Circuit de Valencia
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| Location | Valencia, Spain |
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| Time Zone | GMT +1 (DST: +2) |
| Major events | MotoGP; WTCC; F1 testing; F3; GP2 |
| Circuit length | 4.051 kilometres (2.517 miles) |
| Turns | 14 |
| Lap record | 1:30.936 (Daniel Martín, F3000, 2001) |
The Circuit de Valencia (officially named "Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo") is a motorsport race track located in Cheste (Valencia, Spain) and built in 2000. It has a capacity of 120,000 spectators and seating for 60,000. It is often used as a test track by the Formula One teams, because of the mild temperatures in winter. Kimi Räikkönen holds the unofficial lap record, set while testing a McLaren-Mercedes, with a time of 1m 09.005sec.
The track hosts the MotoGP Valencian Community Grand Prix.
The track is named after Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer Ricardo Tormo (7 September 1952 - 27 December 1998).
[edit] External links
- Circuit de Valencia - Official website
- Trackpedia's guide to driving the Circuit de Valencia
| World Touring Car Championship circuits (2007 season) |
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| Curitiba • Zandvoort • Valencia • Pau • Brno • Boavista • Anderstorp • Oschersleben • Brands Hatch • Monza • Guia Circuit
Former circuits (2005 - 2006) : Magny-Cours • Silverstone • Imola • Spa-Francorchamps • Puebla • Istanbul |
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