AVUS
The Automobil-Verkehrs- und Übungsstraße ('Automobile traffic and training road'), known as AVUS (German pronunciation: [ˈaːvʊs] ⓘ), is a public road in Berlin, Germany. Opened in 1921, it was also used as a motor racing circuit until 1998. It was the first automobile-only road and served as an inspiration for Piero Puricelli's 1924 autostrada between Milan and the northern Italian lakes, the first motorway in the world. Today, the AVUS forms the northern part of the Bundesautobahn 115.
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) CEST (DST) |
| Coordinates | 52°28′50″N 13°15′05″E |
| Opened | 24 September 1921 |
| Closed | 3 May 1998 |
| Major events | Formula One German Grand Prix (1926, 1959) Super Tourenwagen Cup (1995–1996) DTM (1984–1995) German F3 (1975–1976, 1983–1985, 1987, 1989–1995) BMW M1 Procar Championship (1980) European F3 (1976) World Sportscar Championship (1962) FIM EWC (1963) |
| Grand Prix Circuit with Chicane (1994–1998) | |
| Length | 2.660 km (1.653 miles) |
| Turns | 6 |
| Race lap record | 0:53.440 ( Stefano Modena, Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI, 1994, Class 1 Touring Cars) |
| Grand Prix Circuit (1992–1993) | |
| Length | 2.639 km (1.640 miles) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Race lap record | 0:54.920 ( Max Angelelli, Dallara F393, 1993, F3) |
| Grand Prix Circuit (1989–1991) | |
| Length | 4.879 km (3.032 miles) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Race lap record | 1:30.050 ( Hans-Joachim Stuck, Audi V8 Quattro, 1991, Group A) |
| Grand Prix Circuit with Unbanked Nord Kehre (1968–1988) | |
| Length | 8.109 km (5.039 miles) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Race lap record | 2:02.130 ( Volkert Merl, Porsche 956, 1983, Group C) |
| Grand Prix Circuit (1951–1967) | |
| Length | 8.300 km (5.157 miles) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Banking | 43° (Nord Kehre) |
| Race lap record | 2:04.500 ( Tony Brooks, Ferrari Dino 246, 1959, F1) |
| Grand Prix Circuit (1937–1939) | |
| Length | 19.291 km (11.987 miles) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Banking | 43° (Nord Kehre) |
| Race lap record | 4:11.200 ( Bernd Rosemeyer, Auto Union Type C, 1937, GP) |
| Original Grand Prix Circuit (1921–1936) | |
| Length | 19.569 km (12.160 miles) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Banking | 10° (Nord Kehre) |
| Race lap record | 4:32.000 (Auto Union Type B, Hans Stuck, 1935, GP) |
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