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Ordos International Circuit

Ordos International Circuit
LocationChina Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China
Time zoneUTC+08:00
Coordinates39°37′19″N 109°52′15″E / 39.62194°N 109.87083°E / 39.62194; 109.87083
FIA Grade2
Opened2010
Major eventsFormer:
GT Asia Series (2017)
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia (2011–2013)
Audi R8 LMS Cup (2012–2013)
Formula Pilota China (2011–2013)
CTCC (2010–2013)
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia (2012)
FIA GT1 World Championship (2011)
Superleague Formula (2010)
Full Circuit (2010–present)
Length3.751 km (2.331 miles)
Turns18
Race lap record1:30.021 (United Kingdom Ben Hanley, Panoz DP09, 2010, Superleague Formula)
The main grandstand at Ordos International Circuit.
Formula Pilota China race at Ordos International Circuit.

Ordos International Circuit (Chinese: 鄂尔多斯国际赛车场), built in 2010, is a motorsport facility located in Kangbashi New Area, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China. It hosted a round of the China Touring Car Championship, Scirocco Cup China[1] and Superleague Formula[2] in 2010. The circuit is 3.751 km (2.331 mi) long with 18 corners and resembles a galloping horse.[3]

History

Jiang Tengyi was the first driver to win a race at Ordos, when he won round 1 of the China Touring Car Championship at the wheel of a Ford Focus.[4]

Ben Hanley became the first driver to win an international race at Ordos on 3 October 2010 when he won the first of two Superleague Formula races held here for Olympiacos.[5]

Ordos was included in the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship calendar by the FIA on 10 December 2010.[6] Marc VDS Racing's Maxime Martin and Frederic Makowiecki secured their third qualifying race victory of the year.[7] The team then secured its first championship race win in the World GT1 series as Maxime Martin and Frederic Makowiecki held JRM Nissan duo Richard Westbrook and Peter Dumbreck at bay.[8]

Lap records

As of July 2013, the fastest official race lap records at the Ordos International Circuit are listed as:

Category Time Driver Vehicle Event
Full Circuit: 3.751 km (2010–present)
Superleague Formula 1:30.021 Ben Hanley Panoz DP09 2010 Ordos Superleague Formula round
GT1 1:38.710[9] Peter Dumbreck[10] Nissan GT-R GT1 2011 Ordos FIA GT1 round
Porsche Carrera Cup 1:45.249[11] Earl Bamber Porsche 911 (991 I) GT3 Cup 2013 Ordos Porsche Carrera Cup Asia round

Notes

References

  1. ^ Ordos Circuit Information in Chinese Scirocco Cup China official website
  2. ^ Superleague Formula Schedule 2010[usurped]
  3. ^ China Touring Car Championship Ordos Circuit information. Archived 2010-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ The CTCC 5th race: they call him Tengyi Khan now .... FRD Sports
  5. ^ Olympiacos' Hanley wins at Ordos Autosport.com 3 October 2010
  6. ^ "China on the 2011 calendar". gt1world.com. SRO Group. 10 December 2010. Archived from the original on 15 December 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  7. ^ "Maxime Martin and Frederic Makowiecki win Ordos World GT1 race one for Marc VDS Racing Team – Marc VDS Ford". Autosport.com. 3 September 2011. Retrieved 1 Sep 2012.
  8. ^ "Marc VDS Ford wins a GT1 championship race for first time at Ordos". Autosport.com. 4 September 2011. Retrieved 1 Sep 2012.
  9. ^ "FIA GT1 World Championship Ordos 2011". 4 September 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  10. ^ "FIA GT1 World Championship 2011 standings". Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Brilliant Bamber conquers Ordos" (PDF). 6 July 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
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