Ljungbyheds Motorbana Explained

Ljungbyheds Motorbana
Location:Ljungbyhed, Skåne County, Sweden
Time:CET (UTC+1)
CEST (DST)
Events:Current:
Scandinavian Touring Car Championship (2021–2022, 2024)
Radical Cup Scandinavia (2019–2022, 2024)
Layout1:Course 1 (2016–present)
Length Km:2.100
Length Mi:1.305
Turns:10
Layout2:Course 2 (2016–present)
Length Km2:2.020
Length Mi2:1.255
Turns2:10
Record Time2:0:45.111
Record Driver2: Jonathan Lykke Nessjøen
Record Car2:Yamaha YZF-R1
Record Year2:2022
Record Class2:SBK
Layout3:Course 3 (2016–present)
Length Km3:1.400
Length Mi3:0.870
Turns3:7

Ljungbyheds Motorbana is a motorsports circuit located on the northwest of Ljungbyhed, Sweden.[1] Like Drivecenter Arena, the circuit was converted from the former military airfield of Swedish Air Force, Swedish Air Force Flying School.

Before opening for motorsports purposes on 12 June 2016, the circuit area was used for driving education purposes from 2007. The circuit hosts national events such as Scandinavian Touring Car Championship, Radical Cup Scandinavia and Pro Superbike events.[2]

Lap records

As of June 2024, the fastest official race lap records at the Ljungbyheds Motorbana are listed as:

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent
Course 2: 2.020 km (2016–present)
0:45.111[3] 2022 Ljungbyhed Pro Superbike round
0:49.886[4] 2022 Ljungbyhed Radical Cup Scandinavia round
0:52.065[5]
0:52.591[6] 2024 Ljungbyhed Formula Nordic round
0:56.588[7] 2024 Ljungbyhed STCC round

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ljungbyhed - Racing Circuits . RacingCircuits.info . 13 April 2024.
  2. Web site: Ljungbyhed Park - Svensk Racing . svenskracing.se . sv . 13 April 2024.
  3. Web site: Campus Ljungbyhed Airport Race 3-4 Juni 2022 - Pro Superbike - Result of Race 2 . 4 June 2022 . 13 April 2024.
  4. Web site: Campus Ljungbyhed Airport Race 3-4 Juni 2022 - Radical Cup of Scandinavia - Result of Race 1 . 4 June 2022 . 13 April 2024.
  5. Web site: Campus Ljungbyhed Airport Race 3-4 Juni 2022 - STCC TCR Scandinavia - Result of Race 1 . 4 June 2022 . 13 April 2024.
  6. Web site: STCC Ljungbyhed 2024 - Formula Nordic, Heat 2, 22 varv . 29 June 2024 . 30 June 2024.
  7. Web site: STCC Ljungbyhed 2024 - STCC, Heat 1, 9 varv . 29 June 2024 . 30 June 2024.