Circuit guide: all you need to know about Sachsenring

Thursday, 01 January 2009

Here you can find all the useful information about the Sachsenring circuit, host of the eighth round of the 2009 MotoGP World Championship.

CIRCUIT INFO

Pole Position: Left
Length: 3 671 m / 2.281 miles
Width: 12 m
Right corners: 4
Left corners: 10
Longest straight: 780 m / 0.485 miles

Circuit records:
MotoGP 1'23.082 – D. Pedrosa (SPA), ’07, Honda
250cc 1'24.762 – M. Kallio (FIN), ’07, KTM
125cc 1'26.909 – G. Talmacsi (HUN), ’07, Aprilia

2008 winners:
MotoGP C. Stoner (AUS), Ducati
250cc M. Simoncelli (ITA), Gilera
125cc M. Di Meglio (FRA), Derbi

HOW TO ARRIVE

From Dresden Airport:
Highway A4 direction Frankfurt / Eisenach, exit Wuestenbrand. S242 towards Oberlungwitz, then B173 direction Hohenstein-Ernstthal.

From Halle/Leipzig Airport:
Highway A14 direction Dresden, highway Dreieck Nossen take A4 towards Eisenach until exit Wüstenbrand, S242 direction Oberlungwitz, then B173 direction Hohenstein-Ernstthal. Or alternative: Highway A9 till Hermsdorfer Kreuz, there take A4 direction Dresden, exit Hohenstein-Ernstthal/Sachsenring, then B180.

From Erfurt Airport:
Highway A4 direction Dresden, exit Hohenstein-Ernstthal/Sachsenring, then B180.

AIRPORT CONTACT
Halle/Leipzig: Tel.: +49 3412241155 (75Km.)
Dresden: Tel.: +49 3518810 (100 Km.)
Erfurt: Tel: +49 361 656 2200 (125 Km.)