Valencia Street Circuit

All you want to know about Valencia Street Circuit

Not to be confused with Circuit de Valencia.
Valencia Street Circuit
Location Valencia, Spain
Time zone GMT +1
Opened 2008
Major Events FIA Formula One
European Grand Prix
FIA GP2 Series
Spanish GT Championship
Surface Asphalt
Circuit Length 5.419 km (3.367 mi)
Turns 25
Lap Record 1:38.708 (Flag of Brazil Felipe Massa, Ferrari, 2008)
The bridge
The track under construction.

The Valencia Street Circuit is a semi-permanent race circuit in Valencia, Spain which hosts the Formula One Grand Prix of Europe Telefónica.[1] The circuit utilizes the roads around the port city's port area, and also includes some roads designed exclusively for racing purposes by the German architect Hermann Tilke who also designed the infrastructural buildings for the circuit.

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Origins

The deal to host the Valencia race was signed on June 01, 2007 and is for seven years.[2] The deal was made between Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone and the Valmor Sport group, which is led by former motorcycle rider Jorge Martinez Aspar and Villarreal football club's president Fernando Roig. This deal goes back on comments made by Ecclestone previously stating that no European country should hold more than one race each year as Barcelona currently holds the Spanish Grand Prix each year.

Although now confirmed, the deal was rumored to be conditional on People's Party winning regional elections on 27 May 2007.[3] However, Ecclestone had clarified his comments on May 16, 2007: "I said I wouldn't formalise a contract until after the elections because I didn't know who I would be signing it with." He said his statements were taken out of context.[4] Ecclestone has since been cleared of influencing the election by the Valencian Electoral Commission.[5]

The official track layout was unveiled by Valencia councillor and transport minister, Mario Flores, on 19 July 2007. It will be 5.4 kilometres (3.4 mi) long and incorporate a total of 25 turns - 11 right-handers and 14 left-handers.[6] It is estimated that the track would have a top speed of around 323 kilometres per hour (201 mph) with an estimated lap time of 1 minutes and 37 seconds.[7]

The track was first used in the last weekend of July 2008, as the circuit hosted a round of the Spanish F3 Championship and International GT Open.

References

  1. ^ "Telefónica is European GP Sponsor (Translated from Spanish)", Valenciacircuitourbano.com (2008-01-28). Retrieved on 28 January 2008. 
  2. ^ "Valencia deal done" (2007-06-01). Retrieved on 2007-06-01.
  3. ^ "Valencia street race for 2008". The Official Formula 1 Website (2007-05-10). Retrieved on 2007-05-12.
  4. ^ "Ecclestone seeks to clarify Valencia deal". EEMS (2007-05-16). Retrieved on 2007-05-19.
  5. ^ "Bernie Ecclestone cleared of influencing elections in Valencia, with Formula 1 announcement", bymnews.com (2007-06-21). Retrieved on 25 June 2007. 
  6. ^ "Valencia plans revealed". Forumula1.net (2007-07-20). Retrieved on 2007-07-20.
  7. ^ "Valencia track unveiled". Pitpass (2007-07-19). Retrieved on 2007-07-19.

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