Original circuits
The original layout ran anti-clockwise on approximately of public roads in the outskirts of Brno, where the start/finish was located in Bosonohy. The circuit went east past Kamenny and then went north past the Bohunice University Campus in Kejbaly, and went through the villages of Libusino, Kohouvotice and Žebětín, out to Ostrovacice, through Veselka and back through a series of fast straights and kinks. From 1930 to 1937, the Masaryk circuit races attracted some of the top drivers and teams. On 1949 Grand Prix season, September 25, 1949, the race was held for the first and the last time in Czechoslovakia as part of the Grand Prix motor racing (later evolved into Formula One). The Czechoslovakian Grand Prix in 1949 was run clockwise on a shorter layout, which turned right at Veselka, bypassed Ostrovacice and entered Žebětín from the south rather than the west. In spite of a crowd in excess of 400,000 people, this would be the last Grand Prix for cars on the old circuit. Beginning in 1950, the circuit played host to the Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix, Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix, which became a world championship event from 1965 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 1965. The circuit had been again reduced in length to in 1964, completely bypassing Žebětín and using a new through-road that went to Kohoutovice quicker. The European Touring Car Championship#ETCC 1963-1988, European Touring Car series visited in the 1980s, by which time the circuit had been finally reduced to in 1975, which exited Kohoutovice from the south and bypassed Libusino and Kejbaly and went right through Kamenny and rejoined the main road back to Bosonohy.Modern circuit
The current permanent road racing circuit was opened in 1987. It lies north of Kyvalka, within the bounds of the circuit used in the 1930s, but not incorporating any of the public roads. The motorcycle race moved to the new circuit and regained its status as a round of the world championship. A World Sports Car Championship#1982 to 1992, World Sports Car Championship race was held in 1988, and a round of the A1 Grand Prix series in 2006. It was also the location of the 24H Series, 24H Epilog of Brno (previously 6 Hours of Brno).Lap records
The unofficial lap record is 1.34:700 set by Jérôme d'Ambrosio in Renault R29 Formula One car in 2010, while the official race lap records at the modern layout of Brno Circuit are listed as:Layout history
Events
; Current * April: LeBrno Series * May: Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe, Histo-Cup Austria * September: BOSS GP, 2022 ACCR Formula 4 Championship, ACCR Formula 4 Championship, FIA Central European Zone Formula 3 * October: LeBrno Series ; Former * 24H Series ''12 Hours of Brno'' (2015–2016, 2019) * A1 Grand Prix (2006–2007) * Auto GP (2002–2005, 2010–2011, 2013, 2016) * Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (2004–2005) * Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (1988, 1991–1992) * European Touring Car Championship (1968–1972, 1975–1986, 2000–2004) * European Touring Car Cup (2013, 2015) * FIA GT Championship (2000–2008) * FIA GT1 World Championship (2010) * FIA Sportscar Championship ''Brno 2 Hours 30 Minutes'' (1997–2002) * FIM Endurance World Championship (2001–2003) * Formula 3 Euro Series (2004) * Formula Renault Eurocup (2004, 2010) * MotoGP ''Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix'' (1965–1982, 1987–1991, 1993–2020) * Sidecar World Championship (1969–1982, 1987–1991, 1993–1997) * Superbike World Championship (1993–1996, 2005–2012, 2018) * TCR Eastern Europe Trophy (2019–2021) * World Series Formula V8 3.5, World Series by Renault (2010) * World Sportscar Championship ''1988 360 km of Brno, 360 km of Brno'' (1988) * World Touring Car Championship ''FIA WTCC Race of the Czech Republic'' (2006–2011)Gallery
See also
* Autodrom Most: Other race track in the Czech republicNotes
References
External links