Automotodrom Grobnik is a
motorsport race track
A race track (racetrack, racing track or racing circuit) is a facility built for racing of vehicles, athletes, or animals (e.g. horse racing or greyhound racing). A race track also may feature grandstands or concourses. Race tracks are also ...
located in
ÄŒavle
ÄŒavle is a village and a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia.
There are a total of 7,220 inhabitants, in the following settlements:
* Buzdohanj, population 1,517
* Cernik, population 1,397
* ÄŒavle, population ...
, north of
Rijeka
Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Prim ...
,
Croatia
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. The circuit was built in 15 months and was opened in 14 September 1978.
From 1978 to 1990, it hosted the
Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix
The Yugoslav motorcycle Grand Prix was a motorcycling event forming part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season from 1969 to 1990
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of
MotoGP
Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Independent motorcycle racing events have been held since the start of ...
.
Currently, among other competitions, the automotodrom hosts the Croatia Prix, which is a valid race for the
FIA CEZ Formula 3 Championship.
In 2020, Rijeka also hosted
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
The NASCAR Whelen Euro Series (formerly known as Racecar Euro Series and Euro-Racecar NASCAR Touring Series) is an official NASCAR stock-car racing series based in Europe. It is one of NASCAR's three international-sanctioned series, alongside the ...
rounds as a late replacement for
Autodrom Most
Autodrom Most is a hard-surfaced long race track for motorsport outside of the city of Most in the northwest of the Czech Republic. The racing circuit was built between 1978 and 1983, but the Most district was known for organizing motorcycle ...
, whose round was cancelled late in the season due to COVID-19 restrictions. It has featured on the
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
The NASCAR Whelen Euro Series (formerly known as Racecar Euro Series and Euro-Racecar NASCAR Touring Series) is an official NASCAR stock-car racing series based in Europe. It is one of NASCAR's three international-sanctioned series, alongside the ...
calendar also in 2021 and 2022, and it will feature on the
2023 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series as a non-championship all star endurance race.
World Championship races
Lap records
The official race lap records at the Automotodrom Grobnik are listed as:
See also
*
Preluk Circuit
Notes
References
External links
Track informationHomepage
FIA Grade 4 circuit
Grobnik
Motorsport venues in Croatia
Sport in Yugoslavia
Sports venues in Rijeka
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