Autodrom Sosnová

Overview

Autodrom Sosnová is a motorsport venue in northern Bohemia, next to the village of Sosnová about two kilometres south of Česká Lípa, beside the I/9 road to Prague. It is run by Driving Camp Autodrom Sosnová a.s. under the name Driving Camp Kooperativa Autodrom Sosnová, and it is open all year. Alongside motor racing events it is the base for the Driving Camp safe-driving courses, a skid school, sports-driving courses that can reduce a driver's penalty points, and a driving school. Public track days are held several times a season in an open pit lane format, with a starter, marshals, an ambulance and a fire crew on duty and an instructor who raced in the Czech circuit championship and the European rallycross championship.

Technical Specifications and Track Features

The asphalt race track is a compact, technical circuit about 12 metres wide. The lap used for the Sosnová Classic meeting is entirely asphalt. It combines a pit straight in front of the paddock buildings, a tight infield section with hairpins, a northern section and a long loop on the western side, and a footbridge carries spectators over the circuit. A separate off-road circuit is rented on its own, and the unpaved section used for rallycross received a new gravel surface ahead of the 2010 season. Noise is limited to 96 dB measured with the vehicle stationary across the full rev range, and drifting is banned during rentals and track days.

Facilities and Specialized Areas

The area is fenced and contains the race track, covered grandstands, a reception building, a timekeepers' tower, a training centre with a classroom, and sanitary facilities. Catering and seminar rooms hold 150 and 30 people, the second floor of the tower can be rented, and a bistro serves the race paddock. Renovated rooms on site sleep up to 20 guests. The asphalt circuit and the off-road circuit can each be rented by the hour or by the day, and the whole area, including the grandstands, can be booked exclusively for company events, testing and training.

History

According to the operator, the multifunctional motorsport area at Sosnová dates from 1977. Motorcyclists used it first, and it later hosted rallycross, supermoto and kart racing. The circuit staged the final round of the European Rallycross Championship in September 2010, as it had in the two previous seasons, and the FIM Supermoto World Championship visited in June 2013 in front of almost 5,000 spectators. In November 2015 it hosted the Meeting of Champions, where rally, rallycross and autocross drivers raced side by side on parallel asphalt and gravel tracks joined by a bridge. The Sosnová Classic festival for historic cars and motorcycles began in May 2023, drawing more than 8,000 visitors and 240 entrants from six countries, and it marked 120 years since the first documented motor race in northern Bohemia. The 2025 edition ran under the patronage of President Petr Pavel, celebrated 50 years of the Škoda 130 RS, and unveiled a sculpture of the motorcycle racer Václav Vondřich. The 2026 edition marked 125 years of Škoda Motorsport.