The Mantorp Park racing complex consists of a 1.93-mile (3.10-km) race track whose main straightaway, known as the Strippen, also operates as a 3/16-mile (301.75-meter) Drag Strip according to the NHRA standards. The venue stands in the homonymous town of Mantorp, midway between Gothenburg and Stockholm, in Sweden. The track started hosting racing events in 1969 and used to be part of the European Formula Two Championship calendar. Nowadays, Mantorp Park is the venue for Formula Three and the Swedish Touring Car Championships. The climate at the circuit location is pleasant in summer and very cold in winter, with cloudy skies for most of the year. A daily drizzle is a given, and thus the track surface tends to be wet, especially in the warmer months.
There are only nine turns at the Mantorp Park raceway, which runs across a countryside landscape with decent elevation changes along the way. The short trajectory of the track means the corners are packed together and create a challenge to the drivers' maneuvering skills at high speed. Several off-camber sections run over high-angle curves, which add a powerful centrifugal force to the road, a highly technical feature for even professional racers. The drag strip section has a smooth and leveled surface where racers can develop top speeds of up to 250 km/h (155 mph).