Automotodrom Brno
A genuinely hilly circuit — 73.75m of elevation change over the lap — that hosted the world championship from 1965, with gaps in the 1980s and again in 1992 before a funding dispute dropped it off the calendar for four more seasons (2021-2024); it returned in 2025 after resurfacing. The “stadium” section, four corners bunched together late in the lap, and the downhill “Omega” loop are its defining features; Valentino Rossi's first-ever Grand Prix win came here in 1996. Its return after the four-season gap was framed locally as a genuine comeback story, restoring a round that many riders had named among their favourites on the calendar.
- Circuit length
- 5.403 km
- Corners
- 14
- First Grand Prix here
- 1965
- 2026 round
- Round 9
- Race date
- 21 Jun 2026
- Ticket prices
- €140–€305
The lap
The lap, drawn from the official circuit diagram and simplified to 125 points. This is the shape of the circuit; the length and corner count in the strip above are the published figures, hand-checked against the circuit’s own specifications.
What a ticket here actually gets you
Zone and stand structure, checked 3 Aug 2026. No prices — those move, and we do not publish one until it has been checked and dated.
What a Automotodrom Brno weekend actually costs
Seats we could actually find on sale at Automotodrom Brno ran from €140 up to €305 (general admission through to the priciest grandstand, not counting hospitality or Paddock Club) — checked 3 Aug 2026. Ticket prices move constantly and this is not every seat at the circuit, so treat it as a rough budget, not a quote. A typical return flight from a mid-priced European hub, booked around two months out, runs about €140 a person; add roughly €210 a person for three nights in a mid-range hotel over the race weekend. These are grounded, dated estimates, not live quotes.
Ticket types
| Icon | Type | What you get | Screen |
|---|---|---|---|
| T2 / T3 | Trackside at Pit Straight (T2/T3) | Not confirmed | |
| GA-A | Trackside at Motocamp (General Admission) | Not confirmed | |
| GA-B | Trackside at Zone B | Not confirmed | |
| T6 / T1 / T1 VIP / GA-C / T4 | Trackside at Stadium (Zone C / T1 / T4 / T6) | Not confirmed | |
| GA-D | Trackside at Zone D (outer loop) | Not confirmed | |
| GA-E | Trackside at Zone E (near Schwantz Tunnel) | Not confirmed | |
| GA-F | Trackside at Zone F | Not confirmed | |
| GA-G | Trackside at Zone G | Not confirmed | |
| T5 | Trackside at Turn 5 area (General Admission) | Not confirmed |
structure checked 3 Aug 2026
Getting there
Brno–Tuřany Airport is thin on scheduled service; Vienna and Bratislava airports (~120km) are common alternatives. Tram 8 plus bus 402 reaches the circuit from central Brno. Brno's tram and bus network is well used on race weekend, since the circuit sits close enough to the city that many fans commute in rather than camping on site.
Where to sit
Tribunas B through G each cover a distinct section — D and E sit either side of a fast tunnel section unofficially known as the Schwantz Tunnel, C covers the stadium section; Motocamp is the circuit's dedicated camping/general-admission ground, separate from the lettered tribunas. Zone F and Zone G, further round the outer loop, and the separate T5 grandstand fill in the gaps between the stadium section and the Schwantz Tunnel, giving Brno's hillside terrain more distinct viewing tiers than most circuits on the calendar. The circuit's hillside setting also means the paddock and pit complex sit at a noticeably different elevation from several of the outer grandstands.
Weighing it against other MotoGP circuits
Dates move; circuits do not.