SLOVAKIA RING celebrated 15 years in grand style.
Orechová Potôň, October 11, 2024 – The SLOVAKIA RING racetrack celebrated its 15th anniversary with the presence of distinguished guests and the launch of a new book publication.
Fifteen years ago, on October 1, 2009, the first professional race track in Slovakia was officially introduced to the world. With its specifications, it ranks among the top circuits in Europe and worldwide and its total length of 5,922 meters makes it one of the longest homologated tracks. Since its inception, it has hosted numerous significant motorsport events, including the FIA WTCC World Touring Car Championship, FIA GT1 World Championship, Blancpain GT, ADAC GT Masters, FIA ETRC European Truck Racing Championship and FIM EWC World Endurance Championship for motorcycles.
The celebrations for the 15th anniversary were attended by Mohammed Ben Sulayem, President of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), who accepted an invitation from the SLOVAKIA RING and visited Slovakia for the first time. During his visit, he was officially received by the President of the Slovak Republic, Peter Pellegrini, and the Minister of Tourism and Sports, Dušan Keketi.
The event also featured well-known faces and personalities from the motorsport world, including multiple-time Slovak champion Miro Konôpka, legendary racing driver Marián Rajnoha, motorcycle legend Peter Baláž and Martin Kuzma, owner of the Maco Racing motorcycle team.
A highlight of the celebrations was the launch of the highly anticipated book publication, which chronicles 15 years of the circuit's history and outlines its expected future development. The publication was launched by the presidents of both institutions—FIA and SAMŠ (Slovak Association of Motor Sports), Mohammed Ben Sulayem and Dušan Koblišek, with the participation of the circuit’s general director, Pavol Čulík.
The accompanying program and musical entertainment were provided by Peter Cmorík, who also performed at the previous 5 and 10-year anniversaries and opera singer Monika Fabiánová from the Slovak National Theatre.
Photo: Tibor Szabosi
