Autódromo La Chutana Explained

Autódromo La Chutana
Location:San Bartolo District, Peru
Coordinates:-12.3973°N -76.7524°W
Opened:April 2010
Length Km:2.420
Length Mi:1.504
Turns:7

Autódromo La Chutana is a motorsport race track, situated in the San Bartolo District of Lima Province, south of Lima, and is the principal race track in this country. The racetrack was inaugurated in April 2010 and consists of a single track of, which was originally run only in counterclockwise. Subsequently, with the addition of a chicane on the main straight, the circuit was also used in a clockwise direction.

The layout of the circuit has 7 curves and a straight line of .[1] Additionally, at the beginning of 2013 a circuit of karts was inaugurated, where they perform competitions and exhibitions to the public.

Events

Since 2010, the 6 Horas Peruanas have been held at the La Chutana,[2] one of the oldest long-term races in South America. In 2012, a new race called Los 200 km de Lima was created.[3] Trackdays[4] and autocross, piques and drifting championships are also held at La Chutana.[5] [6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Día del Padre: conviértelo en un piloto de autos de carrera por un día Actualidad. 21 December 2016. CanalN.
  2. Web site: Mira cómo se vienen corriendo Las Seis Horas Peruanas Automovilismo Deporte Total El Comercio Peru. 21 December 2016. elcomercio.pe.
  3. News: Todo listo para los 200 Km de Lima. 21 December 2016. Diario Correo. https://web.archive.org/web/20161023182356/http://diariocorreo.pe/autos/todo-listo-para-los-200-km-de-lima-706095/. 23 October 2016.
  4. News: La Chutana después de Gerald Oropeza [FOTOS]]. 11 May 2015. 21 December 2016. El Comercio.
  5. News: Piques legales encendieron el asfalto en La Chutana. 6 July 2014. 21 December 2016. Peru21. https://web.archive.org/web/20161221164338/http://peru21.pe/deportes/piques-legales-encendieron-asfalto-chutana-2190839. 21 December 2016.
  6. News: La emoción del Drifting vuelve a La Chutana el domingo 16. 5 October 2016. 21 December 2016. El Comercio.
  7. News: Así buscan promocionar el drifting en Perú [VIDEO]]. 22 April 2016. 21 December 2016. El Comercio.