Zhejiang International Circuit

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Zhejiang Circuit
Zhejiang-circuit-trackmap.gif
Location Shaoxing, China
Time zone UTC+08:00
Coordinates 30°2′4.14″N120°27′57.74″E / 30.0344833°N 120.4660389°E / 30.0344833; 120.4660389
FIA Grade 2
Broke groundDecember 2013;10 years ago (2013-12)
Opened2016
ArchitectApex Circuit Design
Major eventsFormer:
TCR Asia (2017, 2019, 2022)
TCR China (2017, 2019, 2023)
TCR International Series (2017)
Blancpain GT Series Asia (2017)
Asian Formula Renault (2017)
Ferrari Challenge Asia-Pacific (2017)
Website http://www.zhejiangcircuit.com/
Full Circuit (2016–present)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length3.200 km (1.980 miles)
Turns16
Race lap record1:26.922 ( Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Leo Ye, Ligier JS P3, 2017, LMP3)

The Zhejiang Circuit is a motorsport circuit in Shaoxing, China. It was designed by Apex Circuit Design Ltd [1] and opened in 2016.

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Lap records

As of November 2022, the fastest official race lap records at the Zhejiang International Circuit are listed as:

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent
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
GT4 1:48.804 [5] Ringo Chong Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR 2017 Zhejiang Blancpain GT Series Asia round

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