Jaya Ancol Circuit

Jaya Ancol Circuit
	Grand Prix Circuit (1971–1992)
Location	Pademangan, Ancol, North Jakarta, Indonesia
Time zone	UTC+07:00
Coordinates	6°7′18.4″S106°50′41.5″E / 6.121778°S 106.844861°E
Broke ground	1967
Opened	October 1969;55 years ago
Closed	1992
Major events	Indonesian Grand Prix (1976)
Grand Prix Circuit (1971–1992)
Surface	Asphalt
Length	4.470 km (2.777 miles)
Turns	15
Race lap record	1:44.600 ( John MacDonald, Ralt RT1, 1976, Formula Atlantic)
Full Circuit (1970)
Length	3.950 km (2.454 miles)
Turns	12
Original Circuit (1969)
Length	3.590 km (2.231 miles)

Last updated November 04, 2024

Jaya Ancol Circuit was the first automotive circuit in Indonesia. It was built in 1969 and was closed in 1992. It was located in the Ancol area, North Jakarta. ^[1]

History

Construction

At the time of the construction of this circuit, a lot of sponsors spent a large sum of money that was considered huge for that time. Sponsorships included the companies Astra and PT Indocement, which contributed Rp. 30 million to PT Jaya Ancol Circuit, which at that time was both the manager and the one who built the circuit. Tinton Soeprapto, a racer who has many achievements and is the father of 2 national racers namely Ananda Mikola and Moreno Soeprapto, was appointed as the mascot of racers by Ali Sadikin who was then governor of DKI. This was intended to attract more foreign racers to compete at the Ancol circuit, North Jakarta. This circuit underwent several renovations in the process of construction.

In October 1969, the Jaya Antjol Race I event was held where at that time the condition of the circuit was just an ordinary residential road with broken bends. The width of this circuit is only 7 to 10.5 m (23 to 34 ft) with a track length of 3.590 km (2.231 mi). Then in 1970, Jaya Antjol Race II was held in October. In this event, the length of the circuit was changed to 3.950 km (2.454 mi) meters and the number of corners was increased to 12 corners.

Renovation

In 1971, the Ancol circuit was completely renovated at a cost of around 400 million rupiah (nominal value). The funds were used for hotmix asphalting and construction of the paddock, pit and tower. The Ancol circuit paddock consisted of 3 rooms, each measuring 150 m x 12 m, 75 m x 12 m and 51 m x 5 m. This paddock could accommodate about 100 cars or 150 racing motorbikes including the equipment. The pit could accommodate 30 racing cars or 50 racing motorbikes, with enough room for 2 pit crews for each racer. In addition, there was also a control tower consisting of 3 floors where the top floor was used for the score board and TV as well as where journalists and police were stationed. The first floor of this tower building was used as a race control room, doctors, and flags. The second floor of the building itself was used as a time checking room and the office of the competition committee.

The layout of the circuit, similair to an urban circuit, had a dominant straight line combined with broken corners. Due to developmental delays in Jakarta in the '70s, the circuit consisted of simple asphalt roads in the middle of a meadow. The lack of construction around the circuit allowed for the racers' paddock to be underneath a tree. After undergoing renovations in 1971, the circuit adapted an L shape similair to the currently existing Salzburgring and Lakeside Circuit.

The length of the track was 4.470 km (2.778 mi) with a straight line that passed through the Duta Toradja restaurant along 1.070 km (0.665 mi). The width of the road was also increased to 9 and 12 m (30 and 39 ft) and from the previously planned minimum of 10 m (33 ft) and a maximum of 18 m (59 ft) after considering security aspects. Many international scale events that were presented at this circuit, such as the Ancol Grand Prix, Ancol 7-hour endurance. PT. Astra, with Tom's Japan, developed the Toyota Starlet KP47 and Toyota Corolla KE30 specifically for this circuit specification.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 1976, the first Indonesian Grand Prix was held at the Ancol circuit.

Closure

The Jaya Ancol Circuit was originally managed by BPP Ancol, and was once held by Herman Sarens Soediro, while Tinton Soeprapto assumed its management in 1983. Governor Soeprapto sent an order to the Chairman of the Indonesian Motor Association (IMI), which at that time was held by Hutomo Mandala Putra.

The area of the Ancol circuit which was originally 40 ha (99 acres) gradually became smaller, leaving a land area of about 12 ha (30 acres). In addition to noise and pollution complaints from the residents of the adjacent elite housings, many facilities in the arena itself were damaged. The Jaya Ancol Circuit was closed in 1992, replaced by the Sentul Circuit in Bogor, which is 40 km (25 mi) to the south from Jakarta.

The remains of the circuit are now used as an access road for the Jaya Ancol theme park, while the southern loop is now occupied by a highway interchange. The new Jakarta International e-Prix Circuit is located right adjacent to the former site of the north loop.

Results

Winners of the Ancol Formula Atlantic Indonesian Grand Prix :

Year	Driver	Car	Location	Formula	Report
1976	John MacDonald	Ralt RT1	Jaya Ancol Circuit	Formula Atlantic	Report

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References

↑ Erwan Hartawan (29 December 2021). "Mengenal Sirkuit Ancol, Sirkuit Internasional Pertama Di Indonesia Berbentuk Kuda Lumping" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 15 March 2022.

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[1] Erwan Hartawan (29 December 2021). "Mengenal Sirkuit Ancol, Sirkuit Internasional Pertama Di Indonesia Berbentuk Kuda Lumping" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 15 March 2022.

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