 Lausitzring ADAC GT Masters round
Formula Renault 2.0 1:45.303[22] Reinhard Kofler [pl] Tatuus FR2000 2004 Lausitzring Formula Renault 2000 Germany round
Formula 4 1:46.485[23] Charles Weerts Tatuus F4-T014 2018 Lausitzring ADAC F4 round
N-GT 1:48.219[20] Patrick Huisman Porsche 911 (996) GT3-R 2000 FIA GT Lausitzring 500km
ADAC Formel Masters 1:48.366[24] Florian Herzog Dallara Formulino 2012 Lausitzring ADAC Formel Masters round
Formula BMW 1:48.761[25] Sebastian Vettel Mygale FB02 2004 Lausitzring Formula BMW ADAC round
GT4 1:55.120[26] Tim Heinemann Mercedes-AMG GT4 2020 Lausitzring DTM Trophy round
Porsche Carrera Cup 1:59.394[27] Leon Köhler Porsche 911 (991 II) GT3 Cup 2020 Lausitzring Porsche Carrera Cup Germany round
TCR Touring Car 2:10.126[28] Dominik Fugel Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 2020 2nd Lausitzring ADAC TCR Germany round
Motorcycle Circuit: 4.265 km (2000–present)
World SBK 1:36.634[29] Chaz Davies Ducati Panigale R 2017 Lausitzring Superbike World SBK round
Formula Three 1:39.852[30] Philipp Regensperger Dallara F305 2017 Lausitzring Remus F3 Cup round
World SSP 1:41.035[31] Niki Tuuli Yamaha YZF-R6 2016 Lausitzring World SSP round
Supersport 300 1:52.866[32] Rick Dunnik Yamaha YZF-R3 2020 Lausitzring IDM Supersport 300 round
250cc 1:52.909[33] Freddie Heinrich KTM 250 FRR 2020 Lausitzring Northern Talent Cup round
Grand Prix Circuit with Banked Turn 1: 4.601 km (2021–present)
GT3 1:32.085[34] Maro Engel Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 2022 Lausitzring DTM round
GT4 1:42.039[35] Thiago Vivacqua [pl] Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo 2022 Lausitzring DTM Trophy round
Sprint Circuit: 3.478 km (2004–present)
Formula Three 1:15.109[36] Markus Pommer Dallara F311 2014 1st Lausitzring German F3 round
Class 1 Touring Cars 1:16.992[37] Robin Frijns Audi RS5 Turbo DTM 2020 2020 1st Lausitzring DTM round
DTM 1:17.098[38] René Rast Audi RS5 DTM 2017 Lausitzring DTM round
GT3 1:20.629[39] Kelvin van der Linde Audi R8 LMS ultra 2014 Lausitzring ADAC GT Masters round
Formula Renault 2.0 1:21.264[40] Atte Mustonen Tatuus FR2000 2005 Lausitzring Formula Renault 2.0 Germany round
LMP3 1:21.556[41] Óscar Tunjo Duqueine D-08 2022 Lausitzring Prototype Cup Germany round
Formula 4 1:21.759[42] Robert Shwartzman Tatuus F4-T014 2015 Lausitzring ADAC F4 round
ADAC Formel Masters 1:23.602[43] Marvin Dienst Dallara Formulino 2014 Lausitzring ADAC Formel Masters round
Porsche Carrera Cup 1:24.174[44] Harry King Porsche 911 (992) GT3 Cup 2023 Lausitzring Porsche Carrera Cup Germany round
Formula BMW 1:24.312[45] Sébastien Buemi Mygale FB02 2005 Lausitzring Formula BMW ADAC round
GT4 1:28.559[46] Denis Bulatov Mercedes-AMG GT4 2023 Lausitzring ADAC GT4 Germany round
TCR Touring Car 1:29.986[47] Nico Gruber [nl] Hyundai i30 N TCR 2020 1st Lausitzring ADAC TCR Germany round
Superspeedway: 3.256 km (2000–present)[12]
CART 0:34.747[48] Tony Kanaan Reynard 01I 2001 American Memorial
Formula Three 0:46.664[49] Ronny Wechselberger Dallara F302 2005 Eastside 100
Stock car racing 0:49.026[50] Ben Collins Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2003 2nd Lausitzring ASCAR round

Commercial use edit

Test site edit

On 1 November 2017, Dekra acquired the Lausitzring as a test site, especially for autonomous driving.[51] In April 2019 test and verification of communication elements took place on the Lausitzring. Participants were Ford, Samsung, Vodafone, Huawei, LG Electronics and others. Topics were communication matters.[52]

Entertainment edit

Dekra organised also an Open-air festival, that took place in May 2019.[53]

Events edit

Complementary racing events, such as DTM are on the agenda.[53]

Current
Former

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b . Eurospeedway.de (in German). Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b . Eurospeedway.de (in German). Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  3. ^ Sensationelle Rennen im Trioval - August 29, 2005 (in German)
  4. ^ Cindy - Liebling der Fans - July 31, 2006 (in German)
  5. ^ ADAC Eastside 100 - Practice 2 - August 29, 2005 (in German)
  6. ^ ADAC Eastside 100 - Race 2 - August 29, 2005 (in German)
  7. ^ "Michele Alboreto Killed in Testing Accident (Updated)". www.autosport.com. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  8. ^ "PLUS: AUTO RACING; Alboreto Is Killed Testing Audi R8". The New York Times. Associated Press. 2001-04-26. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  9. ^ "Red Bull Air Race wieder auf dem Lausitzring". Lausitzer Rundschau (in German). Cottbus, Brandenburg. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  10. ^ "DTM and former Champ Car venue Lausitzring to close to public". autosport.com. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  11. ^ Wittemeier, Roman (17 July 2017). "Dekra übernimmt Lausitzring: DTM könnte bleiben". Motorsport-Total.com (in German). Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  12. ^ a b "Lausitzring Motorsport Database". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  13. ^ "The BOSS route". Motor Sport Magazine. November 2004. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  14. ^ "2004 Formula Nissan Lausitzring (Race 1)". 8 August 2004. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  15. ^ "2005 Lausitzring ProSeries". Motor Sport Magazine. 28 August 2005. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  16. ^ "2001 Lausitz German F3 - Round 13". Motor Sport Magazine. 11 August 2001. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  17. ^ "DTM 2019 » Lausitzring Grand Prix Round 14 Results". 25 August 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  18. ^ a b "FIA Sportscar Championship Lausitzring 2003". 11 May 2003. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  19. ^ "DTM 2018 » Lausitzring Grand Prix Round 4 Results". 20 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  20. ^ a b "FIA GT Championship Lausitzring 2000". 3 September 2000. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  21. ^ "ADAC GT Masters Lausitzring 2012 Race 2 Results" (PDF). 26 August 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  22. ^ "2004 Formula Renault 2000 Germany Lausitzring (Race 2)". 12 September 2004. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  23. ^ "2018 ADAC Formula 4 Lausitzring Result Race 2" (PDF). 19 May 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  24. ^ "2012 Lausitzring ADAC Formel Masters Result List Race 1" (PDF). 25 August 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  25. ^ "2004 Formula BMW ADAC Lausitzring (Race 2)". 6 June 2004. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  26. ^ "DTM Trophy Lausitzring 2020". 23 August 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  27. ^ "2020 Porsche Cup Deutschland Lausitzring (Race 2)". 1 November 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  28. ^ "2020 ADAC TCR Germany Lausitzring Race 2 Results - 1 November 2020" (PDF). 1 November 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  29. ^ "German Round, 18-19-20 August 2017 World Superbike - Results Race 2" (PDF). World Superbike. Dorna. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  30. ^ "P9 Challenge Race Weekend Lausitzring Formelfahrz euge Ergebnis Race 1" (PDF). 15 July 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  31. ^ "German Round, 16-17-18 September 2016 World Supersport - Results Race" (PDF). World Superbike. Dorna. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  32. ^ "2020 IDM Dekra Lausitzring IDM SSP 300 Race 2" (PDF). 13 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  33. ^ "2020 IDM Dekra Lausitzring Northern Talent Cup Race 2" (PDF). 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  34. ^ "DTM Season 2022 Round 3&4 Lausitzring Race 2 (55 Minutes +1 Lap) Final Classification" (PDF). 18 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  35. ^ "DTM Trophy Season 2022 Round 1&2 Lausitzring Race 2 (30 Minutes +3 Laps) Final Classification" (PDF). 19 September 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  36. ^ "ADAC GT Masters Lausitzring 5.Lauf ATS Formel 3 Cup Ergebnis Rennen 2" (PDF). 24 May 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  37. ^ "DTM 2020 » Lausitzring Short Round 4 Results". 16 August 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  38. ^ "DTM 2017 » Lausitzring Short Round 4 Results". 21 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  39. ^ "ADAC GT Masters Lausitzring 2014". 25 May 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  40. ^ "2005 Formula Renault 2000 Germany Lausitzring (Race 1)". 13 August 2005. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  41. ^ "2022 ADAC GT Masters Lausitzring Prototype Cup Germany Race 2 Lausitzring" (PDF). 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  42. ^ "2015 ADAC Formel 4 Lausitzring Result List Race 1" (PDF). 4 July 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  43. ^ "2014 Lausitzring ADAC Formel Masters Result List Race 1" (PDF). 24 May 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  44. ^ "2023 ADAC GT4 Germany Lausitzring Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland Race 1 Result" (PDF). 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  45. ^ "2005 Formula BMW ADAC Lausitzring (Race 1)". 30 April 2005. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  46. ^ "2023 ADAC GT4 Germany Lausitzring Race 2 Result" (PDF). 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  47. ^ "2020 ADAC TCR Germany Lausitzring Race 1 Results - 2 August 2020" (PDF). 2 August 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  48. ^ "2001 Lausitz Champ Cars". Motor Sport Magazine. 15 September 2001. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  49. ^ "2005 Lausitz German F3 - Round 16". Motor Sport Magazine. 28 August 2005. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  50. ^ "2003 ASCAR Championship Round 7: Lausitzring, 14th September Race 1". 14 September 2003. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  51. ^ "DEKRA und der Lausitzring - DEKRA übernimmt den Lausitzring" (in German). Retrieved April 18, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  52. ^ "Weltkonzerne freuen sich über Meilenstein auf Lausitzring" (in German). April 18, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  53. ^ a b "Saisonkalender 2019 und neue Website für DEKRA Lausitzring" (in German). Retrieved April 18, 2019.

External links edit

  • Official website of Lausitzring

May 23, 2024
lausitzring, formally, known, dekra, ownership, reasons, race, track, located, near, klettwitz, civil, parish, schipkau, oberspreewald, lausitz, district, state, brandenburg, northeast, germany, near, borders, poland, czech, republic, originally, named, locate. The Lausitzring formally known as the Dekra Lausitzring for ownership reasons is a race track located near Klettwitz a civil parish of Schipkau Oberspreewald Lausitz district in the state of Brandenburg in northeast Germany near the borders of Poland and the Czech Republic It was originally named Lausitzring as it is located in the region of Lusatia known as Lausitz in German but was renamed EuroSpeedway Lausitz for better international communication from 2000 to 2010 The EuroSpeedway has been in use for motor racing since 2000 Among other series DTM German Touring Car Championship takes place there annually It also used to host the Superbike World Championship Dekra LausitzringLocationKlettwitz Brandenburg Germany Time zoneCET UTC 1 CEST DST Coordinates51 32 0 N 13 55 10 E 51 53333 N 13 91944 E 51 53333 13 91944Capacity120 000FIA Grade2 Grand Prix 3 Restricted Grand Prix Circuit with Banked Turn 1 OwnerDekra Automobil GmbH 2017 present OperatorEuroSpeedway Verwaltungs GmbHBroke ground17 June 1998 25 years ago 1998 06 17 1 Opened20 August 2000 23 years ago 2000 08 20 2 Former namesEuroSpeedway Lausitz 2000 2010 Lausitzring 2010 2017 Major eventsCurrent DTM 2000 present Austria Formula 3 Cup 2003 2010 2012 2013 2015 2018 2024 Former World SBK 2001 2002 2005 2007 2016 2017 Sidecar World Championship 2001 2002 Champ Car German 500 2001 2003 European Truck Racing Championship 2001 2002 ADAC GT Masters 2007 2017 2020 2022 FIA GT 2000 A1GP 2005 F3 Euroseries 2005 2006 2009 World Series by Nissan 2003 2004 ASCAR Racing Series 2002 2003 Websitehttp www eurospeedway de Superspeedway 2000 present Length3 256 km 2 023 miles Turns3Bankingup to 5 7 Race lap record0 34 747 Tony Kanaan Reynard 01I 2001 CART Grand Prix Circuit 2000 present Length4 345 km 2 700 miles Turns14Race lap record1 32 059 Scott Mansell Benetton B197 2004 F1 Grand Prix Circuit with Banked Turn 1 2021 present Length4 601 km 2 860 miles Turns10Race lap record1 32 085 Maro Engel Mercedes AMG GT3 Evo 2022 GT3 Motorcycle Circuit 2000 present Length4 297 km 2 670 miles Turns14Race lap record1 36 634 Chaz Davies Ducati Panigale R 2017 World SBK Sprint Circuit 2004 present Length3 478 km 2 161 miles Turns12Race lap record1 15 109 Markus Pommer Dallara F311 2014 F3 Aerial view of Lausitzring Grandstands on the front stretch The Lausitzring 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 3 256 km 2 023 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 Brack and Sebastien Bourdais plus a few British SCSA races In 2005 and 2006 the German Formula Three Championship held races at the oval 3 4 with a pole position lap average speed of 251 761 km h 156 437 mph 5 and a race average of 228 931 km h 142 251 mph 6 Contents 1 History 2 Layout configurations 3 Lap records 4 Commercial use 4 1 Test site 4 2 Entertainment 4 3 Events 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editAs far back as 1986 in the former communist East Germany it was planned to convert one of the huge open coal mine pits into a race track In the late 1990s this idea was taken up again in order to build a replacement for the AVUS in Berlin The construction of the EuroSpeedway Lausitz began on 17 June 1998 1 The facility was officially opened during a public ceremony on 20 August 2000 2 Winding in the infield of the high speed tri oval there is a regular road race track for automobile and motorbike racing using various track configurations up to roughly 4 562 km 2 835 mi The stands around the tri oval have a capacity of 120 000 while the huge main grandstands have 25 000 seats and unlike many circuits the entire circuit can be seen from the main grandstand Next to the racing facility there is a test oval with two long straights connecting two steeply banked U shaped corners The test oval has a total length of 5 800 km 3 604 mi with each of its two straights measuring about 2 5 km 1 6 mi in length All tracks can be connected to form an 12 030 km 7 475 mi long endurance racing course but so far this option has been used only for testing and never as part of a major event citation needed There were three serious accidents at the facility in its first year of operation On 25 April 2001 former Formula One driver Michele Alboreto was killed on the test oval after crashing at high speed due to a tyre failure 7 8 Alboreto was testing an Audi R8 in preparation of his participation at the 2001 24 Hours of Le Mans Just over a week later on 3 May 2001 a track marshal was killed when he was hit by a touring car during a test session citation needed The third serious accident occurred on 15 September 2001 when the venue s tri oval hosted the 2001 American Memorial It was the first race of the American CART series to be held in Europe but it was eventually overshadowed by the accident in which the series two time champion Alex Zanardi was involved Zanardi lost control of his car at the pit exit following a late stop for fuel and the car slid onto the tri oval where it was hit from the side by Alex Tagliani s car at full speed The impact split the front of Zanardi s car from the rest of it and caused the driver to suffer a traumatic amputation of both of his legs Tagliani was not seriously injured having suffered some bruising as a result of the crash The official EuroSpeedway anthem Speed Kings was recorded by the veteran East German band Puhdys in 2000 The last concert of German hard rock band Bohse Onkelz took place on 17 and 18 June 2005 at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz under the name Vaya Con Tioz in front of approximately 120 000 It was the biggest open air show by a German band ever On 9 October 2005 the EuroSpeedway played host to the A1 Grand Prix series on its road course The fastest lap of the meeting was set by Nicolas Lapierre and was 0 45 seconds slower than the lap record for the 4 345 km 2 700 mi circuit held by Heikki Kovalainen The EuroSpeedway played host to Round 6 of the 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship As the last two events of the 2010 Championship Rounds 7 and 8 were cancelled the 2011 series was cancelled as well The series then suffered an overall three year hiatus before finally returning in September 2016 and September 2017 9 nbsp Panorama shot of the speedway from the grandstands On 1 November 2017 the entire facility was sold to the vehicle inspection company Dekra which announced plans to modernize it and use it as a proving ground for road car innovations 10 Amid fears that the purchase would mark the end of public racing events at the circuit Dekra announced that it would not organize such events but other companies would remain welcome to organize them and Dekra would rent the circuit to them for the purpose 11 The DTM has continued to organize races at the circuit ever since Layout configurations edit nbsp Superspeedway layout nbsp Grand Prix Circuit layout nbsp DTM Sprint Circuit layout nbsp Motorcycle Circuit layout nbsp Detailed map of the LausitzringLap records editAs of August 2023 the fastest official race lap records at Lausitzring are listed as Category Time Driver Vehicle Event Grand Prix Circuit 4 345 km 2000 present 12 BOSS GP F1 Class 1 32 059 13 Scott Mansell Benetton B197 2004 Lausitzring EuroBOSS round Formula Nissan 1 32 215 14 Heikki Kovalainen Dallara SN01 2004 Lausitzring World Series by Nissan round A1 GP 1 34 736 Nelson Piquet Jr Lola A1GP 2005 06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations Germany F3000 1 34 877 15 Robbie Kerr Lola B99 50 2005 Lausitzring 3000 Pro round Formula Three 1 36 854 16 Markus Winkelhock Dallara F301 2001 Lausitzring German F3 round Class 1 Touring Cars 1 37 897 17 Philipp Eng BMW M4 Turbo DTM 2019 2019 Lausitzring DTM round LMP900 1 38 353 18 Beppe Gabbiani Dome S101 2003 FIA Sportscar Championship Lausitz DTM 1 39 395 19 Marco Wittmann BMW M4 DTM 2018 Lausitzring DTM round LMP675 1 43 082 18 Mirko Savoldi Lucchini SR2002 2003 FIA Sportscar Championship Lausitz GT1 GTS 1 43 830 20 Julian Bailey Lister Storm GT 2000 FIA GT Lausitzring 500km GT3 1 44 739 21 Dino Lunardi fr BMW Alpina B6 GT3 2012 Lausitzring ADAC GT Masters round Formula Renault 2 0 1 45 303 22 Reinhard Kofler pl Tatuus FR2000 2004 Lausitzring Formula Renault 2000 Germany round Formula 4 1 46 485 23 Charles Weerts Tatuus F4 T014 2018 Lausitzring ADAC F4 round N GT 1 48 219 20 Patrick Huisman Porsche 911 996 GT3 R 2000 FIA GT Lausitzring 500km ADAC Formel Masters 1 48 366 24 Florian Herzog Dallara Formulino 2012 Lausitzring ADAC Formel Masters round Formula BMW 1 48 761 25 Sebastian Vettel Mygale FB02 2004 Lausitzring Formula BMW ADAC round GT4 1 55 120 26 Tim Heinemann Mercedes AMG GT4 2020 Lausitzring DTM Trophy round Porsche Carrera Cup 1 59 394 27 Leon Kohler Porsche 911 991 II GT3 Cup 2020 Lausitzring Porsche Carrera Cup Germany round TCR Touring Car 2 10 126 28 Dominik Fugel Honda Civic Type R TCR FK8 2020 2nd Lausitzring ADAC TCR Germany round Motorcycle Circuit 4 265 km 2000 present World SBK 1 36 634 29 Chaz Davies Ducati Panigale R 2017 Lausitzring Superbike World SBK round Formula Three 1 39 852 30 Philipp Regensperger Dallara F305 2017 Lausitzring Remus F3 Cup round World SSP 1 41 035 31 Niki Tuuli Yamaha YZF R6 2016 Lausitzring World SSP round Supersport 300 1 52 866 32 Rick Dunnik Yamaha YZF R3 2020 Lausitzring IDM Supersport 300 round 250cc 1 52 909 33 Freddie Heinrich KTM 250 FRR 2020 Lausitzring Northern Talent Cup round Grand Prix Circuit with Banked Turn 1 4 601 km 2021 present GT3 1 32 085 34 Maro Engel Mercedes AMG GT3 Evo 2022 Lausitzring DTM round GT4 1 42 039 35 Thiago Vivacqua pl Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo 2022 Lausitzring DTM Trophy round Sprint Circuit 3 478 km 2004 present Formula Three 1 15 109 36 Markus Pommer Dallara F311 2014 1st Lausitzring German F3 round Class 1 Touring Cars 1 16 992 37 Robin Frijns Audi RS5 Turbo DTM 2020 2020 1st Lausitzring DTM round DTM 1 17 098 38 Rene Rast Audi RS5 DTM 2017 Lausitzring DTM round GT3 1 20 629 39 Kelvin van der Linde Audi R8 LMS ultra 2014 Lausitzring ADAC GT Masters round Formula Renault 2 0 1 21 264 40 Atte Mustonen Tatuus FR2000 2005 Lausitzring Formula Renault 2 0 Germany round LMP3 1 21 556 41 oscar Tunjo Duqueine D 08 2022 Lausitzring Prototype Cup Germany round Formula 4 1 21 759 42 Robert Shwartzman Tatuus F4 T014 2015 Lausitzring ADAC F4 round ADAC Formel Masters 1 23 602 43 Marvin Dienst Dallara Formulino 2014 Lausitzring ADAC Formel Masters round Porsche Carrera Cup 1 24 174 44 Harry King Porsche 911 992 GT3 Cup 2023 Lausitzring Porsche Carrera Cup Germany round Formula BMW 1 24 312 45 Sebastien Buemi Mygale FB02 2005 Lausitzring Formula BMW ADAC round GT4 1 28 559 46 Denis Bulatov Mercedes AMG GT4 2023 Lausitzring ADAC GT4 Germany round TCR Touring Car 1 29 986 47 Nico Gruber nl Hyundai i30 N TCR 2020 1st Lausitzring ADAC TCR Germany round Superspeedway 3 256 km 2000 present 12 CART 0 34 747 48 Tony Kanaan Reynard 01I 2001 American Memorial Formula Three 0 46 664 49 Ronny Wechselberger Dallara F302 2005 Eastside 100 Stock car racing 0 49 026 50 Ben Collins Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2003 2nd Lausitzring ASCAR roundCommercial use editTest site edit On 1 November 2017 Dekra acquired the Lausitzring as a test site especially for autonomous driving 51 In April 2019 test and verification of communication elements took place on the Lausitzring Participants were Ford Samsung Vodafone Huawei LG Electronics and others Topics were communication matters 52 Entertainment edit Dekra organised also an Open air festival that took place in May 2019 53 Events edit Complementary racing events such as DTM are on the agenda 53 Current May Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Prototype Cup Germany de ADAC GT4 Germany June Austria Formula 3 Cup P9 Racing Weekend August DMV Goodyear Racing Days Former 3000 Pro Series 2005 A1 Grand Prix 2005 ADAC Formula 4 2015 2018 2020 2022 ADAC GT Masters 2007 2017 2020 2022 ASCAR Racing Series 2002 2003 Champ Car German 500 2001 2003 DTM Trophy 2020 2022 EuroBOSS Series 2004 2005 2009 European Truck Racing Championship 2001 2002 FIA GT Championship 2000 FIA Sportscar Championship 2003 Formula BMW ADAC 2000 2007 Formula Konig 2001 2004 Formula Renault 2 0 Germany 2001 2005 Formula Three Euroseries 2005 2006 2009 Interserie 2001 2003 2004 Northern Talent Cup 2020 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany 2000 2017 2020 2022 2023 Red Bull Air Race World Championship 2010 2016 2017 Sidecar World Championship 2001 2002 Superbike World Championship 2001 2002 2005 2007 2016 2017 Trofeo Maserati 2003 V8Star Series 2001 2003 World Series by Nissan 2003 2004 See also editAVUSReferences edit a b Die Anfange Eurospeedway de in German Archived from the original on 22 November 2010 Retrieved 21 June 2023 a b Saison 2000 Eurospeedway de in German Archived from the original on 22 November 2010 Retrieved 21 June 2023 Sensationelle Rennen im Trioval August 29 2005 in German Cindy Liebling der Fans July 31 2006 in German ADAC Eastside 100 Practice 2 August 29 2005 in German ADAC Eastside 100 Race 2 August 29 2005 in German Michele Alboreto Killed in Testing Accident Updated www autosport com Retrieved 2023 05 05 PLUS AUTO RACING Alboreto Is Killed Testing Audi R8 The New York Times Associated Press 2001 04 26 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2023 05 05 Red Bull Air Race wieder auf dem Lausitzring Lausitzer Rundschau in German Cottbus Brandenburg 16 December 2015 Retrieved 2015 12 16 DTM and former Champ Car venue Lausitzring to close to public autosport com 17 July 2017 Retrieved 2017 07 17 Wittemeier Roman 17 July 2017 Dekra ubernimmt Lausitzring DTM konnte bleiben Motorsport Total com in German Retrieved 2017 04 26 a b Lausitzring Motorsport Database Motor Sport Magazine Retrieved 19 May 2022 The BOSS route Motor Sport Magazine November 2004 Retrieved 29 November 2022 2004 Formula Nissan Lausitzring Race 1 8 August 2004 Retrieved 13 May 2024 2005 Lausitzring ProSeries Motor Sport Magazine 28 August 2005 Retrieved 5 July 2022 2001 Lausitz German F3 Round 13 Motor Sport Magazine 11 August 2001 Retrieved 10 May 2022 DTM 2019 Lausitzring Grand Prix Round 14 Results 25 August 2019 Retrieved 21 May 2022 a b FIA Sportscar Championship Lausitzring 2003 11 May 2003 Retrieved 3 April 2021 DTM 2018 Lausitzring Grand Prix Round 4 Results 20 May 2018 Retrieved 21 May 2022 a b FIA GT Championship Lausitzring 2000 3 September 2000 Retrieved 3 April 2021 ADAC GT Masters Lausitzring 2012 Race 2 Results PDF 26 August 2012 Retrieved 10 June 2021 2004 Formula Renault 2000 Germany Lausitzring Race 2 12 September 2004 Retrieved 13 May 2024 2018 ADAC Formula 4 Lausitzring Result Race 2 PDF 19 May 2018 Retrieved 22 March 2023 2012 Lausitzring ADAC Formel Masters Result List Race 1 PDF 25 August 2012 Retrieved 27 July 2022 2004 Formula BMW ADAC Lausitzring Race 2 6 June 2004 Retrieved 10 July 2022 DTM Trophy Lausitzring 2020 23 August 2020 Retrieved 20 June 2022 2020 Porsche Cup Deutschland Lausitzring Race 2 1 November 2020 Retrieved 30 October 2022 2020 ADAC TCR Germany Lausitzring Race 2 Results 1 November 2020 PDF 1 November 2020 Retrieved 10 June 2021 German Round 18 19 20 August 2017 World Superbike Results Race 2 PDF World Superbike Dorna 20 August 2017 Retrieved 22 March 2023 P9 Challenge Race Weekend Lausitzring Formelfahrz euge Ergebnis Race 1 PDF 15 July 2017 Retrieved 28 June 2022 German Round 16 17 18 September 2016 World Supersport Results Race PDF World Superbike Dorna 18 September 2016 Retrieved 19 March 2021 2020 IDM Dekra Lausitzring IDM SSP 300 Race 2 PDF 13 September 2020 Retrieved 15 September 2023 2020 IDM Dekra Lausitzring Northern Talent Cup Race 2 PDF 13 September 2020 Retrieved 13 August 2023 DTM Season 2022 Round 3 amp 4 Lausitzring Race 2 55 Minutes 1 Lap Final Classification PDF 18 June 2022 Retrieved 20 June 2022 DTM Trophy Season 2022 Round 1 amp 2 Lausitzring Race 2 30 Minutes 3 Laps Final Classification PDF 19 September 2022 Retrieved 22 March 2023 ADAC GT Masters Lausitzring 5 Lauf ATS Formel 3 Cup Ergebnis Rennen 2 PDF 24 May 2014 Retrieved 22 March 2023 DTM 2020 Lausitzring Short Round 4 Results 16 August 2020 Retrieved 21 May 2022 DTM 2017 Lausitzring Short Round 4 Results 21 May 2017 Retrieved 21 May 2022 ADAC GT Masters Lausitzring 2014 25 May 2014 Retrieved 3 April 2021 2005 Formula Renault 2000 Germany Lausitzring Race 1 13 August 2005 Retrieved 13 May 2024 2022 ADAC GT Masters Lausitzring Prototype Cup Germany Race 2 Lausitzring PDF 21 August 2022 Retrieved 21 August 2022 2015 ADAC Formel 4 Lausitzring Result List Race 1 PDF 4 July 2015 Retrieved 22 March 2023 2014 Lausitzring ADAC Formel Masters Result List Race 1 PDF 24 May 2014 Retrieved 27 July 2022 2023 ADAC GT4 Germany Lausitzring Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland Race 1 Result PDF 19 August 2023 Retrieved 19 August 2023 2005 Formula BMW ADAC Lausitzring Race 1 30 April 2005 Retrieved 10 July 2022 2023 ADAC GT4 Germany Lausitzring Race 2 Result PDF 20 August 2023 Retrieved 20 August 2023 2020 ADAC TCR Germany Lausitzring Race 1 Results 2 August 2020 PDF 2 August 2020 Retrieved 10 June 2021 2001 Lausitz Champ Cars Motor Sport Magazine 15 September 2001 Retrieved 13 May 2024 2005 Lausitz German F3 Round 16 Motor Sport Magazine 28 August 2005 Retrieved 10 May 2022 2003 ASCAR Championship Round 7 Lausitzring 14th September Race 1 14 September 2003 Retrieved 17 July 2022 DEKRA und der Lausitzring DEKRA ubernimmt den Lausitzring in German Retrieved April 18 2019 permanent dead link Weltkonzerne freuen sich uber Meilenstein auf Lausitzring in German April 18 2019 Retrieved April 20 2019 a b Saisonkalender 2019 und neue Website fur DEKRA Lausitzring in German Retrieved April 18 2019 External links editOfficial website of Lausitzring e Tracks EuroSpeedway Lausitz Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lausitzring amp oldid 1223710039, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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