Cars & Motorsports in Latvia

A professional karting circuit in the forest by Kandava: 1,012 m and 11 turns, rebuilt in 2008 to CIK-FIA standards with a layout by Hermann Tilke. It hosts Latvian and Baltic championship rounds, and hobby drivers can rent karts with lap timing.

A 1,750 m motocross track with sand and clay in Ķegums, home of the Latvian round of the MXGP World Championship (6–7 June in 2026).

Quad-bike rental in Talsi municipality: two CFMOTO CFORCE 625 Touring 4×4 ATVs for guided or self-planned forest rides, or to hire with a trailer. Up to two people per vehicle; a B or B1 driving licence is required. €60 for the first hour, €35 for each extra hour.

Biķernieki Complex Sports Base, Latvia’s main circuit, built in 1966 in Biķernieki forest; its longest layout is 5.9 km. It hosts Baltic touring-car races, Drift Masters and European Rallycross rounds, and has a speedway school, a motorsport simulator, safe-driving seminars and a karting track, plus a winter track in the cold months.

A karting track at the Rullītis sports and leisure complex in southern Jelgava. It is shorter and less technical than the professional circuits, so it suits children and beginners. Children’s karts and coaching available. Open daily 12–20.

A karting track in Daugavpils: rides from 15 minutes to an hour, solo or in a group, after a 15-minute briefing. From age 7 and at least 125 cm tall; book rides by phone.

A European-championship autocross track near Bauska. Visitors can drive 250 cc automatic buggies on the main track, ride in Jeep Wranglers and on quads over a 9-hectare off-road course with deep puddles and mud hills, try folk racing, join a rally school or book team-building. Buggy rides from €15.

Latvia’s largest karting park, about 20 minutes’ drive from Riga: Sodi RT10 karts up to 85 km/h, a two-seater and children’s karts, and an ice track in winter. There is also a closed 4×4 off-road park, motocross and hard-enduro tracks with motorbike and quad rental, a safe-driving range with four tracks, and in summer a water park and campsite.

A 25-hectare park with a motocross track that hosts Latvian motocross cup and championship rounds; you can hire the track to train on your own bike. There are 12 four-person camping cabins, tent and caravan pitches, and boat and SUP rental. Visits by prior arrangement.

A speedway stadium in Daugavpils, opened in 1963, with a 373 m track and room for about 10,000 spectators. It is home to the Lokomotīve speedway team, which races in the Polish league, and has hosted Speedway Grand Prix and Speedway of Nations rounds.

At the sports complex by Lake Teperis: a 1.1 km asphalt karting track upgraded in 2026, and an autocross track licensed by the Latvian Automobile Federation that hosts Latvian Autocross Championship rounds. Track schedule at teperis.lv.

A sports and leisure complex near Līgatne: snowmobile rides through the forest on the edge of Gauja National Park and skijoring behind a snowmobile in winter, quad bikes and speedboats in summer. Rides must be booked in advance.