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Karlskoga Motorstadion, the Glossary

Karlskoga Motorstadion, also known as Gelleråsen Arena, is the oldest permanent motorsport race track in Sweden.^[1]

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Buildings and structures in Karlskoga Municipality
Motorsport venues in Sweden

Ángel Nieto

Ángel Nieto Roldán (25 January 1947 – 3 August 2017) was a Spanish professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer.

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Barry Sheene

Barry Steven Frank Sheene (11 September 1950 – 10 March 2003) was a British professional motorcycle racer and television sports presenter.

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BMW New Class

The BMW New Class (Neue Klasse) was a line of sedans and coupes produced by German automaker BMW between 1962 and 1972.

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Bo Ljungfeldt

Bo Tage Georg Ljungfeldt (26 February 1922 – 25 January 1988) was a Swedish racecar driver and a Ford rally factory driver.

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Brian Redman

Brian Herman Thomas Redman (born 9 March 1937) is a British retired racing driver.

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Can-Am

The Canadian-American Challenge Cup, or Can-Am, was an SCCA/CASC sports car racing series from 1966 to 1974, and again from 1977 to 1987.

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Carl Rosenblad (racing driver)

Carl Gustav Julius "Calle" Rosenblad (born 28 April 1969, in Västervik) is a Swedish auto racing driver.

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Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+02:00), sometimes referred to as Central European Daylight Time (CEDT), is the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in those European countries which observe Central European Time (CET; UTC+01:00) during the other part of the year.

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Central European Time

Central European Time (CET) is a standard time of Central, and parts of Western Europe, which is one hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

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Chris Craft (racing driver)

Christopher Adrian Craft (17 November 1939 – 20 February 2021) was a British racing driver who competed in many different forms of motor sport.

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Christoffer Bergman

Christoffer Bergman (born 6 October 1989 in Karlstad) is a Swedish motorcycle racer.

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Chrysler Viper GTS-R

The Chrysler Viper GTS-R (also known as the Dodge Viper GTS-R when raced in North America) was a successful racing variant of the Dodge Viper developed in conjunction with Chrysler of North America, Oreca of France and Reynard Motorsport of the United Kingdom.

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Daylight saving time

Daylight saving time (DST), also referred to as daylight saving(s), daylight savings time, daylight time (United States and Canada), or summer time (United Kingdom, European Union, and others), is the practice of advancing clocks to make better use of the longer daylight available during summer so that darkness falls at a later clock time.

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European Formula Two Championship

The European Formula Two Championship was a Formula Two motor racing series that was held between 1967–84.

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European Touring Car Championship

The European Touring Car Championship was an international touring car racing series organised by the FIA.

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F4 Danish Championship

Nordic 4, formerly known as F4 Danish Championship is a Danish motor racing series for open-wheel cars complying with FIA Formula 4 Gen1 regulations.

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FIA European Formula 3 Championship (1975–1984)

FIA European Formula 3 Championship was a former European Formula Three racing competition, organised by the FIA.

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Ford Escort (Europe)

The Ford Escort is a small family car that was manufactured by Ford of Europe from 1968 until 2000.

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Formula 4

FIA Formula 4, also called FIA F4, is an open-wheel racing car category intended for junior drivers.

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Formula One

Formula One, commonly known as Formula 1 or F1, is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).

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Formula Three

Formula Three, also called Formula 3, abbreviated as F3, is a third-tier class of open-wheel formula racing.

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Formula Two

Formula Two (F2 or Formula 2) is a type of open-wheel formula racing category first codified in 1948.

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Frank Kechele

Frank Kechele (born 3 September 1986 in Nördlingen, Bavaria) is a German racing driver.

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Fredrik Ekblom

Lars Fredrik Wilhelm Ekblom (born 6 October 1970) is a Swedish race car driver from Kumla.

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Grand Prix motorcycle racing

Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the highest class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM).

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Gregg Hansford

Gregory John "Gregg" Hansford (8 April 1952 – 5 March 1995) was an Australian professional motorcycle and touring car racer.

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Group 2 (motorsport)

The Group 2 racing class referred to regulations for cars in touring car racing and rallying, as regulated by the FIA.

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Group N-GT

The Group N-GT (National GT) (also known as Series Grand Touring Cars) was a motor racing category launched by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile in 2000.

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GT4 Scandinavia

GT4 Scandinavia is based on a two-driver concept, which means that an amateur and a professional share a car and drive equally in both qualifying and races.

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Innes Ireland

Lieutenant Robert McGregor Innes Ireland (12 June 1930 – 22 October 1993) was a British military officer, engineer, and motor racing driver, with 1 Championship and 8 non-Championship Formula 1 race victories, and several sports car wins including one Tourist Trophy.

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Jack Brabham

Sir John Arthur Brabham (2 April 1926 – 19 May 2014) was an Australian racing driver who was Formula One World Champion in,, and.

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Jackie Stewart

Sir John Young Stewart OBE (born 11 June 1939) is a British former Formula One racing driver from Scotland.

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Jim Clark

James Clark OBE (4 March 1936 – 7 April 1968) was a British racing driver from Scotland who won two Formula One World Championships in 1963 and 1965.

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Kanonloppet

Kanonloppet ("the cannon race") is an annual motor race, run at the Karlskoga Motorstadion in Gelleråsen in the outskirts of Karlskoga, Sweden.

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Karlskoga

Karlskoga is a locality and the seat of Karlskoga Municipality, Sweden.

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Kawasaki KR250 and KR350

The Kawasaki KR250 was a racing motorcycle built by Kawasaki from 1975 to 1982 for the 250 cc class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing.

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Kawasaki Ninja 400

The Kawasaki Ninja 400 is a 399 cc Ninja series sport bike introduced by Kawasaki in 2018, as a successor to the Ninja 300.

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List of Brabham racing cars

The list below summarizes Brabham racing cars built by Motor Racing Developments in the United Kingdom.

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Lola T70

The Lola T70 is a sports prototype developed by British manufacturer Lola Cars in 1965, the successor to its Mk6.

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Lotus 24

The Lotus 24 was a Formula One racing car designed by Team Lotus for the 1962 Formula One season.

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March 742

The March 742 is an open-wheel race car, designed, developed and built by British manufacturer March Engineering, and constructed to Formula Two regulations, and introduced for the 1974 championship.

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Motor Sport (magazine)

Motor Sport is a monthly motor racing magazine, founded in the United Kingdom in 1924 as the Brooklands Gazette.

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Motori Minarelli

Motori Minarelli is an Italian motorcycle engine manufacturer.

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Motorsport

Motorsport(s) or motor sport(s) are sporting events, competitions and related activities that primarily involve the use of automobiles, motorcycles, motorboats and powered aircraft.

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Mygale M14-F4

The Mygale M14-F4 is an open-wheel formula race car, designed and built by French manufacturer Mygale, for Formula 4 junior categories, since 2014.

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Patrick Depailler

Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler (9 August 1944 – 1 August 1980) was a racing driver from France.

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Porsche Carrera Cup

Porsche Carrera Cup (sometimes abbreviated PCC) is a number of one-make racing by Porsche premier series competed with, initially Porsche 911 Carrera Cup, then later Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars.

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Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia

Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia is a one make racing championship held in Scandinavian countries with the majority of the races being in Sweden.

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Race track

A race track (racetrack, racing track or racing circuit) is a facility built for racing of vehicles, athletes, or animals (e.g. horse racing or greyhound racing).

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Richard Göransson

Karl Richard Jonsson Göransson (born 8 August 1978 in Örebro) is a Swedish racing driver.

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Road racing

Road racing is a North American term to describe motorsport racing held on a paved road surface.

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Robert Huff

Robert Peter Huff (born 25 December 1979) is a British racing driver currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship for Toyota Gazoo Racing UK.

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Scandinavian Touring Car Championship

The Scandinavian Touring Car Championship (STCC) is a touring car racing series based in Scandinavia.

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Sidecar World Championship

FIM Sidecar World Championship is the international sidecar racing championship.

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Signatech

Signatech, formerly known as Signature, is a French auto racing team and racing car constructor that competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship.

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Silhouette racing car

A silhouette racing car is a race car which, although bearing a superficial resemblance to a production model, differs mechanically in fundamental ways.

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SRO GT4

SRO GT4 is a class of grand tourer racing cars maintained by the SRO Motorsports Group that race in various auto racing series across the globe.

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Stirling Moss

Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss (17 September 1929 – 12 April 2020) was a British Formula One driver.

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Super Touring

Super Touring, Class 2 or Class II was a motor racing Touring Cars category defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) for national touring car racing in 1993.

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Superbike racing

Superbike racing is a category of motorcycle racing that employs highly modified production motorcycles, as opposed to MotoGP in which purpose-built motorcycles are used.

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Suzuki RG 500

The Suzuki RG 500 road racing motorcycle was produced by Japanese manufacturer Suzuki to compete in the 500cc class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1974 to 1980.

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Sweden

Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe.

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Swedish Grand Prix

The Swedish Grand Prix (Sveriges Grand Prix) was a round of the Formula One World Championship from 1973 to 1978.

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Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix

The Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix was a motorcycling event that was part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season in various stints from 1958 to 1990.

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Swedish Touring Car Championship

Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) was a touring car racing series based in Sweden, but also with rounds in Norway.

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TCR Touring Car

A TCR Touring Car is a touring car specification, first introduced in 2014 and is now employed by a multitude of series worldwide.

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Thed Björk

Thed Björk Bang-Melchior (born 14 December 1980) is a Swedish racing driver, and 2017 World Touring Car Champion.

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Tim Schenken

Timothy Theodore Schenken (born 26 September 1943) is a former racing driver from Sydney, Australia.

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TTA – Racing Elite League

TTA – Racing Elite League was a Swedish Touring Car Championship started in 2012, which was founded by four of the biggest teams in Swedish Touring Car racing: Polestar Racing, Flash Engineering, WestCoast Racing and Brovallen Design in 2011.

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Wil Hartog

Wil Hartog (born 28 May 1948) is a Dutch former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

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Yamaha YZF-R1

The Yamaha YZF-R1, or simply R1, is a sports motorcycle made by Yamaha.

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1961 Kanonloppet

The 7th Kanonloppet was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 20 August 1961 at the Karlskoga Circuit, Sweden.

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1962 Kanonloppet

The 8th Kanonloppet was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 12 August 1962 at the Karlskoga circuit, Sweden.

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1963 Kanonloppet

The 9th Kanonloppet was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 11 August 1963 at the Karlskoga Circuit, Sweden.

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1974 European Formula Two Championship

The 1974 European Formula Two season was contested over 10 rounds and had Frenchman Patrick Depailler as the season champion.

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1978 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1978 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.

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1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

The 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 31st F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.

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1979 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1979 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.

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2001 Swedish Touring Car Championship

The 2001 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the 6th Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) season.

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2004 Swedish Touring Car Championship

The 2004 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the 9th Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) season.

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2008 Swedish Touring Car Championship

The 2008 Swedish Touring Car Championship season was the 13th Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) season.

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2012 TTA – Racing Elite League

The 2012 TTA – Racing Elite League season was the only season of the new Racing Elite League run by the Touring Car Team Association.

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2020 STCC TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship

The 2020 STCC TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship was the tenth overall season of the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship and the fourth under the internationally recognised TCR formula.

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2023 F4 Danish Championship

The 2023 F4 Danish Championship season is the seventh season of the F4 Danish Championship.

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2023 Formula Nordic

The 2023 Formula Nordic season was the eleventh season of the Swedish-based single-seater championship, and the fifth independent of the STCC branding, following the formation of the series' association in the wake of the STCC promoter's bankruptcy in 2018.

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2023 Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia

The 2023 Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia was the 20th Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia season.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlskoga_Motorstadion

Also known as Gelleråsen, Karlskoga Circuit.

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Karlskoga Motorstadion, the Glossary

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See also

Buildings and structures in Karlskoga Municipality

Motorsport venues in Sweden

References