Circuit Goodyear

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.

Circuit Goodyear
LocationColmar-Berg, Luxembourg
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
CEST (DST)
Coordinates49.795°N 6.103°E / 49.795; 6.103
OwnerGoodyear 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 (Belgium Vincent Radermecker, Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR, 2016, TCR)

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 Car1:24.839[2]Vincent RadermeckerVolkswagen Golf GTI TCR2016 Colmar-Berg TCR Benelux round

References

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