Ningbo International Circuit
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 Full Circuit (2017–present) | |
| Location | Beilun, Ningbo, China |
|---|---|
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 |
| Coordinates | 29°45′41″N 121°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 Asia Series (2024) TCR China (2017–2019, 2024) 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.
Events
[edit]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]
Current
[edit]- June: F4 Chinese Championship
- August: Mingtai Ningbo International Circuit Festival
- September: TCR China Touring Car Championship, China Touring Car Championship
- October: TCR Asia Series, TCR China Touring Car Championship
Former
[edit]- Asian Formula Renault Series (2018)
- Audi R8 LMS Cup (2018)
- Blancpain GT Series Asia (2018)
- Clio Cup China Series (2018–2019)
- F3 Asian Championship (2018)
- Porsche Carrera Cup Asia (2021)
- World Touring Car Championship
- FIA WTCC Race of China (2017)
- World Touring Car Cup
- FIA WTCR Race of China (2018–2019)
Lap records
[edit]As of June 2024, the fastest official race lap records at the Ningbo International Circuit are listed as:
| Category | Time | Driver | Vehicle | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1:51.640[7] | Thed Björk | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 2018 FIA WTCR Race of China-Ningbo |
| 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 |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ningbo International Speedway". RacingCircuits.info. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "2018 Asian Formula 3 Ningbo 2 (Race 2)". 13 October 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ a b "SRO GT Asia Ningbo 2018". 14 October 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ Wood, Ida (30 June 2024). "Pedersen pulls away in Chinese F4 but wins are shared at Ningbo". Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "China Endurance Series 2018 - Event 2 Asian Formula Renault Provisional Classification of Race 2" (PDF). 27 May 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Chinese LMP3 Ningbo 2018". 27 May 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "WTCR 2018 » Ningbo International Speedpark Round 21 Results". 30 September 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "WTCC 2017 » Ningbo International Speedpark Round 13 Results". 15 October 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "China Endurance Series 2018 - Event 2 - Renault Clio Cup Asia - Provisional Classification of Race 2" (PDF). 27 May 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2024.