Anderstorp Raceway

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Motorsport track in Sweden

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::summary Motorsport track in Sweden ::

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FieldValue
nameAnderstorp Raceway
former_namesScandinavian Raceway
locationAnderstorp, Sweden
coordinates
image[[Image:Scandinavian Raceway.svg
image_captionGrand Prix Circuit (1998–present)
fia_grade2
opened
eventsCurrent:
PSC Scandinavia (2005–2007, 2015–present)
Former:
Formula One
Swedish Grand Prix (1973–1978)
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix (1971–1977, 1981–1990)
GT4 Scandinavia (2019, 2021–2023)
WTCC Race of Sweden (2007)
World SBK (1991, 1993)
FIM EWC (1993)
Sidecar World Championship (1981–1990, 1993, 1997)
STCC (1997–2000, 2005–2007, 2015–2022)
FIA GT (2002–2003)
ETCC (1985–1987, 2002–2003)
layoutGrand Prix Circuit (1998–present)
length_km4.025
length_mi2.501
turns8
record_time1:21.525
record_driverNED Marijn van Kalmthout
record_carBenetton B197
record_year2009
record_classEuroBOSS/F1
layout2Grand Prix Circuit (1978–1997)
length2_km4.031
length2_mi2.505
turns28
record_time21:24.836
record_driver2AUT Niki Lauda
record_car2Brabham BT46B
record_year21978
record_class2F1
layout3Grand Prix Circuit (1975–1977)
length3_km4.018
length3_mi2.497
turns38
record_time31:27.607
record_driver3USA Mario Andretti
record_car3Lotus 78
record_year31977
record_class3F1
layout4Original Grand Prix Circuit (1968–1974)
length4_km4.025
length4_mi2.501
turns48
record_time41:26.146
record_driver4NZL Denny Hulme
record_car4McLaren M23
record_year41973
record_class4F1
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Anderstorp Raceway, previously known as Scandinavian Raceway, is a 4.025 km motorsport race track in Anderstorp (Gislaved Municipality), Sweden and the sole Nordic host of a Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, when the Swedish Grand Prix was held for six years between 1973 and 1978.

Track history

The track was built on marshlands in 1968 and became an extremely popular venue in the 1970s, just as Swede Ronnie Peterson was at the height of his career. It has a long straight (called Flight Straight, which is also used as an aircraft runway), as well as several banked corners, making car setup an engineering compromise. Unusually, the pit lane is located halfway round the lap.

The raceway hosted six Formula One Swedish Grand Prix events in the 1970s. When Peterson and Gunnar Nilsson died during the 1978 Formula One season, public support for the event dried up and the Swedish Grand Prix came to an end. The circuit is also noteworthy because it was the site of the first and only win of two unconventional F1 cars: the six-wheeled Tyrrell P34 car in 1976 and the infamous Brabham 'fan car' in 1978.

Anderstorp also hosted the Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix in 1971–1977 and 1981–1990, the European Touring Car Championship in 1985–1987, the Superbike World Championship in 1991 and 1993, and the FIA GT Championship in 2002 and 2003.

In 1993, the circuit along with FIM organized a 24-hour motorcycle race. Just one week ahead of the race, an appeal was lodged against the permit for the competition, due to noise concerns. Although the organizers obtained permission to race on the morning of the event, "media had trumpeted that the competition was canceled. At the ferry berths in Skåne, passport staff turned away visitors from Denmark and the continent". During the race itself a heavy thunderstorm occurred, with torrential rain drowning the circuit. Although racing continued, no local or international audience showed up, and the circuit was forced to declare bankruptcy after the event.

The FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) returned to Anderstorp in 2007, replacing the Istanbul Park in Turkey on the WTCC calendar. For the 2008 season however, it was replaced by the Imola Circuit.

International motorsport was due to return to Anderstorp in 2020 with a round of the DTM. Then, it was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Events

; Current

; Former

Layout modifications

The circuit has been modified at least 4 times in its history. The chicane in Norra corner has been added sometime in 1975 before the 1975 Swedish Grand Prix. The chicane has been re-aligned and tightened in time for the 1976 Swedish Grand Prix. It had been modified again before the final Formula One Grand Prix run on the circuit (1978 Swedish Grand Prix), with modifications to the penultimate Norra corner and slight re-orientation of the following straight, which resulted in the length increase from 4.018 km to 4.031 km. It remained in that configuration through the 1980s

Track variations:

  • 4.025 km – 1968–1974
  • 4.018 km – 1975–1977
  • 4.031 km – 1978–1997
  • 4.025 km – 1998–present

Lap records

As of May 2025, the fastest official race lap records at the Anderstorp Raceway are listed as:

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CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEventCircuit MapGrand Prix Circuit: 4.025 km (1998–present)Grand Prix Circuit: 4.031 km (1978–1997)Grand Prix Circuit: 4.018 km (1975–1977)Original Grand Prix Circuit: 4.025 km (1968–1974)
EuroBOSS/F11:21.525NED Marijn van KalmthoutBenetton B197-Judd V102009 EuroBOSS Anderstorp Super Prix[[File:Scandinavian Raceway.svgclass=skin-invert250px]]
WSC1:24.920FRA Emmanuel CollardFerrari 333 SP1998 Anderstorp International Sports Racing Series round
International Formula Master1:26.094DNK Kasper AndersenTatuus N.T072007 Anderstorp International Formula Master round
Formula Renault 3.51:26.489ARG José María LópezTatuus FRV62003 Anderstorp Formula Renault V6 Eurocup round
Formula Three1:31.044SWE Thed BjörkDallara F3941999 Anderstorp Nordic F3 round
GT1 (GTS)title=2003 FIA GT Championship Round Anderstorpurl=http://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Anderstorp-2003-09-07.htmldate=7 September 2003access-date=2 May 2022}}AUT Walter LechnerSaleen S7-R2003 FIA GT Anderstorp 500km
Formula 41:31.449NED Richard VerschoorTatuus F4-T0142016 Anderstorp SMP F4 round
Formula Renault 2.01:31.679SWE Daniel RoosTatuus FR20002009 Anderstorp Formula Renault 2.0 Sweden round
Porsche Carrera Cup1:32.604SWE Lukas SundahlPorsche 911 (992) GT3 Cup2022 2nd Anderstorp Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia round
GT31:32.902SWEBMW Z4 GT32012 Anderstorp Swedish GT round
N-GT1:34.081ITA Andrea BertoliniFerrari 360 Modena GT2003 FIA GT Anderstorp 500km
Silhouette racing car1:34.274SWE Johan KristofferssonSEAT León STCC2016 Anderstorp STCC round
GT2title=Euro GT Anderstorp 2001url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Anderstorp-2001-08-26.htmldate=26 August 2001access-date=7 January 2023}}GER Elmar GrimmPorsche 911 (993) GT22001 Anderstorp Nordic Challenge
GT41:36.340DNK Lærke Rønn SørensenPorsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport2025 Anderstorp Porsche Sprint Challenge Scandinavia round
Super Touring1:37.057NOR Tommy RustadNissan Primera GT1999 1st Anderstorp STCC round
TCR Touring Car1:38.247SWE Robert DahlgrenCUPRA León Competición TCR2021 Anderstorp STCC round
Super 20001:39.945ITA Nicola LariniAlfa Romeo 156 GTA Super 20002003 Anderstorp ETCC round
Ferrari Challenge1:43.080SWE Kari MäkinenFerrari 360 Modena Challenge2001 Anderstorp Nordic Challenge
Formula One1:24.836AUT Niki LaudaBrabham BT46B1978 Swedish Grand Prix[[File:Scandinavian Raceway 1978.svgclass=skin-invert250px]]
Formula Three1:29.846SWERalt RT351992 Anderstorp Swedish F3 round
GT11:30.344FRA Jean-Marc GounonFerrari F40 LM1996 BPR 4 Hours of Anderstorp
500cc1:31.107USA Wayne RaineyYamaha YZR5001990 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix
World SBK1:33.480GBR Carl FogartyDucati 888 SBK1993 Anderstorp World SBK round
250cc1:34.833USA John KocinskiYamaha TZ 2501990 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix
Super Touring1:40.113SWE Mattias EkströmVolvo 850 GLT1997 Anderstorp STCC round
125cc1:41.909BRD Stefan PreinHonda RS125R1990 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix
Group Atitle=1986 Anderstorp 500url=http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1986%20Anderstorp.htmldate=18 May 1986access-date=2 May 2022}}GBR Tom WalkinshawRover Vitesse1986 Anderstorp ETCC round
Formula One1:27.607USA Mario AndrettiLotus 781977 Swedish Grand Prix[[File:Circuit Anderstorp.pngclass=skin-invert250px]]
Formula Three1:36.314SWE Conny LjungfeldtMarch 7431975 Anderstorp European F3 round
500cc1:39.802GBR Barry SheeneSuzuki RG 5001977 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix
350cc1:42.281ZAF Kork BallingtonYamaha TZ 3501977 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix
250cc1:46.285GBR Mick GrantKawasaki KR2501977 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix
125cc1:49.263ITA Pier Paolo BianchiMorbidelli 1251976 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix
50cc1:58.444SPA Ángel NietoBultaco TSS 501976 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix
Formula One1:26.146NZL Denny HulmeMcLaren M231973 Swedish Grand Prix[[File:Scandinavian Raceway 1968–1974.svgclass=skin-invert250px]]
Group 61:31.300FIN Leo KinnunenPorsche 908/021969 Anderstorp Nordic Challenge Cup round
Formula 50001:31.900GBR Peter GethinMcLaren M10B1970 Anderstorp F5000 round
Sports 20001:35.500SWE Jo BonnierLola T2101970 Anderstorp European 2-Litre Championship round
Group 41:38.400SWE Ulf NorinderLola T70 Mk.IIIB GT1969 Anderstorp Sports Prototype race
Formula Three1:38.800SWE Håkan DahlqvistMerlyn MK 211972 Anderstorp Swedish F3 round
500cc1:44.300FIN Teuvo LänsivuoriYamaha YZR500
350cc1:44.500FRA Patrick PonsYamaha TZ 350
Group 21:44.520SWE Bo EmanuelssonFord Escort RS 16001973 Swedish Grand Prix GT support race
250cc1:47.700JPN Takazumi KatayamaYamaha TZ 250
Group 31:49.100SWE Bengt EkbergPorsche 911 S1972 Anderstorp Swedish Sportscar round
125cc1:52.000SWE Kent AnderssonYamaha TA 125
50cc2:01.000NED Henk van KesselKreidler 50 GP
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Airfield

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In order to get more financiers the long straight was adopted as a 1000 m runway for small aircraft . It is open for aircraft operations. There is also a helipad, planned for ambulance helicopters at racing accidents.

Notes

Contrary to common depiction of the 1978 modification as having a chicane introduced to the Norra corner, there was no chicane ever used: the corner was made slower by decreasing its radius and making it a sharper bend instead of a sweeping curve it was before.

References

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