Sturup Raceway
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Location | Svedala, Sweden |
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Time zone | CET (UTC+1) CEST (DST) |
Coordinates | 55°31′52″N 13°21′24″E / 55.53111°N 13.35667°ECoordinates: 55°31′52″N 13°21′24″E / 55.53111°N 13.35667°E |
Opened | 1972 (rallycross track) 1990 (asphalt track) |
Major events | Current: F4 Danish Championship (2022) Former: STCC (2007–2008, 2012) DTCC (2008) |
Full Circuit (2005–present) | |
Length | 2.133 km (1.325 miles) |
Turns | 12 |
Full Circuit (2004) | |
Length | 1.480 km (0.920 miles) |
Turns | 9 |
Original Circuit (1990–2003) | |
Length | 1.100 km (0.684 miles) |
Turns | 7 |
Sturup Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Svedala, Sweden. It has been owned by the Danish Brask organisation since 2001. The circuit, by then called Sturupsbanan, opened in 1972 as a Rallycross venue. Later named Skånecrossbanan it was first asphalted to become a permanent road course in 1990. In 2004 and 2005 major work including a track extension from 1.100 km (0.684 mi) to 2.133 km (1.325 mi) with a new pit lane.[1]
Sturup held rounds of both the Swedish Touring Car Championship and Danish Touringcar Championship in 2008, but neither returned in 2009. The new Scandinavian Touring Car Championship returned to Sturup in 2012.
References
- ^ "Banan | Sturup Raceway". Archived from the original on 2010-04-13. Retrieved 2009-11-17. details of circuit extensions