Palanga circuit
Location | Palanga, Lithuania |
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Coordinates | 54°54′58″N 23°42′30″E / 54.91611°N 23.70833°ECoordinates: 54°54′58″N 23°42′30″E / 54.91611°N 23.70833°E |
Major events | 1000 kilometrų lenktynės |
Length | 2.681 km (1.675 mi) |
Turns | 12 |
Lap record | 1:07.046 (Konstantin Calko, Speed Factory Racing, 2014) |
Palanga circuit is a temporary race track, located in Lithuania, 2 kilometers from resort town Palanga. Annual 1000 km race is being held on this circuit since 2000 during last weekend of July.
Track information
The track is 2.681 km (1.675 mi) long, and is technically a street circuit, as the circuit is a public road when no racing events are being run. Race track lies on the intersection of A13 highway and A11 highway. Race track is in "8" shape, as the course intersects itself under the bridge, making it similar to Suzuka Circuit in Japan.
Originally the track was 2.994 km long, but it was shortened by 300 m in 2013. The circuit is one of a minority of non-oval racing circuits to go in an anti-clockwise direction. Refueling takes place in a nearby gas station. In 2008, all race participants used over 17 400 liters of fuel combined.
Track record belongs to latvian Konstantin Calko, who set fastest time of 1:07.046 in his Speed Factory Racing's Radical SR8 in 2014 1000 kilometrų lenktynės.
Winners of 1000 kilometrų lenktynės
Year | Best lap time | Car | Class | Drivers | Team |
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2015 | 1:12.091 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | GT | Jonas Gelžinis Ignas Gelžinis Tautvydas Barštys |
Juta – KG Group |
2014 | BMW E90 M3 | A3000+ | Jonas Gelžinis Ignas Gelžinis Edvinas Arkušauskas |
Liqui Moly Racing Team Lithuania | |
2013 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | GT | Benediktas Vanagas Nemunas Dagilis Nerijus Dagilis |
15 min - General Financing | |
2012 | 1:21.209 | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | GT | Sun Moodley Andrew Culbert Manogh Maharaj |
Oktanas Racing |
2011 | 1:27.594 | Honda Civic Type-R | A2000 | Martynas Samuitis, A. Granskas |
Neiluva - Martin Sport |
2010 | 1:23.568 | BMW M3 Silhouette | X1 | Benny Smets Ward Sluys |
KS Motorsport |
2009 | 1:22.955 | Ferrari F430 Challenge | GT | Jonas Gelžinis Aleksey Vasilyev Ilja Burenko |
Snoras Client team |
2008 | 1:20.734 | Spyker C8 Spyder GT2R | X1 | Jonas Gelžinis Ralf Kelleners Aleksey Vasilyev Peter Dumbreck |
Snoras Spyker Squadron |
2007 | 1:25.245 | AGM Kit Car | X1 | Ramūnas Čapkauskas V. Čebatavičius |
Adampolis - Racing team |
2006 | 1:25.570 | Porsche 996 GT3 | A3000+ | Jonas Gelžinis A. Rusteika G. T. Jarmalavičius A. Bartusevičius |
Topo centras |
2005 | 1:26.641 | Porsche 996 GT3 | A3000+ | E. Dapšas Nemunas Dagilis Nerijus Dagilis |
Oktanas - Snaigė I |
2004 | 1:22.068 | Audi RS4 | A3000+ | V. Venskūnas V. Simuntis L. Karlavičius A. Pyragius |
Los Patrankos - Printera |
2003 | 1:21.794 | Porsche 996 GT3 | A3000+ | V. Venskūnas A. Kudla |
SK D.A.L |
2002 | 1:25.995 | Porsche 993 Cup | A3000+ | V. Laurinavičius E. Tamulevičius A. Simaška N. Kondrachin |
Lietuvos "Porsche" Klubas |
2001 | 1:24.766 | Porsche 993 RSR | V. Venskūnas A. Kudla |
Automodus V | |
2000 | Porsche 993 Cup | ST over 2000 | V. Venskūnas V. Laurinavičius E. Tamulevičius |
Lietuvos "Porsche" Klubas |