Afyonkarahisar Motor Sports Center
| Location | Afyonkarahisar, Turkey |
|---|---|
| Time zone | GMT+3 |
| Coordinates | 38°47′08.8″N 30°28′53.1″E / 38.785778°N 30.481417°E |
| Owner | Afyonkarahisar Municipality |
| Operator | Turkish Motorcycle Federation |
| Opened | 2016 |
| Major events | Motocross World Championship |
| Website | www |
| Surface | Hard pack |
| Length | 1.725 km |
| Turns | 17 |
  Afyonkarahisar Motor Sports Center Location of the race track in Turkey | |
Afyonkarahisar Motor Sports Center (Turkish: Afyon Motor Sporları Merkezi) is a motor sports race track for motocross events in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. Opened in 2016,[1] the 1,725 m (5,659 ft)-long track has a hard pack type of soil.[2]
The race track was opened after a short construction time in 2016. Owned by the Afyonkarahisar Municipality and operated by the Turkish Motorcycle Federation,[1] it is located at Sadıkbey Mah. and Dörtyol Mah., Turgut Özal Cad., next to the Yeni Şehir Stadiumu in Afyonkarahisar.[2]
The Turkish Motocross Championships in 2016 and 2017. were held at the race track.[3] The finals of the 2019 European Motorcycle Acrobatics Championships took place at the race track.[4] It hosted the MXGP of Turkey on 2 September, the 2018 FIM Motocross World Championship,[5] the MXGP of Turkey on 8 September, the 17th leg of the 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship, the MXGP of Afyon on 9 September as the ninth leg of the 2021 FIM Motocross World Championship, and the WMXGP of Turkey on 4 September and the WMXGP of Afyon on 7 September in the third leg of the 2021 FIM Women's Motocross World Championship, were held .[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Yarış Pisti Şampiyonaya Hazır" (in Turkish). Afyonkarahisar Belediyesi. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "Afyon". MXGP. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ Tükelay, Canan (4 September 2018). ""Dünyanın En Önemli Motokros Parkuru Afyonkarahisar'dadır"". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ Tükelay, Canan (7 November 2019). "Afyon Motor Sporları Merkezi'ne 'en iyi pist' ödülü". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Afyonkarahisar'da motokros heyecanı". Spor X (in Turkish). 7 August 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2021.