Dubai Autodrome

Dubai Autodrome

Dubai Autodrome Track Map
Location	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Architect	HOK Sport (now Populous)
Major events	GP2 Asia, A1GP, FIA GT1 World Championship, Yas V8 400, Dubai 24 Hour
Length	5.39 km (3.35 mi)
Turns	16
Lap record	1:41.220 (Kamui Kobayashi, DAMS, 2008, GP2 Asia)

Dubai Autodrome as seen from the air on 1 May 2007.

MotorCity development which includes Dubai Autodrome.

The Dubai Autodrome is an F.I.A. sanctioned 5.39 km motorsports circuit located in Dubailand, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Opened in October 2004 with the final round of the 2004 Formula Renault V6 Eurocup season, Dubai Autodrome was the first part of the Dubai Motor City development that was available for use.^[1] The venue hosted the December 2005 A1 Grand Prix and the FIA GT Championship from 2004 to 2006. The Dubai Autodrome was the location of the Fast Forward task during Season 15 for the hit reality TV show The Amazing Race. The record of track at the longest configuration was held by Kamui Kobayashi (DAMS) 1:41.220 in GP2 Asia car. The circuit was designed by Clive Bowen of Apex Circuit Design www.apexcircuitdesign.com.

Since 2006 the Autodrome has been home to the Dubai 24 Hour, a sports car and touring car automobile endurance race open to both professional and semi-professional teams.

Fatal accidents

No	Competitor	Date	Course	Section	Race	Event	Machine
1	Christophe Hissette	April 2010				Qualifying session	Car
2	Pascal Grosjean[2]	27 Nov 2010		Finish	2010 Sportsbike Championship race	UAE Sportbike 600cc championship	Sportbike 600cc

Gallery of courses for this track

Racing Courses

These are the courses with access to the pit area

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  Grand Prix course

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  Club Course

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  International Course

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  National Course

Handling courses

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  Hill Handling Course

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  Oval Handling Course

Video games featuring this track

• GTR - FIA GT Racing Game 2
• Shift 2: Unleashed

References

1. ^ "MotorCity - Dubai Autrdrome". http://www.motorcity.ae/dad/dad_home.asp. 
2. ^ "Pascal Grosjean dies after race win". http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/racing/news/story?id=5854549. 

External links

• Official site
• Dubai 24 Hour Official site
• TrackTalk - Motorsport News for the UAE
• The drives of your life - Driving experiences available to members of the public at Dubai Autodrome.
• Under starters orders - Time Out article about driving at the Autdrome.
• Union Properties - Developer's site

Coordinates: 25°03′02″N 55°14′21″E / 25.050633°N 55.239129°E / 25.050633; 55.239129