Palanga circuit

Palangos trasa

Location	Palanga, Lithuania
Coordinates	54°54′58″N 23°42′30″E / 54.91611°N 23.70833°E / 54.91611; 23.70833Coordinates: 54°54′58″N 23°42′30″E / 54.91611°N 23.70833°E / 54.91611; 23.70833
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
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