Hedemora Circuit

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Hedemora Circuit
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Location Hedemora, Sweden
Opened1933 (re-opened 1949)
Closed1999 (firstly closed 1934)
Major events Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix (1958)
Length7.265 km (4.514 miles)
Turns11 (6 right, 5 left)

Hedemora Circuit was a motorsport race track located in Hedemora, Sweden. In 1958, it hosted the first Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix of MotoGP.

The circuit closed in 1999.

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