Igora Drive () is a motorsport complex located at the resort of Igora in Novozhilovo, Leningrad Oblast, Russia, approximately north of Saint Petersburg.
On 26 June 2021, a contract was announced with the intention of moving the Russian Grand Prix from Sochi Autodrom to Igora starting on 2023 onwards. Due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the contract for the Grand Prix was terminated on 3 March.
Characteristics The complex includes ten professional tracks for oval track racing, drifting, rally-cross and motocross, and karting, as well a center for emergency management. The largest grandstand of the main circuit racing will accommodate five thousand people, and the total capacity of the circuit is fifty thousand people. The circuit itself was long and wide. In 2022, the circuit length was increased to by featuring of elevation changes instead of .
Competition In 2019, the complex signed an agreement with the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters series. The contract runs for three years, with the option of a two-year extension. The first race was to be held from 29 to 31 May 2020 with W Series in support, but both races were cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia. An agreement was also signed with organisers of the FIA World Rallycross Championship to host the World RX of Russia in 2020. However, it was later removed from the schedule due to contractual issues. Igora Drive hosted the second round of the 2020 Russian Circuit Racing Series on 25 and 26 July.
From 2023, the Formula One Russian Grand Prix was initially set to be held at this track. For the Formula One race, the circuit was extended from to at the end of lap, resulting in 20 turns overall from the current 15, with both of the straights extended and a significant uphill section. However, in the wake of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Grand Prix contract was terminated and all future races cancelled.
Events
Current
July: Russian Endurance Challenge August: Russian Circuit Racing Series, SMP F4 Championship, SMP RSKG Endurance
Lap records
As of August 2026, the fastest official race lap records at the Igora Drive are listed as:
+Category Time Driver Vehicle Event Grand Prix Circuit (2022–present): LMP3 1:47.916 Konstantin Tereshchenko Ligier JS P325 2026 1000 km of Igora Drive Group CN 1:48.379 Alexander Smolyar BR Engineering BR03 2026 Igora Drive RSKG Endurance round GT3 1:50.821 Michael Belov Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 2026 Igora Drive SMP RSKG Endurance round Formula 4 1:54.129 Ivan Pigaev Tatuus F4-T421 2026 Igora Drive SMP F4 round Porsche Carrera Cup 1:56.273 Konstantin Tereshchenko Porsche 911 (992 I) GT3 Cup 2025 Igora Drive Porsche Sport Challenge Russia round TCR Touring Car 2:00.492 Artem Severiukhin Lada Vesta NG Sport TCR 2026 Igora Drive RCRS round GT4 2:00.520 Mikhail Aleshin Mercedes-AMG GT4 2026 Igora Drive SMP RSKG Endurance round Original Circuit (2019–present): Porsche Carrera Cup 1:39.327 Renat Ibragimov Porsche 911 (991 I) GT3 Cup 2020 Igora Drive Porsche Sport Challenge Russia round GT4 1:40.105 Anton Nemkin Mercedes-AMG GT4 2021 Igora Drive RCRS round TCR Touring Car 1:40.235 Kirill Ladygin LADA Vesta Sport TCR 2020 Igora Drive RCRS round Group CN 1:44.157 Aleksandr Abkhazava Artline Legends EVO 2022 Igora Drive RCRS round
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