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Karlskoga Motorstadion

Coordinates : 59°23′00″N 14°30′58″E  /  59.38333°N 14.51611°E  / 59.38333; 14.51611
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Gellerasen Arena
Full Circuit (2006?2016)
Location Karlskoga , Sweden
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
CEST ( DST )
Coordinates 59°23′00″N 14°30′58″E  /  59.38333°N 14.51611°E  / 59.38333; 14.51611
Opened 1949
Former names Karlskoga Motorstadion
Major events Current:
Kanonloppet (1950?1975, 1996?present)
Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia (2004?2011, 2013, 2015?present)
Nordic 4 Championship (2023?present)
Former:
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix (1978?1979)
Sidecar World Championship
(1979, 2006)
GT4 Scandinavia (2019?2022)
STCC (1996?2011, 2013, 2015?2022)
TTA ? Racing Elite League (2012)
European F2 (1973?1974)
European F3 (1978)
ETCC (1964?1966)
Website gellerasen .se
Full Circuit (2017?present)
Length 2.350 km (1.460 miles)
Turns 11
Race lap record 1:03.546 ( Sweden Hampus Ericsson , Porsche 911 (992) GT3 Cup , 2023 , Carrera Cup )
Full Circuit (2006?2016)
Length 2.400 km (1.491 miles)
Turns 11
Race lap record 1:01.841 ( Sweden Daniel Roos , Tatuus FR2000 , 2009 , FR 2.0 )
Full Circuit (1992?2005)
Length 2.530 km (1.572 miles)
Turns 11
Race lap record 1:03.634 ( Germany Frank Kechele , Tatuus FR2000 , 2004 , FR 2.0 )
Full Circuit (1958?1991)
Length 3.000 km (1.864 miles)
Turns 11
Race lap record 1:12.100 ( France Patrick Depailler , March 742 , 1974 , F2 )
Full Circuit (1953?1957)
Length 2.000 km (1.243 miles)
Turns 10
Original Circuit (1950?1952)
Length 1.600 km (0.994 miles)
Turns 9

Karlskoga Motorstadion , also known as Gellerasen Arena , is the oldest permanent motorsport race track in Sweden . The circuit is located 6 km (3.7 mi) north of Karlskoga . The layout is such that the whole track can be seen from all spectator areas. [1]

It is currently authorised for European Championship rounds of road racing and Swedish Touring Car Championship events. [1]

History [ edit ]

Built in 1949 as a 1.55 km (0.96 mi) dirt track, the inaugural race was the first Kanonloppet on 4 June 1950. [2] [3] For the second Kanonloppet in 1952, the surface had been paved with asphalt and the length was 1.600 km (0.994 mi). [3] It was extended to 2.000 km (1.243 mi) in 1953 with the addition of the Bjorkdungskurvan section (later renamed to Troskurvan ). [2] [4] In 1958 it was additionally extended to 3.172 km (1.971 mi) with the Velodromkurvan section (Velodrome bend). [5] [2] [6]

In 1961 , 1962 and 1963 non-championship Formula One events were hosted here, which saw the likes of Stirling Moss , Jim Clark and Jack Brabham battle it out on-track. 1967 a race called Swedish Grand Prix was held there, won by Jackie Stewart . In 1979 , the circuit hosted the Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix won by Barry Sheene .

The circuit was forced to close for two years after a crash on 8 August 1970 during a touring car event. Two cars, a Ford Escort and a BMW 2002 , locked together at the flat out right hander before the straight leading up to the Velodromkurvan , and went off the track at high speed, bounced over the banking and into the crowd, killing five spectators. [5]

After a period of decay, the track went through major renovation work during the 1990s and 2000s. In 1992, the track length was shortened to 2.530 km (1.572 mi). [2] [7]

The pit area was moved and the facilities were improved. There was also several safety improvements, including a redesign of the Troskurvan and the complete removal of the velodrome section. This shortened the track to its current length of 2.400 km (1.491 mi). [8] [2] [9] In 2017, the last corner was modified and the track length was shortened to 2.350 km (1.460 mi). [2] [10]

  • Photo from the track
    Photo from the track

Lap records [ edit ]

As of August 2023, the fastest official race lap records at the Karlskoga Motorstadion are listed as:

Category Time Driver Vehicle Event
Full Circuit: 2.350 km (2017?present) [10]
Porsche Carrera Cup 1:03.546 [11] Hampus Ericsson Porsche 911 (992) GT3 Cup 2023 Karlskoga Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia round
Superbike 1:03.723 [12] Christoffer Bergman Yamaha YZF-R1 2023 1st Karlskoga Pro Superbike round
Formula 4 1:04.730 [13] Mikkel Gaarde Pedersen Mygale M14-F4 2023 Karlskoga F4 Danish Championship round
Formula Renault 1.6 1:04.918 [14] Linus Granfors Signatech FR1.6 2023 Karlskoga Formula Nordic round
TCR Touring Car 1:06.781 [15] Robert Huff Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 2020 Karlskoga TCR STCC round
GT4 1:06.939 [16] Emil Skaras Toyota GR Supra GT4 2022 Karlskoga GT4 Scandinavia round
SuperSport 300 1:11.379 [17] Ty Henriksen Kawasaki Ninja 400 2023 1st Karlskoga Pro Superbike SSP 300 round
NXT Gen Cup 1:17.433 [18] Linus Granfors LRT NXT1 2023 Karlskoga NXT Gen Cup round
Full Circuit: 2.400 km (2006?2016) [9]
Formula Renault 2.0 1:01.841 [19] Daniel Roos Tatuus FR2000 2009 1st Karlskoga Formula Renault 2.0 Sweden round
Silhouette racing car 1:04.488 [20] Fredrik Ekblom Volvo S60 TTA 2012 1st Karlskoga TTA round
Porsche Carrera Cup 1:04.809 [21] Robin Hansson Porsche 911 (991 I) GT3 Cup 2015 Karlskoga Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia round
Super 2000 1:06.797 [22] Fredrik Ekblom BMW 320si 2008 Karlskoga STCC round
Full Circuit: 2.530 km (1992?2005) [7]
Formula Renault 2.0 1:03.634 [23] Frank Kechele Tatuus FR2000 2004 Karlskoga Formula Renault 2000 Scandinavia round
GT1 (GTS) 1:06.064 [24] Thed Bjork Chrysler Viper GTS-R 2003 Gellerasen Swedish GTR round
Super Touring 1:06.586 [25] Carl Rosenblad Nissan Primera GT 2001 1st Karlskoga STCC round
N-GT 1:07.285 [26] Thed Bjork Porsche 911 (996) GT3-R 2001 Gellerasen Swedish GTR round
Porsche Carrera Cup 1:07.353 [27] Fredrik Ros Porsche 911 (996) GT3 Cup 2005 Karlskoga Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia round
Super 2000 1:09.606 [28] Richard Goransson BMW 320i 2004 1st Karlskoga STCC round
Full Circuit: 3.000 km (1958?1991) [6]
Formula Two 1:12.100 [29] Patrick Depailler March 742 1974 Karlskoga F2 round
Group 7 1:16.200 [30] Chris Craft McLaren M8C 1970 Kanonloppet
Group 5 1:17.400 [31] Brian Redman Lola T70 1969 Kanonloppet
Formula Three 1:20.800 [32] Tim Schenken Brabham BT28 1969 Kanonloppet
500cc 1:21.310 Wil Hartog Suzuki RG 500 1979 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix
350cc 1:22.216 Gregg Hansford Kawasaki KR350 1978 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix
250cc 1:23.500 Gregg Hansford Kawasaki KR250 1979 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix
Formula One 1:24.100 Innes Ireland Lotus 24 1962 Kanonloppet
125cc 1:28.767 Angel Nieto Minarelli 1978 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix
Group 2 1:38.300 [33] Jackie Stewart [a]
Bo Ljungfeldt [a] 		Ford Lotus Cortina [a]
Ford Mustang [a] 		1965 Karlskoga ETCC round

Notes [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b c d Both drivers took the same lap time in the same race independently.

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b "Home" . Karlskoga Motorstadion AB . Retrieved 8 October 2019 .
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Historien om Gellerasbanan" . Retrieved 25 December 2022 .
  3. ^ a b "Gellerasen Org" . Retrieved 25 December 2022 .
  4. ^ "Gellerasbanan 1953" . Retrieved 25 December 2022 .
  5. ^ a b Darren Galpin. "Karlskoga Track Info" . The GEL Motorsport Information Page . Retrieved 4 October 2009 .
  6. ^ a b "Gellerasbanan 1958" . Retrieved 25 December 2022 .
  7. ^ a b "Gellerasbanan 1992" . Retrieved 25 December 2022 .
  8. ^ "History" . Karlskoga Motorstadion AB (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 27 August 2008 . Retrieved 4 October 2009 .
  9. ^ a b "Gellerasbanan 2006" . Retrieved 25 December 2022 .
  10. ^ a b "Gellerasbanan 2017" . Retrieved 25 December 2022 .
  11. ^ "Kanonloppet Karlskoga 2023 >> Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia, Heat 1, 20 varv" . 19 August 2023 . Retrieved 25 August 2023 .
  12. ^ "SM RR Karlskoga Bikeweek 2023 - MC PRO Superbike, Heat 1, 18 varv" . 30 July 2023 . Retrieved 17 February 2024 .
  13. ^ "Gellerasloppet Karlskoga 2023 >> Formula Nordic, Heat 3, 18 varv" . 4 June 2023 . Retrieved 5 June 2023 .
  14. ^ "Gellerasloppet Karlskoga 2023 >> Formula Nordic, Heat 1, 18 varv" . 4 June 2023 . Retrieved 5 June 2023 .
  15. ^ "TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship 2020 ≫ Karlskoga-Gellerasen Round 1 Results" . 16 August 2020 . Retrieved 22 May 2022 .
  16. ^ "Smallcars Karlskoga 2022 GT4 Scandinavia, Heat 1, 52 laps" . 24 September 2022 . Retrieved 25 December 2022 .
  17. ^ "SM RR Karlskoga Bikeweek 2023 - MC Super Sport 300 Junior, Heat 1, 12 varv" . 30 July 2023 . Retrieved 17 February 2024 .
  18. ^ "Kanonloppet Karlskoga 2023 - NXT Gen Cup - Race 1" (PDF) . 19 August 2023 . Retrieved 17 February 2024 .
  19. ^ "STCC Karlskoga 2009 Formula Renault 2000, Heat 2, 12 laps" . 23 May 2009 . Retrieved 25 December 2022 .
  20. ^ "TTA Karlskoga 2012 - TTA, Race, 31 varv" . 12 May 2012 . Retrieved 10 June 2024 .
  21. ^ "2015 Porsche Cup Scandinavia Karlskoga (Race 2)" . 15 August 2015 . Retrieved 25 December 2022 .
  22. ^ "Swedish Touring Car Championship 2008 ≫ Karlskoga-Gellerasen Round 4 Results" . 1 June 2008 . Retrieved 22 May 2022 .
  23. ^ "STCC Karlskoga 2004 Formula Renault 2000, Heat 1, 12 laps" . 30 May 2004 . Retrieved 25 December 2022 .
  24. ^ "STCC Kanonloppet Karlskoga 2003 GTR, Heat 1, 22 laps" . 16 August 2003 . Retrieved 25 December 2022 .
  25. ^ "Swedish Touring Car Championship 2001 ≫ Karlskoga-Gellerasen Round 6 Results" . 4 June 2001 . Retrieved 22 May 2022 .
  26. ^ "Swedish GTR Championship Gellerasen 2001" . 4 June 2001 . Retrieved 25 December 2022 .
  27. ^ "STCC Kanonloppet Karlskoga 2005 Porsche Carrera Cup, Heat 1, 12 laps" . 20 August 2005 . Retrieved 25 December 2022 .
  28. ^ "Swedish Touring Car Championship 2004 ≫ Karlskoga-Gellerasen Round 5 Results" . 31 May 2004 . Retrieved 22 May 2022 .
  29. ^ "1974 Kanonloppet" . Motor Sport Magazine . 11 August 1974 . Retrieved 22 May 2022 .
  30. ^ "1970 Swedish Grand Prix" . Motor Sport Magazine . 9 August 1970 . Retrieved 20 July 2022 .
  31. ^ "1969 Swedish Grand Prix" . Motor Sport Magazine . 17 August 1969 . Retrieved 20 July 2022 .
  32. ^ "1969 Kanonloppet Karlskoga Sveriges Grand Prix FIA European Cup For Formula 3 Ergebnis Finalrennen" (PDF) . 17 August 1969 . Retrieved 22 May 2022 .
  33. ^ "Kanonloppet 1965" . 8 August 1965 . Retrieved 22 May 2022 .

External links [ edit ]

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