AVUS

Automobil-Verkehrs- und Übungsstraße (AVUS)
map of the track
LocationGermany Berlin, Germany
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
CEST (DST)
Coordinates52°28′50″N 13°15′05″E / 52.48056°N 13.25139°E / 52.48056; 13.25139
Opened24 September 1921; 103 years ago (1921-09-24)
Closed3 May 1998; 26 years ago (1998-05-03)
Major events
Grand Prix Circuit with Chicane (1994–1998)
Length2.660 km (1.653 miles)
Turns6
Race lap record0:53.440 (Italy Stefano Modena, Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI, 1994, Class 1 Touring Cars)
Grand Prix Circuit (1992–1993)
Length2.639 km (1.640 miles)
Turns4
Race lap record0:54.920 (Italy Max Angelelli, Dallara F393, 1993, F3)
Grand Prix Circuit (1989–1991)
Length4.879 km (3.032 miles)
Turns4
Race lap record1:30.050 (Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck, Audi V8 Quattro, 1991, Group A)
Grand Prix Circuit with Unbanked Nord Kehre (1968–1988)
Length8.109 km (5.039 miles)
Turns4
Race lap record2:02.130 (West Germany Volkert Merl, Porsche 956, 1983, Group C)
Grand Prix Circuit (1951–1967)
Length8.300 km (5.157 miles)
Turns4
Banking43° (Nord Kehre)
Race lap record2:04.500 (United Kingdom Tony Brooks, Ferrari Dino 246, 1959, F1)
Grand Prix Circuit (1937–1939)
Length19.291 km (11.987 miles)
Turns4
Banking43° (Nord Kehre)
Race lap record4:11.200 (Germany Bernd Rosemeyer, Auto Union Type C, 1937, GP)
Original Grand Prix Circuit (1921–1936)
Length19.569 km (12.160 miles)
Turns4
Banking10° (Nord Kehre)
Race lap record4:32.000 (Auto Union Type B, Germany Hans Stuck, 1935, GP)
Comparison of AVUS track banking to two other tracks

The Automobil-Verkehrs- und Übungsstraße ('Automobile traffic and training road'), known as AVUS (German pronunciation: [ˈaːvʊs] ), is a public road in Berlin, Germany. Opened in 1921, it was the first automobile-only road,[1][2][3][4][5] served as an inspiration for Piero Puricelli's 1924 autostrada,[6][7][8] and was also used as a motor racing circuit until 1998. Today, the AVUS forms the northern part of the Bundesautobahn 115.

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