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Location | Venray, Netherlands |
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Time zone | CET (UTC+1) CEST (DST) |
Coordinates | 51°31′15.07″N 5°52′40.55″E / 51.5208528°N 5.8779306°E |
Capacity | 10,000 |
Owner | Harry Maessen |
Operator | Stichting Raceway Venray |
Broke ground | 2008 |
Opened | 1977 (motocross track) 1989 (oval) 2009 (new location) |
Construction cost | Approx. €3,708,000[1] |
Architect | Architektenburo Olieslagers B.V. |
Former names | Circuit de Peel (1989–2008) |
Major events | Future: NASCAR Whelen Euro Series (2015–2017, 2019, 2024) Former: FIM MXGP (1982, 1986) |
Website | http://www.racewayvenray.com |
Outer Oval | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 0.880 km (0.500 miles) |
Turns | 4 |
Race lap record | 0:19.033 ( Frank Wouters, , 2014, LMV8 Supercup) |
Inner Oval | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 0.440 km (0.250 miles) |
Turns | 4 |
Race lap record | 0:13.320 ( Jeffrey Zwiep, , 2016, National Hot Rod) |
Karting Track | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Turns | 13 |
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.