The NRING Circuit (Russian: Нижегородское кольцо) is a race track in Bogorodsk, Russia. It is located 35 km southwest of Nizhny Novgorod. The track opened in 2010 as a professional racing venue. It includes three road courses from 2.009 km (1.248 mi) to 3.222 km (2.002 mi) in length. Furthermore the facility contains a kart track and a training circuit.[1] From 2010, the Russian Touring Car Championship stages rounds on this track.

NRING Circuit

'A' Circuit

'B' Circuit
LocationRussia Bogorodsk
Time zoneMSK+0 (UTC+3)
Coordinates56°7′22.88″N 43°35′56.04″E / 56.1230222°N 43.5989000°E / 56.1230222; 43.5989000
Broke ground15 December 2008; 15 years ago (2008-12-15)
Opened3 July 2010; 14 years ago (2010-07-03)
Major eventsCurrent:
Russian Circuit Racing Series (2010–present)
Former:
SMP F4 Championship (2018–2019)
'A' Circuit (2010–present)
Length3.222 km (2.002 miles)
Turns15
Race lap record1:37.124 (Russia Vladimir Sheshenin, Lada Vesta TCR, 2017, TCR)
'B' Circuit (2010–present)
Length2.850 km (1.770 miles)
Turns12
Race lap record1:15.489 (Russia Artem Lobanenko, Tatuus F4-T014, 2019, F4)
'C' Circuit (2010–present)
Length2.009 km (1.248 miles)
Turns10

Lap records

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As of June 2024, the fastest official race lap records at the NRING Circuit are listed as:

Category Time Driver Vehicle Event
'A' Circuit: 3.222 km (2010–present)
TCR Touring Car 1:37.124[2] Vladimir Sheshenin Lada Vesta TCR 2017 Bogorodsk RCRS round
'B' Circuit: 2.850 km (2012–present)
Formula 4 1:15.489[3] Artem Lobanenko Tatuus F4-T014 2019 Bogorodsk SMP F4 round
GT4 1:20.316[4] Aleksey Nesov Mercedes-AMG GT4 2024 Bogorodsk RCRS round
TCR Touring Car 1:21.086[5] Aleksey Dudukalo Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 2019 Bogorodsk RCRS round

References

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  1. ^ "Services of Nring Circuit" (in Russian). Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  2. ^ "TCR Russia 2017 » NRing A Round 5 Results". 17 June 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  3. ^ "2019 NRing SMP F4 Race 1 Results" (PDF). 18 May 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  4. ^ "2024 RCRS - NRing GT4 Race 2 Results" (PDF). 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  5. ^ "TCR Russia 2019 » NRing B Round 5 Results". 19 May 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
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