The Masaryk circuit ( Czech : Masarykův okruh ) or Masarykring, also referred to as the Brno Circuit , refers to two motorsport race tracks located in Brno , Czech Republic . The original street circuit was made up of public roads, and at its longest measured 29.194 km (18.140 mi). The track is named after the first president of Czechoslovakia , Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk . In 1949, events such as the Czechoslovakian Grand Prix attracted top teams and drivers. In 1987, the new (current) circuit was opened. The Brno Circuit is historically one of the oldest circuits, on the place were also held the most motorcycle championships in history after the TT Circuit Assen .
9-574: The original layout ran anti-clockwise on approximately 29.194 km (18.140 mi) of public roads in the outskirts of Brno, where the start/finish was located in Bosonohy . The circuit went east past Kamenny and then went north past the Bohunice University Campus in Kejbaly, and went through the villages of Libusino, Kohouvotice and Žebětín , out to Ostrovacice, through Veselka and back through
18-426: A new through-road that went to Kohoutovice quicker. The European Touring Car series visited in the 1980s, by which time the circuit had been finally reduced to 10.921 km (6.786 mi) in 1975, which exited Kohoutovice from the south and bypassed Libusino and Kejbaly and went right through Kamenny and rejoined the main road back to Bosonohy. The current 5.403 km (3.357 mi) permanent road racing circuit
27-645: A series of fast straights and kinks. From 1930 to 1937, the Masaryk circuit races attracted some of the top drivers and teams. On September 25, 1949 , the race was held for the first and the last time in Czechoslovakia as part of the Grand Prix motor racing (later evolved into Formula One ). The Czechoslovakian Grand Prix in 1949 was run clockwise on a shorter 17.800 km (11.060 mi) layout, which turned right at Veselka, bypassed Ostrovacice and entered Žebětín from
36-625: The Czech Republic was the circuit's most important event. It had been held here since 1950 and was the most famous motor race in the Czech Republic. The race was part of the World Grand Prix in the years of 1965–1982, 1987–1991, 1993–2020. The FIA World Touring Car Championship , FIA GT1 World Championship , Formula Two and the Superbike World Championship also raced at the circuit. The Czech Republic Motorcycle Grand Prix
45-473: The south rather than the west. In spite of a crowd in excess of 400,000 people, this would be the last Grand Prix for cars on the old circuit. Beginning in 1950, the circuit played host to the Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix , which became a world championship event from 1965 . The circuit had been again reduced in length to 13.941 km (8.663 mi) in 1964, completely bypassing Žebětín and using
54-620: Was more of a promoter event than a profit-raiser itself. Since tobacco advertising has been banned in 2007, it is common among the other MotoGP events. Since August 2023, the circuit is owned by the Czech company Shakai. The unofficial lap record is 1:34.700 set by Jérôme d'Ambrosio in Renault R29 Formula One car in 2010. As of September 2024, the fastest official race lap records at the modern layout of Brno Circuit are listed as: 1949 Grand Prix season The 1949 Grand Prix season
63-505: Was no organised championship in 1949, although several of the more prestigious races were recognised as Grandes Épreuves (great trials) by the FIA. Alberto Ascari and Juan Manuel Fangio proved to be the most successful drivers, each winning five Grands Prix. Maserati 's cars were the most successful brand, winning 10 of the season's 27 Grand Prix races. Épreuves Épreuves Alberto Ascari Too Many Requests If you report this error to
72-548: Was opened on 18 July 1987. It lies north of Kyvalka , within the bounds of the circuit used in the 1930s, but not incorporating any of the public roads. The motorcycle race moved to the new circuit and regained its status as a round of the world championship. A World Sports Car Championship race was held in 1988, and a round of the A1 Grand Prix series in 2006. It was also the location of the 24H Epilog of Brno (previously 6 Hours of Brno ). The annual Motorcycle Grand Prix of
81-477: Was the fourth post-war year for Grand Prix racing and the final year before the beginning of the Formula One World Championship . It was the third season of FIA Formula One motor racing, though some of that season's Grands Prix still used other formulas. Races which were run to Formula One criteria restricted engines to 1.5 litres supercharged or 4.5 litres naturally aspirated. There
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