Constructed in 2008 at a cost of €25 million, the Slovakiaring, situated close to Orechová Potôň, in the flat landscape of the Danubian Flat, opened in September 2009 as the country’s top racing circuit.

Designed by Austrian architect Hans Roth, the main 5.922 km circuit features 14 corners and four artificial mounds in an otherwise flat circuit.

The first international event staged at the track was a round of the 2011 FIA GT3 European Championship. The following year, when the FIA GT1 World Championship visited, a temporary chicane was added between Turns 2 and 3 over concerns cars could become airborne over the crest. The chicane did not feature thereafter.

World Touring Cars first visited in 2012 as a stand-in for a cancelled Argentine round, quickly becoming a favourite venue due to its proximity to the nearby Hungaroring and a growing Eastern European fanbase.

It was omitted from the 2017 calendar, but returned in the 2018, 2019 and 2020 WTCR seasons, the former as a stand-in event, again for a cancelled round in Argentina.

A small chicane was added after Turn 9 in 2018 so the circuit could maintain an FIA Grade 2 certification, but this has not been used by any major events.