- Ordos International Circuit
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Ordos International Circuit Location Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China
Major events FIA GT1 World Championship
Superleague FormulaLength 3.751 km (2.331 mi) Turns 18 Lap record 1:29.217 (Franck Perera, Girondins de Bordeaux, Superleague Formula, 2010) Ordos International Circuit, built in 2010, is a motorsport facility located in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China. It hosted a round of the China Touring Car Championship, Scirocco Cup China[1] and Superleague Formula[2] in 2010. The circuit is 3.751 km (2.331 mi) long with 18 corners.[3]
Jiang Tengyi was the first driver to win a race at Ordos, when he won round 1 of the China Touring Car Championship at the wheel of a Ford Focus. Jiang's FRD Ford Racing teammate Rainey He set the fastest lap of 1:56.334.[4]
Ben Hanley became the first driver to win an international race here on 3 October 2010 when he won the first of two Superleague Formula races held here for Olympiacos.[5]
Ordos was included in the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship calendar by the FIA on 10 December 2010.[6]
Reference
- ^ Ordos Circuit Information in Chinese Scirocco Cup China official website
- ^ Superleague Formula Schedule 2010
- ^ China Touring Car Championship Ordos Circuit information.
- ^ The CTCC 5th race: they call him Tengyi Khan now .... FRD Sports
- ^ Olympiacos' Hanley wins at Ordos Autosport.com 3 October 2010
- ^ "China on the 2011 calendar". gt1world.com (SRO Group). 10 December 2010. http://www.gt1world.com/news/article/2011-calendar-announced-. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
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Current (2011) Yas Marina • Zolder • Algarve • Sachsenring • Silverstone • Navarra • Paul Ricard • Ordos • Goldenport • Potrero de los FunesFormer Superleague Formula circuits Current circuits (2011) Former circuits Adria • Brands Hatch • Donington Park • Estoril • Jarama • Jerez • Magny-Cours • Monza • Navarra • Nürburgring • Ordos • Portimão • Silverstone • VallelungaCoordinates: 39°37′19″N 109°52′15″E / 39.62194°N 109.87083°E
Categories:- Motorsport venues in China
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