The Bucharest Ring () was a

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in the

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n capital city of

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...

and was initiated by City Challenge GmbH. Designed by famed track designer

Hermann Tilke Hermann Tilke (born 31 December 1954) is a German engineer, racing driver and circuit designer, who has designed numerous Formula One motor racing circuits. His son is architect Carsten Tilke. Racing During the 1980s, Tilke competed in touring ...

, the circuit was in the city centre, and has the

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in its infield. The circuit held two FIA GT meetings in 2007 and 2008, but the 2009 event was cancelled due to financial reasons and the series never returned to the circuit. It was announced in September 2010 that the circuit would host a round of the

Auto GP Auto GP, sometimes referred to as the Auto GP World Series and formerly known as both Euro Formula 3000 and the Euroseries 3000, was a European formula racing series. The series' roots can be traced back to 1999 and the Italian Formula 3000 serie ...

championship in July 2011, with the event being known as the Bucharest GP. However, this event was cancelled too.

Lap records

The fastest official race lap records at the Bucharest Ring are listed as:

Races hosted

The Bucharest Ring hosted the following competitions between 2007 and 2008: * the

FIA GT Championship The FIA GT Championship was a sports car racing series organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) at the behest of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The championship was mostly concentrated in Europe, but throughout ...

* the British Formula Three Championship * the FIA GT3 European Championship * the Dacia Logan Cup * and was planned to host a 2007 GP Masters race File:Bucharest City Challenge 2008 (1).jpg, Bucharest City Challenge 2008 File:Bucharest City Challenge 2008 (2).jpg, Bucharest City Challenge 2008

References

External links

Former Official Webpage
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