SHANGHAI

Time Zone : (GMT +7:00) Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta

Major Events : F1

Circuit Length : 3.387 miles / 5.451km

Turns : 16; 9R 7L

Lap Record : 1m 32.238s - Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, 2004
1m 59.273s - Valentino Rossi, Yamaha MotoGP, 2008

China, Jiading District,
Shanghai, No. 2000 Yining Road

The Shanghai International Circuit, designed by Hermann Tilke, is one of the most expensive circuit facilities, costing around US$450 million.The track is 5.451km long and features one of the trickiest corners combinations, comparible to that of Istanbul Park's turn 8. Turn 1 and 2 are a very demanding 270 degree, right handed corner combination that requires a lot of speed whilst entering and it tightens up towards the end.
It features Tilke’s trademark track feature: a long back straight followed by a hairpin turn. Current-generation F1 cars can easily surpass 300 km/h (186 mph) on the long straight between corners 13 and 14. The track layout also resembles the Chinese character shang the first word in the name of the city Shanghai, meaning "above" or "ascend". One lap is 5.5 kms (3.4 miles). The whole circuit plus seating areas and other areas for spectators, covers a total area of 5.3 km.

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