Automotodrom Brno (Masaryk Circuit)

Circuit guide by Chris Pollitt · dates updated 2 November 2026

Brno's Masaryk Circuit sits in wooded hills just west of the city, off the D1 motorway. The permanent track opened in 1987, replacing a much longer road course that had run through the surrounding villages since 1930. It's 5.403 km long, 15 metres wide and has 14 corners, with about 74 metres between its highest and lowest points. MotoGP returned in 2025 after a five-year break, and the place is built around that event, with big grass banks all round the stadium section.

For track day riders it's one of the best laps in Europe. The corners are long and fast, the track is wide enough to try different lines, and there's room to get things wrong. UK bike organisers run multi-day trips here every summer and they sell out. Car days run too, mostly through Czech, Austrian and German clubs. It suits riders and drivers with some experience. Novices will cope, but it takes a full day just to learn where the track goes.

A lap of Automotodrom Brno (Masaryk Circuit)

Layout: Grand Prix, 5.403 km (3.36 miles)

From the line it's a long downhill run to Turn 1, a right-hander where you're braking hard while the track is still falling away. Bikes go light at the rear here, so get the braking done upright and don't rush the turn-in. A short left at Turn 2 takes you to another big stop for Turn 3, a tight right and the main passing spot on the lap. It's also where people crash, usually by braking too late and running the front. Turn 4 is a left that's easy if you exited Turn 3 well.

The Stadion section is the best part of the lap. Turns 5 and 6 are a pair of linked rights where you build speed and carry it, with the whole lap feeling like it opens up. Turn 7 is a left beside the grandstands, then Turn 8 has a bump on the way in that can push you off line and ruin the right-hander at Turn 9. That one matters, because it leads onto a long straight.

At the end of that straight is Turn 10, the Schwantz corner, a right with bumps on the way in and mid-corner that can make the front feel vague. It's a favourite overtaking spot in racing and it's wide, so there's more than one line through it. A tidy one saves a lot of time.

Then the climb starts. Turns 11 and 12 are a left-right at the foot of Horsepower Hill, which gains height at up to 7.5 per cent over almost a kilometre. Turn 11 is simple. Turn 12 is the one to get right, because early throttle out of it decides your speed all the way up the hill. At the top, Turn 13 (Horizont) is a left over the brow and Turn 14 a right that completes the final chicane. Brake in a straight line, keep it tidy and get back on the gas for the drop down to Turn 1.

Track day tips

• The circuit limit is 107 dB, but individual organisers may set lower figures. Check your event, especially on a car with an aftermarket exhaust.
• Turn 3 catches more people than anywhere else. It comes quickly after Turn 1 and the braking zone is downhill, so build up to it.
• Brno is hard on tyres, with long corners loading the edges. Bring a spare set or arrange tyre support if you're doing two or three days.
• Summers in Moravia can be properly hot. Drink plenty, and expect grip to drop off in the afternoon sessions.
• Lap times on Horsepower Hill depend on how you exit Turn 12. Work on that before you worry about braking later anywhere else.
• The GRID Hotel is right at the circuit, which saves a morning drive. Book it early for popular dates.

Getting there

The circuit is just off the D1 motorway between Prague and Brno, at Ostrovačice, about 15 km west of Brno city centre. Vienna is the most useful airport for UK flights, roughly 140 km away, with Prague about 200 km away. Brno has its own small airport, but UK routes come and go. Driving from Calais is around 1,250 km, so most people split it over two days through Belgium and Germany. Several UK organisers run van transport for bikes and kit, so you can fly in. Brno itself has plenty of hotels and restaurants.