Circuit Ricardo Tormo

Circuit Ricardo Tormo, also known as Circuit de Valencia and officially named Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo, is a 4.005 km (2.489 mi) motorsport race track located in Cheste (Valencian Community, Spain) and built in 1999. The track is named after Spanish, two-time world champion Grand Prix motorcycle racer Ricardo Tormo, who died in 1998 of leukemia. It has a capacity of 120,000 and a main straight of 0.876 km (0.544 mi).

"Circuit de Valencia" redirects here. For the 2008–12 Formula One European Grand Prix venue, see Valencia Street Circuit.
Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo

Grand Prix Circuit (1999–present)

Formula E Circuit (2021)
LocationCheste, Valencian Community, Spain
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
CEST (DST)
Capacity120,000
FIA Grade1 (GP)
2 (External)
3E (Formula E)
Broke ground1998
Opened1999
Major eventsCurrent:
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix (1999–present)
European motorcycle Grand Prix (2020)
GT World Challenge Europe
(2021–present)
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series (2012, 2014–present)
FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship (2012–present)
Former:
Formula E Valencia ePrix (2021)
FIA WTCC Race of Spain
(2005–2012)
World SBK (2000–2010)
Sidecar World Championship
(2000–2003)
Le Mans Series (2007)
FREC (2021)
DTM (2010–2012)
GP2 (2006–2007)
GP3 (2013)
ETCC (2004)
Grand Prix Circuit (1999–present)
Length4.005 km (2.488 miles)
Turns14
Race lap record1:21.244 ( Andreas Zuber, Dallara GP2/05, 2006, GP2)
Formula E Circuit (2021–present)
Length3.376 km (2.098 miles)
Turns15
Race lap record1:30.081 ( Alexander Sims, Mahindra M7Electro, 2021, Formula E)
External Circuit
Length3.036 km (1.886 miles)
Turns11
Websitewww.circuitricardotormo.com

The track hosts the MotoGP Valencian Community Grand Prix. Also, the FIA GT Championship had a race there in 2000 and 2004, the World Touring Car Championship from 2005 to 2012, the European Le Mans Series in 2007, and the DTM from 2010 to 2012. It has also been Formula E's pre-season test venue since the 2017–18 season, having moved from Donington Park, with the circuit also considered a replacement venue for the 2019-20 season because of the COVID-19 crisis cancelling numerous rounds. It was also the GP3 Series (now FIA Formula 3 Championship) pre-season test venue until the 2017 season. The series also hosted a one-off event at the track in 2013. The GP2 Series (now FIA Formula 2 Championship) also held rounds at the track in 2006 and 2007. Valencia has also hosted the season-opening round of the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series since 2014.

Formula E

The circuit has been used by Formula E as a pre-season testing venue since 2017. On 28 January 2021, it was announced that the circuit would host the Valencia ePrix as the 5th and 6th round of the 2020–21 Formula E World Championship, to be held on 24 April 2021, replacing the cancelled Paris ePrix. It was the first time an ePrix has been held on a permanent race circuit, albeit on a unique configuration.[1] One of the differences between the normal track for pre-season testing and the track used for the race was the installation of a temporary chicane in the start/finish straight. The track then turns right immediately after the exit of turn 8.

In other media

The track has been recreated in the videogames Tourist Trophy and Gran Turismo PSP. The track also appears in other video games like Alfa Romeo Racing Italiano, GTR Evolution and rFactor as well. As it is a MotoGP round host, the track has appeared in every MotoGP game since its début in 1999. The latest recreation of the track was in MotoGP 20, and the SBK games during 2006–2013.

Layout configurations
  • Grand Prix Circuit (1999–present)
  • Grand Prix Circuit Proposal (2006)
  • Formula E Pre-Season Testing Circuit (2018-2019)[2]
  • Formula E Circuit (2021-present)

Lap records

Anthony Davidson holds the unofficial lap record, set in 2006 while testing a Honda RA106, with a time of 1:08.540sec.[3] The official race lap records at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo are listed as:

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent
Grand Prix Circuit: 4.005 km (1999–present)
F1 (unofficial)1:08.540Anthony DavidsonHonda RA1062006 Formula One season testing
GP2 (official)1:21.244Andreas ZuberDallara GP2/052006 Valencia GP2 Series round
Formula Renault 3.51:22.448[4]Éric SalignonDallara T052005 Valencia Formula Renault 3.5 Series round
GP31:24.487[5]Melville McKeeDallara GP3/132013 Valencia GP3 Round
Euroseries 30001:24.868[6]Marco BonanomiLola B05/522009 Valencia Euroseries 3000 round
LMP11:25.234[7]Stéphane SarrazinPeugeot 908 HDi FAP2007 1000 km of Valencia
Formula 31:26.378[8]Felix RosenqvistDallara F3122012 Valencia Formula 3 round
DTM1:27.116[9]Bruno SpenglerBMW M3 DTM2012 Valencia DTM round
F2 (2009–2012)1:28.322Kazim VasiliauskasWilliams JPH12009 Valencia Formula Two round
FREC1:30.153[10]Dino BeganovicTatuus F.3 T-3182021 Valencia FREC round
MotoGP1:31.042Francesco BagnaiaDucati Desmosedici GP212021 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix
GT11:32.241[11]Uwe AlzenSaleen S7-R2004 FIA GT Valencia 500km
GT31:32.649[12]Timur BoguslavskiyMercedes-AMG GT3 Evo2021 Valencia GT World Challenge Europe round
Formula 41:33.682[13]Mari BoyaTatuus F4-T0142020 Valencia F4 Spain round
Formula Renault 2.01:33.801[14]Adrian ZauggTatuus FR20002005 Valencia Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 round
World SBK1:34.618Noriyuki HagaDucati 1098R2009 Valencia World SBK round
Moto21:34.820Thomas LüthiKalex Moto22019 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix
Ferrari Challenge1:35.712[15]Sam SmeethFerrari 488 Challenge2019 Valencia Ferrari Challenge round
N-GT1:36.024[11]Sascha MaassenPorsche 911 (996) GT3-RSR2004 FIA GT Valencia 500km
World SSP1:36.865Cal CrutchlowYamaha YZF-R62009 Valencia World SSP round
Moto31:39.109Marcos RamírezKTM RC250GP2017 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix
MotoE1:40.234Eric GranadoEnergica Ego2019 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix
Stock car racing1:40.764[16]Alon DayChevrolet Camaro NASCAR2020 Valencia NASCAR Whelen Euro Series round
TCR Touring Car1:42.275[17]Mike HalderHonda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)2021 Valencia TCR Spain round
ETCC1:42.438[18]Augusto FarfusAlfa Romeo 156 GTA Super 20002004 Valencia ETCC round
WTCC1:43.795Dirk MüllerBMW 320i2005 FIA WTCC Race of Spain
Formula E Circuit: 3.376 km (2021–present)
Formula E1:30.081Alexander SimsMahindra M7Electro2021 Valencia ePrix

Events
Current
Former

Notes

    References
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    2. "Valencia Testing 16-19 October 2018 Circuit Map V1". Retrieved 30 December 2021.
    3. "THE AUTOSPORT.COM F1 TESTING CENTRE". www.autosport.com. n.d. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
    4. "2005 Formula Renault 3.5 Valencia Session Facts". Retrieved 16 March 2021.
    5. "2013 GP3 Series Valencia Session Facts". Retrieved 16 March 2021.
    6. "2009 Valencia Euro F3000 - Round 8". Retrieved 15 June 2021.
    7. "2007 Valencia LMS". Retrieved 15 June 2021.
    8. "2012 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Valencia Session Facts". Retrieved 16 March 2021.
    9. "2012 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Valencia Session Facts". Retrieved 16 March 2021.
    10. "2021 Valencia FREC Statistics". Retrieved 26 September 2021.
    11. "FIA GT Championship Valencia 2004". Retrieved 2021-04-01.
    12. "2021 Valencia GT World Challenge Sprint Cup Statistics". Retrieved 26 September 2021.
    13. "Racing Weekend 2020 25-26-27 Septiembre 2020 Carrera 3" (PDF). Retrieved 14 May 2021.
    14. "2005 Formula Renault 2.0 Euro Valencia Session Facts". Retrieved 16 March 2021.
    15. "2019 Trofeo Pirelli Valencia Race 1 Final Classification" (PDF). Retrieved 24 July 2021.
    16. "2020 Valencia Super Speedweek – NASCAR GP Spain Race 2 EuroNASCAR PRO Results" (PDF). Retrieved 16 March 2021.
    17. "TCR ES 2021 » Circuit Ricardo Tormo Round 10 Results". Retrieved 24 April 2022.
    18. "2004 Valencia ETCC - Round 4". Retrieved 15 June 2021.

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