Lausitzring

The Lausitzring (formally known as the Dekra Lausitzring for ownership reasons) is a race track and test track located near Klettwitz in the state of Brandenburg in northeast Germany, about 60 kilometres (37 miles) north of Dresden, near the borders of Poland and the Czech Republic. It was originally named Lausitzring as it is located in the region of Lusatia, known as Lausitz in German, but was renamed EuroSpeedway Lausitz for better international communication from 2000 to 2010. Lausitzring has been in use for motor racing since 2000. Among other series, DTM (German Touring Car Championship) takes place there annually. It also used to host the Superbike World Championship. The Lausitzring has a feature which is unique in continental Europe: a high-speed oval race track, as used in the United States by NASCAR and IndyCar. The 3.256 km (2.023 mi) tri-oval (similar to Pocono Raceway) was used twice by open seater CART races named German 500 (the September 2001 American Memorial won by Kenny Bräck, and the May 2003 German 500 by Sébastien Bourdais), plus a few British SCSA Stock cars races. In 2005 and 2006, the German Formula Three Championship held races at the oval, with a pole position lap average speed of 251.761 km/h (156.437 mph) and a race average of 228.931 km/h (142.251 mph).