Solitude racetrack

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The course of the racetrack

The Solitude racetrack is a former motorsport racetrack in the west of Stuttgart . It is named after Solitude Palace and has hosted various motorcycle and automobile races .

Solitude lake house

Routes

Start and finish tower in the Mahdental

The traditional route used for motorcycle races is located above the Bergheim district of Stuttgart , but not in the center of the most important 11.3 km long variant of the former racetrack. This leads from the start and finish house at today's ADAC practice area, past the Seehaus and then the Glemseck near Leonberg up to the Frauenkreuz , from there in the direction of Katzenbacher Hof with the Steinbachsee, past the Stuttgart district of Büsnau to the Schattengrund and through the Mahdental back to the start and finish in front of Glemseck. The section from Schattengrund to Glemseck runs in the Glems valley .

The “Glemseck” on the route
  • From 1903: First hill climb race track from Stuttgart Westbahnhof up to Solitude Palace.
  • From 1906: Start moved from Westbahnhof to Heslach .
  • From 1925: circuit with a length of 22.3 km, start and finish at the castle. Direction of travel: counterclockwise.
  • From 1931: The circuit was shortened with the road through the Mahdental. The start and finish were moved to the west. Direction of travel: clockwise.
  • From 1935: Final circuit: The route through the Mahdental valley introduced in 1931 and the section left out in 1931 form the 11.4 km route used until 1965. Direction of travel: counterclockwise.
  • 2003: 100th anniversary celebration on a 4 km short route around the castle, but still on historical parts of the route (1925–1935). Start and finish again at the castle. Direction of travel clockwise. Only the shortcut via the wildlife park expressway and its access ramp is new.
  • 2011: In response to the Solitude Revival and Retro Classic Culture initiatives, the roads belonging to the most recently driven variant were opened for a weekend as part of the 2011 automobile summer in Baden-Württemberg to mark the 125th “birthday” of the Benz patented motor vehicle blocked. Numerous visitors were able to watch historic racing and sports cars from different epochs driving on the racetrack.
The Hedersbach curve

Motorcycle racing

Up to 50 cm³

Up to 125 cm³ (175 cm³)

Up to 250 cm³

Up to 350 cm³

Up to 500 cm³

Up to 750 cm³

Up to 1000 cm³

500/600/1000 cm³ sidecar

Automobile racing

Automobile races were held less often, as the track was not expanded sufficiently until the mid-1950s. From 1961 to 1964, Formula 1 races that were not part of the World Cup were held on the Solitude racetrack as part of the motorcycle races . Participants or winners here were Hans Herrmann , Innes Ireland , Jim Clark , Dan Gurney , John Surtees , Jack Brabham .

Racing car formulas I and II

Jack Brabham won the Formula 1 race in a Brabham BT3 in 1963.

Events

Racing scene during the Solitude Revival 2019 in the group of Grand Tourismo vehicles .
  • Solitude Revival: Since 2008, the Solitude Revival has taken place at irregular intervals, usually every two years. The major event for historical racing vehicles takes place on part of the Solitude ring.
  • Glemseck 101 : Every year on the first weekend in September, Glemseck 101, one of the largest motorcycle events in Europe, takes place at the Hotel Glemseck.

References

literature

  • Thomas Mehne: Racing at Solitude 1949-1965 - The Competition Cars. Petrolpics, Bonn 2011, ISBN 978-3-932563-31-7 .
  • Tobias Aichele (Ed.): The Solitude Jubilee - Myths and Legends. Texts by Tobias Aichele and Bernd J. Schüppel. 1st edition, Mythos Solitude Events, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-00-012833-6 .

Web links

Commons : Solitude Racetrack  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Report by Solitude Revival e. V.
  2. ↑ www.solitude-revival.org
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Coordinates: 48 ° 46 ′ 5 ″  N , 9 ° 2 ′ 50 ″  E