Scandinavian Raceway

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The Scandinavian Raceway is a 2.505 miles (4.03 km) race circuit in Anderstorp (Gislaved Municipality), Sweden.

The track was built on marshlands in 1968 and became an extremely popular venue in the 1970s, just as Swede Ronnie Peterson was at the height of his career. It had a long straight (called Flight Straight, which was also used as an aircraft runway), as well as several banked corners, making car setup an engineering compromise. Unusually, the pit lane was located halfway round the lap.

The raceway hosted six Formula One Swedish Grand Prix events in the '70s. When Peterson and Gunnar Nilsson died during the 1978 Formula One season, public support for the event dried up and the Swedish Grand Prix came to an end. The circuit hosted Touring Car races in the 1980s, and has been a popular car club venue since the 1990s.

The FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) returned to Anderstorp in 2007, replacing the Istanbul Park in Turkey on the WTCC calendar.

[edit] Formula One history

Year	Driver	Constructor	Location	Report
1978	Image:Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	Anderstorp	Report
1977	Image:Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	Anderstorp	Report
1976	Image:Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford	Anderstorp	Report
1975	Image:Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda	Ferrari	Anderstorp	Report
1974	Image:Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford	Anderstorp	Report
1973	Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	Anderstorp	Report

[edit] External links

• Scandinavian Raceway Official website
• Anderstorp Racing Club (Swedish)
• Satellite picture by Google Maps

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Coordinates: 57°15′55″N, 13°36′15″E

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