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Afyonkarahisar Motor Sports Center

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Afyonkarahisar Motor Sports Center
LocationAfyonkarahisar, Turkey
Time zoneGMT+3
Coordinates38°47′08.8″N 30°28′53.1″E / 38.785778°N 30.481417°E / 38.785778; 30.481417
OwnerAfyonkarahisar Municipality
OperatorTurkish Motorcycle Federation
Opened2016; 8 years ago (2016)
Major eventsMotocross World Championship
Websitewww.turkeymxgp.com
SurfaceHard pack
Length1.725 km
Turns17
Afyonkarahisar Motor Sports Center is located in Turkey
Afyonkarahisar Motor Sports Center
Afyonkarahisar Motor Sports Center
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Location of the race track in Turkey

Afyonkarahisar Motor Sports Center (Turkish: Afyon Motor Sporları Merkezi) is a motor sports race track for motocross events in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. Opened in 2016,[1] the 1,725 m (5,659 ft)-long track has a hard pack type of soil.[2]

The race track was opened after a short construction time in 2016. Owned by the Afyonkarahisar Municipality and operated by the Turkish Motorcycle Federation,[1] it is located at Sadıkbey Mah. and Dörtyol Mah., Turgut Özal Cad., next to the Yeni Şehir Stadiumu in Afyonkarahisar.[2]

The Turkish Motocross Championships in 2016 and 2017. were held at the race track.[3] The finals of the 2019 European Motorcycle Acrobatics Championships took place at the race track.[4] It hosted the MXGP of Turkey on 2 September, the 2018 FIM Motocross World Championship,[5] the MXGP of Turkey on 8 September, the 17th leg of the 2019 FIM Motocross World Championship, the MXGP of Afyon on 9 September as the ninth leg of the 2021 FIM Motocross World Championship, and the WMXGP of Turkey on 4 September and the WMXGP of Afyon on 7 September in the third leg of the 2021 FIM Women's Motocross World Championship, were held .[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Yarış Pisti Şampiyonaya Hazır" (in Turkish). Afyonkarahisar Belediyesi. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Afyon". MXGP. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  3. ^ Tükelay, Canan (4 September 2018). ""Dünyanın En Önemli Motokros Parkuru Afyonkarahisar'dadır"". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  4. ^ Tükelay, Canan (7 November 2019). "Afyon Motor Sporları Merkezi'ne 'en iyi pist' ödülü". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Afyonkarahisar'da motokros heyecanı". Spor X (in Turkish). 7 August 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
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