# Pyynikki Circuit

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Defunct Finnish motorsport race track

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Pyynikki Circuit Grand Prix Circuit (1932–1939, 1946–1971) Location Tampere, Finland Coordinates 61°29′40″N 23°43′47″E / 61.4944°N 23.7297°E / 61.4944; 23.7297 Opened 1932 (re-opened 1946) Closed 1971 (firstly closed 1939) Major events Grand Prix motorcycle racing Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix (1962–1963) Grand Prix Circuit (1932–1939, 1946–1971) Length 3.608 km (2.242 mi) Turns 11 Race lap record 1:40.300 ( Mike Hailwood, MV Agusta 500 4C, 1963, 500cc)

The **Pyynikki Circuit** or **Tampere Circuit** is a former [motorsport](/source/Motorsport) [street circuit](/source/Street_circuit) in [Tampere](/source/Tampere), [Finland](/source/Finland).[1] The circuit was a 3.608 km (2.242 mi) long clockwise circuit on public roads through forests and a small Finnish town in the district of [Pyynikki](/source/Pyynikki). The roadraces were known as "Pyynikinajot" and were first run from 1932–1939. After an interruption caused by the [Second World War](/source/Second_World_War) they were revived in 1946, running until 1971.

For the [1962](/source/1962_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season) and [1963](/source/1963_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season) seasons the [Finnish Motorcycle Grand Prix](/source/Finnish_motorcycle_Grand_Prix), a round of the [Grand Prix motorcycle racing](/source/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](/source/Imatra_Circuit) from [1964](/source/1964_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season).

Races on the Pyynikki Circuit were banned in 1971 for safety reasons, but in the final year the future [World Champion](/source/List_of_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_World_champions) [Jarno Saarinen](/source/Jarno_Saarinen) won two classes.

## World Championship Results 1962 and 1963

Year Class 1st 2nd 3rd Fastest Lap 1962 50cc Luigi Taveri (Honda) Tommy Robb (Honda) Hans-Georg Anscheidt (Kreidler) Luigi Taveri (Honda) 125cc Jim Redman (Honda) Luigi Taveri (Honda) Alan Shepherd (MZ) Alan Shepherd (MZ) 350cc Tommy Robb (Honda) Jim Redman (Honda) Alan Shepherd (MZ) Tommy Robb (Honda) 500cc Alan Shepherd (Matchless) Sven-Olof Gunnarsson [pl] (Norton) František Šťastný (Jawa) Alan Shepherd (Matchless) 1963 50cc Hans-Georg Anscheidt (Kreidler) Mitsuo Itō (Suzuki) Hugh Anderson (Suzuki) Hugh Anderson (Suzuki) 125cc Hugh Anderson (Suzuki) Luigi Taveri (Honda) Alan Shepherd (MZ) Hugh Anderson (Suzuki) 350cc Mike Hailwood (MV Agusta) Jim Redman (Honda) Sven-Olof Gunnarsson [pl] (Norton) Mike Hailwood (MV Agusta) 500cc Mike Hailwood (MV Agusta) Alan Shepherd (Matchless) Mike Duff (Matchless) Mike Hailwood (MV Agusta)

## Lap records

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

Category Time Driver Vehicle Event Grand Prix Circuit (1932–1939, 1946–1971): 3.608 km (2.242 mi) 500cc 1:40.300 Mike Hailwood MV Agusta 500 4C 1963 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix [it] 350cc 1:47.300 Mike Hailwood MV Agusta 350 4C 1963 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix [it] 125cc 1:58.200 Alan Shepherd MZ ES 125 1962 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix [it]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Connor Minniss (October 9, 2024). ["The Scandinavian Masterpiece Pyynikki Debuts In Assetto Corsa"](https://www.overtake.gg/news/the-scandinavian-masterpiece-pyynikki-debuts-in-assetto-corsa.2486/). *overtake.gg*. Retrieved February 21, 2026.{{[cite news](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_news)}}: CS1 maint: url-status ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_url-status))

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