Mantorp Park
Motor racing track in Östergötland, Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mantorp Park is a 3.106 km (1.930 mi) motor racing circuit near the town of Mantorp in Mjölby Municipality, Sweden. The circuit was built in 1969 with finance from BP Sweden as a permanent road course and a drag strip. Mantorp Park is capable of four different layouts, but today only the short and long tracks are used.
Location | Mantorp, Sweden |
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Time zone | CET (UTC+1) CEST (DST) |
Coordinates | 58°22′19″N 15°16′58″E |
Broke ground | 1968 |
Opened | 31 August 1969; 54 years ago (1969-08-31) |
Architect | Lars Olof Larsson |
Major events | Current: PCC Scandinavia (2004–present) STCC (1996–2022, 2024) Former: GT4 Scandinavia (2019–2021, 2023) ETRC (1986–1997) European F2 (1971–1973, 1981–1982) European F3 (1976) ETCC (1973) |
Website | http://www.mantorppark.com/ |
Long Circuit (1997–present) | |
Length | 3.106 km (1.930 miles) |
Turns | 13 |
Race lap record | 1:14.337 ( Kevin Kleveros, Dallara F398, 2010, FR 2.0) |
Short Circuit (1997–present) | |
Length | 1.868 km (1.161 miles) |
Turns | 8 |
Race lap record | 0:47.102 ( Thed Björk, Volvo S60 TTA, 2015, STCC) |
Long Circuit (1981–1996) | |
Length | 3.125 km (1.942 miles) |
Turns | 11 |
Race lap record | 1:10.940 ( Johnny Cecotto, March 822, 1982, F2) |
Full Circuit (1969–1980) | |
Length | 4.098 km (2.546 miles) |
Turns | 9 |
Race lap record | 1:24.000 ( Patrick Depailler, Alpine A367, 1973, F2) |
The European Formula Two Championship visited from 1971 until 1973, and again in 1981 and 1982. Today it mainly hosts club events, dragracing, a driving school and rounds of the Swedish Formula Three Championship and the Swedish Touring Car Championship.
Mantorp Park was the first European drag racing circuit to adopt the new 301.8 m (1000 ft) drag strip format adopted by the NHRA in July 2008.