Gislaved Motorbana or the OnePartnerGroup Arena (for sponsorship purposes) is a motorcycle speedway track in the southern outskirts of Gislaved. The track is located on the Reftelevägen 61 and surrounded by the Skogsmusen Solpark (a forest and hiking area).[1][2][3]
The track was constructed in 1931 and opened on 10 July 1932, it is the oldest speedway tack in Sweden. Four years later in 1936, the track width was increased from 6 metres to 10 metres.[6] The record attendance of 12,247 was set on 10 August 1947.
In 2007, the track decreased in size to 374 metres and one year later in 2008, the stadium became known as the Axelent Arena (for sponsorship purposes)[6] It later became the OnePartnerGroup Arena (also for sponsorship purposes).
In 2017, the track was changed to 368 metres and on 8 July 2021, Robert Lambert set a new track record of 62.5 seconds for the 368m distance.[6]
Most recently, the stadium hosted an SGP2 Qualification event in 2022[9] and then the Final of the 2023 FIM Speedway Grand Prix Qualifiers, the Grand Prix Challenge, to decide qualifiers for the 2024 Speedway Grand Prix Series.[10]
On 11 June 2024, Robert Lambert lowered his own track record to 62.2 seconds.[11]
