The Göteborg City Race was a temporary motor racing circuit in Gothenburg, Sweden. The circuit was located in the city centre on part of docklands called Frihamnspiren, which was usually used as a concert venue. The spectator capacity for the venue was 30,000. The venue for the race weekends was known as "Eco Drive Arena", with all cars running on environmentally classed fuel.
History
It was inaugurated during June 2008, hosting one round of the Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC), along with supporting races. The main event was won by Honda Racing driver Thed Björk. The success of the event with close to 40,000 spectators saw a return. On 11 February 2010, touringcartimes.com reported that Sport & Evenemang had secured four more years of racing on the street circuit.
In 2012, the STCC was replaced by the TTA – Racing Elite League. The merged STCC – Racing Elite League visited Göteborg in 2013 and 2014.
The circuit
Göteborg City Circuit had a total length of with the longest straight at approximately . The two hairpins at each end of the circuit which were very wide in and out and promising good overtaking possibilities because they were the reminiscents of those at the Hockenheimring.
Lap records
The fastest official race lap records at the Göteborg City Arena are listed as:
CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent Full Circuit (2012–2014): Silhouette racing car 0:44.686 Fredrik Ekblom Volvo S60 TTA 2012 1st Göteborg TTA round Porsche Carrera Cup 0:45.767 Oscar Palm Porsche 911 (991 I) GT3 Cup 2014 Göteborg Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia round Renault Clio Cup 0:50.804 Richard Hansson Renault Clio IV RS 2014 Göteborg Renault Clio Cup JTCC round Full Circuit (2008–2011): Porsche Carrera Cup 0:45.192 Porsche 911 (997 II) GT3 Cup 2011 Göteborg Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia round Super 2000 0:47.020 Thomas Schie Chevrolet Lacetti 2008 Göteborg STCC round
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