Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo

Termas de Río Hondo

Termas de Río Hondo , Argentina
Route type:	permanent race track
Start of building:	2007
Opening:	2008
Time zone:	UTC − 3
2013+
Route data
Important events:	WTCC motorcycle world championship
Route length:	4.806  km (2.99  mi )
Curves:	14th
Records
Track record: (motorcycle)	1: 39.019 min. ( Valentino Rossi , Yamaha , 2015 )
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Coordinates: 27 ° 30 ′ 24.6 ″  S , 64 ° 54 ′ 28.8 ″  W.

The Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo is a permanent motorsport racetrack in Argentina , which was opened in 2008 and has also been used by international championships since 2013.

Origin and location

Construction of the Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo began in 2007. The 4.376 kilometer stretch, opened in 2008, is located west of the small town of Termas de Río Hondo in the northern Argentine province of Santiago del Estero .

As a result of the reconstruction of the route planned by Jarno Zaffelli, the length increased to 4.805 kilometers and the number of corners to 14 in 2013; five to the left and nine to the right. The biggest change in the route was an 'infield' after the first corner and a narrowing of the former turn 6 (then turn 8). In addition, the safety conditions have been significantly improved through expanded run-off zones with gravel beds and asphalt surfaces. On July 17, 2013, the course was given a rating of 2 by the FIA , which allows all events except Formula 1 .

history

The national Argentine racing championships have been a regular guest on the track since 2008. The first international racing events were the races of the World Touring Car Championship in 2013 - on the first weekend in August; shortly after the classification by the FIA. Races in Argentina (but not in Termas de Río Hondo) were announced in 2011 and 2012, but they were not held. In 2013 , the future world champion Yvan Muller and the local hero José María López won the races. The Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo is also on the World Touring Car Championship calendar in 2014 .

In the 2013 season , the course should be on the calendar of the motorcycle world championship for the first time and host the Grand Prix of Argentina , but political entanglements prevented this. In 2014 the third race of the season was held in Termas de Río Hondo.

All MotoGP winners of the motorcycle world championship in Termas de Río Hondo

year	winner	motorcycle	tires	time	Route length	Round	Ø pace	date	GP of
2014	Marc Marquez	Honda	B.	41: 39.821 min	4.806 km	25th	173.028 km / h	April 27	Argentina
2015	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	B.	41: 35.644 min	4.806 km	25th	173.318 km / h	April 19th
2016	Marc Marquez	Honda	M.	34: 13.628 min	4.806 km	20th	168.498 km / h	3rd of April
2017	Maverick Viñales	Yamaha	M.	41: 45.060 min	4.806 km	25th	172.667 km / h	9th April
2018	Cal Crutchlow	Honda	M.	40: 36.342 min	4.806 km	24	170.435 km / h	April 8th
2019	Marc Marquez	Honda	M.	41: 43.688 min	4.806 km	25th	167.205 km / h	March 31

Record winner driver: Marc Márquez (3)
Record winner constructor: Honda (4)
Record winner nations: Spain (4)

Web links

• Satellite image from Google Maps

Individual evidence

1. ^ Circuit License . Retrieved March 6, 2014.
2. ^ MotoGP postpones Argentinian round due to political rows . In: Autosport.com , Haymarket Media Group , November 23, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2014.