Lausitzring

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Aerial view of Lausitzring
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Grandstands on the front stretch

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.

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 Template:Cvt 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,[1][2] with a pole position lap average speed of Template:Cvt[3] and a race average of Template:Cvt.[4]

History

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.[5] The facility was officially opened during a public ceremony on 20 August 2000.[6]

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 Template:Cvt. 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 Template:Cvt, with each of its two straights measuring about Template:Cvt in length. All tracks can be connected to form a Template:Cvt long endurance racing course, but so far this option has been used only for testing and never as part of a major event.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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 Template:Cvt 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]

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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

Lap records

As of June 2025, 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]
EuroBOSS/F1 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
GT3 1:41.945[20] Antal Zsigo BMW M4 GT3 Evo 2025 Lausitzring GT Cup Series round
LMP675 1:43.082[18] Mirko Savoldi Lucchini SR2002 2003 FIA Sportscar Championship Lausitz
Formula Volkswagen 1:43.662[21] Sven Barth Reynard Formula Volkswagen 2002 2nd Lausitzring Formula Volkswagen Germany round
GT1 (GTS) 1:43.830[22] Julian Bailey Lister Storm GT 2000 FIA GT Lausitzring 500km
Formula Renault 2.0 1:45.303[23] Template:Ill Tatuus FR2000 2004 Lausitzring Formula Renault 2000 Germany round
Formula 4 1:46.485[24] Charles Weerts Tatuus F4-T014 2018 Lausitzring ADAC F4 round
N-GT 1:48.219[22] Patrick Huisman Porsche 911 (996) GT3-R 2000 FIA GT Lausitzring 500km
ADAC Formel Masters 1:48.366[25] Florian Herzog Dallara Formulino 2012 Lausitzring ADAC Formel Masters round
Formula BMW 1:48.761[26] Sebastian Vettel Mygale FB02 2004 Lausitzring Formula BMW ADAC round
V8Star Series 1:50.105[27] Thomas Mutsch V8Star car 2001 2nd Lausitzring V8Star round
GT4 1:55.120[28] Tim Heinemann Mercedes-AMG GT4 2020 Lausitzring DTM Trophy round
Porsche Carrera Cup 1:59.394[29] Leon Köhler Porsche 911 (991 II) GT3 Cup 2020 Lausitzring Porsche Carrera Cup Germany round
TCR Touring Car 2:10.126[30] 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[31] Chaz Davies Ducati Panigale R 2017 Lausitzring Superbike World SBK round
Formula Three 1:39.852[32] Philipp Regensperger Dallara F305 2017 Lausitzring Remus F3 Cup round
World SSP 1:41.035[33] Niki Tuuli Yamaha YZF-R6 2016 Lausitzring World SSP round
Supersport 300 1:52.866[34] Rick Dunnik Yamaha YZF-R3 2020 Lausitzring IDM Supersport 300 round
250cc 1:52.909[35] 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[36] Maro Engel Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 2022 Lausitzring DTM round
GT4 1:42.039[37] Template:Ill Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo 2022 Lausitzring DTM Trophy round
Sprint Circuit: 3.478 km (2004–present)
EuroBOSS/F1 1:13.100[38] Patrick d’Aubreby Benetton B192 2005 1st Lausitzring EuroBOSS round
Formula Three 1:15.109[39] Markus Pommer Dallara F311 2014 1st Lausitzring German F3 round
Class 1 Touring Cars 1:16.992[40] Robin Frijns Audi RS5 Turbo DTM 2020 2020 1st Lausitzring DTM round
DTM 1:17.098[41] René Rast Audi RS5 DTM 2017 Lausitzring DTM round
LMP3 1:20.012[42] Danny Soufi Ligier JS P320 2025 Lausitzring Prototype Cup Germany round
GT3 1:20.629[43] Kelvin van der Linde Audi R8 LMS ultra 2014 Lausitzring ADAC GT Masters round
Formula Renault 2.0 1:21.264[44] Atte Mustonen Tatuus FR2000 2005 Lausitzring Formula Renault 2.0 Germany round
Formula 4 1:21.759[45] Robert Shwartzman Tatuus F4-T014 2015 Lausitzring ADAC F4 round
ADAC Formel Masters 1:23.602[46] Marvin Dienst Dallara Formulino 2014 Lausitzring ADAC Formel Masters round
Porsche Carrera Cup 1:24.174[47] Harry King Porsche 911 (992) GT3 Cup 2023 Lausitzring Porsche Carrera Cup Germany round
Formula BMW 1:24.312[48] Sébastien Buemi Mygale FB02 2005 Lausitzring Formula BMW ADAC round
GT4 1:28.559[49] Denis Bulatov Mercedes-AMG GT4 2023 Lausitzring ADAC GT4 Germany round
TCR Touring Car 1:29.986[50] Template:Ill Hyundai i30 N TCR 2020 1st Lausitzring ADAC TCR Germany round
Truck racing 1:47.627[51] Norbert Kiss MAN TGS 2025 Lausitzring ETRC round
Superspeedway: 3.256 km (2000–present)[12]
CART 0:34.747[52] Tony Kanaan Reynard 01I 2001 American Memorial
Formula Three 0:46.664[53] Ronny Wechselberger Dallara F302 2005 Eastside 100
Stock car racing 0:49.026[54] Ben Collins Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2003 2nd Lausitzring ASCAR round

Commercial use

Test site

On 1 November 2017, Dekra acquired the Lausitzring as a test site, especially for autonomous driving.[55] 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.[56]

Entertainment

Dekra organised also an Open-air festival, that took place in May 2019.[57]

Events

Complementary racing events, such as DTM are on the agenda.[57]

Current

Former

See also

References

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External links

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  1. ↑ Sensationelle Rennen im Trioval - August 29, 2005 (in German)
  2. ↑ Cindy - Liebling der Fans - July 31, 2006 (in German)
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  4. ↑ ADAC Eastside 100 - Race 2 - August 29, 2005 (in German)
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