Sepang International Circuit

If one thing stands out above the rest in the Sepang circuit, are the extremes that pilots have to live within the cockpit of the cars during the race. High temperatures coupled with high humidity here in Kuala Lumpur always make the drivers more prone to driving errors and because of this they are very common in Malaysia. The race becomes even more difficult when looking at the sky and heavy rain are projected, as often happens.

As for the layout, designed by the German engineer Hermann Tilke, we speak first of the two huge lines. Here cars are going in full throttle to achieve significant top speeds around 320 km/h or lose the game against the fastest competitor. The reliability of the engines is also an issues here because of the extreme temperatures and the seconds they work on maximum rpm.

But not all circuit is straight, there are 15 turns, millimeter studied, are accompanied by heavy braking in which the less rapid but more skilled can try to stop the last and win a chance to overtake.

Race Date: 10 Apr 2011

Circuit Name: Sepang International Circuit

Number of Laps: 56

Circuit Length: 5.543 km

Race Distance: 310.408 km

Lap Record: 1:34.223 – JP Montoya (2004)