Vilkyčiai Circuit or Vilkyčiai Track is a FIA Grade 6 gravel-clay-asphalt motorsport race track located in Lithuania. The circuit hosts Lithuanian and international autocross, motocross and rallycross competitions.
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| Location | Kebeliai, Šilutė District Municipality, Lithuania |
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| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) EEST (DST) |
| Coordinates | 55°31′31″N 21°27′30″E / 55.52528°N 21.45833°E |
| FIA Grade | 6 |
| Opened | 1990 |
| Major events | European Autocross Championship BalticRX |
| Length | 1.063 km (0.665 miles) |
History
editIn 1990, an 0.8-kilometre (0.50 mi) long gravel-clay-asphalt motorsport race track was built in the Kebeliai gravel quarry. In 1991, Vilkyčiai Motor Sports Club was established. The club has been responsible for organizing the events in the track. The track was renovated in 1998–1999.
Events
editIn 2014, the first international rallycross competition took place – a stage of the European Rallycross Challenge.
In 2019, Lithuanian,[1] Baltic[2][3] and Polish[4] rallycross championship rounds took place on July 26–27. On June 8–9, round 3 of the FIA European Autocross Championship took place.[5][6][7][8]
In 2022 the 2nd round of the FIA European Autocross Championship as well as FIA European Cross Car Championship will take place on 11-12 June.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Vilkyčių trasoje užfiksuotas naujas masiškumo rekordas". lrytas.lt. July 30, 2018.
- ^ "Vilkyčių ralio kroso trasoje – naujas masiškumo rekordas ir lenkų dominavimas". Gazas.lt.
- ^ "Vilkyčių trasoje – pajėgiausi Baltijos šalių ir Lenkijos ralio kroso meistrai". DELFI.
- ^ "Pierwsze zwycięstwo Kuchara | artykuł". www.jazdamiejska.pl.
- ^ "2019 FIA EUROPEAN AUTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP III ROUND IN VILKYČIAI". LASF. May 7, 2019.
- ^ "Race". www.race-monitor.com.
- ^ "Autocross-EM zu Vilkyciai: Max Schanen ka sech a Litauen net fir seng Leeschtung belounen". rtl.lu.
- ^ "3. Lauf zur Autocross Europameisterschaft 2018 Vilkyciai". www.wherevent.com.
- ^ "Fia Announces World Motor Sport Council Decisions". 19 March 2022.