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.
![]() Full Circuit (2015–present) | |
Location | Albacete, Spain |
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Coordinates | 39°0′28.14″N 1°47′45.24″W |
Capacity | 7,200 seats |
Opened | 14 July 1990; 32 years ago (1990-07-14) |
Major events | FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship (2012–2019) FIA European Truck Racing Championship (2005–2011) FIM Endurance World Championship (2003–2011) Sidecar World Championship (1999, 2009) World SBK (1992–1999) |
Full Circuit (2015–present) | |
Length | 3.550 km (2.206 miles) |
Turns | 14 |
Original Circuit (1990–2014) | |
Length | 3.539 km (2.199 miles) |
Turns | 15 |
Race lap record | 1:20.423 (Jean-Christophe Ravier, Dallara SN01, 2002, Formula Nissan) |
Website | www |
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.
The official race lap records at the Circuito de Albacete are listed as:
Category | Time | Driver | Vehicle | Event |
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Original Circuit: 3.539 km (1990–2014) | ||||
Formula Nissan | 1:20.423[1] | Jean-Christophe Ravier | Dallara SN01 | 2002 Albacete Formula Nissan round |
F3000 | 1:21.940[2] | Andrea Montermini | Reynard 92D | 1992 Albacete F3000 round |
Formula 3 | 1:23.286[3] | Borja García | Dallara F300 | 2004 Albacete Spanish F3 round |
GT2 | 1:30.266[4] | Álvaro Parente | Ferrari F430 GT2 | 2010 Albacete Spanish GT round |
GT3 | 1:31.254[5] | Luis Villalba | Mosler MT900R | 2007 Albacete Spanish GT round |
World SBK | 1:31.592[6] | Akira Yanagawa | Kawasaki Ninja ZX-7RR | 1999 Albacete World SBK round |
World SSP | 1:35.618[7] | Pere Riba | Honda CBR600F | 1999 Albacete World SSP round |
Truck racing | 1:42.099[8][9] | Antonio Albacete | MAN TGA | 2007 Albacete ETRC round |