CZECH REPUBLIC GRAND PRIX
| 17 Aug | Automotodrom Brno | Czech Republic
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Circuit info
Length: 5.403 m. / 3,357 miles
Width: 15m
Left corners: 6
Right corners: 8
Longest straight: 636 m. / 0,395 miles
Constructed: 1987
Modified: 1996
Introduction:
The world’s most famous riders have taken part in GP events in Brno since 1930, where up until 1982 they would race through the villages and western parts of the city on a road track named after the first Czechoslovak President - T.G. Masaryk. A new circuit was built during the 1980s with the aim of attracting Formula 1 to Czechoslovakia, and in 1987 it played host to the FIM Czech Grand Prix. Popular with both fans and riders, the new circuit is built in a natural bowl which is banked in places to offer spectators an excellent view. Brno constantly changes in elevation as it sweeps across forested hillsides and its fast undulating corners test rider talent and engineering to the limit.
| Records | Season | Rider | Motorcycle | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MotoGP | |||||
| Fastest Lap | 2009 | Valentino ROSSI (ITA) | Yamaha | 1'56.145 | 167.5 km/h |
| Circuit Record | 2009 | Jorge LORENZO (SPA) | Yamaha | 1'56.670 | 166.7 km/h |
| Best Pole | 2009 | Valentino ROSSI (ITA) | Yamaha | 1'56.145 | 167.5 km/h |
| Top Speed | 2004 | Max BIAGGI (ITA) | Honda | 311.2 km/h | |
| Moto2 | |||||
| Fastest Lap | 2011 | Marc MARQUEZ (SPA) | Suter | 2'02.493 | 158.8 km/h |
| Circuit Record | 2011 | Andrea IANNONE (ITA) | Suter | 2'02.640 | 158.6 km/h |
| Best Pole | 2011 | Marc MARQUEZ (SPA) | Suter | 2'02.493 | 158.8 km/h |
| Top Speed | 2010 | Andrea IANNONE (ITA) | Speed Up | 260.2 km/h | |
| 125cc | |||||
| Fastest Lap | 2007 | Gabor TALMACSI (HUN) | Aprilia | 2'06.861 | 153.3 km/h |
| Circuit Record | 2003 | Lucio CECCHINELLO (ITA) | Aprilia | 2'07.836 | 152.2 km/h |
| Best Pole | 2007 | Gabor TALMACSI (HUN) | Aprilia | 2'06.861 | 153.3 km/h |
| Top Speed | 2009 | Joan OLIVE (SPA) | Derbi | 223.7 km/h | |
