Craning over the Switzerland track: the Switzerland racing game

Swiss Grand Prix

Switzerland Racing GameRace a 4.9 km circuit drawn from Switzerland's outline

Length: 4.9km
Turns: 15
Main straight: 710m
Slowest corner: 69km/h
Climb: 180m
Setting: Alpine pass

Switzerland means mountains, and this lap climbs 180 metres in total. The Switzerland racing game turns the Swiss Grand Prix into an alpine pass, on a track drawn from Switzerland's border: north from Jura past Zürich and Schaffhausen, along Thurgau and Sankt Gallen, high over Graubünden and the peaks around Piz Varuna, down into Ticino, then west through Valais and Vaud to finish at Genève.

At 4.9 km and 15 corners it's a proper mountain road, with covered galleries against the snow and a viaduct over a drop.

The Switzerland circuit map

The racing line (orange) inside Switzerland's outline; ○ is the start and finish. Open the map

T1Jura
T2Zürich
T3Schaffhausen
T4Thurgau
T5Sankt Gallen
T6Piz Chöglias
T7Las Palas
T8Piz Varuna
T9Graubünden
T10Ticino
T11Chollerhorn
T12Valais
T13Sion
T14Vaud
T15Genève

Each corner is named after the place on Switzerland's outline it traces.

Screenshots from the Switzerland circuit

Through the slowest corner, Genève

On the grid for the Swiss Grand Prix: Switzerland racing game screenshot — On the grid for the Swiss Grand Prix

Over the crest, Switzerland: Switzerland racing game screenshot — Over the crest, Switzerland

The climb to the hairpin, Switzerland: Switzerland racing game screenshot — The climb to the hairpin, Switzerland

On board around Switzerland: Switzerland racing game screenshot — On board around Switzerland

Down the plunge, Switzerland: Switzerland racing game screenshot — Down the plunge, Switzerland

Around the Switzerland track

The Matterhorn fills the skyline, sharp and unmistakable. Below it, alpine chalets cling to the slopes, a cable car hangs over the valley, and the turrets of Chillon castle appear along the way. The road runs through snow galleries, roofed sections that keep the snow off the tarmac, and across a viaduct where the ground falls away beneath the wheels. Trams and cars wait near the fences, and the welcome banner comes in German, French and Italian.

Matterhorn
Alpine chalets
Chillon castle
Cable car

How to drive the Switzerland circuit

The 710-metre main straight ends at Jura, turn 1. From there the pass takes over: a climb to a hairpin, a crest where the car goes light, and a plunge where the road drops steeply away. The slowest corner is the last one, Genève, at 69 km/h, so a clean exit there starts the next lap right.

Ways to race Switzerland

Time TrialA lap for the Switzerland leaderboard, chasing the record holder's ghost. Grand Prix RunRace your way across the world's circuits. One free run every day.

What country is this? Guess Switzerland from one lap

One lap behind the leader, with the racing line drawing itself as it goes. By the flag it's Switzerland's outline. Could you name it before the reveal?

With sound: the video has a voiceover.