Mantorp Park
Mantorp Park is a motor racing circuit near the town of Mantorp in Mjölby Municipality, Sweden. The circuit was built in 1969 with finance from BP Sweden as a permanent road course and a drag strip. Mantorp Park is capable of four different layouts, but today only the short and long tracks are used.
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| Location | Mantorp, Sweden |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) CEST (DST) |
| Coordinates | 58°22′19″N 15°16′58″E |
| Opened | 1969 |
| Major events | STCC |
| Long Circuit (1981–present) | |
| Length | 3.106 km (1.930 miles) |
| Short Circuit (1981–present) | |
| Length | 1.868 km (1.161 miles) |
| Full Circuit (1969–1980) | |
| Length | 4.098 km (2.546 miles) |
| Website | www |
The European Formula Two Championship visited from 1971 until 1973, and again in 1981 and 1982. Today it mainly hosts club events, dragracing, a driving school and rounds of the Swedish Formula Three Championship and the Swedish Touring Car Championship.
Mantorp Park was the first European drag racing circuit to adopt the new 301.75 m drag strip (about 3/16 mile, or 1,000 feet) format adopted by the NHRA in July 2008.
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