The track was built on marshlands in 1968 and became an extremely popular venue in the 1970s, just as Swede Ronnie Peterson was at the height of his career. It has a long straight (called Flight Straight, which is also used as an aircraft runway), as well as several banked corners, making car setup an engineering compromise. Unusually, the pit lane is located halfway round the lap.
The raceway hosted six Formula OneSwedish Grand Prix events in the 1970s. When Peterson and Gunnar Nilsson died during the 1978 Formula One season, public support for the event dried up and the Swedish Grand Prix came to an end. The circuit is also noteworthy because it was the site of the first and only win of two unconventional F1 cars: the six-wheeled Tyrrell P34 car in 1976 and the infamous Brabham 'fan car' in 1978.
In 1993, the circuit along with FIM organized a 24-hour motorcycle race. Just one week ahead of the race, an appeal was lodged against the permit for the competition, due to noise concerns. Although the organizers obtained permission to race on the morning of the event, "media had trumpeted that the competition was canceled. At the ferry berths in Skåne, passport staff turned away visitors from Denmark and the continent". During the race itself a heavy thunderstorm occurred, with torrential rain drowning the circuit. Although racing continued, no local or international audience showed up, and the circuit was forced to declare bankruptcy after the event.[1]
The circuit has been modified at least 4 times in its history. The chicane in Norra corner has been added sometime in 1975 before the 1975 Swedish Grand Prix.[3][4][5] The chicane has been re-aligned and tightened in time for the 1976 Swedish Grand Prix.[6] It had been modified again before the final Formula One Grand Prix run on the circuit (1978 Swedish Grand Prix), with modifications to the penultimate Norra corner[N 2] and slight re-orientation of the following straight,[7] which resulted in the length increase from 4.018 km (2.497 mi) [8][9] to 4.031 km (2.505 mi).[10] It remained in that configuration through the 1980s[11] until sometime between 1997 and 1998 it was modified again and slightly shortened to its present-day length of 4.025 km (2.501 mi).[7][12]
In order to get more financiers the long straight was adopted as a 1,000 m (3,300 ft) runway for small aircraft (ICAO: ESMP). It is as of 2022[update] open for aircraft operations.[41] There is also a helipad, planned for ambulance helicopters at racing accidents.
Notesedit
^[N 2] Contrary to common depiction of the 1978 modification as having a chicane introduced to the Norra corner, there was no chicane ever used: the corner was made slower by decreasing its radius and making it a sharper bend instead of a sweeping curve it was before.[42][43][44][45]
^Anderstorp Raceway's Grade 2 license expired 28 May 2021.
Referencesedit
^"1991–95 SRWanderstorp". www.srwanderstorp.se. from the original on 2020-10-24. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
^"Sweden joins expanded 2020 DTM schedule". Motorsport.com. 19 September 2019.
^The chicane is absent in Lantmäteriet Historic Orthophoto 1975 (from lantmateriet.se), but is reported in the contemporary race report in the Motorsport magazine: "The Swedish Grand Prix". Motorsport: 717–720. July 1975. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
^Video on YouTube – full coverage of the 1978 Grand Prix
^Ventura, Xavier (1978-06-15). "G.P. Suecia: ¿Andretti o Peterson?". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). p. 21. Retrieved 2017-06-04. El difícil circuito de Anderstorp conoce este año una serie de cambios que pueden hacerlo más seguro pero también más difícil. La tradicional curva de la recta de salida ha sido modificada para convertirla en un ángulo recto de 90°... que puede tener importancia decisiva para la resolución de la carrera. Así mismo, nuevas barreras han mejorado las condiciones de seguridad del G.P. de Suecia de tal manera que ha recibido ya este circuito su homologación hasta 1981 por parte de la Federación Internacional.
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Anderstorp Raceway previously known as Scandinavian Raceway is a 4 025 km 2 501 mi motorsport race track in Anderstorp Gislaved Municipality Sweden and the sole Nordic host of a Formula One World Championship Grand Prix when the Swedish Grand Prix was held for six years between 1973 and 1978 Anderstorp RacewayTrack mapLocationAnderstorp SwedenTime zoneCET UTC 1 CEST DST Coordinates57 15 51 N 13 36 5 E 57 26417 N 13 60139 E 57 26417 13 60139FIA Grade2 a Opened16 June 1968 55 years ago 1968 06 16 Former namesScandinavian RacewayMajor eventsCurrent PSC Scandinavia 2005 2007 2015 present F4 Danish Championship 2023 Former Formula OneSwedish Grand Prix 1973 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racingSwedish motorcycle Grand Prix 1971 1977 1981 1990 WTCC Race of Sweden 2007 World SBK 1991 1993 FIM EWC 1993 Sidecar World Championship 1981 1990 1993 1997 STCC 1997 2000 2005 2007 2015 2022 FIA GT 2002 2003 ETCC 1985 1987 2002 2003 Grand Prix Circuit 1998 present Length4 025 km 2 501 miles Turns8Race lap record1 21 525 Marijn van Kalmthout Benetton B197 2009 EuroBOSS Grand Prix Circuit 1978 1997 Length4 031 km 2 505 miles Turns8Race lap record1 24 836 Niki Lauda Brabham BT46B 1978 F1 Grand Prix Circuit 1975 1977 Length4 018 km 2 497 miles Turns8Race lap record1 27 607 Mario Andretti Lotus 78 1977 F1 Original Grand Prix Circuit 1968 1974 Length4 025 km 2 501 miles Turns8Race lap record1 26 146 Denny Hulme McLaren M23 1973 F1 Contents 1 Track history 2 Events 3 Layout modifications 4 Lap records 5 Airfield 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksTrack history editThe track was built on marshlands in 1968 and became an extremely popular venue in the 1970s just as Swede Ronnie Peterson was at the height of his career It has a long straight called Flight Straight which is also used as an aircraft runway as well as several banked corners making car setup an engineering compromise Unusually the pit lane is located halfway round the lap The raceway hosted six Formula One Swedish Grand Prix events in the 1970s When Peterson and Gunnar Nilsson died during the 1978 Formula One season public support for the event dried up and the Swedish Grand Prix came to an end The circuit is also noteworthy because it was the site of the first and only win of two unconventional F1 cars the six wheeled Tyrrell P34 car in 1976 and the infamous Brabham fan car in 1978 Anderstorp also hosted the Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix in 1971 1977 and 1981 1990 the European Touring Car Championship in 1985 1987 the Superbike World Championship in 1991 and 1993 and the FIA GT Championship in 2002 and 2003 In 1993 the circuit along with FIM organized a 24 hour motorcycle race Just one week ahead of the race an appeal was lodged against the permit for the competition due to noise concerns Although the organizers obtained permission to race on the morning of the event media had trumpeted that the competition was canceled At the ferry berths in Skane passport staff turned away visitors from Denmark and the continent During the race itself a heavy thunderstorm occurred with torrential rain drowning the circuit Although racing continued no local or international audience showed up and the circuit was forced to declare bankruptcy after the event 1 The FIA World Touring Car Championship WTCC returned to Anderstorp in 2007 replacing the Istanbul Park in Turkey on the WTCC calendar For the 2008 season however it was replaced by the Imola Circuit International motorsport was due to return to Anderstorp in 2020 with a round of the DTM 2 Then it was cancelled due to COVID 19 pandemic Events editCurrentMay Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia F4 Danish Championship August GT4 Scandinavia Anderstorp Race FestivalFormerBPR Global GT Series 1995 1996 EuroBOSS Series 2009 European Formula 5000 Championship 1970 European Touring Car Championship 1985 1987 2002 2003 FIA European Formula 3 Cup 1975 FIA GT Championship 2002 2003 FIA Sportscar Championship 1998 FIM Endurance World Championship 1993 Formula 750 1973 1975 Formula One Swedish Grand Prix 1973 1978 Formula Renault V6 Eurocup 2003 Grand Prix motorcycle racing Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix 1971 1977 1981 1990 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship 1997 2000 2005 2007 2015 2022 Sidecar World Championship 1981 1990 1993 1997 SMP F4 Championship 2016 Superbike World Championship 1991 1993 World Touring Car Championship FIA WTCC Race of Sweden 2007 Layout modifications editThe circuit has been modified at least 4 times in its history The chicane in Norra corner has been added sometime in 1975 before the 1975 Swedish Grand Prix 3 4 5 The chicane has been re aligned and tightened in time for the 1976 Swedish Grand Prix 6 It had been modified again before the final Formula One Grand Prix run on the circuit 1978 Swedish Grand Prix with modifications to the penultimate Norra corner N 2 and slight re orientation of the following straight 7 which resulted in the length increase from 4 018 km 2 497 mi 8 9 to 4 031 km 2 505 mi 10 It remained in that configuration through the 1980s 11 until sometime between 1997 and 1998 it was modified again and slightly shortened to its present day length of 4 025 km 2 501 mi 7 12 Track variations 4 025 km 2 501 mi 1968 1974 7 4 018 km 2 497 mi 1975 1977 7 4 031 km 2 505 mi 1978 1997 7 4 025 km 2 501 mi 1998 present 7 Lap records editAs of August 2022 the fastest official race lap records at the Anderstorp Raceway are listed as Category Time Driver Vehicle Event Circuit MapGrand Prix Circuit 4 025 km 1998 present 13 EuroBOSS 1 21 525 14 nbsp Marijn van Kalmthout Benetton B197 Judd V10 2009 EuroBOSS Anderstorp Super Prix nbsp WSC 1 24 920 15 nbsp Emmanuel Collard Ferrari 333 SP 1998 Anderstorp International Sports Racing Series roundInternational Formula Master 1 26 094 16 nbsp Kasper Andersen Tatuus N T07 2007 Anderstorp Formula Master roundFormula Renault 3 5 1 26 489 17 nbsp Jose Maria Lopez Tatuus FRV6 2003 Anderstorp Formula Renault V6 Eurocup roundFormula Three 1 31 044 18 nbsp Thed Bjork Dallara F394 1999 Anderstorp Nordic F3 roundGT1 GTS 1 31 424 19 nbsp Walter Lechner Saleen S7 R 2003 FIA GT Anderstorp 500kmFormula 4 1 31 449 20 nbsp Richard Verschoor Tatuus F4 T014 2016 Anderstorp SMP F4 roundFormula Renault 2 0 1 31 679 21 nbsp Daniel Roos Tatuus FR2000 2009 Anderstorp Formula Renault 2 0 Sweden roundPorsche Carrera Cup 1 32 604 22 nbsp Lukas Sundahl Porsche 911 992 GT3 Cup 2022 2nd Anderstorp Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia roundGT3 1 32 902 23 nbsp Fredrik Lestrup BMW Z4 GT3 2012 Anderstorp Swedish GT roundN GT 1 34 081 19 nbsp Andrea Bertolini Ferrari 360 Modena GT 2003 FIA GT Anderstorp 500kmSTCC 1 34 274 24 nbsp Johan Kristoffersson SEAT Leon STCC 2016 Anderstorp STCC roundGT2 1 34 830 25 nbsp Elmar Grimm Porsche 911 993 GT2 2001 Anderstorp Nordic ChallengeSuper Touring 1 37 057 26 nbsp Tommy Rustad Nissan Primera GT 1999 1st Anderstorp STCC roundTCR Touring Car 1 38 247 27 nbsp Robert Dahlgren CUPRA Leon Competicion TCR 2021 Anderstorp STCC roundGT4 1 38 459 28 nbsp Emil Skaras Toyota GR Supra GT4 2022 1st Anderstorp GT4 Scandinavia roundSuper 2000 1 39 945 29 nbsp Nicola Larini Alfa Romeo 156 GTA Super 2000 2003 Anderstorp ETCC roundFerrari Challenge 1 43 080 25 nbsp Kari Makinen Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge 2001 Anderstorp Nordic ChallengeGrand Prix Circuit 4 031 km 1978 1997 Formula One 1 24 836 nbsp Niki Lauda Brabham BT46B 1978 Swedish Grand Prix nbsp GT1 1 30 344 30 nbsp Jean Marc Gounon Ferrari F40 LM 1996 BPR 4 Hours of Anderstorp500cc 1 31 107 nbsp Wayne Rainey Yamaha YZR500 1990 Swedish motorcycle Grand PrixWorld SBK 1 33 480 31 nbsp Carl Fogarty Ducati 888 SBK 1993 Anderstorp World SBK round250cc 1 34 833 nbsp John Kocinski Yamaha TZ 250 1990 Swedish motorcycle Grand PrixSuper Touring 1 40 113 32 nbsp Mattias Ekstrom Volvo 850 GLT 1997 Anderstorp STCC round125cc 1 41 909 nbsp Stefan Prein Honda RS125R 1990 Swedish motorcycle Grand PrixGroup A 1 44 564 11 nbsp Tom Walkinshaw Rover Vitesse 1986 Anderstorp ETCC roundGrand Prix Circuit 4 018 km 1975 1977 Formula One 1 27 607 nbsp Mario Andretti Lotus 78 1977 Swedish Grand Prix nbsp Formula Three 1 36 314 33 nbsp Conny Ljungfeldt March 743 1975 Anderstorp European F3 round500cc 1 39 802 nbsp Barry Sheene Suzuki RG 500 1977 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix350cc 1 42 281 nbsp Kork Ballington Yamaha TZ 350 1977 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix250cc 1 46 285 nbsp Mick Grant Kawasaki KR250 1977 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix125cc 1 49 263 nbsp Pier Paolo Bianchi Morbidelli 125 1976 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix50cc 1 58 444 nbsp Angel Nieto Bultaco TSS 50 1976 Swedish motorcycle Grand PrixOriginal Grand Prix Circuit 4 025 km 1968 1974 Formula One 1 26 146 nbsp Denny Hulme McLaren M23 1973 Swedish Grand Prix nbsp Group 6 1 31 300 34 nbsp Leo Kinnunen Porsche 908 02 1969 Anderstorp Nordic Challenge Cup roundFormula 5000 1 31 900 35 nbsp Peter Gethin McLaren M10B 1970 Anderstorp F5000 roundSports 2000 1 35 500 36 nbsp Jo Bonnier Lola T210 1970 Anderstorp European 2 Litre Championship roundGroup 4 1 38 400 37 nbsp Ulf Norinder Lola T70 Mk IIIB GT 1969 Anderstorp Sports Prototype raceFormula Three 1 38 800 38 nbsp Hakan Dahlqvist Merlyn MK 21 1972 Anderstorp Swedish F3 round500cc 1 44 300 nbsp Teuvo Lansivuori Yamaha YZR500 1974 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix350cc 1 44 500 nbsp Patrick Pons Yamaha TZ 350 1974 Swedish motorcycle Grand PrixGroup 2 1 44 520 39 nbsp Bo Emanuelsson Ford Escort RS 1600 1973 Swedish Grand Prix GT support race250cc 1 47 700 nbsp Takazumi Katayama Yamaha TZ 250 1974 Swedish motorcycle Grand PrixGroup 3 1 49 100 40 nbsp Bengt Ekberg Porsche 911 S 1972 Anderstorp Swedish Sportscar round125cc 1 52 000 nbsp Kent Andersson Yamaha TA 125 1974 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix50cc 2 01 000 nbsp Henk van Kessel Kreidler 50 GP 1974 Swedish motorcycle Grand PrixAirfield editAnderstorp AirfieldIATA noneICAO ESMPSummaryAirport typePrivateOpened1968Elevation AMSL509 ft 155 mWebsitewww wbr srwanderstorp wbr se wbr en wbr airfield wbr RunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m04 22 1 000 AsphaltIn order to get more financiers the long straight was adopted as a 1 000 m 3 300 ft runway for small aircraft ICAO ESMP It is as of 2022 update open for aircraft operations 41 There is also a helipad planned for ambulance helicopters at racing accidents Notes edit N 2 Contrary to common depiction of the 1978 modification as having a chicane introduced to the Norra corner there was no chicane ever used the corner was made slower by decreasing its radius and making it a sharper bend instead of a sweeping curve it was before 42 43 44 45 Anderstorp Raceway s Grade 2 license expired 28 May 2021 References edit 1991 95 SRWanderstorp www srwanderstorp se Archived from the original on 2020 10 24 Retrieved 21 July 2021 Sweden joins expanded 2020 DTM schedule Motorsport com 19 September 2019 The chicane is absent in Lantmateriet Historic Orthophoto 1975 from lantmateriet se but is reported in the contemporary race report in the Motorsport magazine The Swedish Grand Prix Motorsport 717 720 July 1975 Retrieved 2022 02 05 Video on YouTube Video on YouTube The Swedish Grand Prix Motorsport 765 768 July 1976 Retrieved 2022 02 05 a b c d e f Anderstorp Retrieved 18 January 2022 The Swedish Grand Prix Motorsport 735 737 July 1973 Retrieved 2017 03 19 The Swedish Grand Prix Motorsport 795 796 July 1977 Retrieved 2022 02 05 The Swedish Grand Prix Motorsport 935 936 July 1978 Retrieved 2017 03 19 a b 1986 Anderstorp 500 Retrieved 2 May 2022 WTCC Heat 2 Race Archived from the original on 2016 09 21 Retrieved 2016 08 20 Anderstorp Motorsport Magazine Retrieved 24 April 2022 EuroBOSS Anderstorp Super Prix 2009 gt gt EuroBOSS Heat 2 15 laps 23 August 2009 Retrieved 25 December 2022 1998 International Sports Racing Series Round Anderstorp Retrieved 2 May 2022 2007 Anderstorp Formula Master Round 9 Retrieved 29 June 2022 2003 Anderstorp Formula Renault V6 Round 11 Retrieved 2 May 2022 1999 Nordic F3 Anderstorp Race 2 Retrieved 18 July 2022 a b 2003 FIA GT Championship Round Anderstorp Retrieved 2 May 2022 2016 SMP F4 NEZ Anderstorp Formula 4 Revision 1 Final Results Race 1 PDF 3 September 2016 Retrieved 2 July 2022 EuroBOSS Anderstorp Super Prix 2009 gt gt Formula Renault 2000 Heat 2 15 laps 23 August 2009 Retrieved 25 December 2022 2022 Porsche Cup Scandinavia Anderstorp 2 Race 3 Retrieved 30 October 2022 2012 Swedish GT Round Anderstorp Race 2 June 2012 Archived from the original on 21 September 2016 Retrieved 20 August 2016 STCC 2016 Anderstorp Round 5 Results Retrieved 24 April 2022 a b Euro GT Anderstorp 2001 Retrieved 7 January 2023 Swedish Touring Car Championship 1999 Anderstorp Round 7 Results Retrieved 2 May 2022 TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship 2021 Anderstorp Round 10 Results Retrieved 24 April 2022 Porsche Carrera Cup Anderstorp 2022 gt gt GT4 Scandinavia Heat 1 35 laps 14 May 2022 Retrieved 25 December 2022 ETCC 2003 Anderstorp Round 14 Results Retrieved 24 April 2022 1996 BPR Global GT Series Round Anderstorp Retrieved 2 May 2022 1993 08 06 to 1993 08 08 World Superbike Scandinavian Round Retrieved 22 December 2022 Swedish Touring Car Championship 1997 Anderstorp Round 5 Results Retrieved 2 May 2022 1975 Anderstorp European F3 Retrieved 2 May 2022 Nordic Challenge Cup Anderstorp 1969 Retrieved 7 January 2023 1970 Anderstorp F5000 Retrieved 19 May 2022 Europamasterskap For 2L Sportvagnar Anderstorp Retrieved 18 July 2022 Anderstorp SP 1969 Retrieved 7 January 2023 1972 Swedish Formula 3 Anderstorp Retrieved 18 July 2022 Anderstorp T GT 1973 Retrieved 7 January 2023 SM Anderstorp GT3 0 1972 Retrieved 7 January 2023 ANDERSTORP AIRFIELD ESMP Video on YouTube on board camera view Video on YouTube 1978 Grand Prix highlights Video on YouTube full coverage of the 1978 Grand Prix Ventura Xavier 1978 06 15 G P Suecia Andretti o Peterson El Mundo Deportivo in Spanish p 21 Retrieved 2017 06 04 El dificil circuito de Anderstorp conoce este ano una serie de cambios que pueden hacerlo mas seguro pero tambien mas dificil La tradicional curva de la recta de salida ha sido modificada para convertirla en un angulo recto de 90 que puede tener importancia decisiva para la resolucion de la carrera Asi mismo nuevas barreras han mejorado las condiciones de seguridad del G P de Suecia de tal manera que ha recibido ya este circuito su homologacion hasta 1981 por parte de la Federacion Internacional External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Scandinavian Raceway Anderstorp Racing Club in Swedish Satellite picture by Google Maps Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anderstorp Raceway amp oldid 1185844996, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
