Smolensk Ring
Full Circuit (2010–present) | |
| Location | Safonovo, Safonovsky District, Smolensk Oblast |
|---|---|
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Coordinates | 54°59′19.5″N 33°22′5.4″E / 54.988750°N 33.368167°E |
| Broke ground | 2007 |
| Opened | July 3, 2010 |
| Architect | Hermann Tilke |
| Major events | Former: TCR Europe (2016) FIA European Truck Racing Championship (2010–2013) Russian Circuit Racing Series (2011–2024) SMP F4 (2017–2019) Formula Russia (2012–2014) |
| Full Circuit (2010–present) | |
| Length | 3.362 km (2.089 miles) |
| Turns | 13 |
| Race lap record | 1:25.408 ( Konstantin Tereshchenko, Tatuus FA010, 2012, Formula Abarth) |
The Smolensk Ring is a circuit in western Russia near the town of Safonovo in the settlement of Verkhnedneprovsky. It is located 90-kilometre (56 mi) east of its namesake city of Smolensk and about 250-kilometre (160 mi) west of Moscow. The construction of the 3.362 km (2.089 mi) circuit started in 2007, and the inaugural international event was a round of the FIA European Truck Racing Championship in August 2010.
The Smolensk Ring was initially supposed to host rounds of the FIA GT3 European Championship in 2011, however this was later postponed to 2012 because the track didn't complete in time modifications required to garner the necessary FIA track license.