Circuito Monteblanco is a Spanish motorsportracing circuit built in 2005/06.[1] It is located in the municipality of La Palma del Condado, a town in the province of Huelva, south of Spain, at the foot of the Autopista del Quinto Centenario ( A-49, E-1 ), and is accessible via a network of road links with nearby major cities such as Seville or Faro (Portugal). Both cities have international airports. [2][3][4][5]
In 2019, Formula E's all-electric autonomous feeder racing series Roborace raced here.
A variety of function rooms from 110m2 and 340m2 of surface area
Restaurant and café
24 modular pit-boxes equipped with monitors
4 hospitality rooms with direct access from the pit-box
Race control room with CCTV and image recording system
27 cameras along the track for monitoring
Timing system
Fuelling station and car wash area
Track
FIA homologated T1 (F1 Testing) & FIA Grade 2 (Races up to GP2)[7]
GP Circuit Length: 4,430 m
26 variants of circuit characteristics and different average speeds
12 possible combinations for simultaneous use of two completely independent tracks
3 independent pit-lanes
Internal circuit of 1,437 m equipped with sprinklers and epoxy surface for wet weather testing conditions
Maximum circuit length 4,730 m
The length of the main straight: 960 m
The width of the main straight: 15 m
The rest of the circuit width: 13 m
Corners: 19%
Straights: 81%
4.4% maximum gradient
36,000 m2 of asphalt run-off area and 50,000 m2 of gravel beds
Multiple layouts are available dependent on which race series an event is for. It can be tailored to replicate all the different elements; fast, slow and medium corners as well as high speed sections. Polyvalent installations, offering multiple tracks, an urban circuit and maximum safety levels.[8][9]
Twenty six different combinations can be designed for various testing requirements. It's got one of the highest FIA gradings available which means that Circuito Monteblanco can host anything apart from Formula 1 racing. Racing does take place at the track which with track days and testing make up a large proportion of the usage during the year. Facilities are very high quality throughout the circuit with 24 garages and all of the facilities which are expected at a circuit of this nature [10]
Paddock
33,000 m2 paddock divided into two zones for dynamic tests such as slalom, curve tracing, emergency braking, acceleration / traction, car dynamics (understeer / oversteer), wet skid control and stability control. The sprinkler system design offers wet weather conditions simulation and our 70m x 4m area of epoxy surface can be used to test braking without adhesion.
Testing
The design of Monteblanco includes 26 variants of track and 12 combinations for the use of two circuits simultaneously. Monteblanco, in addition to complying with the latest FIA specifications, with improvements in key points as the design of asphalt-gravel mixed loopholes, which increase the level of passive safety for motorcycles and cars. Its control system equipped with 27 video cameras allows continuous monitoring of track vehicles.
