Zhuhai International Circuit

Encyclopedia : Z : ZH : ZHU : Zhuhai International Circuit

Zhuhai International Circuit (ZIC) is located at Jin Ding town in Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China.

The motor racing circuit was constructed in 1996 with Formula 1 in mind. The first international race held at the circuit was the BPR Global GT Endurance Series. The circuit soon became the hotbed of local motorsports with teams from Hong Kong and Macau setting up their bases inside the circuit garages.

In 1997, ZIC welcomed the new FIA GT Championship. In 1999, the circuit held the FIA GT Championship again and it was included in the provisional F1 calendar.

The circuit subsequently lost its place in the calendar due to logistical problems.

In 2004, the circuit was fully renovated and once again the FIA GT Championship was staged. On 2004-11-14, the two Maserati MC12s scored a 1-2 at the track. The FIA GT Championship returned from 2005-10-21 to 2005-10-23 and the GPLK Corvette C5-R won the race.

A Kart circuit was also added to the facility in 2004.

Asian Festival of Speed will be held at the circuit from 2006-10-20 to 2006-10-22.

The FIA GT Championship will be held at the circuit in April 2007.

External links

From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.