Architect Hans Roth Turns 14 Owner Slovakia Ring Agency | Length 5.922 km (3.680 mi) Opened 1 October 2009 Phone +421 917 544 227 | |
 | ||
Location Orechová Potôň, Slovakia Major events FIA GT1 World ChampionshipFIA GT3 European ChampionshipFIA World Touring Car ChampionshipADAC GT MastersEuroBOSS Series Lap record 1:41.600 (Sam Bird, ISR Racing, 2012) Address 930 02 Orechová Potôň, Slovakia Hours Open today · 9AM–6PMFriday9AM–6PMSaturday9AM–6PMSunday9AM–6PMMonday9AM–6PMTuesday9AM–6PMWednesday9AM–6PMThursday9AM–6PM Similar Hungaroring, Circuit Paul Ricard, Red Bull Ring, EuroSpeedway Lausitz, Nürburgring Profiles | ||
Automotodróm Slovakia Ring is a motor racing circuit in Orechová Potôň, Dunajská Streda District in Slovakia, approximately 30 km away from Bratislava Airport. It was built between 2008 and 2009. Sam Bird set the current track record on 5 September 2012, during a testing session. He completed a lap in 1:41.600 in his Dallara T12 of Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2012) prepared by ISR Racing.
Contents
Description
New Zealand race car driver Matt Halliday suggested that the rear engine Porsches struggled with Slovakia Ring's long radius corners with much less front aerodynamics than the other cars. A major feature of the circuit is a prominent hump on one of the straights that causes some cars to fly with the front wheels off the ground. Only one car has flipped over entirely and crashed after going over the hump at a high speed. Prior to start of the 2014 season the hump between turns 2 and 3 was rebuilt.
FIA GT Championship and Blancpain Sprint Series
On 21 August 2011, the track hosted the fifth round of the 2011 FIA GT3 European Championship season. Winners of the two 29-lap races were Dominik Baumann and Brice Bosi in the first, and Philippe Giauque and Mike Parisy in the second, both teams driving in Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. Lots of cars flew on second hill.
On 10 June 2012, the track hosted the fourth round of the 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship season. The winners of the qualifying race were Filip Salaquarda and Toni Vilander in a Ferrari 458 Italia GT3, and the winners of the championship race were Michael Bartels and Yelmer Buurman in a BMW Z4 GT3.
On 18 August 2013, the track hosted the fourth round of the 2013 FIA GT Series season.
On 24 August 2014, the track hosted the fourth round of the 2014 Blancpain Sprint Series season, the successor of the FIA GT Series.
FIA World Touring Car Championship
On 6 February 2012, it was announced that Slovakia Ring will replace the Argentina race in the 2012 World Touring Car Championship calendar. The event took place on 29 April 2012, with Gabriele Tarquini winning the first race in a SEAT León and Robert Huff the second race in a Chevrolet Cruze.
It also hosted the Race of Slovakia in the following 2013 World Touring Car Championship calendar. The event took place on 28 April 2013, with Gabriele Tarquini winning the first race in a Honda Civic, and Tom Coronel the second race in BMW 320 TC.
The race was featured again as the fourth round of the 2014 World Touring Car Championship season, which took place on 11 May 2014.
ADAC GT Masters
On 14 and 15 September 2013, the track hosted the seventh round of the 2013 ADAC GT Masters season.
Between 8 and 10 August 2014, the track hosted the fifth round of the 2014 ADAC GT Masters season.
Acceleration 2014
Between 4 and 6 July 2014, the Slovakia Ring hosted the fifth weekend of Acceleration 2014, a series of festivals combining top class car and bike racing with music and entertainment.
Touring Car Endurance Series 2016
The first ever 24 hours automobile sport event at the Slovakia Ring was the Hankook 24H SLOVAKIA RING on 15 and 16 June 2016, as part of the Touring Car Endurance Series. The race had a rather close finish. After 24 hours there was just a 20.9 seconds lead for ARC Bratislava by Ferry Monster Autosport.