Edmonton City Center Airport (racetrack)

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Edmonton City Center Airport
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Edmonton City Center Airport (Circuit) (Canada)
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CanadaCanada Edmonton , Alberta , Canada
Route type: temporary racetrack, airfield course
Opening: 2005
Track layout
Circuit Edmonton City Center Airport 2011.svg
Route data
Important
events: 		IndyCar Series
Route length: 3,631  km (2.26  mi )
Curves: 13
Records
Track record:
(automobile) 		1: 17.3629 min.
( Josef Newgarden , Dallara - Honda , 2012 )
http://www.edmontonindy.com/

Coordinates: 53 ° 34 ′ 32 "  N , 113 ° 31 ′ 22.5"  W.

The race track on the Edmonton City Center Airport is an airfield circuit in Edmonton , Alberta , Canada . The first race on the airfield took place in 2005. Champ-car races took place from 2005 to 2007 . The IndyCar Series has held the Edmonton Indy annually since 2008 . In addition, other racing series are staging a race as part of the supporting program of the IndyCar event.

Route variants

The first route variant with a length of 3.175 km was used from 2005 to 2010. For the 2011 event, the route layout was changed and a second route variant with a length of 3.631 km was put into operation.

First route variant (2005-2010)

From 2005 to 2010, a 3.175 km route variant was used at Edmonton City Center Airport. The track was driven clockwise and had 14 corners. The course record in the race was set on this variant at the Champ Car race 2007 by Sébastien Bourdais and amounts to 58.653 s.

Second route variant (from 2011)

Since the first route variant offered few opportunities to overtake, it was decided to use a new route variant for the 2011 season. The new variant has 13 curves, is 3.631 km long and, in contrast to the first variant, is driven counter-clockwise. This variant uses the disused eastern runway.

Overview of the route variants

  • The first route variant of the Edmonton City Center Airport (2005-2010)

  • The first route variant in relation to the entire Edmonton City Center Airport

  • Route variant from 2011

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ indycar.com: “Edmonton Indy launches on new course” ( Memento of April 13, 2011 in the Internet Archive )

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