Grand Prix of Åland
Åland Racing GameRace a 4.0 km circuit drawn from Åland's outline
- Length
- 4.0km
- Turns
- 17
- Main straight
- 380m
- Slowest corner
- 78km/h
- Climb
- 34m
- Setting
- Snow forest
Snow is already falling by the first corner. The Åland racing game builds its lap from the islands' shoreline: a race track shaped like Åland, 4 km long, with 17 corners named for the bays, hills and villages it traces. It starts at Västerbergen, reaches the Gulf of Bothnia at turn 5, works through Tosarby and Rösberg, and comes home past Jomala and Mariehamn to Hammarudda. Åland lies between Sweden and Finland, and the scenery has a little of both.
The Grand Prix of Åland is a snow-forest course with 34 metres of rolling climb and a short straight, so a tidy line beats raw speed.
The Åland circuit map
- T1Västerbergen
- T2Vårdberg
- T3Mellanbergsberget
- T4Västerfjärden
- T5Gulf of Bothnia
- T6Kasberg
- T7Klintbergen
- T8Vånäs
- T9Tosarby
- T10Tjudnäs
- T11Rösberg
- T12Södrafjärden
- T13Ämnesviken
- T14Jomala
- T15Äspholm
- T16Mariehamn
- T17Hammarudda
Each corner is named after the place on Åland's outline it traces.
Screenshots from the Åland circuit
Around the Åland track
The four-masted barque Pommern is the big sight here, its rigging standing tall over the water. Inland, a red post windmill turns, a midsummer maypole stands in a clearing, and Kastelholm castle sits among the trees. Nordic timber houses line the roadside, wheat fields lie under the snow, and campers and cars are parked by the fences. A banner reads Välkommen till Åland, and the boards say Mariehamn.
- Pommern four-masted barque
- Red post windmill
- Midsummer maypole
- Kastelholm castle
How to drive the Åland circuit
There's not much straight to speak of: 380 metres, ending at Västerbergen. After that it's corner after corner through the snow forest, 17 in total. Rösberg, turn 11, is the slowest at 78 km/h, and the falling snow makes it easy to arrive there too quickly.
Ways to race Åland
What country is this? Guess Åland from one lap
One lap behind the leader, with the racing line drawing itself as it goes. By the flag it's Åland's outline. Could you name it before the reveal?
With sound: the video has a voiceover.
Åland lap record
The Åland leaderboard loads here. Set a lap in Time Trial to get on it.
Åland racing game: questions
Does it snow on the Åland track?
Yes. The Åland circuit is a winter course through snow forest, and it runs with snow falling.
Is the Pommern ship on the Åland circuit?
Yes. The four-masted barque Pommern is the main landmark, alongside Kastelholm castle and a red post windmill.
How long is the Åland circuit?
4.0 km, with 17 turns and 34 metres of climb. The main straight is 380 metres long, and the slowest corner, Rösberg, is taken at 78 km/h.
Can I race Åland on my phone?
Yes. Globe Prix plays on phones and tablets with touch or tilt steering, and on desktop with a keyboard or a gamepad.
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