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.
A new racing circuit was constructed for the 2012 TTA – Racing Elite League. 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.
Lap records
As of September 2013, the fastest official race lap records at the Tierp Arena are listed as:
CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent Full Circuit (2013–present): Silhouette racing car 0:55.886 Richard GöranssonFredrik Larsson BMW SR TTA 2013 Tierp STCC round Porsche Carrera Cup 0:56.274 Johan Kristoffersson Porsche 911 (997 II) GT3 Cup 2013 Tierp Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia round Original Circuit (2012): Silhouette racing car 0:55.612 Richard Göransson BMW SR TTA 2012 Tierp TTA round Porsche Carrera Cup 0:57.790 Peter Jervemyr Porsche 911 (997 II) GT3 Cup 2012 Tierp Carrera GT Cup round Ferrari Challenge 0:58.001 Peter Wallenberg Jr. Ferrari 458 Challenge 2012 Tierp Swedish GT round
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References
External links
Tierp Arena on TTA website TTA on Touring Car Times website