Ciudad del Motor de Aragón
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| Location | Alcañiz, Aragon, Spain |
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| Time zone | GMT+1 |
| Coordinates | 41°4′42″N 0°12′27″W / 41.07833°N 0.20750°WCoordinates: 41°4′42″N 0°12′27″W / 41.07833°N 0.20750°W |
| Opened | 2009 |
| Architect | Hermann Tilke |
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FIM MotoGP Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix World Series by Renault |
| FIA Circuit | |
| Length | 5.344 km (3.321 mi) |
| Lap record | 1:41.376 (Arthur Pic, DAMS, 2012, Formula Renault 3.5 Series) |
| FIM Circuit | |
| Length | 5.078 km (3.155 mi) |
| Lap record | 1:49.521 (Dani Pedrosa, Repsol Honda, 2010) |
The Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, also known as Motorland Aragón, is a 5.344 km (3.321 mi) motorsport race track located near Alcañiz, Spain.
The circuit has been designed by well-known German architect Hermann Tilke in conjunction with the British architectural firm Foster + Partners. Formula One driver and Ferrari test driver Pedro de la Rosa is a technical and sporting consultant on the project.[1]
The facility has been designed to incorporate three main zones – a technology park, a sports area and a leisure and culture area. The technology park will feature research and educational institutes related to the motor industry, the sports area will include the racing circuit (with multiple layouts), a karting track and various gravel circuits, whilst the leisure and culture section will feature a hotel, business centre and shopping facilities.[2]
It was announced on 26 May 2008 that the circuit will host a round of the World Series by Renault in both 2009 and 2010, the first international championship to race at the venue.[3][4] Renault Sport Technologies will also have access to the circuit for thirty days per year for testing and promotional events.
On 18 March 2010, Motorland Aragón was announced as a replacement for the Balatonring on the 2010 MotoGP calendar. Aragón was already in place as a reserve event and replaces the Hungarian race which was postponed because of overrunning construction work. This made the Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix the fourth Spanish race on the calendar.[5] In March 2011 Dorna Sports signed a contract with the circuit to make it a permanent entry on the main calendar until at least 2016.[6] On 19 May 2010, it was announced that the circuit will hold a round of the Superbike World Championship from 2011, with a three-year deal being agreed.[7]
The circuit was used as part of stage seven of the 2012 Vuelta a España.[8]
References
- ↑ "Work team". motorlandaragon.com. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
- ↑ "CIRCUITS & AREAS". motorlandaragon.com. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
- ↑ "Motorland Aragon to host race in '09". autosport.com. 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
- ↑ "Motorland Aragón to host WSR in 2009 and 2010". italiaracing.net. 2008-05-26. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
- ↑ "Motorland Aragon replaces Hungary on MotoGP calendar". MotoGp.com. 2010-03-18. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
- ↑ "Dorna and MotorLand Aragón agree extension until 2016". motogp.com. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ↑ "MotorLand Aragón to join WSBK calendar from 2011". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 2010-05-19. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
- ↑ "Huesca – Alcañiz. Motorland Aragón". Vuelta a España. Unipublic. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
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