Location | Karlskoga, Sweden |
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Time zone | CET (UTC+1) CEST (DST) |
Coordinates | 59°23′00″N 14°30′58″E / 59.38333°N 14.51611°E |
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) Future: STCC (1996–2011, 2013, 2015–2022, 2025) Former: Grand Prix motorcycle racing Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix (1978–1979) Sidecar World Championship (1979, 2006) GT4 Scandinavia (2019–2022) TTA – Racing Elite League (2012) European F2 (1973–1974) European F3 (1978) ETCC (1964–1966) |
Website | gellerasen |
Full Circuit (2017–present) | |
Length | 2.350 km (1.460 miles) |
Turns | 11 |
Race lap record | 1:03.470 ( Lukas Sundahl, Porsche 911 (992) GT3 Cup, 2024, Carrera Cup) |
Full Circuit (2006–2016) | |
Length | 2.400 km (1.491 miles) |
Turns | 11 |
Race lap record | 1:01.841 ( 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 ( 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 ( 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 Gelleråsen 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]