Circuit Ricardo Tormo Explained

Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo
Location:Cheste, Valencian Community, Spain
Capacity:165,000 (125,000 seating)
Time:CET (UTC+1)
CEST (DST)
Fiagrade:1 (GP)
2 (External)
Events:Current:
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix
(1999–present)
European motorcycle Grand Prix (2020)
FIA Motorsport Games (2024)
TCR Europe (2024)
Future:
GTWC Europe (2021–2023, 2025)
Former:
Formula E Valencia ePrix (2021)
WTCC Race of Spain
(2005–2012)
DTM (2010–2012)
World SBK (2000–2010)
Le Mans Series (2007)
Broke Ground:1998
Layout1:Grand Prix Circuit (1999–present)
Length Km:4.005
Length Mi:2.488
Turns:14
Record Time:1:21.244
Record Driver: Andreas Zuber
Record Car:Dallara GP2/05
Record Class:GP2
Record Year:2006
Layout2:Formula E Circuit (2021)
Length Km2:3.376
Length Mi2:2.098
Turns2:15
Record Time2:1:30.081
Record Driver2: Alexander Sims
Record Car2:Mahindra M7Electro
Record Class2:Formula E
Record Year2:2021
Layout3:External Circuit (1999–present)
Length Km3:3.036
Length Mi3:1.886
Turns3:11
Layout4:School Circuit (1999–present)
Length Km4:1.300
Length Mi4:0.808
Turns4:7

Circuit Ricardo Tormo, also known as Circuit de Valencia and officially named Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo, is a motorsport race track located in Cheste (Valencian Community, Spain) and built in 1999. The track is named after Spanish, two-time world champion Grand Prix motorcycle racer Ricardo Tormo (1952–1998), who died in 1998 of leukemia. It has a capacity of 165,000 and a main straight of .

The track hosts the MotoGP Valencian Community Grand Prix. Also, the FIA GT Championship had a race there in 2000 and 2004, the World Touring Car Championship from 2005 to 2012, the European Le Mans Series in 2007, and the DTM from 2010 to 2012. It has also been Formula E's pre-season test venue since the 2017–18 season, having moved from Donington Park, with the circuit also considered a replacement venue for the 2019–20 season because of the COVID-19 crisis cancelling numerous rounds. It was also the GP3 Series (now FIA Formula 3 Championship) pre-season test venue until the 2017 season. The series also hosted a one-off event at the track in 2013. The GP2 Series (now FIA Formula 2 Championship) also held rounds at the track in 2006 and 2007. Valencia has also hosted the season-opening round of the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series since 2014. The circuit will also host the third edition of FIA Motorsport Games in October 2024.[1]

Formula E

The circuit has been used by Formula E as a pre-season testing venue since 2017. On 28 January 2021, it was announced that the circuit would host the Valencia ePrix as the 5th and 6th round of the 2020–21 Formula E World Championship, to be held on 24 April 2021, replacing the cancelled Paris ePrix. It was the first time an ePrix has been held on a permanent race circuit, albeit on a unique configuration.[2] One of the differences between the normal track for pre-season testing and the track used for the race was the installation of a temporary chicane in the start/finish straight. The track then turns right immediately after the exit of turn 8.

In other media

The track has been recreated in the videogames Tourist Trophy and Gran Turismo PSP. The track also appears in other video games like Alfa Romeo Racing Italiano, GTR Evolution and rFactor as well. As it is a MotoGP round host, the track has appeared in every MotoGP game since its début in 1999., and the SBK games during 2006–2013. The latest recreation of the track was in Assetto Corsa Competizione in 2023 .

Events

Current

Future

Former

Lap records

Anthony Davidson holds the unofficial lap record, set in 2006 while testing a Honda RA106, with a time of 1:08.540sec.[3] As of June 2024, the fastest official race lap records at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo are listed as:

Category Time Driver Vehicle Event
Grand Prix Circuit: 4.005 km (1999–present)
1:21.244 2006 Valencia GP2 Series round
1:22.448[4] 2005 Valencia Formula Renault 3.5 Series round
1:23.570[5]
1:24.487 2013 Valencia GP3 Series round
1:24.868[6] 2009 Valencia Euroseries 3000 round
1:25.234[7] 2007 1000 km of Valencia
1:26.378[8] 2012 Valencia Formula 3 round
1:27.116[9] 2012 Valencia DTM round
1:28.322 2009 Valencia Formula Two round
1:28.406 2007 1000 km of Valencia
1:28.456[10] 2023 Valencia Eurocup-3 round
1:28.700[11] 2009 Valencia International Formula Master round
1:29.998[12] 2019 Valencia Ultimate Cup round
1:30.059[13] 2019 Valencia Ultimate Cup round
1:30.145 2023 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix
1:30.974[14] 2024 Valencia GT Winter Series round
1:32.241[15] 2004 FIA GT Valencia 500km
1:33.053[16] 2023 Valencia F4 Spain round
1:33.454[17] 2009 Valencia Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup round
1:33.665 2023 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix
1:33.899[18] 2023 Valencia GT2 European Series round
1:34.231[19] 2024 Valencia ESBK round
1:34.557[20] 2023 Valencia Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe round
1:34.618 2009 Valencia World SBK round
1:33.949[21] 2024 Valencia Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe round
1:35.533[22] 2024 Valencia GT Winter Series round
1:35.659 2007 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix
1:36.008[23] 2021 Valencia ESBK Supersport round
1:36.024 2004 FIA GT Valencia 500km
1:36.085 2000 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix
1:36.280[24] 1999 500 km of Valencia
1:36.469[25] Michele Maceratesi[26] 2008 Valencia International GT Open round
1:36.865 2009 Valencia World SSP round
1:38.438 2023 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix
1:38.502[27] 2024 Valencia Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe round
1:39.380 2007 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix
1:40.234 2019 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix
1:40.764[28] 2020 Valencia NASCAR Whelen Euro Series round
1:41.098[29] 2024 Valencia TCR Spain Winter Series round
1:42.438[30] 2004 Valencia ETCC round
1:45.370[31] 2024 Valencia ESBK Supersport 300 round
1:50.396[32] 2018 Valencia Renault Clio Cup France round
Formula E Circuit: 3.376 km (2021–present)
1:30.081 2021 Valencia ePrix

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dates and 26 categories already confirmed for 2024 FIA Motorsport Games . FIA Motorsport Games . 6 July 2023 . 21 July 2023.
  2. Web site: Second set of 2020/21 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship races announced. Formula E. 28 January 2021. 28 February 2021.
  3. Web site: THE AUTOSPORT.COM F1 TESTING CENTRE . www.autosport.com . n.d. . 16 December 2009.
  4. Web site: 2005 Formula Renault 3.5 Valencia Race 1 Statistics . 5 June 2005 . 25 January 2023.
  5. Web site: 2002 Formula Nissan Valencia 2 (Race 2) . 20 October 2002 . 13 May 2024.
  6. Web site: 2009 Valencia Euro F3000 - Round 8 . . 13 September 2009 . 15 June 2021.
  7. Web site: 2007 Le Mans Series 1000kms Valencia . 6 May 2007 . 2 June 2024.
  8. Web site: 2012 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Valencia Race 2 Statistics . 30 September 2012 . 25 January 2023.
  9. Web site: DTM 2012 » Circuit Ricardo Tormo Round 9 Results . 30 September 2012 . 25 January 2023.
  10. Web site: 2023 Eurocup-3 Racing Weekend Valencia Carrera 2 (30 Minutes +1 Lap) Provisional Classification . 15 October 2023 . 15 October 2023.
  11. Web site: 2009 Valencia Formula Master . . 31 May 2009 . 29 June 2022.
  12. Web site: 2019 Ultimate Cup Series Valencia Challenge Proto 4H Endurance Provisional Classification . 28 September 2019 . 2 January 2023.
  13. Web site: 2019 Ultimate Cup Series Valencia Challenge Proto - Spain 3H Endurance Final Classification . 29 September 2019 . 2 January 2023.
  14. Web site: Winter Series Valencia 2024 - Result GT Winter Series - Race 1 . 17 February 2024 . 17 February 2024.
  15. Web site: FIA GT Championship Valencia 2004 . 18 April 2004 . 1 April 2021.
  16. Web site: 2023 Formula 4 Spain Racing Weekend Valencia Carrera 1 (30 Minutes +1 Lap) Classification . 14 October 2023 . 15 October 2023.
  17. Web site: 2009 WEC Formula Renault Valencia (Race 1) . 12 September 2009 . 5 November 2023.
  18. Web site: 2023 GT2 European Series Valencia Race 1 Result . 16 September 2023 . 16 September 2023.
  19. Web site: Campeonato de España de Superbike - 1–2 June 2024 - SBK - Result Carrera 2 . 2 June 2024 . 2 June 2024.
  20. Web site: 2023 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Valencia Race 2 Result . 17 September 2023 . 17 September 2023.
  21. Web site: Round 3 - PSCSE - Valencia Provisional Result Race 1 . 24 February 2024 . 24 February 2024.
  22. Web site: Winter Series Valencia 2024 - Result GT Winter Series - Race 3 . 18 February 2024 . 18 February 2024.
  23. Web site: Campeonato de España de Superbike - 23-24 Octobre 2021 - Carrera 2 Supersport . 24 October 2021 . 15 October 2023.
  24. Web site: 500 km Valencia 1999 . 31 October 1999 . 30 November 2022.
  25. Web site: GT Open Valencia 2008 . 18 May 2008 . 24 March 2023.
  26. Web site: Michele Maceratesi - Driver Database . 24 March 2023.
  27. Web site: Round 3 - PSCSE - Valencia Club Division Final Result Race 2 . 24 February 2024 . 2 March 2024.
  28. Web site: 2020 Valencia Super Speedweek – NASCAR GP Spain Race 2 EuroNASCAR PRO Results . 5 December 2020 . 16 March 2021.
  29. Web site: Winter Series Valencia 2024 - Result TCR Winter Series - Race 2 . 18 February 2024 . 18 February 2024.
  30. Web site: 2004 Valencia ETCC - Round 4 . . 18 April 2004 . 15 June 2021.
  31. Web site: Campeonato de España de Superbike - 1–2 June 2024 - SS300 - Revision 1 - Result Carrera 2 . 2 June 2024 . 2 June 2024.
  32. Web site: 2018 Valencia Renault Clio Cup France Course 2 Résultats . 30 July 2023.

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