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The '''Circuit de Valencia''' (officially named "Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo") is a [[motorsport]] [[race track]] located in [[Cheste]] ([[Valencia (province)|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.
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! colspan=2 |'''Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo'''
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|Location      || {{flagiconSpain}} [[Valencia, Spain|Valencia]], [[Spain]]  
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|Time          || [[GMT]] +1 ([[Daylight saving time|DST]]: +2)
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|Events        || [[MotoGP]]; [[World Touring Car Championship|WTCC]]; [[Formula One|F1 testing]]; [[Spanish Formula Three|F3]]; [[GP2 Series|GP2]];[[Superbike World Championship|SBK]]
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|Length km    || 4.051
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|Length mi    || 2.517
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|Turns        || 14
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|Record time  || 1:30.936
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|Record driver || Daniel Martín
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|Record team  || F3000
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|Record year  || 2001
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Hosted the [[MotoGP]] Valencian Community Grand Prix.
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The '''Circuit de Valencia''' (officially named "'''Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo'''") is a [[motorsport]] [[race track]] located in [[Cheste]] ([[Valencia (province)|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. [[Kimi Räikkönen]] holds the unofficial lap record, set while testing a [[McLaren|McLaren-Mercedes]], with a time of 1 m 09.005sec.
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The track hosts the [[MotoGP]] [[Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix|Valencian Community Grand Prix]].
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The track is named after Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer [[Ricardo Tormo]] (7 September 1952 - 27 December 1998).
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
 
*[http://www.circuitvalencia.com/ Circuit de Valencia] - Official website
 
*[http://www.circuitvalencia.com/ Circuit de Valencia] - Official website
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*[http://www.trackpedia.com/wiki/Circuit_de_Valencia Trackpedia's guide to driving the Circuit de Valencia]
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[[Category:Motorsport venues in Spain|Valencia]]

Latest revision as of 16:00, 25 February 2009

Circuit Valensia (test).png
Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo
Location 22px-Flag of Spain.png Valencia, Spain
Time GMT +1 (DST: +2)
Events MotoGP; WTCC; F1 testing; F3; GP2;SBK
Length km 4.051
Length mi 2.517
Turns 14
Record time 1:30.936
Record driver Daniel Martín
Record team F3000
Record year 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 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. Kimi Räikkönen holds the unofficial lap record, set while testing a McLaren-Mercedes, with a time of 1 m 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).

External links


WTCC (World Touring Car Championship) circuits

Curitiba • Puebla • Valencia • Pau • Brno • Estoril • Brands Hatch • Oschersleben • Anderstorp • Monza • Okayama • Guia Circuit

Former circuits (2005 - 2007) :
Magny-Cours • Silverstone • Imola • Spa-Francorchamps • Istanbul • Zandvoort • Boavista


LMS Circuits - Circuits of the Le Mans Series

Current Circuits (2008)
Barcelona • Monza • Spa-Francorchamps • Nürburgring • Silverstone
Former Circuits:
Donington • Interlagos • Istanbul • Jarama • Le Mans • Valencia

Official Test Track:
Paul Ricard HTTT


SBK circuits

Losail • Phillip Island • Valencia • Assen • Monza • Salt Lake City • Nürburgring • Misano • Brno • Brands Hatch • Donington Park • Vallelunga • Magny-Cours • Portimao

Past Circuits
Albacete • Anderstorp • Brainerd • Estoril • EuroSpeedway Lausitz • Hockenheim • Hungaroring • Imola • Johor • Jarama • Jerez • Kyalami • Laguna Seca • Le Mans • Manfeild • Mosport • Mugello • Oran Park • Oschersleben • Österreichring • Paul Ricard • Pergusa • Salzburgring • Sentul • Shah Alam • Silverstone • Spa-Francorchamps • Sugo • Zeltweg

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