Raceway Venray

Raceway Venray
LocationVenray, Netherlands
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
CEST (DST)
Coordinates51°31′15.07″N 5°52′40.55″E / 51.5208528°N 5.8779306°E / 51.5208528; 5.8779306
Capacity10,000
OwnerHarry Maessen
OperatorStichting Raceway Venray
Broke ground2008
Opened1977 (motocross track)
1989 (oval)
2009 (new location)
Construction costApprox. €3,708,000[1]
ArchitectArchitektenburo Olieslagers B.V.
Former namesCircuit de Peel (1989–2008)
Major eventsFuture:
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series (2015–2017, 2019, 2024)
Former:
FIM MXGP (1982, 1986)
Websitehttp://www.racewayvenray.com
Outer Oval
SurfaceAsphalt
Length0.880 km (0.500 miles)
Turns4
Race lap record0:19.033 (Netherlands Frank Wouters, , 2014, LMV8 Supercup)
Inner Oval
SurfaceAsphalt
Length0.440 km (0.250 miles)
Turns4
Race lap record0:13.320 (Netherlands Jeffrey Zwiep, , 2016, National Hot Rod)
Karting Track
SurfaceAsphalt
Turns13

Raceway Venray, formerly known as Circuit de Peel, is a motorsport racing circuit in Venray, Netherlands. The track consists of a banked half mile oval with a flat quarter mile oval inside and features a karting track using portions of both along with dedicated sections. The track host its own local championships, national championships in cooperation with the Midland Circuit in Lelystad and Circuit de Polderputten in Ter Apel.

The track is owned by Harry Maessen, a local business owner who is also involved in several other motorsports projects, including the BRL V6 and BRL Light series, Funpark Meppen and Acceleration 2014.

  1. ^ "MER Circuit de Peel 1 juni 2007" (PDF). Ruimtelijke Plannen. Retrieved 14 April 2017.