Guangdong International Circuit | |
Location: | Sihui, Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China |
Coordinates: | 23.2703°N 112.8181°W |
Fiagrade: | 3 |
Construction Cost: | USD 50 million |
Architect: | Qiming Yao |
Events: | Current: Hong Kong Touring Car Championship Former: China Touring Car Championship (2009–2019) TCR China (2017–2018) Formula Pilota China (2011–2012) Asian Touring Car Series (2011) Formula BMW Pacific (2010) |
Layout1: | Full Circuit (2009–present) |
Length Km: | 2.824 |
Length Mi: | 1.755 |
Turns: | 13 |
Record Time: | 1:14.318 |
Record Driver: | Parth Ghorpade |
Record Car: | Tatuus FA010 |
Record Year: | 2012 |
Record Class: | FP China |
Guangdong International Circuit is a motor sport facility located at Da Wang, Sihui, in Zhaoqing city in China, approx 45 mins by car from Guangzhou. Designed by a female Chinese designer Qiming Yao, it is the second permanent motor sport facility in Guangdong, China, after Zhuhai International Circuit. The Guangdong International Circuit completed in 2009.[1]
The circuit holds an International FIA Grade "III" license and can hold F3, A1GP and WTCC races.
The circuit is 2.824km (01.755miles) long with a long straight, there are 5 left and 8 right hand turns running clockwise.
The circuit hosted the China Touring Car Championship in December 2009 as its opening event.
It was announced on December 12, 2010, that the circuit also to host the China round of the 2011 WTCC season.[2] However, on September 30, 2011, was announced that the race would be hosted by the Shanghai Tianma Circuit.[3]
As of December 2017, the fastest official race lap records at the Guangdong International Circuit are listed as:
Category | Time | Driver | Vehicle | Event |
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Full Circuit: 2.824 km (2009–present) | ||||
1:14.318[4] | 2012 Guangdong Formula Pilota China round | |||
1:20.785[5] | 2017 Guangdong TCR China round | |||