Lihpao Racing Park
{{Short description|Motorsport race track in Taiwan}}
{{Infobox motorsport venue
| Name = Lihpao Racing Park
麗寶國際賽車場
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| Time = UTC+08:00
| Location = Houli, Taichung, Taiwan
| Coordinates = {{coord|24|19|08|N|120|41|08|E|type:landmark_region:TW|display=inline,title}}
| Image = Lihpao_International_Circuit.svg
| Image_caption = G2 Circuit (2018–present)
| Capacity = 9,500
| FIA_grade = 2
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| Broke_ground = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2017|08}}
| Opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2018|11|06}}
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| Events = Current:
TCR Taiwan Series (2022–present)
| Layout1 = G2 Circuit (2018–present)
| Length_km = 3.5
| Length_mi = 2.175
| Turns = 23
| Record_time = 1:48.426{{Cite web |title=TCR CT 2022 » Lihpao Racing Park Round 1 Results |url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/race.php?id=4359 |access-date=12 March 2023}}
| Record_driver = {{flagicon|NZL}} Jonathan Lester
| Record_car = Audi RS 3 LMS TCR
| Record_year = 2022
| Record_class = TCR
| Layout2 = Wind Circuit (2018–present)
| Length_km2 = 2
| Length_mi2 = 1.243
| Turns2 = 13
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| website = {{URL|http://www.lihpaoracing.com.tw/tw/Index|Official website}}
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Lihpao Racing Park ({{zh|s=丽宝国际赛车场 |t=麗寶國際賽車場 |p=Lìbǎo Guójì Sàichēchǎng}}) is a {{cvt|3.500|km|mi|abbr=on}} motorsport race track, situated in the Houli District of Taichung, Taiwan.
History
The construction project was presented in 2015 by Yue-Mei International Development Corp, with the intention of holding four international events, including one Formula 3 race and fifty private events per year.{{cite news|language=en|author=Chen Wei-han|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/09/13/2003627617|title=Taichung F3 track approval closer|publisher=Taipei Times|date=13 September 2015|page=3|accessdate=9 September 2020}} The track would be built around the pre-existing karting track. Construction work began in August 2017, in partnership with Audi,{{cite web |title=Lihpao International Circuit |url=https://www.racingcircuits.info/asia/taiwan/lihpao-international-circuit.html |website=RacingCircuits.info |language=en |access-date=5 February 2023}} and was completed in November of the following year.{{cite news|access-date=9 September 2020|author=Hsiao Yu-hsin|author2=Jonathan Chin|date=5 February 2019|language=en|p=2|publisher=Taipei Times|title=Amusement parks offer deals to draw in holiday crowd|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2019/02/05/2003709290}} The track has received FIA Grade 2 certification.{{cite web|url=http://www.lihpaoracing.com.tw/filedownload.ashx?id=477&output=inline|title=2020 麗寶國際賽車場 場地承租說明|work=Lihpao Racing|language=zh|page=4|accessdate=9 September 2020}}
In 2022, the circuit became the main venue for the annual TCR Taiwan Series.{{Cite web |last=fabior |title=New TCR Chinese Taipei series to kick off next month |url=https://www.tcr-series.com/news/item/new-tcr-chinese-taipei-series-to-kick-off-next-month |date=29 March 2022 |access-date=1 September 2022 |website=TCR HUB |language=en-gb}}
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