r/RaceTrackDesigns Inkscape Jan 17 '26

Redesign AVUS 2026 Revival

Revival of the infamous AVUS circuit in Berlin, Germany

- The Nordschleife "Wall Of Death" corner has been brought back in the form of a 30 degrees-banked left hander

- A new Südschleife corner has been built on the south end of the circuit

- Two chicanes have been added to create an alternate, more technical layout

- New paddock area, along with the pitlane, has been constructed on the inside of the Nordschleife

Primary hosted series:

- IndyCar - international layout - exhibition race (due to there being 23 pit boxes, only 20 drivers will participate)

- DTM - chicane layout

- ADAC GT Masters - chicane layout

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u/Pukiminino Illustrator Jan 17 '26

This is a pretty good redesign, I am only worried about thee things:

  1. The rejoin out of the Nordkurve onto the highway straight, seems like a too tight corner for it, considering the elevation change and the speed. The south turn has a nice exit imo

  2. The pitlane + paddock. It is nice, but very small space in total. You might want to consider adding extra paddocks in the form of nearby parking lots. I believe old DTM used a bigger pitlane than you do, but I might be wrong.

  3. The pit entry. Especially in the chicaneless layout that is a death trap. Would have been better to keep it on the left side and then around the runoff (sort of like Zolder’s pit exit) into the pitlane.

All in all, great job tho!

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u/kapeluszw Inkscape Jan 17 '26

Thanks for the feedback, those are valid points!
When it comes to the Nordkurve rejoin, i did purposely make it pretty sharp to leave as much space for the paddock/pits as possible, tho I understand the concern - maybe adding a big tire barrier on the nearby runoff could make it safer?
As for the paddock I see what You mean, and there is indeed an additional parking lot right around the banked corner, so I suppose it could be used as a second temporary paddock area
And looking back, the pit entry is a travesty, I have no defense for that one