Beside the racing
Fan zone and festival
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Hiljson Mandela
Croatian rapper Hiljson Mandela played the Grobnik main stage with his full live band on Saturday night, after the last race of the day.
DJ Stribor
DJ Stribor played from the Red Bull Event Car, with its own PA and DJ booth: the opening set at 18:30, then the closing set after Hiljson Mandela, until 22:00.
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Saturday night
Hiljson Mandela
Main stage, fan zone
DJ Stribor
Opening and closing sets
All weekend
DJ BOTS
On the decks all day on Saturday and Sunday, between the sessions, from the morning warm-up to the last race.
All day, both days
At Year One the fan zone filled the circuit's motorcycle training area: a stage, a video wall, food, drinks and simulators. It was open on Saturday 09:00-22:00 and Sunday 09:00-19:00, and everything below came with the ticket.
How to get to Grobnik
What else was on
Food and drinks
Food trucks, a craft beer corner and a full drinks bar, open all day in the fan zone.
Fan zone - All day
Hot laps (opens in a new tab)
Passenger laps in a Porsche with Never Lift, at full speed on the circuit itself. Open to every ticket holder for a surcharge, booked on site or online.
Circuit - Sessions on Saturday and Sunday
Grid walk
Before the races the start straight was open to the public: fans walked the grid among the cars, teams and drivers. TCR Eastern Europe, Formula 3 CEZ and the three cups, both days.
Start straight - Before the races, Saturday and Sunday
Air show
An aerobatic plane flew over the circuit and drew smoke across the hills. Both race days, around noon.
Above the circuit - Saturday and Sunday, around noon
Kids' karting slalom
A free karting slalom for children under 14, run by HAKS with its 'My First Licence' programme, on a course of about 40 × 18 m.
Fan zone - All day
HAK rollover simulator
A controlled rollover in the Croatian Auto Club's safety simulator: what happens when a car turns over, and why the seatbelt matters. Free and supervised.
Fan zone - Saturday and Sunday
Live race feed
Two 5 × 3 m video walls, one in the fan zone and one facing the grandstand, showed every session live with commentary.
Fan zone and grandstand - During all sessions
Old-timer exhibition
Around 50 classic and vintage cars on display beside the track.
Fan zone - Saturday and Sunday
Racing simulators
Novus Sim racing simulators: one X Motion unit in the VIP Lounge and two X Cage full-motion rigs in the fan zone. €10 for 10 minutes; the three fastest laps of the weekend won prizes.
X Motion GT
VIP ZoneFull-motion racing simulator, one unit, in the VIP Lounge only.
X Cage GT
Fan Zone × 2Full-motion racing cage with a harness: two units in the fan zone, open to everyone, with a prize for the fastest lap of the weekend.
Merchandise
Official Year One merchandise: hoodies, T-shirts and stickers, sold in the fan zone.
Fan zone-All day
Kids under 14
Children under 14 got in free. The fan zone had a karting slalom, simulators and activities for them, all supervised.
All in one ticket