Magnolia Circuit
{{Short description|Street circuit near Szczecin, Poland}}
{{Motorsport venue
|Name = Magnolia Circuit
|Location = Goleniów County, near Szczecin, Poland
|Coordinates = {{Coord|53|25|26|N|14|46|15|E|display=inline,title}}
|Image = Tor Magnolia.svg
|Capacity =
|Owner =
|Opened = 1968
|Closed = May 1976
|Events = Former:
Polish Auto Racing Championship (1973–1976)
Cup of Peace and Friendship (1968–1970)
Polish Formula Three Championship (1968)
|Layout1 = Street Circuit (1968–1976)
|Surface = asphalt, concrete, basalt paving
|Length_km = 3.000
|Length_mi = 1.864
|Turns = 8
|Record_time = 1'35.0"
|Record_driver = Adam Smorawiński
|Record_car = 1973 Porsche Carrera RS
|Record_class =
|Record_year = 1973
}}
Magnolia Circuit (Polish: Tor Magnolia) was a street circuit set up on the motorway near the city of Szczecin, Poland, within modern boundaries of Goleniów County. It operated from 1968 to 1976.
Description
The circuit was a street circuit set up on the motorway near the city of Szczecin, Poland. Its surface consisted of parts made with asphalt, concrete, and basalt paving. Its total length was {{cvt|3.000|km|mi|abbr=on}}. It had 8 turns in total, 5 of which were in right and 3 in left. The longest straight part of the track had the length of {{cvt|600|m|yd|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.kwa-kwa.pl/strona/polska-wyscigi/itemlist/category/5297-szczecin-%E2%80%93-magnolia-5-eliminacja-13-14101973r.html|title=Szczecin – Magnolia. 5 eliminacja. 13-14.10.1973r|website=kwa-kwa.pl|language=pl}}
History
From 1968 to 1970, the circuit hosted the races of the Cup of Peace and Friendship.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F369_E46.htm|title=Cup of Peace and Friendship of Socialist Countries, Rd 3, 1969|website=the-fastlane.co.uk}}{{cite web|url=http://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F370_E42.htm|title=Cup of Peace and Friendship of Socialist Countries, Rd 3, 1970|website=the-fastlane.co.uk}} In 1968, the track hosted the race of the Polish Formula Three.{{cite web|url=http://www.scr.civ.pl/owp1968.html|title=Ogólnopolskie wyścigi płaskie Formuły 3 1968|website=scr.civ.pl|language=pl}} From 1973 to 1976, it hosted the races of the Polish Auto Racing Championship tournament.Stefan Jagielski zdobył puchar „Kuriera”. Dobra postawa szczecińskich kierowców, in: Kurier Szczeciński, no. 243, 1973, p. 6. The first elimination round of the Polish Auto Racing Championship, which took place between 22 and 23 May 1976 had been the last sports event to take place at the circuit. It had been attended by 10 000 people.[http://encyklopedia.szczecin.pl/wiki/Plik:Magnolia49.jpg A. Smorawiński na Porsche Garerra zwicięzcą wyścigu wszechklas], In: Głos Szczeciński, no. 117, 24 May 1976, p. 8.
Race winners
= Cup of Peace and Friendship =
- 1968: Miroslav Fousek
- 1969: Vladislav Ondřejík
- 1970: Vladimír Hubáček
= Polish Formula Three =
- 1968: Miroslav Fousek
References
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Category:Sports venues completed in 1969
Category:Motorsport venues in Poland
Category:Sports venues in West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Category:Defunct motorsport venues
Category:1969 establishments in Poland
Category:1976 disestablishments in Poland