Solitude Racetrack
Grand Prix Circuit (1935–1965) | |
| Location | Solitude Palace, Germany |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) CEST (DST) |
| Coordinates | 48°46′04″N 9°02′45″E / 48.76778°N 9.04583°E |
| Opened | 1935 |
| Closed | 1965 |
| Major events | Grand Prix motorcycle racing German motorcycle Grand Prix (1952, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962, 1964) Sidecar World Championship (1952, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962, 1964) Solituderennen (1960–1965) |
| Website | https://solitude-revival.org/ |
| Grand Prix Circuit (1935–1965) | |
| Length | 11.4086 km (7.089 miles) |
| Race lap record | 3:49.100 ( Jim Clark, Lotus 25, 1963, F1) |
| Original Grand Prix Circuit (1925–1930) | |
| Length | 22.300 km (13.857 miles) |
| Race lap record | 13:23.300 ( Christian Werner, Mercedes 1924 GP, 1926, FL) |
The Solitude racetrack is an 11.4086 km (7.089 mi) race circuit on public roads used for motorsport in the Leonberg area, west of Stuttgart, Germany. It is named after Castle Solitude and until 1965 has hosted various motorcycle and automobile races.