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{{Short description|Public road in Berlin, Germany}} {{Redirect|Avus|the village in Azerbaijan|Avuş}} {{Infobox motorsport venue |Name = Automobil-Verkehrs- und Übungsstraße (AVUS) |Location = {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Berlin]], [[Germany]] |Time = [[Central European Time|CET]] (UTC+1)<br/>[[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[Daylight saving time|DST]]) |Coordinates = {{Coord|52|28|50|N|13|15|05|E|region:DE-BE_type:landmark|display=it}} |Opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1921|09|24}} |Closed = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1998|05|03}} |Image = [[File:Circuit AVUS.svg|250px|map of the track]] |Image_caption = Grand Prix Circuit (1951–1967) |Events = [[Formula One]]<br>''[[German Grand Prix]]'' (1926, 1959)<br />[[Porsche Carrera Cup Germany]] (1986–1990, 1993, 1995, 1998)<br />[[Super Tourenwagen Cup]] (1995–1996)<br />[[Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft|DTM]] (1984–1995)<br />[[German Formula Three Championship|German F3]] (1975–1976, 1983–1985, 1987, 1989–1995)<br />[[Interserie]] (1977, 1984–1985, 1987)<br />[[Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft|DRM]] (1978, 1983, 1985)<br />[[BMW M1 Procar Championship]] (1980)<br />[[FIA European Formula 3 Championship (1975–1984)|European F3]] (1976)<br />[[FIM Endurance World Championship|FIM EWC]] (1963)<br />[[World Sportscar Championship]] (1962) |Layout1 = Grand Prix Circuit with Chicane (1994–1998) |Length_km = 2.660 |Length_mi = 1.653 |Turns = 6 |Record_time = 0:53.440 |Record_driver = {{flagicon|ITA|1946}} [[Stefano Modena]] |Record_car = [[Alfa Romeo 155#155 V6 TI|Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI]] |Record_year = [[1994 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft|1994]] |Record_class = [[Class 1 Touring Cars|Class 1]] |Layout2 = Grand Prix Circuit (1992–1993) |Length_km2 = 2.639 |Length_mi2 = 1.640 |Turns2 = 4 |Record_time2 = 0:54.920 |Record_driver2= {{flagicon|ITA|1946}} [[Max Angelelli]] |Record_car2 = [[List of Dallara cars|Dallara F393]] |Record_year2 = [[1993 German Formula Three Championship|1993]] |Record_class2 = [[Formula Three|F3]] |Layout3 = Grand Prix Circuit (1989–1991) |Length_km3 = 4.879 |Length_mi3 = 3.032 |Turns3 = 4 |Record_time3 = 1:30.050 |Record_driver3= {{flagicon|GER}} [[Hans-Joachim Stuck]] |Record_car3 = [[Audi V8#Motorsport|Audi V8 Quattro]] |Record_year3 = [[1991 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft|1991]] |Record_class3 = [[Group A#Touring car racing|Group A]] |Layout4 = Grand Prix Circuit with Unbanked Nord Kehre (1968–1988) |Length_km4 = 8.109 |Length_mi4 = 5.039 |Turns4 = 4 |Record_time4 = 2:02.130 |Record_driver4= {{flagicon|BRD}} [[Volkert Merl]] |Record_car4 = [[Porsche 956]] |Record_year4 = [[Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft|1983]] |Record_class4 = [[Group C]] |Layout5 = Grand Prix Circuit (1951–1967) |Banking5 = 43° (Nord Kehre) |Length_km5 = 8.300 |Length_mi5 = 5.157 |Turns5 = 4 |Record_time5 = 2:04.500 |Record_driver5= {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Tony Brooks (racing driver)|Tony Brooks]] |Record_car5 = [[Ferrari 246 F1|Ferrari Dino 246]] |Record_year5 = [[1959 German Grand Prix|1959]] |Record_class5 = [[Formula One|F1]] |Layout6 = Grand Prix Circuit (1937–1939) |Banking6 = 43° (Nord Kehre) |Length_km6 = 19.291 |Length_mi6 = 11.987 |Turns6 = 4 |Record_time6 = 4:11.200 |Record_driver6= {{flagicon|GER|1935}} [[Bernd Rosemeyer]] |Record_car6 = [[Auto Union racing cars#Racing|Auto Union Type C]] |Record_year6 = [[1937 Grand Prix season#Non-championship Grands Prix|1937]] |Record_class6 = [[Grand Prix motor racing|GP]] |Layout7 = Original Grand Prix Circuit (1921–1936) |Banking7 = 10° (Nord Kehre) |Length_km7 = 19.569 |Length_mi7 = 12.160 |Turns7 = 4 |Record_time7 = 4:32.000 |Record_driver7= [[Auto Union racing cars#Racing|Auto Union Type B]] |Record_car7 = {{flagicon|GER|1933}} [[Hans Stuck]] |Record_year7 = [[1935 Grand Prix season#Major Non-championship Races|1935]] |Record_class7 = [[Grand Prix motor racing|GP]] }} [[File:AVUS track banking.svg|thumbnail|Comparison of AVUS track banking to two other tracks]] The '''{{lang|de|italic=no|Automobil-Verkehrs- und Übungsstraße}}''' ('Automobile traffic and training road'), known as '''AVUS''' ({{IPA|de|ˈaːvʊs|-|LL-Q188 (deu)-Jeuwre-Avus.wav}}), is a public road in [[Berlin]], [[Germany]]. Opened in 1921, it was also used as a [[Auto racing|motor racing]] circuit until 1998. Today, the AVUS forms the northern part of the [[Bundesautobahn 115]].
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