Location | Cheste, Valencia, (Spain) |
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Time zone | GMT +1 (DST: +2) |
Major events | FIM MotoGP Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix WTCC; DTM; F3; GP2;SBK |
Length | 4.005 km (2.517 mi) |
Turns | 14 |
Lap record | 1:25.234 (Pedro Lamy, Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, 2007) |
Circuit Ricardo Tormo, also known as Circuit de Valencia and officially named Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo, is a motorsport race track located in Cheste (Valencia, Spain) and built in 1999. 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. Anthony Davidson holds the unofficial lap record, set in 2006 while testing a Honda, with a time of 1 m 08.540sec.[1]
The track hosts the MotoGP Valencian Community Grand Prix.
The track is named after Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer Ricardo Tormo.