The Anneau du Rhin is a

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situated near

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, about north of

Mulhouse Mulhouse (; Alsatian language, Alsatian: or , ; ; meaning ''Mill (grinding), mill house'') is a city of the Haut-Rhin Departments of France, department, in the Grand Est Regions of France, region, eastern France, close to the France–Switzerl ...

. It is used for racing and club sport events, track days and presentations.

History

The original circuit was planned and built in 1996 by Marc Rinaldi on the site of a former hunting ground and is now managed by his son François Rinaldi. It is located southeast of the village of Biltzheim. In 2004, the route was extended with a western loop. The route was completely resurfaced in August 2011 and widened by one meter. Since 2013, there has been an option for motorcycles with a length of , which can be extended to up to if necessary.

Events

On 14 April 2022, it was announced that Anneau du Rhin would host a round of the

World Touring Car Cup The FIA World Touring Car Cup (abbreviated to WTCR, referring to the use of TCR regulations) was an international touring car championship promoted by Eurosport Events and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It ...

on 6–7 August.

Layout configurations

Lap records

As of August 2022, the fastest official race lap records at the Anneau du Rhin are listed as:

Notes

References

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