Pyynikki Circuit

{{Short description|Defunct Finnish motorsport race track}} {{one source|date=February 2026}} {{Motorsport venue |name = Pyynikki Circuit |location = [[Tampere]], [[Finland]] |coordinates = {{coord|61.4944|N|23.7297|E|source:wikidata|format=dms|display=it}} |image = [[Image:Pyynikki Circuit.gif|class=skin-invert|300px]] |image_caption = Grand Prix Circuit (1932–1939, 1946–1971) |opened = 1932 (re-opened 1946) |closed = 1971 (firstly closed 1939) |events = [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing]]<br />''[[Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix]]'' (1962–1963) |layout = Grand Prix Circuit (1932–1939, 1946–1971) |length_km = 3.608 |length_mi = 2.242 |turns = 11 |record_time = 1:40.300 |record_driver = {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Mike Hailwood]] |record_car = [[MV Agusta 500 racers#MV Agusta 500 4C 1950–1966|MV Agusta 500 4C]] |record_year = [[1963 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1963]] |record_class = [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|500cc]] }}

The '''Pyynikki Circuit''' or '''Tampere Circuit''' is a former [[motorsport]] [[street circuit]] in [[Tampere]], [[Finland]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Connor Minniss |first1= |date=October 9, 2024 |title=The Scandinavian Masterpiece Pyynikki Debuts In Assetto Corsa |url=https://www.overtake.gg/news/the-scandinavian-masterpiece-pyynikki-debuts-in-assetto-corsa.2486/ |url-status=live |access-date=February 21, 2026 |website=overtake.gg |language=en}}</ref> The circuit was a {{convert|3.608|km|mi|abbr=on}} long clockwise circuit on public roads through forests and a small Finnish town in the district of [[Pyynikki]]. The roadraces were known as "Pyynikinajot" and were first run from 1932–1939. After an interruption caused by the [[Second World War]] they were revived in 1946, running until 1971.

For the [[1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1962]] and [[1963 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1963]] seasons the [[Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|Finnish Motorcycle Grand Prix]], a round of the [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing]] world championship, was held on the Pyynikki Circuit. The circuit was found to be too narrow, and therefore the Finnish Grand Prix was moved to the [[Imatra Circuit]] from [[1964 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1964]].

Races on the Pyynikki Circuit were banned in 1971 for safety reasons, but in the final year the future [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champions|World Champion]] [[Jarno Saarinen]] won two classes.

== World Championship Results 1962 and 1963 == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" |- class="backgroundcolour5" ! Year !! Class !! 1st !! 2nd !! 3rd !! [[Fastest Lap]] |- | rowspan="4" | [[1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1962]] | [[50 cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing|50cc]] | {{Flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Luigi Taveri]] ([[Honda]]) | {{Flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Tommy Robb (motorcyclist)|Tommy Robb]] ([[Honda]]) | {{Flagicon|West Germany}} [[Hans-Georg Anscheidt]] ([[Kreidler]]) | {{Flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Luigi Taveri]] ([[Honda]]) |- | [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|125cc]] | {{Flagicon|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}} [[Jim Redman]] ([[Honda]]) | {{Flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Luigi Taveri]] ([[Honda]]) | {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Alan Shepherd]] ([[MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk|MZ]]) | {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Alan Shepherd]] ([[MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk|MZ]]) |- | [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|350cc]] | {{Flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Tommy Robb (motorcyclist)|Tommy Robb]] ([[Honda]]) | {{Flagicon|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}} [[Jim Redman]] ([[Honda]]) | {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Alan Shepherd]] ([[MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk|MZ]]) | {{Flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Tommy Robb (motorcyclist)|Tommy Robb]] ([[Honda]]) |- | [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|500cc]] | {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Alan Shepherd]] ([[Matchless]]) | {{Flagicon|Sweden}} {{ill|Sven-Olof Gunnarsson|pl}} ([[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]) | {{Flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} [[František Šťastný]] ([[Jawa Moto|Jawa]]) | {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Alan Shepherd]] ([[Matchless]]) |- ! colspan="7" style="height:8px; background:#ddd;" | |- | rowspan="4" | [[1963 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1963]] | [[50 cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing|50cc]] | {{Flagicon|West Germany}} [[Hans-Georg Anscheidt]] ([[Kreidler]]) | {{Flagicon|Japan|1947}} [[Mitsuo Itoh|Mitsuo Itō]] ([[Suzuki]]) | {{Flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Hugh Anderson (motorcyclist)|Hugh Anderson]] ([[Suzuki]]) | {{Flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Hugh Anderson (motorcyclist)|Hugh Anderson]] ([[Suzuki]]) |- | [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|125cc]] | {{Flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Hugh Anderson (motorcyclist)|Hugh Anderson]] ([[Suzuki]]) | {{Flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Luigi Taveri]] ([[Honda]]) | {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Alan Shepherd]] ([[MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk|MZ]]) | {{Flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Hugh Anderson (motorcyclist)|Hugh Anderson]] ([[Suzuki]]) |- | [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|350cc]] | {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Mike Hailwood]] ([[MV Agusta]]) | {{Flagicon|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}} [[Jim Redman]] ([[Honda]]) | {{Flagicon|Sweden}} {{ill|Sven-Olof Gunnarsson|pl}} ([[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]) | {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Mike Hailwood]] ([[MV Agusta]]) |- | [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|500cc]] | {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Mike Hailwood]] ([[MV Agusta]]) | {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Alan Shepherd]] ([[Matchless]]) | {{Flagicon|Canada|1957}} [[Michelle Duff|Mike Duff]] ([[Matchless]]) | {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Mike Hailwood]] ([[MV Agusta]]) |}

==Lap records==

The fastest official race lap records at the Pyynikki Circuit are listed as:

{| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"; ! Category !! Time !! Driver !! Vehicle !! Event |- ! colspan=5 | Grand Prix Circuit (1932–1939, 1946–1971): {{cvt|3.608|km|mi|abbr=on}} |- | [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|500cc]] || '''1:40.300''' || [[Mike Hailwood]] || [[MV Agusta 500 racers#MV Agusta 500 4C 1950–1966|MV Agusta 500 4C]] || {{ill|1963 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|it|Gran Premio motociclistico di Finlandia 1963}} |- | [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|350cc]] || '''1:47.300''' || [[Mike Hailwood]] || [[MV Agusta 350 racers#MV Agusta 350 4C 1954–1964|MV Agusta 350 4C]] || {{ill|1963 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|it|Gran Premio motociclistico di Finlandia 1963}} |- | [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|125cc]] || '''1:58.200''' || [[Alan Shepherd]] || [[MZ ES 125/150|MZ ES 125]] || {{ill|1962 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|it|Gran Premio motociclistico di Finlandia 1962}} |- |}

==References== {{reflist}}

[[Category:Grand Prix motorcycle circuits]] [[Category:Defunct motorsport venues in Finland]] [[Category:1932 establishments in Finland]] [[Category:1971 disestablishments in Finland]] [[Category:Pyynikki]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Tampere]] [[Category:Sport in Tampere]]