Location | Shaoxing, China |
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Time zone | UTC+08:00 |
Coordinates | 30°2′4.14″N120°27′57.74″E / 30.0344833°N 120.4660389°E |
FIA Grade | 2 |
Broke ground | December 2013 |
Opened | 2016 |
Architect | Apex Circuit Design |
Major events | Current: China Touring Car Championship (2019, 2022–present) TCR China (2017, 2019, 2023–present) Former: TCR Asia (2017, 2019, 2022) TCR International Series (2017) Blancpain GT Series Asia (2017) |
Website | http://www.zhejiangcircuit.com/ |
Full Circuit (2016–present) | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 3.200 km (1.980 miles) |
Turns | 16 |
Race lap record | 1:26.922 ( Leo Ye, Ligier JS P3, 2017, LMP3) |
East Circuit (2016–present) | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 1.540 km (0.960 miles) |
Turns | 8 |
West Circuit (2016–present) | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 1.610 km (1.000 miles) |
Turns | 10 |
The Zhejiang Circuit is a motorsport circuit in Shaoxing, China. It was designed by Apex Circuit Design Ltd [1] and opened in 2016.
As of November 2022, the fastest official race lap records at the Zhejiang International Circuit are listed as:
Category | Time | Driver | Vehicle | Event |
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Full Circuit: 3.200 km (2016–present) | ||||
LMP3 | 1:26.922 [2] | Leo Ye | Ligier JS P3 | 2017 Zhejiang Chinese LMP3 round |
Formula Renault 2.0 | 1:32.101 [3] | Luo Kailuo | Tatuus FR2.0/13 | 2017 Zhejiang Asian Formula Renault round |
TCR Touring Car | 1:33.414 [4] | Jason Zhang | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | 2022 2nd Zhejiang TCR Asia round |
GT3 | 1:40.779 [5] | Alex Yoong | Audi R8 LMS GT3 | 2017 Zhejiang Blancpain GT Series Asia round |
Clio Cup | 1:44.499 [6] | David Lau | Renault Clio R.S. IV | 2017 Zhejiang Clio Cup China round |
GT4 | 1:48.804 [5] | Ringo Chong | Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | 2017 Zhejiang Blancpain GT Series Asia round |
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