Location | Beilun, Ningbo, China |
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Time zone | UTC+08:00 |
Coordinates | 29°45′41″N121°51′50″E / 29.76139°N 121.86389°E |
FIA Grade | 2 |
Owner | Geely |
Broke ground | December 2015 |
Opened | August 2017 |
Architect | Alan Wilson |
Major events | Current: TCR China (2017–2019, 2024–present) F4 China (2017–2019, 2021–present) Former: WTCR Race of China (2018–2019) F3 Asia (2018) Blancpain GT Series Asia (2018) WTCC Race of China (2017) |
Full Circuit (2017–present) | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 4.015 km (2.494 miles) |
Turns | 23 |
Race lap record | 1:40.798 ( Jake Hughes, Tatuus F3 T-318, 2018, Formula Regional) |
The Ningbo International Circuit is a motorsport race circuit near the Chinese city of Ningbo.
The circuit was opened in August 2017 before its international debut in October, when it replaced Shanghai International Circuit as the venue for the World Touring Car Championship Race of China. [1]
As of September 2024, the fastest official race lap records at the Ningbo International Circuit are listed as:
Category | Time | Driver | Vehicle | Event |
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Full Circuit: 4.015 km (2017–present) | ||||
Formula Regional | 1:40.798 [2] | Jake Hughes | Tatuus F3 T-318 | 2018 2nd Ningbo F3 Asian Championship round |
GT3 | 1:41.572 [3] | Raffaele Marciello | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | 2018 Ningbo Blancpain GT Series Asia round |
Formula 4 | 1:47.139 [4] | Oscar Pedersen | Mygale M21-F4 | 2024 Ningbo Chinese F4 round |
Formula Renault 2.0 | 1:49.157 [5] | Charles Leong | Tatuus FR2.0/13 | 2018 Ningbo Asian Formula Renault round |
LMP3 | 1:49.971 [6] | Josh Burdon | Ligier JS P3 | 2018 Ningbo Chinese LMP3 round |
TCR Touring Car | 1:51.505 [7] | Martin Xie Xin Zhe | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) | 2024 Ningbo TCR China round |
GT4 | 1:53.619 [3] | Jukuchou Sunako | BMW M4 GT4 | 2018 Ningbo Blancpain GT Series Asia round |
TC1 | 2:03.753 [8] | Esteban Guerrieri | Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 | 2017 FIA WTCC Race of China |
Clio Cup | 2:05.604 [9] | He Yu | Renault Clio R.S. IV | 2018 Ningbo Clio Cup China round |
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