The Bergring Arena is a 18,000-capacity multi-use

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in Teterow, Germany. It hosts one of the rounds of the

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, which is the premier world event in

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History

The stadium opened on 18 May 2002 as the Kellerholz Arena and the speedway track has a circumference of 314 metres which cost €270,000 to lay. On 23 May 2010, the Arena was renamed the Bergring Arena. The stadium has been used as the venue for the World Championship round known as the

Speedway Grand Prix of Germany The Speedway Grand Prix of Germany is a speedway event that is a part of the Speedway Grand Prix Series. Since 2016 the event has been staged at the Bergring Arena in Teterow. Winners ''* Due to inclement weather, the FIM deemed that track ...

from 2016 to 2019. In 2020, the Grand Prix did not take place due to the

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. However the event made a return for the

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. The track record was broken in 2017 by Australian Ty Proctor (59.75 sec) on 22 May 2010 but it was bettered by

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who recorded 58.06 sec on 9 September 2017.

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Buildings and structures in Rostock (district) Speedway venues in Germany {{Germany-sports-venue-stub

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