Beijing International Street Circuit

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Beijing International Street Circuit
Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park Street circuit.svg
Street Circuit (2010)
Location Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing, China
Time zone UTC+08:00
Coordinates 40°10′25″N116°41′12″E / 40.17361°N 116.68667°E / 40.17361; 116.68667
Opened8 October 2010;14 years ago (2010-10-08)
Closed10 October 2010;14 years ago (2010-10-10)
Major events Superleague Formula (2010)
China Touring Car Championship (2010)
Street Circuit (2010)
Length2.721 km (1.691 miles)
Turns15
Race lap record1:05.058 ( Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frédéric Vervisch, Panoz DP09, 2010, Superleague Formula)

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

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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 Formula 1:05.058 Frédéric Vervisch Panoz DP09 2010 Beijing Superleague Formula round
Super 2000 1:23.351 [3] He Hanqiang Honda Accord CTCC 2010 Beijing CTCC round
Super 1600 1:31.098 [4] Cui Yue Hyundai i30 CTCC 2010 Beijing CTCC round

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