Swedish Formula One Grand Prix
The Scandinavian Raceway was constructed in 1968, in Andersporp, Sweden. Its built on flat, marshy land in the middle of a forest and is an extremely fast circuit owing to its long straights.
A typical lap starts with a run down to the StartKurvan, a right-hand hairpin that leads into a short straight that finishes at the left-hand hairpin, Opel. The first of the circuits straights leads to the left-handed Hansen Curve, then its down to the fast and challenging 180-degree right-turn at Karusell. Gislaved marks the end of the Karusell, then there's a short run to the double-apex Sodra, which in turn leads to the longest straight of the track. Its called The Flight Straight, not least because it doubles as a runway, when it's not GP time. At the end is the difficult right-handed Nora Bend that leads to a brief straight and then another right-hander at Laktar that takes you back to the start/finish straight to complete the lap. It total six Formula One races were held at the Scandinavian Raceway between 1973 and 1978, with the first one prominently featuring local hero Ronnie Peterson. The very last Swedish Grand Prix at the Raceway was in 1978, the year in which Swedes Gunnar Nilsson and Ronnie Peterson both tragically lost their lives. |
SCANDINAVIAN RACEWAY
LOCATION: Anderstop, Sweden
CIRCUIT TYPE: Permanent circuit
CIRCUIT LENGTH: 2.5 Miles
LAP RECORD: 1:24.836 - N.Lauda 1978
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