Automotodróm Slovakia Ring

Automotodróm Slovakia Ring
LocationOrechová Potôň, Slovakia
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
CEST (DST)
Coordinates48°03′14″N 17°34′15″E / 48.05389°N 17.57083°E / 48.05389; 17.57083
FIA Grade2 (for Variant V4b)
3 (for Variant V4)
Broke groundOctober 2008; 15 years ago (2008-10)
Opened1 October 2009; 14 years ago (2009-10-01)
ArchitectHans Roth[1]
Major eventsCurrent:
FIA European Truck Racing Championship (2017–2019, 2022–present)
TCR Eastern Europe Trophy
(2019–present)
Former:
FIA WTCR Race of Slovakia
(2012–2016, 2018–2020)
FIM EWC (2017–2019)
Sidecar World Championship (2018)
TCR Europe (2021)
Blancpain GT Series (2014)
FIA GT Series (2013)
FIA GT1 (2012)
ADAC GT Masters (2013–2014)
Websitehttp://slovakiaring.sk/home-en/
Grand Prix Circuit (Variant 4b) (2018–present)
Length5.935 km (3.888 miles)
Turns16
Race lap record1:45.932 (Netherlands Klaas Zwart, Jaguar R5 F1, 2019, F1)
Grand Prix Circuit (Variant 4) (2009–present)
Length5.922 km (3.860 miles)
Turns14
Race lap record1:43.115 (Austria Andreas Zuber, Dallara GP2/05, 2010, GP2)

Automotodróm Slovakia Ring is a 5.935 km (3.688 mi) motor racing circuit in Orechová Potôň, Dunajská Streda District in Slovakia, approximately 30 km (19 mi) away from Bratislava Airport. It was built between 2008 and 2009.[2]

Description[edit]

Pit lane and paddocks in 2012

New Zealand race car driver Matt Halliday suggested that the rear engine Porsches struggled with Slovakia Ring's long radius corners with much less front aerodynamics than the other cars.[3]

A major feature of the circuit is a prominent hump on one of the straights that causes some cars to fly with the front wheels off the ground. Only one car has flipped over entirely and crashed after going over the hump at a high speed.[citation needed] Prior to start of the 2014 season the hump between turns 2 and 3 was rebuilt.

Major events[edit]

FIA GT Championship and Blancpain Sprint Series[edit]

FIA GT3 European Championship

On 21 August 2011, the track hosted the fifth round of the 2011 FIA GT3 European Championship season. Winners of the two 29-lap races were Dominik Baumann and Brice Bosi in the first, and Philippe Giauque and Mike Parisy in the second, both teams driving in Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. Many cars flew on the second hill. [4]

FIA GT1 World Championship

On 10 June 2012, the track hosted the fourth round of the 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship season.[5] The winners of the qualifying race were Filip Salaquarda and Toni Vilander in a Ferrari 458 Italia GT3, and the winners of the championship race were Michael Bartels and Yelmer Buurman in a BMW Z4 GT3.

FIA GT Series

On 18 August 2013, the track hosted the fourth round of the 2013 FIA GT Series season.[6]

Blancpain Sprint Series

On 24 August 2014, the track hosted the fourth round of the 2014 Blancpain Sprint Series season, the successor of the FIA GT Series.[7]

FIA World Touring Car Championship and Cup[edit]

On 6 February 2012, it was announced that Slovakia Ring will replace the Argentina race in the 2012 World Touring Car Championship calendar.[8] The event took place on 29 April 2012, with Gabriele Tarquini winning the first race in a SEAT León and Robert Huff the second race in a Chevrolet Cruze.[9]

It also hosted the Race of Slovakia in the following 2013 season calendar. The event took place on 28 April 2013, with Gabriele Tarquini winning the first race in a Honda Civic, and Tom Coronel the second race in BMW 320 TC.[10]

The race was featured again as the fourth round of the 2014 season, which took place on 11 May 2014.[11] The winning driver of the first race was Sébastien Loeb in a Citroën C-Elysée, while the second race was cancelled due to heavy rain.[12]

In 2015, the race was pushed forward to 21 June, and the two winners were Yvan Muller and Sébastien Loeb, both in Citroën C-Elysée.

In 2016, it was pulled back to 17 April and the format of the championship was slightly changed, with an opening race with the top grid positions inversed and a second main race with the grid from the qualifying session. The winners were Tiago Monteiro in a Honda Civic in the opening race, and José María López in a Citroën C-Elysée in the main race.

In 2017, the race was not featured in the series calendar.[citation needed]

In 2018, with the new FIA World Touring Car Cup regulations and format, the race was added to the calendar on 7 June, once again as a replacement of the Argentina race.[13] It took place on 13–15 July and the winners were Pepe Oriola in a Cupra León in the first race, and Gabriele Tarquini and Norbert Michelisz in the second and third races, both in Hyundai i30.[citation needed]

In 2019, the race was featured as the third round of the racing calendar, in the weekend 10–12 May. All three races took place on Sunday, as the event ran together with the FIM Endurance World Championship support series.[14] The winners were Frédéric Vervisch (Audi RS3), Néstor Girolami (Honda Civic), and the Chinese driver Ma Qing Hua (Alfa Romeo Giulietta).[citation needed]

ADAC GT Masters[edit]

On 14 and 15 September 2013, the track hosted the seventh round of the 2013 ADAC GT Masters season.[citation needed]

Between 8 and 10 August 2014, the track hosted the fifth round of the 2014 ADAC GT Masters season.[15][16]

Acceleration 2014[edit]

Between 4 and 6 July 2014, the Slovakia Ring hosted the fifth weekend of Acceleration 2014, a series of festivals combining top class car and bike racing with music and entertainment.[citation needed]

Touring Car Endurance Series[edit]

The first ever 24 hours automobile sport event at the Slovakia Ring was the Hankook 24H SLOVAKIA RING on 15 and 16 June 2016, as part of the Touring Car Endurance Series. The race had a rather close finish. After 24 hours there was just a 20.9 seconds lead for ARC Bratislava by Ferry Monster Autosport.[17] after 2016 Tour Car Endurance Series has not showed back to the event due to low car count.[citation needed]

FIA European Truck Racing Championship[edit]

Between 15 and 16 July 2017, the track will host the fourth round of the FIA European Truck Racing Championship.[18]

The track was featured again in the 2018 season, between 14 and 15 July, as a support series of the FIA World Touring Car Cup.

The track was featured again in the 2022 season, between 2 and 3 July for the 3rd round of the FIA European Truck Racing Championship. From 2022, the track has been part of this championship.

Events[edit]

Current
Former

Parameters[edit]

  • Track length: 5.922 km (3.680 mi) (for Variant 4)
    5.935 km (3.688 mi) (for Variant 4b)
  • Track width: 12 m (13 yd)
  • Finishing point length: 900 m (980 yd)
  • Finishing point width: 20 m (22 yd)
  • Accelerating testing track length: 1.144 km (0.711 mi)
  • Accelerating testing track width: 20 m (22 yd)

Lap records[edit]

As of June 2023, the fastest official race lap records at the Automotodróm Slovakia Ring are listed as:[19]

Category Time Driver Vehicle Event
Grand Prix Circuit Variant 4b: 5.935 km (2018–present)
Formula One 1:45.932[19] Klaas Zwart [de] Jaguar R5 F1 Maxx Formula 2019
Grand Prix Circuit Variant 4: 5.922 km (2009–present)
EuroBOSS/GP2 1:43.115[19] Andreas Zuber Dallara GP2/05 2010 Slovakiaring EuroBOSS round
LMP3 1:56.296[20] David Droux [de] Norma M30 2019 Slovakiaring Ultimate Cup round
GT3 2:00.132[21] Thomas Jäger BMW Z4 GT3 2014 Slovakiaring Blancpain GT round
Porsche Carrera Cup 2:02.650[22] Dieter Svepes Porsche 911 (992) GT3 Cup 2023 Slovakiaring Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe round
Formula 4 2:03.456[23] Michael Sauter Tatuus F4-T421 2023 Slovakiaring Formula 4 CEZ round
FIM EWC 2:03.886[24] Mike di Meglio Honda CBR1000RR 2019 8 Hours of Slovakiaring
TC1 2:05.748[25] Yvan Muller Citroën C-Elysée WTCC 2015 FIA WTCC Race of Slovakia
ADAC Formel Masters 2:07.609[26] Marvin Dienst Dallara Formulino 2013 Slovakiaring ADAC Formel Masters round
TCR Touring Car 2:10.590[27] Mikel Azcona CUPRA León Competición TCR 2021 Slovakiaring TCR Europe round
GT4 2:12.071[28] Frederick Jerich Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport 2021 Slovakiaring Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe round
Super 2000 2:12.918 Gabriele Tarquini Honda Civic WTCC 2013 FIA WTCC Race of Slovakia
Super 1600 2:30.513[29] Ulrike Krafft [de] Ford Fiesta 1.6 16V 2014 Slovakiaring ETC round
Truck racing 2:42.803[30] Norbert Kiss Mercedes-Benz Actros 2017 Slovakiaring ETRC round

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "About the race track". Slovakia Ring. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Slovakiaring". Track Reviewers. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Tough weekend' for Porsche duo". gt1world.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Event details". FIA GT3 European Championship. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Calendar". FIA GT1 World Championship. 4 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  6. ^ "Calendar". FIA GT Series. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Calendar 2022".
  8. ^ "Slovakia Ring replaces Argentina". WTCC. 6 February 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Event details". WTCC. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  10. ^ "Slovakia Ring". WTCC. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  11. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ^ "FIA WTCR | World Touring Car Cup".
  13. ^ "Slovakia added to WTCR OSCARO calendar". 7 June 2018. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  14. ^ "All you need to know about WTCR Race of Slovakia". 3 May 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ Runschke, Oliver. "Second half of ADAC GT Masters season about to commence at Slovakia Ring". automobilsport.com. automobilsport.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  16. ^ "ADAC GT Masters | ADAC Motorsport".
  17. ^ "24H SLOVAKIA RING 14-15-16 June 2016". Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  18. ^ "Slovakia Ring, 15 - 16 Jul 2017".
  19. ^ a b c "Slovakiaring - Race Track Records". Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  20. ^ "2019 Ultimate Cup Series Slovakia Ring Challenge Proto 6H Endurance Final Classification" (PDF). 25 May 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  21. ^ "2014 Blancpain GT Series Slovakia Ring Main Race". 24 August 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  22. ^ "2023 Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe Round 1 Slovakiaring PSCCE 100 Miles of Slovakia Result of Race" (PDF). 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  23. ^ "2023 OMV MAXXMotion FIA ETRC Truck Race of Slovakia F4 CEZ Official Result Race 1" (PDF). 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  24. ^ "2019 8 Hours EWC Slovakia Ring - Race - Final Ranking". 11 May 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  25. ^ "WTCC 2015 » Slovakiaring Round 11 Results". 21 June 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  26. ^ "2013 Formel ADAC Slovakia Ring Result List Race 1" (PDF). 14 September 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  27. ^ "TCR EU 2021 » Slovakiaring Round 1 Results". 8 May 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  28. ^ "2021 Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe Round 2 - Slovakiaring PSCCE GT3 Cup & GT4 Clubsport Result of Race 1" (PDF). 11 June 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  29. ^ "ETC Cup 2014 » Slovakiaring Round 4 Results". 11 May 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  30. ^ "FIA EUROPEAN TRUCK RACING CHAMPIONSHIP Slovakia Ring, length 5922 m 15. - 16. July 2017 FIA European Truck Racing Championship Final Result Championship Race 1, 15.07.2017" (PDF). 15 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2022.

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