Shanghai International Circuit

The Shanghai circuit is a young track 5,451 meters long designed also by Hermann Tilke, known as the “Lord of the circuits” who have participated in the design of all modern circuits for the Formula1 championship and in recent construction and renovation of the oldest ones. The circuit is shaped like the Chinese character “shang” (上), which means “above” or “ascending”. It is a modern circuit equipped with the latest technology, very safe for the drivers and that nature also has a place reserved in it, as the circuit covering about 5.3 square kilometers is built on a swamp has integrated the paddock in a beautiful lake and a magnificent garden. Among its achievements is that of the main grandstand, which is prepared for 29,000 people and allows its occupants to see 80% of the circuit, this is truly a magnificent of design.

The Shanghai circuit features 16 corners and two long straights. The back straight, situated between the curves 13 and 14, is the largest in the whole Formula1 calendar, nearly a mile long, here cars get easily beyond 320 km/h to finish taking the next curve with a little more than 50 km/h. This is just one example of many changes in speed on this track, where abound the slow and techniques parts that facilitate overtaking, which is increasingly rare in modern F1, but maybe with new systems like KERS and DRS in action we would be able to see more overtaking here.

Race Date: 17 Apr 2011

Circuit Name: Shanghai International Circuit

Number of Laps: 56

Circuit Length: 5.451 km

Race Distance: 305.066 km

Lap Record: 1:32.238 – M Schumacher (2004)