Motorsport Arena Oschersleben
The Motorsport Arena Oschersleben is a 3.696 km (2.297 mi) long race track with a width of 11–13 m (12–14 yd) and elevation changes of 23 m (75 ft). The circuit is located in Oschersleben, Börde where is approximately 30 km (19 mi) from Magdeburg, Germany. Its fairly flat contours create a smooth, fast circuit.[1]
![]() Grand Prix Circuit (2007–present) ![]() Motorcycle "A" Circuit (1997–present) | |
Location | Oschersleben, Germany |
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Time zone | CET (UTC+1) CEST (DST) |
Coordinates | 52°01′38″N 11°16′43″E |
FIA Grade | 2 |
Broke ground | 5 April 1995 |
Opened | 25 July 1997 |
Construction cost | €58 million |
Former names | Motopark Oschersleben (1997–2005) |
Major events | Current: Sidecar World Championship (1998, 2000–2003, 2011–2019, 2021–present) DTM (2000–2001, 2004–2015, 2023–present) NASCAR Whelen Euro Series (2023–present) ADAC GT Masters (2007–2022, 2024) Former: World SBK (2000–2004) WTCC Race of Germany (2005–2011) FIM EWC 8 Hours of Oschersleben (1999–2009, 2012–2019) TCR Eastern Europe Trophy (2023) International GT Open (2007) FIA GT (1998–1999, 2002–2009) |
Website | http://www.motorsportarena.com |
Grand Prix Circuit (2007–present) | |
Length | 3.696 km (2.297 miles) |
Race lap record | 1:18.846 (![]() |
Motorcycle "A" Circuit (1997–present) | |
Length | 3.668 km (2.279 miles) |
Race lap record | 1:15.050 (![]() |
"B" Circuit (1997–present) | |
Length | 2.600 km (1.616 miles) |
"C" Circuit (1997–present) | |
Length | 1.100 km (0.684 miles) |
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Opened on 25 July 1997 as Motopark Oschersleben, it was Germany's fourth permanent racecourse, after Nürburgring, Hockenheimring and Sachsenring.
Motorsport Arena Oschersleben was a venue for FIA's European Touring Car Championship from 2001 to 2004 and the World Touring Car Championship from 2005 to 2011.
The circuit
Consistently driving quickly is hard work on the fast and smooth circuit. The first turn, modified from its original rounded shape into a sharp 90-degree left, is a frequent source of multi-car accidents especially on the first lap, as a popular YouTube video of a touring race illustrates this case, with former BTCC driver-turned commentator John Cleland remarking that, "The guy who designed this first corner should be taken into a dark room and beat about the head".[2] There are many key turns to master for a fast lap. The end of the finish straight is the fastest spot on the circuit. The McDonald's chicane allows for different racing lines. However, an aggressive line may lead to early retirement with broken suspension.[1]
Events

- Current
- April: Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, ADAC GT Masters, ADAC GT4 Germany, Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, Börderennen
- May: Supercar Challenge ADAC Racing Weekend Oschersleben
- June: IDM Superbike Championship, Northern Talent Cup
- July: Börde Moto Klassik
- September: NASCAR Whelen Euro Series NASCAR GP Germany
- October: Sidecar World Championship Sidecar Festival, DMV Goodyear Racing Days
- Former
- ADAC Formula 4 (2015–2020)
- Auto GP (2011)
- EuroBOSS Series (2006)
- European Touring Car Championship (2001–2004)
- FIA GT Championship (1998–1999, 2002–2009)
- FIA Sportscar Championship (2003)
- FIM Endurance World Championship
- 8 Hours of Oschersleben (1999–2009, 2012–2019)
- Formula Renault Eurocup (2004–2005)
- Formula Three Euroseries (2005–2006, 2009–2010)
- International Formula 3000 (1998)
- International GT Open (2007)
- Prototype Cup Germany (2023)
- Superbike World Championship (2000–2004)
- Super Tourenwagen Cup (1998–1999)
- TCR Eastern Europe Trophy (2023)
- TCR Europe Touring Car Series (2019)
- TCR International Series (2016–2017)
- World Touring Car Championship
- FIA WTCC Race of Germany (2005–2011)
Lap records
As of April 2024, the fastest official race lap records at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben are listed as:
Category | Time | Driver | Vehicle | Event | Circuit Map |
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Grand Prix Circuit: 3.696 km (2007–present) | |||||
Auto GP | 1:18.846[3] | Sergey Afanasyev | Lola B05/52 | 2011 Oschersleben Auto GP round | ![]() |
Formula 3 | 1:20.623[4] | Nabil Jeffri | Dallara F311 | 2014 Oschersleben German F3 round | |
DTM | 1:21.255[5] | Joey Hand | BMW M3 DTM (E92) | 2013 Oschersleben DTM round | |
F2 (2009–2012) | 1:21.449 | Andy Soucek | Williams JPH1 | 2009 Oschersleben Formula Two round | |
International Formula Master | 1:21.619[6] | Chris van der Drift | Tatuus N.T07 | 2008 Oschersleben Formula Master round | |
GT1 (GTS) | 1:25.477[7] | Mike Hezemans | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | 2008 FIA GT Oschersleben 2 Hours | |
Formula 4 | 1:26.386[8] | Kim-Luis Schramm | Tatuus F4-T014 | 2016 1st Oschersleben ADAC Formula 4 round | |
GT3 | 1:26.850[9] | Philipp Eng | BMW M6 GT3 | 2017 Oschersleben ADAC GT Masters round | |
Formula Renault 2.0 | 1:27.301[10] | António Félix da Costa | Tatuus FR2000 | 2008 Oschersleben Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup round | |
GT2 | 1:29.241[7] | Tim Mullen | Ferrari F430 GT2 | 2008 FIA GT Oschersleben 2 Hours | |
ADAC Formel Masters | 1:29.669[11] | Mikkel Jensen | Dallara Formulino | 2014 Oschersleben ADAC Formel Masters round | |
Porsche Carrera Cup | 1:30.518[12] | Christopher Zöchling | Porsche 911 (991 I) GT3 Cup | 2014 Oschersleben Porsche Carrera Cup Germany round | |
Formula BMW | 1:31.370[13] | Marco Wittmann | Mygale FB02 | 2007 1st Oschersleben Formula BMW ADAC round | |
FIA GT Group-2 | 1:33.113[7] | Ales Jirásek | Mosler MT900 | 2008 FIA GT Oschersleben 2 Hours | |
TCR Touring Car | 1:35.557 | Dušan Borković | SEAT León TCR | 2016 Oschersleben TCR International Series round | |
Super 2000 | 1:36.185 | Tom Coronel | BMW 320 TC | 2011 FIA WTCC Race of Germany | |
Motorcycle "A" Circuit: 3.668 km (1997–present) | |||||
Formula Renault 3.5 | 1:15.050[14] | Andreas Zuber | Dallara T05 | 2005 Oschersleben Formula Renault 3.5 Series round | ![]() |
Formula 3000 | 1:19.038[15] | Luca Persiani | Lola B99/50 | 2006 Oschersleben F3000 Masters round | |
Formula 3 | 1:19.183[16] | Lewis Hamilton | Dallara F305 | 2005 Oschersleben Formula 3 Euro Series round | |
GT1 (Prototype) | 1:20.206[17] | Jörg Müller | Porsche 911 GT1-98 | 1998 FIA GT Oschersleben 500km | |
LMP3 | 1:20.305[18] | Laurents Hörr | Duqueine D-08 | 2023 Oschersleben Prototype Cup Germany round | |
DTM | 1:20.791[19] | Mattias Ekström | Audi A4 DTM 2005 | 2005 Oschersleben DTM round | |
LMP675 | 1:21.377[20] | Hayanari Shimoda | DBA4 03S | 2003 FIA Sportscar Championship Oschersleben | |
GT3 | 1:22.629[21] | Ayhancan Güven | Porsche 911 (992) GT3 R | 2023 Oschersleben DTM round | |
GT1 (GTS) | 1:23.527[22] | Mike Hezemans | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | 2006 FIA GT Oschersleben 500km | |
Formula Renault 2.0 | 1:24.011[23] | Xavier Maassen | Tatuus FR2000 | 2006 2nd Oschersleben Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup round | |
Formula 4 | 1:24.391[24] | Jonny Edgar | Tatuus F4-T014 | 2020 Oschersleben ADAC Formula 4 round | |
Superbike | 1:25.152[25] | Markus Reiterberger | BMW M1000RR | 2022 Oschersleben IDM Superbike round | |
Porsche Carrera Cup | 1:26.389[26] | Robert de Haan | Porsche 911 (992) GT3 Cup | 2024 Oschersleben Porsche Carrera Cup Germany round | |
World SBK | 1:26.549[27] | Colin Edwards | Honda VTR1000SP2 | 2002 Oschersleben World SBK round | |
FIM EWC | 1:26.773[28] | Josh Hook | Honda CBR1000RR | 2019 8 Hours of Oschersleben | |
GT2 | 1:27.220[22] | Tim Mullen | Ferrari F430 GT2 | 2006 FIA GT Oschersleben 500km | |
Supersport | 1:27.567[29] | Melvin van der Voort | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 2023 Oschersleben IDM Supersport round | |
GT2 (GTS) | 1:28.243[30] | Karl Wendlinger | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | 1999 FIA GT Oschersleben 500km | |
Formula BMW | 1:28.610[31] | Sébastien Buemi | Mygale FB02 | 2005 Oschersleben Formula BMW ADAC round | |
N-GT | 1:28.650[32] | Christian Pescatori | Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | 2004 FIA GT Oschersleben 500km | |
FIA GT Group-2 | 1:29.604[33] | Shaun Balfe | Mosler MT900R | 2005 FIA GT Oschersleben Supercar 500 | |
GT4 | 1:30.111[34] | Jan Philipp Springbob | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 2023 Oschersleben ADAC GT4 Germany round | |
World SSP | 1:30.386[35] | Broc Parkes | Honda CBR600RR | 2004 Oschersleben World SSP round | |
Super Touring | 1:30.632[36] | Laurent Aïello | Peugeot 406 | 1998 Oschersleben STW Cup round | |
TCR Touring Car | 1:31.449[lower-alpha 1][37] | Adam Kout | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 2023 Oschersleben TCR Eastern Europe round | |
Stock car racing | 1:32.395[38] | Liam Hezemans | Toyota Camry | 2023 Oschersleben NASCAR Whelen Euro Series round | |
Super 2000 | 1:33.018[39] | Frank Diefenbacher | SEAT Toledo Cupra | 2004 Oschersleben ETCC round | |
Supersport 300 | 1:35.507[40] | Marvin Siebdrath | Yamaha YZF-R3 | 2023 Oschersleben IDM Supersport 300 round | |
Northern Talent Cup | 1:35.666[41] | Lenoxx Phommara | KTM RC4 R | 2023 Oschersleben Northern Talent Cup round | |
NXT Gen Cup | 1:47.470[42] | Ellis Spiezia | LRT NXT1 | 2023 Oschersleben NXT Gen Cup round | |
Notes
- YouTube videos showed that the race was held in 3.668 km layout despite the reference wrote circuit length as 3.696 km.
References
- "Oschersleben". race-game.org. 2006. Archived from the original on 24 October 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
- The guy who designed that first corner should be taken into a dark room... (Extended + replays), retrieved 2022-01-09
- "2011 Oschersleben Auto GP - Round 9". Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- "ADAC GT Masters Oschersleben 1.Lauf ATS Formel 3 CUP" (PDF). Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- "DTM 2013 » Oschersleben Round 8 Results". Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- "2008 Oschersleben Formula Master - Round 11". Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- "FIA GT Championship Oschersleben 2008". Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- "2016 ADAC Formula 4 Oschersleben 1 Race 2 Statistics". Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- "ADAC GT Oschersleben 2017". Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- "2008 Formula Renault Northern Cup Oschersleben (Race 1)". Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- "2014 ADAC Formel Masters Oschersleben Result List Race 2" (PDF). 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- "2014 Porsche Cup Deutschland Oschersleben (Race 1)". 17 May 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- "2007 Formula BMW ADAC Oschersleben (Race 1)". Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- "2005 Formula Renault 3.5 Oschersleben Race 2 Statistics". Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- "2006 Oschersleben F3000 Masters". Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- "2005 Formula 3 Euro Series Oschersleben Race 2 Statistics". Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- "FIA GT Championship Oschersleben 1998". Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- "2023 Prototype Cup Germany Race 1 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben" (PDF). 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- "DTM 2005 » Oschersleben Round 5 Results". Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- "FIA Sportscar Championship Oschersleben 2003". Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- "2023 DTM Oschersleben Race 1 Statistics". Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- "2006 FIA GT Oschersleben Supercar 500". Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- "2006 Formula Renault Northern Cup Oschersleben 2 (Race 1)". Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- "2020 ADAC Formula 4 Oschersleben Race 2 Statistics". Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- "2022 IDM Oschersleben IDM Superbike Race 1 - amended 1" (PDF). 22 May 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- "2024 DTM Oschersleben - Porsche Sixt Carrera Cup Germany - Race 1 Result" (PDF). 27 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- "Oschersleben 30-31 August - 1 September, 2002 Superbike - Results Race 2" (PDF). Dorna. 1 September 2002. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- "2019 FIM EWC 8 Hours of Oschersleben Final results after 8 hours - Final ranking". 9 June 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- "2023 IDM Oschersleben IDM Supersport Race 2" (PDF). 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- "FIA GT Championship Oschersleben 1999". Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- "2005 Formula BMW ADAC Oschersleben (Race 2)". Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- "FIA GT Championship Oschersleben 2004". Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- "2005 FIA GT Oschersleben Supercar 500". Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- "2023 ADAC GT4 Germany Race 1 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben" (PDF). 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- "Oschersleben 28-29-30 May, 2004 Supersport - Revised Results Race" (PDF). Dorna. 30 May 2004. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- "STW Cup 1998 » Oschersleben Round 18 Results". Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- "Autoklub Mistrovství ČR automobilů na okruhu TCR Final Result Race 1" (PDF). 9 April 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- "2023 Nascar Whelen Euro Series Oschersleben Whelen EuroNASCAR Pro - Provisional Result Race 2" (PDF). 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- "2004 Oschersleben ETCC - Round 18". Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- "2023 IDM Oschersleben IDM Supersport 300 Race 1 Rennen" (PDF). 3 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- "2023 IDM Oschersleben Northern Talent Cup Race 2" (PDF). 4 June 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- "2023 ADAC Racing Weekend Oschersleben - NXT Gen Cup - Provisional Result Rennen 2" (PDF). 29 July 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
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