The Circuito San Juan Villicum is a motor sports racing circuit located in the San Juan Province of Argentina close to National Route 40. The circuit is anti-clockwise with a length of 4.276 km (2.657 mi).[1] There are seven turns to the right and ten left.[2] The undulating contours were artificially created by moving more than 700,000 cubic meters of earth.
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![]() Grand Prix Circuit (2018–present) | |
Location | Albardón, San Juan, Argentina |
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Time zone | UTC-03:00 |
Coordinates | 31°23′55″S 68°34′03″W |
Broke ground | October 2016 |
Opened | 12 October 2018 |
Architect | Leonardo Stella |
Major events | Current: TCR South America (2022, 2024) Turismo Carretera (2018–present) TC2000 (2019, 2021–2022, 2024) Former: World SBK (2018–2019, 2021–2022) Top Race V6 (2021–2022) Turismo Nacional (2020–2021) |
Website | https://www.circuitosanjuanvillicum.ar |
Grand Prix Circuit (2018–present) | |
Length | 4.276 km (2.657 miles) |
Turns | 17 |
Race lap record | 1:37.277 (![]() |
Turismo Carretera Circuit (2019–present) | |
Length | 4.254 km (2.643 miles) |
Turns | 14 |
Race lap record | 1:42.016 (![]() |
The track was designed by Leonardo Stella, a specialist architect in autodromes, and look for a degree of approval A1.[1]
The inaugural racing event was on October 14, 2018 with the World Superbike Championship for motorcycles. The first automobile race was on November 18 of the same year with the Turismo Carretera and Súper TC 2000.[3]
Events
- Current
- June: TC2000 Championship
- July: Turismo Carretera, TC Pista
- September: TCR South America Touring Car Championship
- Former
- Formula Renault Argentina (2019, 2021)
- Superbike World Championship (2018–2019, 2021–2022)
- Supersport World Championship (2018–2019, 2021–2022)
- TC Mouras (2021)
- TC Pick Up (2021)
- Top Race V6 (2021–2022)
- Turismo Nacional (2020–2021)
Lap records
As of October 2022, the fastest official race lap records at the Circuito San Juan Villicum are listed as:[4]
References
External links
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