Automotodrom Grobnik

{{Short description|Motorsport race track in Rijeka, Croatia}}

{{Infobox motorsport venue

|Name = Automotodrom Grobnik

|Location = Čavle, Croatia

|Coordinates = {{Coord|45|22|54|N|14|30|31|E|type:landmark_region:IT-MI|display=inline,title}}

|Time = CET (UTC+1)
CEST (DST)

|Image = Automotodrom Grobnik.png

|Image_caption = Grand Prix Circuit (1978–present)

|Capacity =

|FIAGrade = 4

|Owner = Automotodrom Grobnik d.o.o.

|Operator = Auto Moto Club Kvarner Rijeka

|Broke_ground = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1977|06}}

|Opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1978|09|14}}

|Architect =

|Events = Current:
Alpe Adria International Motorcycle Championship (2011–present)
Former:
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix (1978–1990)
Sidecar World Championship (1980, 1990, 1997–1998, 2005–2019, 2021–2022)
Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe (2023–2024)
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series (2020–2022)
TCR Eastern Europe Trophy (2019–2022)
Austria F3 Cup (1999–2001)
Italian GT (1997, 2000)
Interserie (1999–2000)
Formula 750 (1979)

|Layout1 = Grand Prix Circuit (1978–present)

|Surface = Asphalt

|Length_km = 4.168

|Length_mi = 2.590

|Turns = 18

|Record_time = 1:16.388

|Record_driver = {{flagicon|AUT}} Josef Neuhauser

|Record_car = Minardi M190

|Record_year = 2000

|Record_class = Interserie/F1

}}

Automotodrom Grobnik is a {{cvt|4.168|km|mi|abbr=on}} motorsport race track located in Čavle, {{cvt|10|km|mi|adj=on}} north of Rijeka, Croatia. The circuit was built in 15 months and was opened in 14 September 1978.{{cite web |title=Racing in Rijeka Area |url=http://www.formula1-dictionary.net/preluk.html |publisher=formula1-dictionary.net |access-date=10 January 2023}} From 1978 to 1990, it hosted the Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix of MotoGP. The circuit was renovated between December 2017 and April 2018.{{cite web |title=Automotodrom Grobnik - About Us |url=https://grobnik.hr/about-us/ |publisher=Automotodrom Grobnik |access-date=16 April 2023}}

Currently, among other competitions, the automotodrom hosts the Croatia Prix (Croatian: Nagrada Hrvatske), which is a valid race for the FIA CEZ Formula 3 and Circuit Championships.

In 2020, Rijeka also hosted NASCAR Whelen Euro Series rounds as a late replacement for Autodrom Most, whose round was cancelled late in the season due to COVID-19 restrictions.{{cite web |title=Croatia Replaces Most as Third Event of the 2020 NWES Season |url=https://www.euronascar.com/2020/10/23/croatia-replaces-most-as-third-event-of-the-2020-nwes-season/ |website=euronascar.com |publisher=NASCAR Media Group, LLC. |date=23 October 2020 |access-date=23 October 2020}} It has featured on the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series calendar also in 2021 and 2022.