Hanoi Street Circuit
The Hanoi Street Circuit (Vietnamese: Trường đua đường phố Hà Nội) is a motor racing venue located in the Nam Từ Liêm district of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. It is a street circuit designed to host the Vietnamese Grand Prix, a planned round of the Formula One World Championship. The circuit is 5.613 km (3.488 mi) long and was designed by circuit architect Hermann Tilke.[2]
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Time zone | ICT (UTC+07:00) |
Coordinates | 21°00′59.75″N 105°45′56.65″E |
FIA Grade | 1 (intended) |
Architect | Hermann Tilke |
Major events | Formula One Vietnamese Grand Prix Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Thailand Super Series |
Grand Prix Circuit | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 5.613 km (3.488 mi) |
Turns | 23[1] |
History
The Hanoi Street Circuit was originally expected to make its debut on the Formula One calendar in 2020, but the race was cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The planned next Formula One race on the circuit was also dropped from the 2021 calendar because of the arrest on corruption charges of a key official responsible for the race in Hanoi.[4]
The circuit, going anticlockwise, is located next to the Mỹ Đình National Stadium and consists of a temporary street section and a purpose-built layout that will be open to the public once completed.[5] It also features one of the longest straights on the calendar at 1.5 km (0.9 mi) in length. The purpose-built section draws inspiration from several existing circuits including the Circuit de Monaco, Suzuka Circuit, Sepang International Circuit and the Nürburgring "GP-Strecke". This philosophy of adapting corners from other circuits had previously been used in designing the layout of the Circuit of the Americas.[6]
The original layout consisted of twenty-two corners, but this was revised in December 2019 to include an additional corner in the third sector. The extra corner was added to improve safety.[1] Construction of the circuit was completed in February 2020.[7]
References
- "Vietnam adds extra corner to F1 circuit". motorsport.com. Motor Sport. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- "Everything you need to know about the new Vietnam street circuit". formula1.com. Formula One Administration. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- "Cancellation of the 2020 Vinfast Vietnam Grand Prix". Vietnam Grand Prix. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- Andrew Benson (9 November 2020). "Vietnamese Grand Prix dropped from 2021 F1 schedule". bbc.com. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- Herrero, Daniel (7 November 2018). "Vietnam secures 2020 Formula 1 berth". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- Maher, John (23 April 2012). "Turn for turn, Austin track's design, layout should look familiar to F1 drivers". Austin-American Statesman. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- Herrero, Daniel (27 February 2020). "New images released upon completion of Vietnam GP circuit". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 27 February 2020.