Beijing International Street Circuit

The Beijing International Street Circuit was a clockwise street circuit located at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park, in Beijing, China.

Beijing International Street Circuit
Street Circuit (2010)
Location Beijing, China
Time zoneUTC+08:00
Coordinates40°10′25″N 116°41′12″E
Opened8 October 2010 (2010-10-08)
Closed10 October 2010 (2010-10-10)
Major eventsSuperleague Formula (2010)
China Touring Car Championship (2010)
Street Circuit (2010)
Length2.721 km (1.691 miles)
Turns15
Race lap record1:05.058 ( Frédéric Vervisch, Panoz DP09, 2010, Superleague Formula)

History

To keep the success of Olympic Games, the Shunyi District decided to invest 300 million yuan to build facilities for motorsport.[1] The circuit opened in October 2010, when it hosted a non-championship round of the 2010 Superleague Formula season.[2]

Lap records

The fastest official race lap records at the Beijing International Street Circuit are listed as:

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent
Street Circuit: 2.721 km (2010)
Superleague Formula1:05.058 Panoz DP09Audi RS 3 LMS TCR2010 Beijing Superleague Formula round
Super 20001:23.351[3]He HanqiangHonda Accord CTCC2010 Beijing CTCC round
Super 16001:31.098[4]Cui YueHyundai i30 CTCC2010 Beijing CTCC round

References

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