Pyynikki Circuit

Pyynikki Circuit

Location	Tampere, Finland
Coordinates	61.4944°N 23.7297°E / 61.4944; 23.7297
Opened	1932 (re-opened 1946)
Closed	1971 (firstly closed 1939)
Major events	Grand Prix motorcycle racing Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix (1962–1963)
Length	3.608 km (2.242 miles)
Turns	11 (7 right, 4 left)

The Pyynikki Circuit or Tampere Circuit is a former motorsport street circuit in Tampere, Finland. The circuit was a 3.608 km (2.242 mi) long clockwise circuit in a park (or on public streets) in the district of Pyynikki. The roadraces were known as "Pyynikinajot" and were first run from 1932–1939. After an interruption caused by the Second World War they were revived in 1946, running until 1971.

For the 1962 and 1963 seasons the Finnish Motorcycle Grand Prix, a round of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championship, was held on the Pyynikki Circuit. The circuit was found to be too narrow, and therefore the Finnish Grand Prix was moved to the Imatra Circuit from 1964.

Races on the Pyynikki Circuit were banned in 1971 for safety reasons, but in the final year the future World Champion Jarno Saarinen won two classes.

World Championship Results 1962 and 1963

Year	Class	1st	2nd	3rd	Fastest Lap
1962	50 cc	Luigi Taveri (Honda)	Tommy Robb (Honda)	Hans-Georg Anscheidt (Kreidler)	Luigi Taveri (Honda)
	125 cc	Jim Redman (Honda)	Luigi Taveri (Honda)	Alan Shepherd (MZ)	Alan Shepherd (MZ)
	350 cc	Tommy Robb (Honda)	Jim Redman (Honda)	Alan Shepherd (MZ)	Tommy Robb (Honda)
	500 cc	Alan Shepherd (Matchless)	Sven-Olof Gunnarsson (Norton)	František Šťastný (Jawa)	Alan Shepherd (Matchless)
1963	50 cc	Hans-Georg Anscheidt (Kreidler)	Mitsuo Itō (Suzuki)	Hugh Anderson (Suzuki)	Hugh Anderson (Suzuki)
	125 cc	Hugh Anderson (Suzuki)	Luigi Taveri (Honda)	Alan Shepherd (MZ)	Hugh Anderson (Suzuki)
	350 cc	Mike Hailwood (MV Agusta)	Jim Redman (Honda)	Sven-Olof Gunnarsson (Norton)	Mike Hailwood (MV Agusta)
	500 cc	Mike Hailwood (MV Agusta)	Alan Shepherd (Matchless)	Mike Duff (Matchless)	Mike Hailwood (MV Agusta)