Solvalla Stockholm

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Solvalla
Location Bromma, Stockholm, Sweden
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
CEST (DST)
Coordinates 59°22′03″N17°56′23″E / 59.36750°N 17.93972°E / 59.36750; 17.93972 Coordinates: 59°22′03″N17°56′23″E / 59.36750°N 17.93972°E / 59.36750; 17.93972
Opened21 September 2012;10 years ago (2012-09-21)
Closed17 June 2017;5 years ago (2017-06-17)
Major events Scandinavian Touring Car Championship (2012–2017)
Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia (2012–2013, 2015–2016)
Full Circuit (2012–2017)
Length1.250 km (0.780 miles)
Turns8
Race lap record1:17.034 ( Flag of Sweden.svg Thed Björk, Volvo S60 TTA, 2014, STCC)
Website solvalla.se

Solvalla Stockholm is temporary motorsport race track in Sweden. The circuit is located the Bromma district on west of the Swedish capital Stockholm. Rather using the streets of the city, the track itself will use the horse racing venue, making it the first stadium circuit in Sweden.

Contents

It was announced that the venue would host the final round of the 2012 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship season. [1] The championship returned to Solvalla for the next five seasons, before being dropped from the calendar for the 2018 season. [2]

Lap records

The official race lap records at the Solvalla are listed as:

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent
Full Circuit: 1.250 km (2012–2017)
STCC 0:43.262 [3] Thed Björk Volvo S60 TTA 2014 Solvalla STCC round
Porsche Carrera Cup 0:43.976 [4] Philip Morin Porsche 911 (991 I) GT3 Cup 2016 Solvalla Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia round
TCR Touring Car 0:44.832 [5] Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 2017 Solvalla TCR STCC round

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