DTM Oschersleben

The German Unification made things possible people even hadn’t thought about, some years earlier. In 1989, the Oschersleben Automobile Club presented the brothers Hans-Joachim and Hans-Peter Klein a way to create a new German circuit. Both Hans-Joachim and Hans-Peter had been closely connected with racing and rallying for a long time, and soon, Germany’s third permanent racing circuit assumed shape. Unfortunately, Hans-Joachim Klein unexpectedly passed away in October 1993 – only one year after the planning for the new circuit had begun. His brother, however, continued to realise their common goal: to build Europe’s safest and most modern circuit. The construction works begun in June 1996, and on 25th July 1997, the MOTOPARK Oschersleben was officially opened. The track width of the 3.667-kilometre circuit with its 14 turns ranges from 11 to 13 metres, the altitude difference adds up to 24 metres and the highest speeds are reached at the end of the pit straight, with one feature making the circuit particularly popular with the fans: All the spectator areas have been erected six to eight metres above the track, thus not only providing the visitors with the chance of watching a lot of the action alone but also allowing them to sit and stand respectively very close to the track.