Rudskogen Explained

Rudskogen Motorsenter is Norway’s oldest asphalt race circuit, opened on May 20, 1990. It has hosted rounds of the TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship, Danish Thundersport Championship, Swedish GT Series, NBF GT Championship, GT4 Scandinavia, Danish Super GT, V8 Thunder Cars, Formula STCC Nordic and F4 Danish Championship.

In 2006 the Norwegian government selected Rudskogen Motorsenter as the main national motorsport facility. The venue was rebuilt by Hermann Tilke and re-opened in 2012.^[1]

The current motorcycle and car racing track at Rudskogen Motorsenter is 3.254km (02.022miles) long, set in rolling forest terrain and considered technically demanding for drivers. The longest straight is 640m (2,100feet) and the elevation difference is 42m (138feet). Races for cars and bikes are arranged there in a variety of classes and the track is also hired out privately for corporate events and organisational training, for example for emergency services personnel.

The Rudskogen karting track, located at the same facility, is 1.2km (00.7miles) long and satisfies international karting standards. A range of large-scale events have taken place at this track including a round of the European Karting Championship in 2005.

Data from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute shows that the circuit at Rudskogen can be in use for 8 weeks longer per year than other existing race circuits in Norway, because of the southerly location.

Lap records

Marc Gené held the unofficial lap record with a lap of 1:09.507 with Ferrari F10 in a demonstration event in 2013.^[2] As of June 2024, the fastest official race lap records at the Rudskogen are listed as:

Category	Time	Driver	Vehicle	Event
Full Circuit: 3.254 km (2012–present)
	1:23.179^[3]			2014 Rudskogen Norwegian Superkart round
	1:24.168^[4]			2021 Rudskogen Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia round
	1.25.606^[5]			2018 Rudskogen Danish F4 round
	1.26.249		Mygale SJ07^[6]	2018 Rudskogen Danish F4 round
	1:26.419^[7]			2022 Rudskogen Formula Nordic round
	1:28.370^[8]			2023 Rudskogen GT4 Scandinavia round
	1.29.854^[9]			2024 Rudskogen TCR Denmark round
Original Circuit: 1.901 km (1990–2011)
	0:53.380^[10]			1996 Rudskogen Nordic F3 round

External links

• Rudskogen Motorsenter

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rudskogen - Racing Circuits . RacingCircuits.info . 22 December 2022.
2. Web site: Gené and the F10 put on a show in Norway (+ photos) . 15 September 2013 . 22 December 2022.
3. Web site: Racing NM Rudskogen 2014 >> Superkart, Heat 1, 9 laps . 7 June 2014 . 25 December 2022.
4. Web site: 2021 Porsche Cup Scandinavia Rudskogen (Race 2) . 18 September 2021 . 22 December 2022.
5. Web site: NTCC Thunder Weekend (R) - Rudskogen Motorsenter Heat 1 F4/F5 . 14 July 2018 . 24 December 2022.
6. Web site: Martin Harritz Nielsen - Driver Database . https://web.archive.org/web/20221225114202/https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/martin-harritz/ . 25 December 2022 . 14 August 2023 . live.
7. Web site: Porschefestivalen Rudskogen 2022 - Formula Nordic, Heat 1, 14 varv . 16 September 2022 . 9 June 2024.
8. Web site: Racing NM Rudskogen Asfalt Classic 2023 - GT4 Scandinavia, Heat 2, 36 varv . 5 August 2023 . 14 August 2023.
9. Web site: TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship 2018 » Rudskogen Motorsenter Round 9 Results . 9 June 2024 . 9 June 2024.
10. Web site: Rudskogen Racing Festival 1996 >> Formel 3, Heat 2, 20 laps . 18 August 1996 . 25 December 2022.