The Tierp Arena is a motorsport venue in Tierp, Uppsala County, Sweden, located from Stockholm. Tierp Arena is one of the most modern drag racing arenas in the world, with capacity for 20,000 spectators.[1]
A new racing circuit was constructed for the 2012 TTA – Racing Elite League.[2] The track is built with F1 tracks like Hockenheim and Silverstone as model. Four-time Swedish champion Richard Göransson has been advisor. The track offers one of Sweden's longest straights, open hairpins and fast, challenging corners. TTA raced on the track on 15 September. The merged STCC – Racing Elite League visited the track in September 2013.
As of September 2013, the fastest official race lap records at the Tierp Arena are listed as:
Category | Time | Driver | Vehicle | Event |
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Full Circuit: 2.080 km (2013–present) | ||||
0:55.886[3] | 2013 Tierp STCC round | |||
0:56.274[4] | 2013 Tierp Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia round | |||
Original Circuit: 2.075 km (2012) | ||||
0:55.612[5] | 2012 Tierp TTA round | |||
0:57.790[6] | 2012 Tierp Carrera GT Cup round | |||
0:58.001[7] | 2012 Tierp Swedish GT round | |||