Eläintarhan ajot reitti
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As a result of the crash Atterberg sustained fatal injuries. The winner of this last race was Timo Mäkinen, although the main start (Formula Junior) was canceled after a fatal accident. Tietoteos, 1993.
- Antero Raevuori - Antti O. Arponen - Matti Hannus: Urheilu 2000, osa 2. The very first win went to the Swede Per Viktor Widengren who drove a Mercedes-Benz, second to qualify was S.
P. J. Keinänen in a Chrysler and the third place went to Karl Ebb driving a Mercedes-Benz.
Motorcycle races were also held from the beginning – the first motorcycle win was also taken by a Swede – Gunnar Kalén. Sotien jälkeen nimellisenä järjestäjänä toimi Sotainvalidien Veljesliitto
- Automobiilit kilpailivat Eläintarhassa ensi kertaa jo vuonna 1899, samassa sarjassa polkupyörien kanssa, jotka perivät kirkkaan voiton.
Unfortunately Atterberg's car flipped over and the driver was pinned under his vehicle. WSOY 1994.
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The racing events that followed the ill-fated Eläintarha race were held at Keimola Motor Stadium between 1966–1978.In the 1930s motor racing events were also arranged couple of times in Munkkiniemi, a residential district in northwest Helsinki.
The race has been arranged three times since to honour its memory – the first time was in 1982, then 1992 and the last time was in 2002.
There were ten cars in the first start, six of them Finnish and four Swedish.
sarjavalmisteisille urheiluautoille, erikoisurheiluautoille, kilpa-autoille, erikoismatkailuautoille, vakioautoille jne. The best-placed Finn was Raine Lampinen who finished second in the lower class.
The Eläintarha race was an annual happening in Helsinki for almost 30 years until the final race was held in 1963.
The race was stopped by the race officials one minute after crash and the jury told the race was over.
As the setup was considered too dangerous this was the final race to be conducted on the city circuit. Most drivers managed to avoid a collision but the Swedish Örjan Atterberg hit his countryman Freddy Kottulinsky. Around 2005, a detailed and driveable virtual recreation of the circuit appeared for the Grand Prix Legends historical racing simulation.
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Eläintarhanajot
Tietolaatikko
- Eläintarhan rata oli 2 kilometrin pituinen.
- Ajoissa kuoli runsaan kolmenkymmenen vuoden aikana kaikkiaan viisi henkeä: kolme moottoripyöräilijää, yksi kilpa-autoilija sekä yksi toimittaja-valokuvaaja.
- Moottoripyörät ajoivat A-, B- ja C-luokissa (alle 250, alle 350 ja alle 500 cm3), loppuvuosina mukaan tuli vielä125-kuutioisten pyörien luokka.
- Autojen sarjanimitykset vaihtelivat yhtenään, ja eri vuosina oli sarjoja mm.
In the 1992 event Juan Manuel Fangio was present.
Fin St Driver # Owner Car Laps Money Status Laps Led 1 Mangus Knutsson 4 BMW 20 running 2 Leo Mattila 7 Ford Roadster 20 running 3 Gösta Alpen 2 HRG 20 running 4 Aarre Paananen 10 Ford Club Roadster 20 running 5 Oswald Heick 1 MG 20 running 6 Vilho Hollming 6 Buick 20 running Sulo Keinänen 5 BMW wheel Asser Wallenius 8 Ford Roadster accident Veli Ollikainen 11 Ford Roadster did not finish Frede Andersen 17 BMW 328 accident M Vainio Ford Eläintarhan ajot
The first Grand Prix-race was a success and it attracted around 25,000 spectators.
Viralliset autokilpailut alkoivat Suomessa vuonna 1920.
Aiheeseen liittyvää kirjallisuutta
- Fred Geitel Jussi Juurikkala Jyrki K. Talvitie: Kuolemankurvasta Moukaripörssiin, Eläintarhanajojen autokilpailut 1932-1963. At the start a driver (whose identity has not been confirmed) hit Curt Lincoln's Brabham BT6 (Formula Junior), and the car slid to the left side of track.