Brno Circuit

Original circuits

The original layout ran anti-clockwise on approximately 29.194 km of public roads in the outskirts of Brno, where the start/finish was located in Bosonohy. The circuit went east past Kamenny and then went north past the Bohunice University Campus in Kejbaly, and went through the villages of Libusino, Kohoutovice and Žebětín, out to Ostrovacice, through Veselka and back through a series of fast straights and kinks. From 1930 to 1937, the Masaryk circuit races attracted some of the top drivers and teams.

On 25 September 1949, the race was held for the first and the last time in Czechoslovakia as part of the Grand Prix motor racing (later evolved into Formula One). The Czechoslovakian Grand Prix in 1949 was run clockwise on a shorter 17.800 km layout, which turned right at Veselka, bypassed Ostrovacice and entered Žebětín from the south rather than the west. In spite of a crowd in excess of 400,000 people, this would be the last Grand Prix for cars on the old circuit.

Beginning in 1950, the circuit played host to the Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix, which became a world championship event from 1965. The circuit had been again reduced in length to 13.941 km in 1964, completely bypassing Žebětín and using a new through-road that went to Kohoutovice quicker. The European Touring Car series visited in the 1980s, by which time the circuit had been finally reduced to 10.921 km in 1975, which exited Kohoutovice from the south and bypassed Libusino and Kejbaly and went right through Kamenny and rejoined the main road back to Bosonohy. As of 2025, all the public roads used for the original circuits are still existing.

Modern circuit

The current 5.403 km permanent road racing circuit was opened on 18 July 1987. It lies north of Kyvalka, within the bounds of the circuit used in the 1930s, but not incorporating any of the public roads. The motorcycle race moved to the new circuit and regained its status as a round of the world championship. A World Sports Car Championship race was held in 1988, and a round of the A1 Grand Prix series in 2006. It was also the location of the 24H Epilog of Brno (previously 6 Hours of Brno).

The annual Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Czech Republic is the circuit's most important event. It has been held here since 1950 and is the most famous motor race in the Czech Republic. The race is part of the World Grand Prix in the years of 1965–1982, 1987–1991, 1993–2020, 2025-2029.

The FIA World Touring Car Championship, FIA GT1 World Championship, Formula Two and the Superbike World Championship also raced at the circuit.

The Czech Republic Motorcycle Grand Prix was more of a promoter event than a profit-raiser itself. Since tobacco advertising has been banned in 2007, it is common among the other MotoGP events. Since August 2023, the circuit is owned by the Czech company Shakai.

Layout history

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Events

; Current

• May: Histo-Cup Austria Histo Cup Brünn,
• June: Grand Prix motorcycle racing Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix, Moto4 Northern Cup
• July: Alpe Adria International Motorcycle Championship
• September: Formula 4 CEZ Championship, GT Cup Series

; Former

• 24H Series
  • 12 Hours of Brno (2015–2016, 2019)
• A1 Grand Prix (2006–2007)
• Austria Formula 3 Cup (1992, 1995–1999, 2014–2024)
• Auto GP (2002–2005, 2010–2011, 2013, 2016)
• BOSS GP (2014–2023)
• British Talent Cup (2019)
• Czechoslovakian Grand Prix (1930–1935, 1937, 1949, 1976–1988)
• Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (2004–2005)
• Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (1988, 1991–1992)
• Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2001, 2003–2004, 2010)
• Eurocup Mégane Trophy (2010)
• European Touring Car Championship (1968–1972, 1975–1986, 2000–2004)
• European Touring Car Cup (2013, 2015)
• EuroV8 Series (2014)
• Ferrari Challenge Europe (2005, 2009, 2013–2014, 2018, 2021, 2025)
• Ferrari Challenge Italy (2009)
• FIA Formula Two Championship (2009–2010)
• FIA GT Championship (2000–2008)
• FIA GT1 World Championship (2010)
• FIA GT3 European Championship (2007–2008, 2010)
• FIA Sportscar Championship
  • Brno 2 Hours 30 Minutes (1997–2002)
• FIM Endurance World Championship (2001–2003)
• Formul'Academy Euro Series (2008)
• Formula 3 Euro Series (2004)
• Formula BMW ADAC (2004–2005)
• Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup (2010)
• Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2010)
• Formula Renault V6 Eurocup (2004)
• German Formula Three Championship (1988–1989, 1992)
• GT4 European Cup (2008)
• International Formula Master (2006–2009)
• International GTSprint Series (2013)
• Italian Formula Renault Championship (2008)
• Porsche Carrera Cup Germany (1987, 1992, 2004)
• (2010)
• Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup (2007–2017)
• SEAT León Eurocup (2009–2010)
• Sidecar World Championship (1969–1982, 1987–1991, 1993–1997)
• Superbike World Championship (1993–1996, 2005–2012, 2018)
• Supersport 300 World Championship (2018)
• Supersport World Championship (2005–2012, 2018)
• Superstars Series (2013)
• TCR Eastern Europe Touring Car Series (2019–2021, 2023–2025)
• TCR Europe Touring Car Series (2024)
• Trofeo Maserati (2006)
• World Sportscar Championship
  • 360 km of Brno (1988)
• World Touring Car Championship
  • FIA WTCC Race of the Czech Republic (2006–2011).

Lap records

The unofficial lap record is 1:34.700 set by Jérôme d'Ambrosio in Renault R29 Formula One car in 2010. As of September 2025, the fastest official race lap records at the Brno Circuit are listed as:

Gallery

File:Masarykův okruh, vítěz Louis Chiron na Bugatti. Projíždí zatáčku v Pisárkách (1932).jpg|Winning Louis Chiron in Bugatti, Brno 1932 File:Juan Parés and Ángel Nieto 1971 Brno.jpeg|Ángel Nieto during Grand Prix motorcycle racing in Brno, 1971 File:Start Superbike Weltmeisterschaft 2008 Brno.JPG|Starting grid on the Brno Circuit File:Automotodrom Brno Omega.JPG|Omega bend of the Brno Circuit File:Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo 2009 Brno.jpg|Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo in Brno, 2009 File:Marc Márquez and Valentino Rossi 2014 Brno 2.jpeg|Marc Márquez and Valentino Rossi in Brno, 2014 File:Okruh 20180422 072410.jpg|Brno Circuit from air

Notes

References

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