| Sokol International Racetrack | |
| Location: | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Coordinates: | 43.5847°N 76.5706°W |
| Capacity: | 74,000 |
| Broke Ground: | 2014 |
| Opened: | 2025 |
| Architect: | Hermann Tilke |
| Events: | Future: Grand Prix motorcycle racing Kazakhstan motorcycle Grand Prix (2025) |
| Layout1: | Big Ring |
| Surface: | Asphalt |
| Length Km: | 4.495 |
| Length Mi: | 2.793 |
| Turns: | 13 |
| Layout2: | Big Ring with Chicane |
| Surface2: | Asphalt |
| Length Km2: | 4.548 |
| Length Mi2: | 2.826 |
| Turns2: | 16 |
| Layout3: | Small Ring |
| Surface3: | Asphalt |
| Length Km3: | 3.535 |
| Length Mi3: | 2.197 |
| Turns3: | 11 |
| Layout4: | Small Ring with Chicane |
| Surface4: | Asphalt |
| Length Km4: | 3.588 |
| Length Mi4: | 2.230 |
| Turns4: | 14 |
The Sokol International Circuit (also known as CTK Sokol - Kazakh: Сокол халықаралық автодром|"Sokol" halyqaralyq avtodromy, Russian: Международный автодром "Сокол"|Mezhdunarodnyy avtodrom "Sokol") is a motorsport race track northwest of Almaty, Kazakhstan. The circuit was designed by Hermann Tilke and is marketed as an FIA Grade 2 track.[1] [2] [3]
In July 2012, Kazakh businessman Alijan Ibragimov announced plans to build a US$40 million (KZ₸19 billion) motorsport facility on the outskirts of Almaty, the largest city in Kazakhstan, with construction scheduled to commence in September.[4] RacingLoop were brought in as consultants and Hermann Tilke was charged with the design of a circuit intended to draw in MotoGP and the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, however ground was not broken until 2014.[5]
By 2016 a go-kart track and a drag strip had been opened with Jorge Lorenzo in attendance, as circuit construction was well underway.[6] Construction had progressed as far as electronic and timing installation by early 2019 before it ground to a halt due to political issues.[7]
On 27 September 2022, it was announced that the circuit would host the Kazakhstan motorcycle Grand Prix until at least 2028 starting in 2023.[8] However, due to ongoing homologation works at the circuit, paired with global operational challenges, the inaugural event was expected to be pushed back to 2024.[9] However in 2024, the event was firstly postponed, then cancelled due to the on-going damages caused by Central Asian floods near to the circuit.[10] [11]