Balgarianovinite.com A1 Motor Park, the most modern racing circuit in Eastern Europe and the largest in the Balkans, was inaugurated near Samokov, southwestern Bulgaria, on Saturday.
The event brought together dozens of people from the world of motorsports, business representatives, investors from Glavbolgarstroy, officials from the Samokov Municipality, and well-known public figures. Among the guests were caretaker Minister of Youth and Sports Dimitar Iliev and his deputy, Daniela Dasheva.
Speeches were delivered by Kalin Peshov, Chair of the Management Board of Glavbolgarstroy Holding; Dimitar Tsotsorkov, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Assarel-Medet and co-investor in the project; and Zara Kiziryan, project manager and CEO of GBS Energy Solutions. Samokov Mayor Angel Dzhorgov also addressed the audience, noting that the town has long been on Bulgaria’s and Europe’s sports map, but can now proudly call itself the country’s sports capital.
The track is four kilometers long, with a width of 12 meters on the straights and 15 meters in the corners. It can accommodate between 25,000 and 30,000 spectators. The groundbreaking took place on March 10, 2025, and construction began a week later, according to the event hosts.
The first to take to the track was Bulgaria’s top racing driver, Nikola Tsolov. The event continued with a car race, a motorshow, a drift show, and a stunt show. Largest Racing Circuit in the Balkans Inaugurated near Samokov 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-03-21 16:23:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law