The foundation stone was laid on 15 July 2001, and the venue — originally named the Speedwayarena am Kellerholz — opened on 18 May 2002. The 314-metre oval shale track cost €270,000 to construct and was built to satisfy long-standing local demand for a dedicated speedway facility. Without a purpose-built track, the MC Bergring Teterow had previously been unable to compete at home, as the neighbouring Teterower Bergring mountain-ring circuit — a grass-track venue established in 1930 — was unsuitable for conventional oval speedway racing.
On 22 May 2010, the venue was renamed the Bergring Arena to reflect its proximity to the historic Bergring circuit. The name change caused some confusion, as both the speedway stadium and the adjacent grass-track share the "Bergring" designation. In 2023 the club undertook its largest-ever track renovation, excavating approximately 1,800 tons of the original 2002 topsoil and gravel layers and rebuilding the surface to current FIM standards.
The Bergring Arena's oval measures 314 metres in circumference. The surface is composed of shale, as required by FIM regulations for top-level speedway events. The FIM approves the track for six-rider racing — known as Sechserspeedway — and the venue is equipped with permanent floodlighting for evening sessions. Standard spectator capacity stands at 18,000, with the potential to expand to 25,000 using temporary grandstands for major events.
The outright track record stands at 58.06 seconds, set by Slovenian rider Matej Žagar on 9 September 2017. This bettered the previous record of 59.75 seconds, which had been set by Australian Ty Proctor on 22 May 2010 during the arena's first major international meeting.
The Bergring Arena joined the FIM Speedway Grand Prix calendar in 2016 as host of the Speedway Grand Prix of Germany. The inaugural event was notable as the 200th round in the history of the Grand Prix series; it was won by Australian Jason Doyle ahead of Chris Holder, Matej Žagar, and Piotr Pawlicki.
Matej Žagar took the 2017 edition, setting the current track record in the process. British world champion Tai Woffinden won in 2018, with Bartosz Zmarzlik, Maciej Janowski, and Greg Hancock completing the final. Polish rider Maciej Janowski won in 2019, defeating Zmarzlik, Žagar, and Nils Iversen. The 2020 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and no event was held in 2021 either; the Grand Prix returned in 2022, when Patryk Dudek claimed his first GP victory over Zmarzlik, Fredrik Lindgren, and Robert Lambert. Bartosz Zmarzlik won the 2023 edition, defeating Jason Doyle, Jack Holder, and Kim Nilsson in the final.
Beyond individual Grand Prix rounds, the arena hosted the inaugural 2024 FIM Women's Speedway Gold Trophy on 23 June 2024. German rider Celina Liebmann achieved a perfect 12-point score to win the event, becoming the first winner in the competition's history. The meeting was abbreviated after a crash damaged the safety fencing in the final; Nynke Sijbesma (Netherlands) and Anika Loftus (Australia) were awarded second and third respectively on countback.
The motorcycle club MC Bergring Teterow was formally established on 14 December 1957 as the successor to the Teterower Motor-Fahrer-Club, which had been founded in 1928. The club competed in the East German Team Speedway Championship from approximately 1979 to 1990, winning team bronze in 1987 and team silver in 1990. Operating without a suitable home oval throughout the GDR era, the club relied on the Teterower Bergring grass track, which was inadequate for modern speedway competition.
Following German reunification, MC Bergring Teterow joined the national Speedway Bundesliga and Superliga structure. The opening of the dedicated Bergring Arena in 2002 transformed the club's competitive position, providing a purpose-built home venue for the first time in its history. The club's highest-profile domestic result in the modern era came in 2005, when it finished as Bundesliga runner-up. In subsequent years the club has competed in the ADAC Speedway Liga Nord while continuing to host international meetings and develop junior talent.
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