Sao Paulo Street Circuit
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 São Paulo , Brazil
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| Route type: | temporary racetrack | ||
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| Opening: | 2010 | ||
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IndyCar Series | ||
| Route length: | 4.081 km (2.54 mi ) | ||
| Curves: | 11 | ||
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| Track record: (automobile) |
1: 20.4364 min. ( Tony Kanaan , Dallara - Chevrolet , 2013) |
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| http://saopauloindy300.com.br | |||
Coordinates: 23 ° 30 ′ 59.8 ″ S , 46 ° 38 ′ 29 ″ W.
The São Paulo Street Circuit (formerly Streets of São Paulo , in Brazil commonly known as Circuito do Anhembi referred to) is a street circuit in São Paulo , Brazil . The Itaipava São Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestle , a race of the IndyCar Series , has been taking place on this racetrack since 2010 .
The race is the first race in the IndyCar Series outside of North America and Japan and the first of a major American monoposto racing series since the CART race in Jacarepaguá in 2000. Will Power won the first race on the track .
The route runs along the Anhembi Sambadrome and uses parts of the Marginal Tietê . The Anhembi Convention Center , where the São Paulo Carnival takes place, is located in the Santana district .
A special feature of the track is that the pit lane does not run parallel to the start-finish straight, but is positioned after the fourth corner.