Circuito de Navarra is a motorsport race track that opened in June 2010 near Los Arcos in the Navarre region of Northern Spain. It is a 3.933 km (2.444 mi) permanent road course that hosted the Superleague Formula series and the FIA GT1 World Championship.[1]
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Location | Los Arcos, Spain |
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Time zone | CET (UTC+1) CEST (DST) |
Coordinates | 42°33′39.81″N 2°9′49.01″W |
FIA Grade | 2+1T |
Owner | MotorSport Vision (September 2022–present) |
Opened | 19 June 2010; 12 years ago (2010-06-19) |
Major events | Current: F4 Spanish Championship Former: World SBK (2021) 24H Series (2018) FFSA GT Championship (2012, 2015) FIA GT Series (2013) Blancpain Endurance Series (2011–2012) FIA GT1 (2010–2012) Superleague Formula (2010) |
Long Circuit (2010–present) | |
Length | 3.933 km (2.444 miles) |
Turns | 15 |
Race lap record | 1:27.348 (![]() |
Medium Circuit (2010–present) | |
Length | 2.672 km (1.660 miles) |
Turns | 8 |
Short Circuit (2010–present) | |
Length | 1.332 km (0.828 miles) |
Turns | 5 |
Website | www |
The circuit was inaugurated June 19, 2010 with the showing of the MotoGP Inmotec. Its first national test was held on 31 July.[citation needed]
On 2–4 May 2014, it was the location of the second weekend of Acceleration 2014, a series of festivals combining top class car and bike racing with music and entertainment.
In cycling, the circuit hosted the start of stage 16 of the 2017 Vuelta a España[2] and stage 12 of the 2019 Vuelta a España.[3]
In 2018, Navarra held the first of two Spanish rounds of the 24H Series, with the other round being held in Barcelona.
On 9 March 2021; it was announced that Navarra to host the World SBK round on the dates of 20–22 August 2021.[4]
On 30 September 2022, it was announced that MSV won the bid for purchasing Circuito de Navarra. As part of its agreement, MSV will resurface the circuit and finalize the circuit's 2023 calendar programme along with maintaining the current management of this circuit.[5]
The official race lap records at the Circuito de Navarra are listed as:
Category | Time | Driver | Vehicle | Event |
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Superleague Formula | 1:27.348 | Frédéric Vervisch | Panoz DP09 | 2010 Navarra Superleague Formula round |
Auto GP | 1:27.838[6] | Edoardo Piscopo | Lola B05/52 | 2010 Navarra Auto GP round |
FA1 | 1:29.805[7] | Nigel Melker | Lola B05/52 | 2014 Acceleration at Navarra |
GT1 | 1:37.027[8] | Ricardo Zonta | Lamborghini Murciélago LP670 R-SV | 2010 Navarra FIA GT1 round |
World SBK | 1:37.065[9] | Scott Redding | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 2021 Navarra World SBK round |
LMP3 | 1:37.227[10] | Nigel Moore | Ligier JS P3 | 2018 Navarra V de V Sports round |
GT3 | 1:39.157[11] | Mike Parisy | Audi R8 LMS ultra | 2015 Navarra FFSA GT round |
Formula 4 | 1:39.652[12] | Guillem Pujeu | Tatuus F4-T014 | 2017 Navarra F4 Spain round |
World SSP | 1:41.196[13] | Dominique Aegerter | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 2021 Navarra World SSP round |
GT2 | 1:41.295[14] | Álvaro Parente | Ferrari F430 GT2 | 2010 Navarra Spanish GT round |
TCR Touring Car | 1:47.310[15] | Isidro Callejas | CUPRA León Competición TCR | 2022 Navarra TCR Spain round |
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