Zhejiang International Circuit

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Zhejiang International Circuit
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Address:
Zhejiang Circuit, Keqiao Qu, Shaoxing Shi, Zhejiang Sheng, China

Zhejiang International Circuit (China)
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Route type: permanent race track
Architect: Apex Circuit Design architects
Start of building: 2013
Opening: 2016
Time zone: UTC + 8 ( CST )
Total distance
Route data
Route length: 3,200  km (1.99  mi )
Curves: 16
East course
Route data
Route length: 1,540  km (0.96  mi )
Curves: 8th
West course
Route data
Route length: 1,610  km (1  mi )
Curves: 10
www.zhejiangcircuit.com

Coordinates: 30 ° 2 ′ 4.1 ″  N , 120 ° 27 ′ 57.7 ″  E

The Zhejiang International Circuit ( Chinese 浙江 国际赛车场 ) is a permanent race track opened in 2016, in the Shaoxing administrative region in the People's Republic of China .

The permanent racetrack runs counter-clockwise and is 12 to 15 meters wide. The route can be divided into two variants: an east course which is 1,540 meters long and a west course which is 1,610 meters long. Both variants can be used independently of each other.

On the premises of the racetrack there is a kart track, conference rooms, a motorsport center and a hotel.

history

In 2011, the British architectural firm Apex Circuit Design was commissioned to plan a race track in the Shaoxing administrative area. Construction work began in 2013 and the race track, with a kart track and hotel, was completed in 2016.

Events

National automobile championship races take place on the racetrack. Races of the TCR Asia Series and the Asian Le Mans Series are planned for 2017 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information about the entire route
  2. ↑ Information about the east course
  3. ↑ Information on the west course
  4. ↑ The route on the website of the architectural firm Apex Circuit Design