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Location | Mores, Sardinia, Italy |
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Time zone | CET (UTC+1) CEST (DST) |
Coordinates | 40°30′32″N8°49′57″E / 40.50889°N 8.83250°E |
Capacity | 3,200 |
Owner | Promozioni Motoristiche Sardegna S.r.l., Sassari - Sardinia - Italy |
Broke ground | 15 July 2000 |
Opened | 15 March 2003 |
Website | https://www.autodromosardegna.net/ |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 1.650 km (1.024 miles) |
Turns | 9 |
Race lap record | 42.81 ( Tuka Rocha, , , F3000) |
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