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Circuit Ricardo Tormo

Circuit Ricardo Tormo, also known as Circuit de Valencia and officially named Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo, is a 4.005 km (2.489 mi) motorsport race track located in Cheste (Valencian Community, Spain) and built in 1999. The track is named after Spanish, two-time world champion Grand Prix motorcycle racer Ricardo Tormo (1952–1998), who died in 1998 of leukemia. It has a capacity of 165,000 and a main straight of 0.876 km (0.544 mi).

The track hosts the MotoGP Valencian Community Grand Prix. Also, the FIA GT Championship had a race there in 2000 and 2004, the World Touring Car Championship from 2005 to 2012, the European Le Mans Series in 2007, and the DTM from 2010 to 2012. It has also been Formula E's pre-season test venue since the 2017–18 season, having moved from Donington Park, with the circuit also considered a replacement venue for the 2019–20 season because of the COVID-19 crisis cancelling numerous rounds. It was also the GP3 Series (now FIA Formula 3 Championship) pre-season test venue until the 2017 season. The series also hosted a one-off event at the track in 2013. The GP2 Series (now FIA Formula 2 Championship) also held rounds at the track in 2006 and 2007. Valencia has also hosted the season-opening round of the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series since 2014. The circuit will also host the third edition of FIA Motorsport Games in October 2024.[1]

Formula E

The circuit has been used by Formula E as a pre-season testing venue since 2017. On 28 January 2021, it was announced that the circuit would host the Valencia ePrix as the 5th and 6th round of the 2020–21 Formula E World Championship, to be held on 24 April 2021, replacing the cancelled Paris ePrix. It was the first time an ePrix has been held on a permanent race circuit, albeit on a unique configuration.[2] One of the differences between the normal track for pre-season testing and the track used for the race was the installation of a temporary chicane in the start/finish straight. The track then turns right immediately after the exit of turn 8.

In other media

The track has been recreated in the videogames Tourist Trophy and Gran Turismo PSP. The track also appears in other video games like Alfa Romeo Racing Italiano, GTR Evolution and rFactor as well. As it is a MotoGP round host, the track has appeared in every MotoGP game since its début in 1999., and the SBK games during 2006–2013. The latest recreation of the track was in Assetto Corsa Competizione in 2023 .

Layout configurations

Events

Current

Future

Former

Lap records

Anthony Davidson holds the unofficial lap record, set in 2006 while testing a Honda RA106, with a time of 1:08.540sec.[4] As of September 2024, the fastest official race lap records at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo are listed as:

Notes

  1. ^ Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo's Grade 1 and 2 licences expired 24 April 2024.

References

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  2. ^ "Second set of 2020/21 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship races announced". Formula E. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
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  4. ^ "THE AUTOSPORT.COM F1 TESTING CENTRE". www.autosport.com. n.d. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
  5. ^ "2005 Formula Renault 3.5 Valencia Race 1 Statistics". 5 June 2005. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  6. ^ "2002 Formula Nissan Valencia 2 (Race 2)". 20 October 2002. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  7. ^ "2009 Valencia Euro F3000 - Round 8". Motor Sport Magazine. 13 September 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  8. ^ a b "2007 Le Mans Series 1000kms Valencia". 6 May 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  9. ^ "2012 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Valencia Race 2 Statistics". 30 September 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  10. ^ "DTM 2012 » Circuit Ricardo Tormo Round 9 Results". 30 September 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  11. ^ "2023 Eurocup-3 - Racing Weekend Valencia - Carrera 2 (30 Minutes +1 Lap) - Provisional Classification" (PDF). 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  12. ^ "2009 Valencia Formula Master". Motor Sport Magazine. 31 May 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  13. ^ "2019 Ultimate Cup Series Valencia - Challenge Proto - 4H Endurance - Provisional Classification" (PDF). 28 September 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  14. ^ "2019 Ultimate Cup Series Valencia - Challenge Proto - 3H Endurance - Final Classification" (PDF). 29 September 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Winter Series Valencia 2024 - Result GT Winter Series - Race 1" (PDF). 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  16. ^ a b "FIA GT Championship Valencia 2004". 18 April 2004. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  17. ^ "2023 Formula 4 Spain - Racing Weekend Valencia - Carrera 1 (30 Minutes +1 Lap) - Classification" (PDF). 14 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  18. ^ "2009 WEC Formula Renault Valencia (Race 1)". 12 September 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  19. ^ "2023 GT2 European Series Valencia Race 1 Result" (PDF). 16 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  20. ^ "Campeonato de España de Superbike - 1–2 June 2024 - SBK - Result Carrera 2" (PDF). 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  21. ^ "2023 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Valencia Race 2 Result" (PDF). 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  22. ^ "Round 3 - PSCSE - Valencia Provisional Result Race 1" (PDF). 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  23. ^ "Winter Series Valencia 2024 - Result GT Winter Series - Race 3" (PDF). 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  24. ^ "Campeonato de España de Superbike - 23-24 Octobre 2021 - Carrera 2 Supersport" (PDF). 24 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  25. ^ "500 km Valencia 1999". 31 October 1999. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  26. ^ "GT Open Valencia 2008". 18 May 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  27. ^ "Michele Maceratesi - Driver Database". Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  28. ^ "Round 3 - PSCSE - Valencia Club Division Final Result Race 2" (PDF). 24 February 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  29. ^ "2020 Valencia Super Speedweek – NASCAR GP Spain - Race 2 EuroNASCAR PRO Results" (PDF). 5 December 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  30. ^ "Winter Series Valencia 2024 - Result TCR Winter Series - Race 2" (PDF). 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  31. ^ "2004 Valencia ETCC - Round 4". Motor Sport Magazine. 18 April 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  32. ^ "Campeonato de España de Superbike - 1–2 June 2024 - SS300 - Revision 1 - Result Carrera 2" (PDF). 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  33. ^ "2018 Valencia Renault Clio Cup France Course 2 Résultats". Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  34. ^ "2024 Toyota GR Cup Spain - Round 2 - Valencia - Race 1 (25 Minutes +1 Lap) - Final Classification" (PDF). 14 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.

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