Sochi Autodrome
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 Sochi , Krasnodar Region , Russia
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| Architect: | Hermann Tilke | ||
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| Building-costs: | 260 million euros | ||
| Opening: | October 2014 | ||
Formula 1 venue : |
since 2014 | ||
| Time zone: | UTC + 3 ( Moscow Time ) | ||
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| Route length: | 5.853 km (3.64 mi ) | ||
| Curves: | 19th | ||
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| Track record: (Formula 1) |
1: 35.761 min. ( Lewis Hamilton , Mercedes , 2019 ) |
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Coordinates: 43 ° 24 ′ 34.9 ″ N , 39 ° 58 ′ 6.7 ″ E
The Sochi Autodrom ( Russian Сочи Автодром / Sotschi Awtodrom), called Sochi International Street Circuit during the planning phase , is a motor racing circuit in the Russian city of Sochi . On 12 October 2014, the first found there Grand Prix of Russia of Formula 1 instead.
history
In 2014, the track was on the Formula 1 calendar for the first time. Until the official Formula 1 calendar was announced in December 2013, there were repeated rumors that the track premiere could be postponed to 2015 due to the Olympic Games taking place in the same year. For this reason, the architects' office was asked not to include this racetrack in the projects listed on its homepage, where it was not yet listed at the end of March 2014. During the scheduled construction pause due to the Olympics from December 2013 to April 2014, it was said that 91% of the work had been completed. The route was completed in August 2014 and approved by the FIA on August 19, 2014, and the route license issued. The contract runs until 2020.
The Sochi Autodrom was designed by the German route planner Hermann Tilke . After another racetrack near Moscow was planned, which was not realized for financial reasons, the choice fell on Sochi as the location.
Data
At 260 million euros, the construction of the line cost significantly more than the originally estimated 142 million euros. The circuit was integrated into the Olympic Park, which was negotiated in a direct conversation between Bernie Ecclestone and Vladimir Putin .
The clockwise route is 5.853 km long. The premiere race took place on October 12, 2014, although storms and heavy rains were to be expected there at this time of the year. However, the first race was the best autumn weather. Lewis Hamilton won the premiere ahead of his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg and the Williams driver Valtteri Bottas .
All winners of Formula 1 races in Sochi
| No. | year | driver | constructor | engine | tires | time | Route length | Round | Ø pace | date | GP of |
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| 1 | 2014 |
 Lewis Hamilton
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Mercedes | Mercedes | P | 1: 31: 50.744 h | 5.848 km | 53 | 202.347 km / h | Oct 12 |
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| 2 | 2015 |
Lewis Hamilton
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Mercedes | Mercedes | P | 1: 37: 11.024 h | 5.848 km | 53 | 191.233 km / h | Oct 11 | |
| 3 | 2016 |
 Nico Rosberg
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Mercedes | Mercedes | P | 1: 32: 41.997 h | 5.848 km | 53 | 200.482 km / h | 1st of May | |
| 4th | 2017 |
 Valtteri Bottas
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Mercedes | Mercedes | P | 1: 28: 08.743 h | 5.848 km | 52 | 206.860 km / h | 30 Apr | |
| 5 | 2018 |
Lewis Hamilton
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Mercedes | Mercedes | P | 1: 27: 25,181 h | 5.848 km | 53 | 212.592 km / h | Sep 30 | |
| 6th | 2019 |
Lewis Hamilton
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Mercedes | Mercedes | P | 1: 33: 38.992 h | 5.848 km | 53 | 198.448 km / h | 29 Sep |
Record winner
Driver: Lewis Hamilton (4) • Driver nations: Great Britain (4) • Designers: Mercedes (6) • Engine manufacturer: Mercedes (6) • Tire manufacturer: Pirelli (6)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Гонка в Сочи , motor.ru of June 21, 2011, accessed October 30, 2011
- ↑ a b 2014 FORMULA 1 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX , accessed on September 2, 2014.
- ^ Sochi: plans for Grand Prix 2014 intact , motorsport-total.com from April 5, 2011; Accessed April 6, 2011
- ↑ IOC could postpone the Russian Grand Prix , motorsport-total.com from January 13, 2011; Accessed April 6, 2011
- ↑ The next Formula 1 course from Aachen is growing in Sochi. aachener-zeitung.de, March 8, 2014, accessed on March 25, 2014 .
- ^ Homepage of Tilke GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved March 25, 2014 .
- ↑ No delays due to the Olympics. motorsport-magazin.com, February 2014, accessed on March 25, 2014 .
- ↑ Official FIA Circuit Inspection declares Sochi Autodrom ready to host a Formula 1 Grand Prix , notification from August 19, 2014, accessed on September 2, 2014.
- ^ A b Official: seven-year contract for Sochi in Russia , motorsport-total.com of October 14, 2010; Accessed April 6, 2011
- ↑ Ecclestone wants the 2014 GP in Sochi - Tilke is to design , motorsport-magazin.com of June 8, 2010; Accessed April 6, 2011
- ↑ a b Grand Prix of Russia / Sochi. formel1.de, accessed on October 11, 2014 .
