Arctic Circle Raceway is a
motor racing
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circuit in Norway. It is north of
Mo i Rana
Mo i Rana () is a List of towns and cities in Norway, city, and the administrative centre of the Municipalities of Norway, municipality of Rana, Norway, Rana, in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the Helgeland region of Nordland, just sou ...
, south of the
Arctic Circle
The Arctic Circle is one of the two polar circles, and the most northerly of the five major circles of latitude as shown on maps of Earth. Its southern equivalent is the Antarctic Circle.
The Arctic Circle marks the southernmost latitude at w ...
. It supports 24-hour racing in full daylight in summer due to the
midnight sun
The midnight sun is a natural phenomenon that occurs in the summer months in places north of the Arctic Circle or south of the Antarctic Circle, when the Sun remains visible at the local midnight. When the midnight sun is seen in the Arctic, t ...
. It is the northernmost racetrack in the world.
Circuit information
The venue was opened on 12 August 1995.
The racetrack cost
US$
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10 million to build. It hosted a round of the
Swedish Touring Car Championship
Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) was a touring car racing series based in Sweden, but also with rounds in Norway. They began operating in 1996, heavily influenced by the British Touring Car Championship and the success of BTCC racing on Sw ...
from 1999 to 2001 and again in 2004. Currently it hosts a non-championship round of the NBF GT Championship, titled as the 'Arctic Circle Midnight Cup'.
*Racetrack
**Length:
**Width:
**Longest straight:
**Pitlane:
**Height difference: , drop 8.6%
**Height above the sea:
**Depot area:
Lap records
Unofficial lap records
**Superbike: Daniel Kubberød, Superbike, 1.28.1 (July 2009)
**Formula 3: Pontus Mörth, Formel 3, 1.20.624 (June 1996)
**Touring car: Jan «Flash» Nilsson, stcc, Volvo 1:27.323 (August 2000)
**Streetcars: Lars Magnussen Mitsubishi Evo 1:29.8 (September 2014)
**Running: Lars Kristian Granlund 13:08 (October 2019)
Official lap records
As of August 2004, the fastest official race lap records at the Arctic Circle Raceway are listed as:
References
External links
Official website (Norwegian)Reviews of the track
Motorsport venues in Norway
Rana, Norway
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