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| Location | Brno, Czech Republic |
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| Time zone | GMT+1 |
| FIA Grade | 2 |
| Major events | |
| Permanent Circuit (1987–present) | |
| Length | 5.403 km (3.357 mi) |
| Turns | 15 (9 right, 6 left) |
| Race lap record | 1:36.065 (Ingo Gerstl, TopSpeed, Toro Rosso STR1, BOSS GP, 2017) |
| 4th Road Circuit (1975–1986) | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 10.925 km (6.789 mi) |
| Turns | 30 |
| Race lap record | 3:29.91 (Johnny Cecotto, Yamaha, 1977, 500cc/MotoGP) |
| 3rd Road Circuit (1964–1974) | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 13.941 km (8.663 mi) |
| Turns | 40 |
| Race lap record | 4:59.1 (Jochen Mass, Ford Capri RS 2600, 1972, Touring cars) |
| 2nd Road Circuit (1949–1963) | |
| Surface | Asphalt/Cobbles |
| Length | 17.800 km (11.061 mi) |
| Turns | 53 |
| Race lap record | 8:03.0 (B.Bira/Toulo de Graffenried, Both Maserati, 1949, Grand Prix) |
| Original Road Circuit (1930–1948) | |
| Surface | Asphalt/Cobbles |
| Length | 29.142 km (18.109 mi) |
| Turns | 81 |
| Race lap record | 11:59.3 (Rudolf Caracciola, Mercedes, 1937, Grand Prix) |
| Website | www |
The Masaryk circuit (Czech : Masarykův okruh) or Masarykring, now referred to as the Brno Circuit, refers to two motorsport race tracks located close to the city of Brno, Czech Republic. The original street circuit was made up of public roads, and at its longest measured nearly 19 miles (31 km). In the 1930s, events such as the Masaryk Grand Prix attracted top teams and drivers. The track is named after the first president of Czechoslovakia, Tomáš Masaryk. Racing on the old roads ended after 1986, when the new (current) circuit was opened.
Czech, historically also Bohemian, is a West Slavic language of the Czech–Slovak group. Spoken by over 10 million people, it serves as the official language of the Czech Republic. Czech is closely related to Slovak, to the point of mutual intelligibility to a very high degree. Like other Slavic languages, Czech is a fusional language with a rich system of morphology and relatively flexible word order. Its vocabulary has been extensively influenced by Latin and German.
Motorsport or motor sport is a global term used to encompass the group of competitive sporting events which primarily involve the use of motorised vehicles, whether for racing or non-racing competition. The terminology can also be used to describe forms of competition of two-wheeled motorised vehicles under the banner of motorcycle racing, and includes off-road racing such as motocross.
A race track is a facility built for racing of vehicles, athletes, or animals. A race track also may feature grandstands or concourses. Racetracks are also used in the study of animal locomotion. Some motorsport tracks are called speedways.
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The annual Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Czech Republic is the circuit's most important event. It is held here since 1950 and is the most famous motor race in the Czech Republic. Championship is part of the World Grand Prix since 1965.
The Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. Before 1993, the race was known as the Czechoslovak motorcycle Grand Prix. Since 1965 the race is a part of World Grand Prix series.
Grand Prix motorcycle racing refers to the premier class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by FIM. Independent motorcycle racing events have been held since the start of the twentieth century and large national events were often given the title Grand Prix, The foundation of a recognised international governing body for motorcycle sport, the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme in 1949 provided the opportunity to coordinate rules and regulations in order that selected events could count towards official World Championships as FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix. It is the oldest established motorsport world championship.
The FIA World Touring Car Championship, FIA GT1 World Championship, Formula Two and the Superbike World Championship also raced at the circuit.
The FIA GT1 World Championship was a world championship sports car racing series developed by the SRO Group and regulated by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), held from 2010 to 2012. It featured multiple grand tourer race cars based on production road cars and conforming with the GT1 (2010–2011) and GT3 (2012) regulations competing in one-hour races on multiple continents. All cars were performance balanced with weight and restrictor adjustments to artificially equalise their performance. Championships were awarded each season for drivers and teams.
Formula Two, abbreviated to F2, is a type of open wheel formula racing first codified in 1948. It was replaced in 1985 by Formula 3000, but revived by the FIA from 2009–2012 in the form of the FIA Formula Two Championship. The name returned in 2017 when the former GP2 Series became known as the FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Superbike World Championship is a motorsport road racing series for modified production motorcycles also known as superbike racing. The championship was founded in 1988. The Superbike World Championship consists of a series of rounds held on permanent racing facilities. Each round has two full length races and one ten lap sprint race known as the Superpole race. The results of all three races are combined to determine two annual World Championships, one for riders and one for manufacturers.
The Czech Republic Motorcycle Grand Prix has always been more of a promoter event than a profit-raiser in itself; [1] tobacco advertising has been banned since 2007.
