Stadium Lokomotīve

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Stadium Lokomotīve
Puškina iela entrance on the right
LocationInzinieru 9a 21, Daugavpils, LV-5404, Latvia
Coordinates55°52′44″N 26°32′46″E / 55.87889°N 26.54611°E / 55.87889; 26.54611
Capacity10150,000
OperatorMotorcycle speedway
Opened1963
Websitehttp://www.lokomotive.lv
Length373 m (0.232 mi)
Race lap record66.01 sec (Grigory Laguta, 2010)

The Stadium Lokomotīve formerly the Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs is a 150,000 capacity motorcycle speedway stadium in the central part of Daugavpils, Latvia.[1][2]

History

The stadium is a regular venue for the World Championship round known as the Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia.[3]

The speedway track opened on 17 November 1963 and is 373 metres in size.[1] The stadium hosts the leading Latvian motorcycle speedway team known as Lokomotiv Daugavpils, who race in the Polish leagues.[4][5]

The track record of 66.01 sec was set by Grigory Laguta on 30 May 2010.[1]

Track record timeline (373m)

[1]

Date Time Rider
12 May 199670.0S. Robson
23 May 199669.8V. Voronkov
30 May 200169.0Tomasz Bajerski
23 May 200468.8Adrian Miedziński
13 August 200668.60Grigory Laguta
1 May 200868.44K. Harris
31 May 200868.43Leigh Adams
13 June 200868.22Artur Mroczka
13 June 200867.74Grigory Laguta
4 July 200967.64Maksims Bogdanovs
4 July 200966.86Y.Pavlich
1 August 200966.68Greg Hancock
2 May 201066.65Artem Laguta
30 May 201066.01Grigory Laguta

See also

References

  1. "The Stadium". Lokomotiv Daugavpils Speedway. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  2. "SEMI-FINAL ACTION AT LOKOMOTIV STADIUM FRIDAY AND SATURDAY". Speedway Illustrated. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  3. "2017 SGP CALENDAR REVEALED". FIM. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  4. "2. SPEEDWAY LEAGUE". Sporto we Fakty. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  5. "Speedway from Around the Globe - Poland PGE Ekstraliga". Speedway Star. 10 September 2022. p. 42.