Wachauring, motorsport racing track in Pöverding, Melk, Austria

Wachauring is a motorsport racing track in Melk, in the Lower Austria region, used for both practice sessions and competitive events. The facility includes a paved circuit with long straights and several turns, along with a dedicated kart track and an off-road zone for varied vehicle use.

The Leruring rallycross track was planned and built in five weeks by builder Herbert Herr of St. Leonhard and opened on Easter Sunday, 22 April 1973. The first European Rallycross Championship round in the sport's history was held here on 13 May 1973 and won by Scot John Taylor. Renamed Wachauring in 1997 after a full asphalt course was added, it passed to the ÖAMTC at the end of 2002, which opened a driving safety centre on 29 September 2003.

The name Wachauring, used since 1997, refers to the Wachau, for which Melk serves as the gateway; earlier names came from sponsors such as Thermoton brick and Nordmende. The current rallycross organiser is the Leru Team 2 motorsport club together with ÖAMTC Motorsport, and the site's roots lie in the RAR Team Leru of St. Leonhard am Forst and Ruprechtshofen.

The site lies on the Stiftswiesn in Pöverding, a few kilometres outside Melk and slightly above the A1 West Autobahn. The circuit measures up to 1266 m with gravel passages, or 1150 m in the pure asphalt version, and its chicanes allow six different layouts. A built-in irrigation system keeps the track wet, which is why carmakers and suppliers such as KTM, Magna Steyr and Continental test here. Race events are permitted on four weekends a year, above the usual 83 dB pass-by limit.

Although the venue is mainly known for its paved circuit, it also has an off-road zone where different types of vehicles can train on unpaved surfaces. This combination of road and off-road areas within a single facility is not common for a venue of this size.