The Lausitzring, also known as EuroSpeedway Lausitz, is a motorsport complex located in Klettwitz, Germany, near the Polish and Chezch borders, at 134 km (83 miles) south of Berlin. The complex opened in 2000 and currently includes several raceways like the NASCAR-Style tri-oval track (unique in continental Europe), the GP Circuit, or the Short Course, among several other configurations. The Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, DTM, is the main competition regularly hosted at the Lausitzring nowadays, which has also hosted several editions of the Superbike World Championship in the past. The climate at the circuit location is continental, with considerable rainfall throughout the year and below freezing temperature in winter.
There are several inner road course configurations for racing inside the tri-oval superspeedway of the Lausitzring. The Grand Prix Circuit is a 2.7-mile (4.34-km), 14-turn layout sharing part of the NASCAR-style speedway. The 2.11-mile (3.39-km) Short Course is a reduced version of the GP Circuit with 12 turns and the same average speed of 83 mph (133 km/h). The racing dynamic in the superspeedway segments is similar to that of American tracks like Pocono Raceway, where the high banking favors overtaking because of the slingshot effect.
The Short Course of the Lausitzring travels through a similar trajectory of the GP Circuit, with two corners and two straight segments less, but keeping its same high-speed, hard-to-maneuver characteristics. The average speed is also the same, with 83 mph (133 km/h), with an average lap time of 1:32.3.