Göteborg City Race

The Göteborg City Race was a temporary motor racing circuit in Gothenburg, Sweden. The circuit was located in the city centre on part of docklands called Frihamnspiren, which was usually used as a concert venue. The spectator capacity for the venue was 30,000. The venue for the race weekends was known as "Eco Drive Arena", with all cars running on environmentally classed fuel.^[1]

Göteborg City Race

Layout of the full circuit (2008–2011)
Location	Gothenburg, Sweden
Time zone	CET (UTC+1) CEST (DST)
Coordinates	57°42′48″N 11°57′40″E
Capacity	11,000
Opened	13 June 2008; 17 years ago (2008-06-13)
Closed	7 June 2014; 11 years ago (2014-06-07)
Major events	STCC (2008–2011, 2013–2014) Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia (2008–2011, 2013–2014) TTA – Racing Elite League (2012) DTCC (2010)
Website	http://www.goteborgcityrace.se/main.htm
Full Circuit (2012–2014)
Length	1.575 km (0,979 miles)
Turns	12
Race lap record	0:44.686 ( Fredrik Ekblom, Volvo S60 TTA, 2012, Silhouette racing car)
Full Circuit (2008–2011)
Length	1.650 km (1.025 miles)
Turns	13
Race lap record	0:45.192 ( Robin Rudholm, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, 2011, Carrera Cup)

History

It was inaugurated during June 2008, hosting one round of the Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC), along with supporting races. The main event was won by Honda Racing driver Thed Björk. The success of the event with close to 40,000 spectators^[2] saw a return. On 11 February 2010, touringcartimes.com reported that Sport & Evenemang had secured four more years of racing on the street circuit.^[3]

In 2012, the STCC was replaced by the TTA – Racing Elite League. The merged STCC – Racing Elite League visited Göteborg in 2013 and 2014.

The circuit

Göteborg City Circuit had a total length of 1.575 km (0.979 mi) with the longest straight at approximately 650 m (2,130 ft). The two hairpins at each end of the circuit which were very wide in and out and promising good overtaking possibilities because they were the reminiscents of those at the Hockenheimring.^[4]

Lap records

The fastest official race lap records at the Göteborg City Arena are listed as:

Category	Time	Driver	Vehicle	Event
Full Circuit: 1.575 km (2012–2014)[5][6]
Silhouette racing car	0:44.686[7]	Fredrik Ekblom	Volvo S60 TTA	2012 1st Göteborg TTA round
Porsche Carrera Cup	0:45.767[8]	Oscar Palm	Porsche 911 (991 II) GT3 Cup	2014 Göteborg Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia round
Renault Clio Cup	0:50.804[9]	Richard Hansson	Renault Clio IV RS	2014 Göteborg Renault Clio Cup JTCC round
Full Circuit: 1.650 km (2008–2011)[5][10]
Porsche Carrera Cup	0:45.192[11]	Robin Rudholm [sv]	Porsche 911 (997 II) GT3 Cup	2011 Göteborg Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia round
Super 2000	0:47.020[12]	Thomas Schie	Chevrolet Lacetti	2008 Göteborg STCC round