Zhuhai International Circuit (Zhuhai City, China)

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Zhuhai International Circuit is an FIA Grade 2 Grand Prix circuit located at Jin Ding Town, in Zhuhai City, China. It was originally a street circuit in 1993 but in 1996 the circuit was constructed, and became China's first permanent racetrack. The first international race at the track was a round in the 1994 BPR Global GT Series, which was won by a Labre Performance Porsche 911 Turbo S LM.

The original circuit contained 16 corners. But corners 7, 8 and 9 were eliminated after a track change request from FIM and made into one corner.

The circuit is 4.3 kilometres (2.67 mi) long and has 14 turns. 9 of them are right turns and 5 are left turns and the circuit runs clockwise only. The shorter straight is 500 metres (0.31 mi) long. The longest straight is the start/finish straight which is 900 metres (0.56 mi) long and 14 metres wide at its widest.

Zhuhai has hosted various racing series over the years including the BPR Global GT Series, FIA GT Championship, China Superbike Championship, Hong Kong Touring Car Championship, Asian Festival of Speed, Asian Formula Three Championship and the LeMans Intercontinental Cup.

The track has featured in 2 video games, both of them being racing simulators. It featured in GTR2, as part of the 2004 season of the FIA GT Championship, and has also featured in Project CARS.

Track Details:

• Track Length: 4.319 km (2.684 mi)
• Corners: 14
• Lap Record: 1:22.296 (Peugoet 908 HDi FAP, Franck Montagny, Peugeot Sport, Intercontinental Le Mans Cup)
• Year Opened: 1996