Circuito de Albacete

Full Circuit (2015–present)

Original Circuit (1990–2014)
LocationAlbacete, Spain
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
CEST (DST)
Coordinates39°0′28.14″N 1°47′45.24″W / 39.0078167°N 1.7959000°W / 39.0078167; -1.7959000
Capacity7,200 seats
Opened14 July 1990; 33 years ago (1990-07-14)
Major eventsFormer:
FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship (2012–2019)
FIA European Truck Racing Championship (1995, 2005–2011)
FIM Endurance World Championship (2003–2011)
Sidecar World Championship (1999, 2009)
Spanish GT Championship (1999–2011)
World SBK (1992–1999)
Websitehttp://www.circuitoalbacete.es
Full Circuit (2015–present)
Length3.550 km (2.206 miles)
Turns14
Race lap record1:32.096 (Chile Maximilian Scheib, BMW S1000RR, 2016, Superbike)
Original Circuit (1990–2014)
Length3.539 km (2.199 miles)
Turns15
Race lap record1:20.423 (France Jean-Christophe Ravier, Dallara SN01, 2002, Formula Nissan)

Circuito de Albacete is a motorsports facility located in Albacete, Spain, opened in 1990. The main circuit is 3.550 km (2.206 mi) long with 14 turns, 8 of them right turns and 6 left turns. The facility can also be configured in two other layouts: a 2.237 km (1.390 mi) long circuit with 8 turns, 5 right and 3 left, and a 1.336 km (0.830 mi) short circuit with 6 turns, 5 right and 1 left.

Events

Main stands.

Annual racing events at the facility included the Endurance World Championship and the FIA European Truck Racing Championship.

The facility also used to host a Superbike World Championship round from 1992 until 1999.

Lap records

As of October 2019, the fastest official race lap records at the Circuito de Albacete are listed as:

Category Time Driver Vehicle Event
Current Circuit: 3.550 km (2015–present)
Superbike 1:32.096[1] Maximilian Scheib [it] BMW S1000RR 2016 Albacete FIM CEV Superbike round
FIM CEV Moto2 1:32.156[2] Héctor Garzó Tech3 Mistral 610 2019 Albacete FIM CEV Moto2 round
FIM CEV Moto3 1:35.171[3] Daniel Holgado Honda NSF250R 2019 Albacete FIM CEV Moto3 round
Original Circuit: 3.539 km (1990–2014)
Formula Nissan 1:20.423[4] Jean-Christophe Ravier Dallara SN01 2002 Albacete Formula Nissan round
F3000 1:21.940[5] Andrea Montermini Reynard 92D 1992 Albacete F3000 round
Formula 3 1:23.286[6] Borja García Dallara F300 2004 Albacete Spanish F3 round
GT1 (GTS) 1:29.508[7] Pedro Chaves Saleen S7-R 2002 Albacete Spanish GT round
Superbike 1:30.186[8] Iván Silva BMW S1000RR 2014 Albacete FIM CEV Superbike round
GT2 1:30.266[9] Álvaro Parente Ferrari F430 GT2 2010 Albacete Spanish GT round
GT3 1:31.254[10] Luis Villalba Mosler MT900R 2007 Albacete Spanish GT round
FIM CEV Moto2 1:31.283[11] Román Ramos Ariane Moto2 2013 1st Albacete FIM CEV Moto2 round
World SBK 1:31.592[12] Akira Yanagawa Kawasaki Ninja ZX-7RR 1999 Albacete World SBK round
FIM CEV Moto3 1:33.419[13] Jorge Navarro Ioda Honda Moto3 2014 Albacete FIM CEV Moto3 round
World SSP 1:35.618[14] Pere Riba Cabana [es] Honda CBR600F 1999 Albacete World SSP round

References

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  2. ^ "FIM CEV Repsol Albacete 12-13 October 2019 Race 1 Moto2". 13 October 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  3. ^ "FIM CEV Repsol Albacete 12-13 October 2019 Race Moto3". 13 October 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
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  6. ^ "2004 Spanish F3 Albacete (Race 1)". Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  7. ^ "2002 Spanish GT Championship Rounds 1&2: Albacete, 7th April Race 1: 27 laps". Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  8. ^ "FIM CEV Repsol Albacete 5-6 July 2014 Race 1 Superbike". 6 July 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Spanish GT Albacete 2010". Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Spanish GT Albacete 2007". Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  11. ^ "FIM CEV Repsol Campeonato de España Velocidad Albacete 7-8 September 2013 Race Moto2". 8 September 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  12. ^ "1999-05-14 to 1999-05-16 World Superbike Spanish Round Race 1". Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  13. ^ "FIM CEV Repsol Albacete 5-6 July 2014 Race Moto3". 6 July 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Albacete - May 14-15-16, 1999 Supersport World Championship 1999 - 103/03 Classification". 16 May 1999. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2022.

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