| Location | Moscow Oblast, Russia |
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| Length | 4.070 km (2.53 mi) |
Moscow Raceway is designed as an FIA-approved motor racing venue, presently under construction in the Volokolamsky District of Moscow Oblast, near the villages of Sheludkovo and Fedyukovo, 77 kilometres (48 mi) from Moscow, Russia. It is scheduled to open in mid-2012.
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In September 2008, it was revealed that work was to begin on a Formula One circuit to be located at the town of Fedyukino, Volokolamsky District. Official presentation of the project and laying of the first stone was held at the site on October 1st 2008, attended by architect Hermann Tilke and retired Formula 1 driver David Coulthard. Hans Geist, who at that time was the managing director of the project, stated that the track could pass an FIA inspection by June 2010, and that even without Formula 1 the project would be profitable staging either DTM or Moto GP. The projected cost to opening is $4.5Bn.
Moscow Raceway is designed and being constructed to be categorized FIA 1T and FIM A, which will allow motorsport competition at any level, from national championships in auto and motorcycle racing, to Formula 1 and MotoGP.[1] The total designed track length is 4,070 metres (2.53 mi), with widths of between 12 metres (39 ft) and 21 metres (69 ft). The start/finish line has a width of 15 metres (49 ft) at an elevation of 22 metres (72 ft). The longest straight of 873 metres (2,864 ft) is desiged to allow Formula 1 cars to reach a speed of 311 kilometres per hour (193 mph).[2]
Built under a Russian-German joint venture named "Autobahn", the general contractor for construction of buildings and race track to international level is the STROYTECH-5, a member of a group of companies STROYTECH. Sub-contract partners include Siemens, while Sergei Krylov is working as an advisor for the construction phase.[3]
After initially signing a deal with Bernie Ecclestone in 2008, the project was dropped from the 2010 Formula 1 calender in early 2009, and construction stopped. Construction resumed in June 2010, with the new contractor agreeing to complete the road section of the track by the end of 2011. As of September 2011, all asphalt laying had been completed, and construction of the associated pit, support and medical buildings was being undertaken.
Subject to certification by the FIA, the track is scheduled in 2012 to host: