Rudskogen Motorsenter is
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
’s oldest asphalt race circuit, opened on May 20, 1990. It has hosted rounds of the
TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship
The Scandinavian Touring Car Championship (STCC) is a touring car racing series based in Scandinavia. The series took over from the Danish Touringcar Championship and Swedish Touring Car Championship, with its first season in 2011. The Scandin ...
,
Danish Thundersport Championship, Swedish GT Series, NBF GT Championship, GT4 Scandinavia, Danish Super GT, V8 Thunder Cars, Formula STCC Nordic and
F4 Danish Championship.
In 2006 the Norwegian government selected Rudskogen Motorsenter as the main national motorsport facility. The venue was rebuilt by
Hermann Tilke and re-opened in 2012.
The current motorcycle and car racing track at Rudskogen Motorsenter is long, set in rolling forest terrain and considered technically demanding for drivers. The longest straight is and the elevation difference is . Races for cars and bikes are arranged there in a variety of classes and the track is also hired out privately for corporate events and organisational training, for example for emergency services personnel.
The Rudskogen karting track, located at the same facility, is long and satisfies international karting standards. A range of large-scale events have taken place at this track including a round of the European Karting Championship in 2005.
Data from the
Norwegian Meteorological Institute
The Norwegian Meteorological Institute ( no, Meteorologisk institutt), also known internationally as MET Norway, is Norway's national meteorological institute. It provides weather forecasts for civilian and military uses and conducts research in m ...
shows that the circuit at Rudskogen can be in use for 8 weeks longer per year than other existing race circuits in Norway, because of the southerly location.
Lap records
Marc Gené
Marc Gené i Guerrero (born 29 March 1974) is a Spanish professional racing driver. He is best known as a tester for Williams and Ferrari in Formula One, Minardi Formula One driver and factory driver for Peugeot's Le Mans team, with which he ...
held the unofficial lap record with a lap of 1:09.507 with
Ferrari F10 in a demonstration event in 2013.
The official race lap records at the Rudskogen are listed as:
References
External links
Rudskogen Motorsenter
{{Scandinavian Touring Car Championship circuits
Rakkestad
Motorsport venues in Norway
Racing circuits designed by Hermann Tilke