Guangdong International Circuit
{{Short description|Motorsport track in China}}
{{Infobox motorsport venue
|Name = Guangdong International Circuit
|Time = UTC+08:00
|Location = Sihui, Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
|Coordinates = {{coord|23|16|13|N|112|49|05|E|region:CN_type:landmark_source:kolossus-dewiki|display=inline,title}}
|Image = 200px
|Image_caption = Full Circuit (2009–present)
|Capacity =
|FIAGrade = 3
|Owner =
|Operator =
|Broke_ground = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2008|12}}
|Opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2009|12|05}}
|Closed =
|Construction_cost = USD 50 million
|Architect = Qiming Yao
|Former_names =
|Events = Former:
Hong Kong Touring Car Championship (2015–2018, 2023–2024)
China Touring Car Championship (2009–2019)
TCR China (2017–2018)
Formula Pilota China (2011–2012)
Asian Touring Car Series (2011)
Formula BMW Pacific (2010)
|Layout1 = Full Circuit (2009–present)
|Surface =
|Length_km = 2.824
|Length_mi = 1.755
|Turns = 13
|Record_time = 1:14.318
|Record_driver = {{flagicon|IND}} Parth Ghorpade
|Record_car = Tatuus FA010
|Record_year = 2012
|Record_class = Formula Abarth
}}
Guangdong International Circuit is a motor sport facility located at Da Wang, Sihui, in Zhaoqing 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.{{cite news |title=A NEW Circuit is Born - Guangdong International Circuit |url=http://www.bg-performance.com/2006/promotion/pnews.asp?id=72 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324223837/http://www.bg-performance.com/2006/promotion/pnews.asp?id=72 |publisher=bg-performance.com |date=23 December 2008 |archive-date=24 March 2018 |access-date=28 January 2024 |url-status=dead}}
Grading
Layout
Events
The circuit hosted the China Touring Car Championship in December 2009 as its opening event.
It was announced on December 12, 2010, that the circuit also to host the China round of the 2011 WTCC season.{{cite web |title=GUANGDONG TO HOST WTCC RACE OF CHINA |url=http://www.fiawtcc.com/Read_News.asp?idnews=777 |publisher=fiawtcc.com |date=12 December 2010 |access-date=14 December 2010 }}{{dead link|date=November 2023}} However, on September 30, 2011, was announced that the race would be hosted by the Shanghai Tianma Circuit.{{cite web |title=World Touring Car Championship's Chinese round in venue change |url=https://www.autosport.com/wtcc/news/world-touring-car-championships-chinese-round-in-venue-change-4450877/4450877/ |publisher=Autosport |date=23 September 2011 |access-date=28 January 2024}}
Lap records
As of December 2017, the fastest official race lap records at the Guangdong International Circuit are listed as:
Notes
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References
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External links
{{Commons category|Guangdong International Circuit}}
- [http://www.gicgd.com/ Official website (Chinese only)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322175832/http://www.gicgd.com/ |date=2016-03-22 }}
- [http://www.peteolson.com/trackmaps.html Detailed Track Maps]
{{TCR China Touring Car Championship circuits}}
{{Asian Touring Car Series circuits}}
Category:Buildings and structures in Zhaoqing