Motorsport fans and classic car enthusiasts will get their money's worth at the Kerenzerberg Race. At the event from June 17 to 19, 2022, a total of 270 drivers will take on the challenging race track with 12 bends and demonstrate driving precision at its finest. Being able to count Peter Sauber among the participants is a fantastic and exclusive event.
With the original start at the Waid restaurant in Mollis, the 3.17-kilometre race track winds its way up the mountain route to the Kerenzerberg with four legendary hairpin bends, long sweeping curves and fast straights. Even back then, when it was first held in 1967, the track was known as one of the most beautiful racing events and is still a challenge for drivers and their vehicles today. Divided into three categories, the racing drivers and their historic vehicles impressively demonstrate the speed at which the demanding route can be mastered.
Peter Sauber completes the high-caliber starting field
With 270 participants, the 2022 Kerenzerberg Race will once again have a full and first-class field of starters. "The wide variety of vehicles will make the event a unique experience, which we are really looking forward to," says Franz Leupi, OC member of the Kerenzerberg Race. "The fact that Peter Sauber himself will also be at the start in the C1 is fantastic and an absolute highlight." Peter Sauber won the Swiss Sports Car Champion title in the Sauber C1 at the Kerenzerberg in 1970. "To see him driving this very car on the mountain 52 years later is truly a unique event," says Franz Leupi. Fans of the Sauber team can look forward to a total of six Sauber cars.
Further highlights from the racing program
The cars include some very special gems. Another highlight is the participation of Thomas Amweg in the Brabham Formula 2, formerly driven by Xavier Perrot in the 1969 season. The Formula 2 car will be on the grid with the same starting number and livery as Xavier Perrot drove at the Kerenzerberg in 1969 and won in his class.
The restoration of the famous racing car was completed this year and the car is now making its first appearance at the 2022 Kerenzerberg Race after 53 years of fresh restoration. Xavier Perrot is still the only Swiss driver to have won the 1972 European Hill Climb Championship in a formula racing car.
Visitors - Welcome to the race track
The race track is centrally located and easily accessible by public transport via Näfels-Mollis railroad station from the greater Zurich, Central Switzerland, St. Gallen and Graubünden areas. Visitors arriving by car can use the parking spaces at Mollis airfield. The route is well signposted and the race venue is just a few minutes' walk from the train station or parking lot. Shuttle buses also run from the Mollis parking lot to the pre-start at Mollis church.
The mountain race course offers an excellent panoramic view from Lake Walen to Lake Zurich and far into the Glarus region. Visitors can enjoy the beautiful scenery and top-class motorsport for a symbolic entrance fee of five francs. Which is again very special, because motorsport fans pay the same admission price as in 1970.
Show program offers a racing feeling for spectators
In addition to the official racing program, the show program also provides plenty of excitement. For those who want to experience the racing feeling up close, a race taxi ride is the right offer. Various Nissan racing cabs are used for this. For example, the Nissan GT-R with 530 hp. The vehicles can be viewed in the paddock at the event. Last-minute decision-makers can simply book their cab ride on site at the Infopoint. However, if you don't want to miss out on a ride in the car of your choice, you can now book via the organizer's website. In addition to the racing cabs, other exciting show elements will also be on display, such as the world's fastest bathtub.
Around the Kerenzerberg race
Kerenzerbergstrasse will be closed to public traffic from 7.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday. Residents will be informed accordingly. The Glarus buses can be used free of charge during the event according to the special timetable. Further information on the timetable can be found on the event website. The organizers can count on a great deal of support and tolerance to ensure that an event of this magnitude can be held successfully. They would like to express their sincere thanks for this. Anyone who would like to get personally involved in the race event is welcome to register as a volunteer via the website and thus be even closer to the racing action.
The field of participants and all information for riders, spectators, interested parties and helpers can be found on the Kerenzerberg Race website.
