The Lausitzring has a feature which is unique in continental Europe: a high-speed oval race track, as used in the United States by NASCAR and IndyCar.

[6] As far back as 1986, in the former communist East Germany, it was planned to convert one of the huge open coal mine pits into a race track.

Next to the racing facility, there is a test oval with two long straights connecting two steeply banked U-shaped corners.

All tracks can be connected to form a 12.030 km (7.475 mi) long endurance racing course, but so far this option has been used only for testing and never as part of a major event.

On 25 April 2001, former Formula One driver Michele Alboreto was killed on the test oval after crashing at high speed due to a tyre failure.

The impact split the front of Zanardi's car from the rest of it and caused the driver to suffer a traumatic amputation of both of his legs.

The last concert of German hard rock band Böhse Onkelz took place on 17 and 18 June 2005 at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz under the name Vaya Con Tioz, in front of approximately 120,000.

[9] On 1 November 2017, the entire facility was sold to the vehicle inspection company Dekra, which announced plans to modernize it and use it as a proving ground for road car innovations.