Arctic Circle Raceway is a
motor racing
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circuit in Norway. It is north of
Mo i Rana
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, south of the
Arctic Circle
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The Arctic Circl ...
. It supports 24-hour racing in full daylight in summer due to the
midnight sun
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. It is the northernmost racetrack in the world.
Circuit information
The venue was opened on 12 August 1995.
The racetrack cost
US$
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10 million to build. It hosted a round of the
Swedish Touring Car Championship
Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) was a touring car racing series based in Sweden, but also with rounds in Norway. They began operating in 1996, heavily influenced by the British Touring Car Championship and the success of BTCC racing on ...
from 1999 to 2001 and again in 2004. Currently it hosts a non-championship round of the NBF GT Championship, titled as the 'Arctic Circle Midnight Cup'.
*Racetrack
**Length:
**Width:
**Longest straight:
**Pitlane:
**Height difference: , drop 8.6%
**Height above the sea:
**Depot area:
Lap records
Unofficial lap records
**Superbike: Daniel Kubberød, Superbike, 1.28.1 (July 2009)
**Formula 3: Pontus Mörth, Formel 3, 1.20.624 (June 1996)
**Touring car: Jan «Flash» Nilsson, stcc, Volvo 1:27.323 (August 2000)
**Streetcars: Lars Magnussen Mitsubishi Evo 1:29.8 (September 2014)
**Running: Lars Kristian Granlund 13:08 (October 2019)
Official lap records
As of August 2004, the fastest official race lap records at the Arctic Circle Raceway are listed as:
References
External links
Official website (Norwegian)Reviews of the track
Motorsport venues in Norway
Rana, Norway
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