The Circuito San Juan Villicum is a motor sports racing circuit located in the San Juan Province of Argentina close to National Route 40. The circuit is anti-clockwise with a length of 4.276 km (2.657 mi). There are seven turns to the right and ten left.[1] The undulating contours were artificially created by moving more than 700,000 cubic meters of earth.
Location | Albardón, San Juan, Argentina |
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Time zone | UTC-03:00 |
Coordinates | 31°23′55″S 68°34′03″W |
Opened | 12 October 2018; 4 years ago (2018-10-12) |
Architect | Leonardo Stella |
Major events | Current: World SBK (2018–2019, 2021–present) TCR South America (2022) Turismo Carretera (2018–present) TC2000 (2019, 2021–present) Top Race V6 (2021–present) Former: Turismo Nacional (2020–2021) Formula Renault Argentina (2019, 2021) |
Grand Prix Circuit (2018–present) | |
Length | 4.276 km (2.657 miles) |
Turns | 15 |
Race lap record | 1:37.277 (Jonathan Rea, Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR, 2022, World SBK) |
Turismo Carretera Circuit (2019–present) | |
Length | 4.254 km (2.643 miles) |
Turns | 13 |
Race lap record | 1:42.016 (Agustín Canapino, Chevrolet Chevy, 2022, Turismo Carretera) |
Website | www |
The track was designed by Leonardo Stella, a specialist architect in autodromes, and look for a degree of approval A1.[clarification needed]
The inaugural racing event was on October 14, 2018 with the World Superbike Championship for motorcycles. The first automobile race was on November 18 of the same year with the Turismo Carretera and Súper TC 2000.[2]
The official race lap records at the Circuito San Juan Villicum are listed as:
Category | Time | Driver | Vehicle | Event |
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Grand Prix Circuit: 4.276 km (2018–present) | ||||
World SBK | 1:37.277[3] | Jonathan Rea | Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR | 2022 San Juan Villicum World SBK round |
World SSP | 1:41.693[4] | Raffaele De Rosa | Ducati Panigale V2 | 2022 San Juan Villicum World SSP round |
TCR Touring Car | 1:47.772[5] | Juan Ángel Rosso | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 2022 San Juan Villicum TCR South America round |
Súper TC 2000 | 1:48.631[6] | Agustín Canapino | Toyota Corolla Mk.12 | 2021 San Juan Villicum Súper TC 2000 round |
Turismo Carretera | 1:49.736[7] | Mariano Werner | Ford Falcon | 2018 San Juan Villicum Turismo Carretera round |
Formula Renault Argentina | 1:50.527[8] | Mateo Polakovich | Tito F4-A | 2019 San Juan Villicum Formula Renault Argentina round |
Turismo Carretera Circuit: 4.254 km (2019–present) | ||||
Turismo Carretera | 1:42.016[9] | Agustín Canapino | Chevrolet Chevy Malibu | 2022 1st San Juan Villicum Turismo Carretera round |
TC2000 | 1:43.098[10] | Agustín Canapino | Chevrolet Cruze | 2022 San Juan Villicum TC2000 round |
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