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The Ningbo International Circuit is a motorsport race circuit near the Chinese city of Ningbo.

Ningbo International Circuit

Location	Beilun, Ningbo, China
Time zone	UTC+08:00
Coordinates	29°45′41″N 121°51′50″E
FIA Grade	2[N 1]
Owner	Geely
Broke ground	December 2015
Opened	August 2017
Architect	Alan Wilson
Major events	Current: F4 China (2017–2019, 2021–present) Former: FIA WTCR Race of China (2017–2019) Porsche Carrera Cup Asia (2021) F3 Asia (2018) Blancpain GT Series Asia (2018) TCR China (2017–2019)
Grand Prix Circuit (2017–present)
Surface	Asphalt
Length	4.015 km (2.494 miles)
Turns	23
Race lap record	1:40.798 ( Jake Hughes, Tatuus F.3 T-318, 2018, F3 Asia)

History

Ningbo International Circuit (宁波国际赛车场) is one of a crop of new tracks opening across China under the stewardship of auto maker Geely (owner of Volvo). Located near to the fast-growing Ningbo city in Zhejiang province, the circuit is one of five being built Geely subsidiary Mitime Investments, in order to develop car culture and motorsport in the region.

The new track has been designed by Alan Wilson, well known for his works in the United States at the Utah Motorsports Campus (acquired by Mitime after the death of circuit owner Larry H. Miller and where Wilson is general manager) and Barber Motorsport Park among many others. Wilson has been retained by Mitime to pen all five of its new facilities. The project was officially launched on December 28, 2015 and is scheduled to be completed at the end of June 2017. The 4.015 km (2.495 mi) track has been homologated to FIA Grade 2 standards, allowing it to host all bar Formula One competition.

Geely is not scrimping on its investment, with the whole facility set to cost around 900 million yuan. As well as the main course (which can be split into a shorter circuit and a club racing variants, which can be run simultaneously), the 11,130 acres (45.0 km²) facility also will boast a separate 9.85 km kart track and commercial and amusement facilities. The main grandstands will seat around 15,000 spectators and, given their elevated position, should offer good views across the majority of the circuit.

Events

The inaugural event was round of the China Formula 4 series in August 2017 before its international debut in October, when it replaced Shanghai International Circuit as the venue for the World Touring Car Championship Race of China.[1]

Current

• July: Porsche Sports Cup China
• August: F4 Chinese Championship, China GT Championship, China Endurance Championship
• September: F4 Chinese Championship, China GT Championship
• October: China Endurance Championship

Former

• Asian Formula Renault (2018)
• Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia (2018)
• F3 Asian Championship (2018)
• Porsche Carrera Cup Asia (2021)
• TCR China Touring Car Championship (2017–2019)
• World Touring Car Championship FIA WTCC Race of China (2017)
• World Touring Car Cup FIA WTCR Race of China (2018–2019)

Lap records

The official race lap records at the Ningbo International Circuit are listed as:

Category	Time	Driver	Vehicle	Event
Grand Prix Circuit: 4.015 km (2017–present)
F3 Asia	1:40.798[2]	Jake Hughes	Tatuus F.3 T-318	2018 2nd Ningbo F3 Asian Championship round
GT3	1:41.572[3]	Raffaele Marciello	Mercedes-AMG GT3	2018 Ningbo Blancpain GT Series Asia round
Formula 4	1:48.091[4]	Oscar Gao	Mygale M14-F4	2021 Ningbo Chinese F4 round
Formula Renault 2.0	1:49.157[5]	Charles Leong	Tatuus FR2.0/13	2018 Ningbo Asian Formula Renault round
LMP3	1:49.971[6]	Josh Burdon	Ligier JS P3	2018 Ningbo Chinese LMP3 round
TCR Touring Car	1:51.640[7]	Thed Björk	Hyundai i30 N TCR	2018 FIA WTCR Race of China-Ningbo
GT4	1:53.619[3]	Jukuchou Sunako	BMW M4 GT4	2018 Ningbo Blancpain GT Series Asia round
WTCC	2:03.753[8]	Esteban Guerrieri	Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1	2017 FIA WTCC Race of China

Notes

References

External links

• Satellite picture by Google Maps

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