Circuit Goodyear

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Circuit Goodyear
Circuit Goodyear.png
Location Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
CEST (DST)
Coordinates 49°47′42″N6°06′11″E / 49.795°N 6.103°E / 49.795; 6.103
Owner Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
OperatorHigh Speed Racing Club Luxembourg
Opened1976
Major eventsFormer:
TCR Benelux (2016)
Full Circuit
Length4.035 km (2.506 miles)
Turns11
National Circuit
Length2.980 km (1.852 miles)
Turns11
Race lap record1:24.839 ( Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Vincent Radermecker, Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR, 2016, TCR)

The Circuit Goodyear is a motor racing circuit in Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg. The circuit is owned and used as a testing venue by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.

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History

The facility is mostly used as a centre for driver training, with learner drivers in Luxembourg required to pass a course on the circuit before obtaining their licence.

Circuit Goodyear was last used for competitive racing for a round of the 2016 TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship. A chicane was placed at the end of the main straight due to the risks posed by cars heading into the regular first corner at high speed, however the alternate layout saw a large accident between Stefano Comini and Vincent Radermecker and racing has not returned since. [1]

Lap records

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent
National Circuit: 2.980 km
TCR Touring Car 1:24.839 [2] Vincent Radermecker Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 2016 Colmar-Berg TCR Benelux round

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References

  1. "TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship 2016. Qualifying Race Circuit Goodyear. Start Big Crash". Crash Racing - YouTube. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  2. "TCR BE 2016 » Circuit Goodyear Round 15 Results" . Retrieved 29 December 2022.