Hanoi Circuit
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{{short description|Racing circuit in Hanoi, Vietnam}}
{{Infobox motorsport venue
| Name = Hanoi Circuit
| Location = {{flagicon|VIE}} Nam Từ Liêm, Hanoi
| Coordinates = {{coord|21|00|59.75|N|105|45|56.65|E|type:landmark_region:VN|display=inline,title}}
| Image = Circuit de Hanoi.png
| Image_caption = Original proposed layout of the Grand Prix Circuit with 22 turns
| Architect = Hermann Tilke
| Events =
| Layout1 = Grand Prix Circuit
| FIA_grade = 1 (intended)
| Length_km = 5.613
| Length_mi = 3.488
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| Surface = Asphalt
| Website = f1vietnamgp.com
}}
The Hanoi Circuit{{Cite news|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/information.vietnam-hanoi-circuit-hanoi.4dTJ7lJsL0yxRND5xFxMqe.html|title=
Vietnam - Hanoi|work=formula1.com|publisher=Formula One Administration|access-date=27 April 2021}} or Hanoi Street Circuit{{Cite news|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.revealed-new-vietnam-circuit-layout-after-extra-corner-added.4iLrvepmebiNySei26Ijx0.html|title=
Revealed: New Vietnam circuit layout after extra corner added|work=formula1.com|publisher=Formula One Administration|access-date=27 April 2021|date=11 December 2019}} (Vietnamese: Trường đua đường phố Hà Nội{{Cite web |last=VnExpress |title=Đường đua F1 Hà Nội một tháng trước khi bàn giao - VnExpress |url=https://vnexpress.net/duong-dua-f1-ha-noi-mot-thang-truoc-khi-ban-giao-4058740.html |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=vnexpress.net |language=vi}}) is a motor racing venue located in the Nam Từ Liêm district of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. It is a street circuit designed to host the Vietnamese Grand Prix, a planned round of the Formula One World Championship. The circuit is {{cvt|5.613|km|mi|abbr=on}} long and was designed by circuit architect Hermann Tilke.{{Cite news|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-vietnam-street-circuit.2BvFoOV82kcqi88y0mMsUU.html|title=Everything you need to know about the new Vietnam street circuit|work=formula1.com|publisher=Formula One Administration|access-date=9 November 2018|date=9 November 2018|language=en}}
History
The Hanoi Circuit was originally expected to make its debut on the Formula One calendar in 2020 with the inaugural Vietnamese Grand Prix, but the race was cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |date=16 October 2020 |title=Cancellation of the 2020 Vinfast Vietnam Grand Prix |url=https://www.f1vietnamgp.com/news/f1-vietnam-grand-prix/cancellation-of-the-2020-f1-vietnam-p260 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109041549/https://www.f1vietnamgp.com/news/f1-vietnam-grand-prix/cancellation-of-the-2020-f1-vietnam-p260 |archive-date=2020-11-09 |access-date=16 October 2020 |publisher=Vietnam Grand Prix}} The planned next Formula One race on the circuit was also dropped from the 2021 calendar due to the arrest of Hanoi People's Committee Chairman Nguyễn Đức Chung, a key official responsible for the race, on corruption charges.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/54879815|title=Vietnamese Grand Prix dropped from 2021 F1 schedule|website=bbc.com|author=Andrew Benson|date=9 November 2020|access-date=9 November 2020}}
The circuit, going anticlockwise, was located next to the Mỹ Đình National Stadium and consisted of a temporary street section and a purpose-built layout that was intended to be open to the public once completed.{{cite news|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/11/07/vietnam-secures-2020-formula-1-berth/|title=Vietnam secures 2020 Formula 1 berth|first=Daniel|last=Herrero|work=speedcafe.com|publisher=Speedcafe|date=7 November 2018|access-date=7 November 2018|archive-date=8 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108192950/https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/11/07/vietnam-secures-2020-formula-1-berth/|url-status=dead}} It also features one of the longest straights on the calendar at {{convert|1.5|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} in length. The purpose-built section drew inspiration from several existing circuits including the Circuit de Monaco, Suzuka Circuit, Sepang International Circuit and the Nürburgring "GP-Strecke". This philosophy of adapting corners from other circuits had previously been used in designing the layout of the Circuit of the Americas.{{cite news|title=Turn for turn, Austin track's design, layout should look familiar to F1 drivers|url=http://www.statesman.com/sports/formula1/turn-for-turn-austin-tracks-design-layout-should-2321735.html?viewAsSinglePage=true|first=John|last=Maher|work=Austin-American Statesman|date=23 April 2012|access-date=10 November 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426215922/http://www.statesman.com/sports/formula1/turn-for-turn-austin-tracks-design-layout-should-2321735.html?viewAsSinglePage=true|archive-date=26 April 2012}}
The original layout consisted of 22 corners, but this was revised in December 2019 to include an additional corner in the third sector. The extra corner was added to improve safety. Construction of the circuit was completed in February 2020.{{cite news|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2020/02/27/new-images-released-upon-completion-of-vietnam-gp-circuit/|title=New images released upon completion of Vietnam GP circuit|first=Daniel|last=Herrero|work=speedcafe.com|publisher=Speedcafe|date=27 February 2020|access-date=27 February 2020}}
The circuit has been closed to the public since the cancellation of the planned Grand Prix, with the exception of between 31 December 2022 and 1 January 2023, when it hosted a Honda promotional event.{{cite news |title=Gloomy future: Vietnam's F1 track abandoned as hopes fade for debut grand prix |url=https://today.rtl.lu/sport/international/a/1978547.html |work=today.rtl.lu |language=en| date=2022-10-13}}{{Cite web |last=Gia |first=Huy |date=2023-01-04 |title=Honda Thanks Day- ấn tượng biểu diễn xe đỉnh cao tại đường đua F1 {{!}} Báo Công Thương |url=https://congthuong.vn/honda-thanks-day-an-tuong-bieu-dien-xe-dinh-cao-lan-dau-tai-duong-dua-f1-my-dinh-236328.html |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=Báo Công Thương |language=vi}} On 14 April 2024, the main straight was used as the venue for the 50th anniversary of the Mobile Police Command's Traditional Day parade.{{cite web|url=https://dangcongsan.vn/anh/an-tuong-le-dieu-binh-ky-niem-50-nam-ngay-truyen-thong-luc-luong-canh-sat-co-dong-663123.html|title=Ấn tượng Lễ diễu binh kỷ niệm 50 năm Ngày truyền thống lực lượng Cảnh sát Cơ động
|website=dangcongsan.vn|date=14 April 2024|access-date=22 June 2024}}
Because the full circuit was never used for a race, the only representation of the complete circuit (both the temporary and permanent elements) was seen in F1 2020, which retains the original 2020 season calendar.
{{Wide image|Hanoi Formula 1 Circuit Dec 2022.jpg|800px|Panoramic view of the start/finish line of the Hanoi Circuit in December 2022}}
References
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Category:Motorsport venues in Vietnam
Category:Racing circuits designed by Hermann Tilke