Igora Drive
Igora Drive is a motorsport complex in the resort of Igora near Novozhilovo, Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located approximately north of Saint Petersburg.
On 26 June 2021, a contract was announced with the intention of moving the Russian Grand Prix from Sochi Autodrom to Igora starting on 2023 [Formula One World Championship|2023] onwards. Due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the contract for the Grand Prix was terminated on 3 March.
Characteristics
The complex includes ten professional tracks for oval track racing, drifting, rally-cross and motocross, and karting, as well a center for emergency management. The largest grandstand of the main circuit racing will accommodate five thousand people, and the total capacity of the circuit is fifty thousand people. The circuit itself was long and wide. In 2022, the circuit length was increased to by featuring of elevation changes instead of.Competition
In 2019, the complex signed an agreement with the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters series. The contract runs for three years, with the option of a two-year extension. The first race was to be held from 29 to 31 May 2020 with W Series in support, but both races were cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia. An agreement was also signed with organisers of the FIA World Rallycross Championship to host the World RX of Russia in 2020. However, it was later removed from the schedule due to contractual issues. Igora Drive hosted the second round of the 2020 Russian Circuit Racing Series on 25 and 26 July.From 2023, the Formula One Russian Grand Prix was initially set to be held at this track. For the Formula One race, the circuit was extended from to at the end of lap, resulting in 20 turns overall from the current 15, with both of the straights extended and a significant uphill section. However, in the wake of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Grand Prix contract was terminated and all future races cancelled.
Events
; Current- July: Russian Endurance Challenge
- August: Russian Circuit Racing Series, SMP F4 Championship, SMP RSKG Endurance