Arctic Circle Raceway Explained

Arctic Circle Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Norway. It is 25km (16miles) north of Mo i Rana, 30km (20miles) south of the Arctic Circle. It supports 24-hour racing in full daylight in summer due to the midnight sun. It is the northernmost racetrack in the world.^[1]

Circuit information

The venue was opened on 12 August 1995.^[2] The racetrack cost US$10 million to build. It hosted a round of the Swedish Touring Car Championship 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: 3.753km (02.332miles)
  • Width: NaN2NaN2
  • Longest straight: 4932NaN2
  • Pitlane: 7252NaN2
  • Height difference: 312NaN2, drop 8.6%
  • Height above the sea: 200m (700feet)
  • Depot area: 48400m2

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:

Category	Time	Driver	Vehicle	Event
Full Circuit: 3.753 km (1995–present)
	1:20.693^[3]			1996 Mo i Rana Nordic F3 round
	1:27.455^[4]			2001 Mo i Rana Swedish GTR round
	1.28.068^[5]			1999 Mo i Rana STCC round
	1.33.301^[6]			2004 Mo i Rana STCC round

External links

• Official website (Norwegian)
• Reviews of the track

Notes and References

1. Web site: Arctic Circle Raceway - Racing Circuits . RacingCircuits.info . 25 December 2022.
2. Web site: Arctic Circle Raceway . 25 December 2022.
3. Web site: Asfaltracing Mo i Rana 1996 Formel 3, Heat 1, 10 laps . 29 June 1996 . 25 December 2022.
4. Web site: SM GTR Mo i Rana 2001 . 5 August 2001 . 22 December 2022.
5. Web site: Swedish Touring Car Championship 1999 » Arctic Circle Raceway Round 14 Results . 15 August 1999 . 25 December 2022.
6. Web site: Swedish Touring Car Championship 2004 » Arctic Circle Raceway Round 13 Results . 1 August 2004 . 25 December 2022.