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The Solitude racetrack is an 11.4 km (7.1 mi) race circuit on public roads used for motorsport in the Leonberg area, west of Stuttgart, Germany. It is named after Castle Solitude and until 1965 has hosted various motorcycle and automobile races.
The Solituderennen (eng: Solitude race) motorsport events are held on the 11.4 km Solitudering race track near Stuttgart. The event and the track were named after the nearby Castle Solitude. Motorsports events were held there from 1903 to 1965. Solitude Hedersbachkurve Solitude Glemseck Solitude Seehaus
The 11th Solitude Grand Prix was a non-Championship motor race, run for cars complying with Formula One rules, held on 23 July 1961 at the Solitudering, near Stuttgart. The race was run over 25 laps of the circuit, and was won by Innes Ireland in a Lotus 21 .
The results of each race are combined to determine two annual Championships, one for drivers and one for constructors. [4] Safety standards have improved since the first World Championship Grand Prix at Silverstone in 1950, where there was no medical back-up nor safety measures in case of an accident. [5]
The 14th Solitude Grand Prix was a non-Championship motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 19 July 1964 at the Solitudering, near Stuttgart. The race was run over 20 laps of the circuit, and was won by Jim Clark in a Lotus 33 , after a close battle with John Surtees in a Ferrari 158 .
The 12th Solitude Grand Prix was a non-Championship motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 15 July 1962 at the Solitudering, near Stuttgart. The race was run over 25 laps of the circuit, and was won by Dan Gurney in a Porsche 804 .
April 11–13: Preis der Stadt Stuttgart; May 3–4: Porsche Sports Cup Deutschland ADAC Racing Weekend Hockenheim; May 9–11: BOSS GP Hockenheim Historic, Prototype Cup Germany May 22–25: Ferrari Challenge Europe; June 6–8: International GT Open, TCR Europe Touring Car Series, Euroformula Open Championship, GT Cup Open Europe
The race was in Stuttgart and was called the Solitude Formula Two Grand Prix. It was a 20-lap event with the winner averaging 164.49 km/h (102.21 mph) over 229 km (142 mi). [ 14 ] He won the Targa Florio , 10-lap 721 kilometres (448 mi) race, in May 1961.