AVUS
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| Location |  Berlin, Germany |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 52°28′50″N 13°15′05″E / 52.48056°N 13.25139°E |
| Opened | 24 September 1921 |
| Closed | 3 May 1998 |
| Major events | Formula One German Grand Prix (1926, 1959) Porsche Carrera Cup Germany (1986–1990, 1993, 1995, 1998) Super Tourenwagen Cup (1995–1996) DTM (1984–1995) German F3 (1975–1976, 1983–1985, 1987, 1989–1995) Interserie (1977, 1984–1985, 1987) DRM (1978, 1983, 1985) BMW M1 Procar Championship (1980) European F3 (1976) FIM EWC (1963) World Sportscar Championship (1962) |
| Grand Prix Circuit with Chicane (1994–1998) | |
| Length | 2.660 km (1.653 mi) |
| Turns | 6 |
| Race lap record | 0:53.440 ( Stefano Modena, Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI, 1994, Class 1) |
| Grand Prix Circuit (1992–1993) | |
| Length | 2.639 km (1.640 mi) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Race lap record | 0:54.920 ( Max Angelelli, Dallara F393, 1993, F3) |
| Grand Prix Circuit (1989–1991) | |
| Length | 4.879 km (3.032 mi) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Race lap record | 1:30.050 ( Hans-Joachim Stuck, Audi V8 Quattro, 1991, Group A) |
| Grand Prix Circuit with Unbanked Nord Kehre (1968–1988) | |
| Length | 8.109 km (5.039 mi) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Race lap record | 2:02.130 ( Volkert Merl, Porsche 956, 1983, Group C) |
| Grand Prix Circuit (1951–1967) | |
| Length | 8.300 km (5.157 mi) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Banking | 43° (Nord Kehre) |
| Race lap record | 2:04.500 ( Tony Brooks, Ferrari Dino 246, 1959, F1) |
| Grand Prix Circuit (1937–1939) | |
| Length | 19.291 km (11.987 mi) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Banking | 43° (Nord Kehre) |
| Race lap record | 4:11.200 ( Bernd Rosemeyer, Auto Union Type C, 1937, GP) |
| Original Grand Prix Circuit (1921–1936) | |
| Length | 19.569 km (12.160 mi) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Banking | 10° (Nord Kehre) |
| Race lap record | 4:32.000 (Auto Union Type B, Hans Stuck, 1935, GP) |
The Automobil-Verkehrs- und Übungsstraße ('Automobile traffic and training road'), known as AVUS (German pronunciation: [ˈaːvʊs] ⓘ), is a public road in Berlin, Germany. Opened in 1921, it was also used as a motor racing circuit until 1998. Today, the AVUS forms the northern part of the Bundesautobahn 115. It hosted several pre-World War II races and one Formula One World Championship race - the 1959 German Grand Prix.