Ciudad del Motor de Aragón
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| Location | Alcañiz, Aragon, Spain |
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| Time zone | GMT+1 |
| Coordinates | 41°4′42″N 0°12′27″W / 41.07833°N 0.2075°WCoordinates: 41°4′42″N 0°12′27″W / 41.07833°N 0.2075°W |
| Major events | FIM MotoGP Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix World Series by Renault |
| FIA Circuit | |
| Length | 5.344 km (3.321 mi) |
| Lap record | 1:44.325 (Kevin Korjus, Tech 1 Racing, 2011) |
| FIM Circuit | |
| Length | 5.078 km (3.155 mi) |
| Lap record | 1:49.521 (Dani Pedrosa, Repsol Honda, 2010) |
The Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, also known as Motorland Aragón, is a 5.344 km (3.321 mi) motorsport race track located near Alcañiz, Spain.
The circuit has been designed by well-known German architect Hermann Tilke in conjunction with the British architectural firm Foster + Partners. Formula One driver and McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa is a technical and sporting consultant on the project.[1]
The facility has been designed to incorporate three main zones – a technology park, a sports area and a leisure and culture area. The technology park will feature research and educational institutes based around the motor industry, the sports area will include the racing circuit (with multiple layouts), a karting track and various gravel circuits, whilst the leisure and culture section will feature a hotel, business centre and shopping facilities.[2]
It was announced on May 26, 2008 that the circuit will host a round of the World Series by Renault in both 2009 and 2010, the first international championship to race at the venue.[3][4] Renault Sport Technologies will also have access to the circuit for thirty days per year for testing and promotional events.
On 18 March 2010, Motorland Aragón was announced as a replacement for the Balatonring on the 2010 MotoGP calendar. Aragón was already in place as a reserve event and replaces the Hungarian race which was postponed because of overrunning construction work. This made the Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix the fourth Spanish race on the calendar.[5] In March 2011 Dorna Sports signed a contract with the circuit to make it a permanent entry on the main calendar until at least 2016.[6] On 19 May 2010, it was announced that the circuit will hold a round of the Superbike World Championship from 2011, with a three-year deal being agreed.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ "Work team". motorlandaragon.com. http://www.motorlandaragon.com/pagEstatica.aspx?id=7. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
- ^ "CIRCUITS & AREAS". motorlandaragon.com. http://www.motorlandaragon.com/pagEstatica.aspx?id=2. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
- ^ "Motorland Aragon to host race in '09". autosport.com. 2008-05-27. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/67790. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
- ^ "Motorland Aragón to host WSR in 2009 and 2010". italiaracing.net. 2008-05-26. http://www.italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=19271&cat=5. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
- ^ "Motorland Aragon replaces Hungary on MotoGP calendar". MotoGp.com. 2010-03-18. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2010/Replacement+of+the+Hungarian+Grand+Prix+0. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
- ^ . motogp.com. 01 March 2011. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2011/motorland+until+2016+in+motogp. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ^ "MotorLand Aragón to join WSBK calendar from 2011". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 2010-05-19. http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/news/159881/1/motorland_aragn_to_join_wsbk_calendar_from_2011.html. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
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