Guangdong International Circuit: Difference between revisions
change in wording |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 56: | Line 56: | ||
==External links== |
==External links== |
||
*[http://www.giap.cn/ Official website (Chinese only)] |
*[http://www.giap.cn/ Official website (Chinese only)] |
||
*[http://www.peteolson.com/GuangdongInternationalCircuitTrackMaps.html/ Detailed Track Maps ] |
|||
{{WTCC circuits}} |
{{WTCC circuits}} |
||
Revision as of 06:44, 11 October 2011
 Guangdong International Circuit | |
| Location | Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China |
|---|---|
| Time zone | GMT+8 |
| Opened | December 2009 |
| Major events | China Touring Car Championship, China Superbike Championship, Hong Kong Touring Car Championship. |
| Length | 2.8 km (1.75 miles) |
| Turns | 13 |
| Banking | No |
Guangdong International Circuit is a motor sport facility located between Zhaoqing and Sanshui city in China, approx 45 mins by car from Guangzhou. Designed by a female Chinese designer Qiming Yao, it is the second permanent motor sport facility in Guangdong, China, after Zhuhai International Circuit. The Guangdong International Circuit completed in 2009.[1]
Grading
The circuit should be an International FIA Grade "III" license and can hold F3, A1GP[2] and WTCC races.
Layout
The circuit is 2.8 km long with an 718 m long straight, there will be 5 left and 8 right hand turns running clockwise.[3]
Events
The circuit hosted the China Touring Car Championship in December 2009 as its opening event.
The circuit hosts the China Touring Car Championship, Hong Kong Touring Car Championship and the China Superbike Championship in 2010. It was announced on December 12, 2010 that the Circuit will also hosts the China round of the 2011 WTCC season.[4] However, on September 30, 2011 was announced that the race would be hosted by the Shanghai Tianma Circuit.[5]
References
- ^ "A NEW Circuit is Born - Guangdong International Circuit". bg-performance.com. 2008-12-23. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ^ "A NEW Circuit is Born - Guangdong International Circuit". bg-performance.com. 2008-12-23. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ^ "A NEW Circuit is Born - Guangdong International Circuit". bg-performance.com. 2008-12-23. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ^ "GUANGDONG TO HOST WTCC RACE OF CHINA". fiawtcc.com. 2010-12-12. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ^ "TIANMA CIRCUIT TO HOST WTCC IN CHINA". fiawtcc.com. 2011-30-09.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Unknown parameter|accesdate=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help)