Sepang International Circuit
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| Sepang F1 International Circuit | |
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| Location |  Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia
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| Events | Formula One; MotoGP; A1GP; Japan GT |
| Length km | 5.543 |
| Length mi | 3.44 |
| Turns | 15 |
| Record time | 1:33.527 |
| Record driver | Jenson Button |
| Record team | Honda |
| Record year | 2006 |
The Sepang International Circuit (SIC) is the venue used for the Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix, A1 Grand Prix as well as the Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix. It is also used as a venue for many other major motorsport events.
Widely regarded as a benchmark for other Grand Prix venues, the Sepang circuit boasts superb pit garage and media facilities, as well as impressive grandstands and patron amenities. Some complaints have been raised regarding the unevenness of the surface, as the track appears to be slowly sinking. This is possibly due to the fact that Sepang was built on the site of a former swamp.
The circuit was designed by renowned German designer Hermann Tilke, who would subsequently design the impressive new facilities in Shanghai, Bahrain and Turkey.
The main circuit, normally raced in a clockwise direction, is 5.54 kilometres long, and is noted for its sweeping corners and wide straights. The layout is quite unusual, with a very long back straight separated from the pit straight by just one very tight hairpin.
Other configurations of the Sepang circuit can also be used. The north circuit is also raced in a clockwise direction. It is basically the first half of the main circuit. The course turns back towards the pit straight after turn 6 and is 2.71 kilometres long in total.
The south circuit is the other half of the racecourse. The back straight of the main circuit becomes the pit straight when the south circuit is in use, and joins onto turn 8 of the main circuit to form a hairpin turn. Also run clockwise, this circuit is 2.61 km in length.
Sepang International Circuit also features kart racing and motocross facilities.
External links
- Trackpedia guide to driving Sepang
- Sepang F1 International Circuit
- Sepang F1 International Circuit Statistics
- Sport Facilities
- Google Maps location
- Ciro Pabón's Racetracks 3D views and virtual laps of all F1 circuits, including this one, via Google Earth
- Spectator testimonial on the Sepang International Circuit at F1Fanatic
- A1GP info of Sepang International Circuit
- BBC's circuit guide
| A1 Grand Prix Circuits | |
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| A1GP Circuits Zandvoort • Brno • Zhuhai • Sepang • Taupo • Eastern Creek • Durban • Mexico City • Shanghai • Brands Hatch |
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Suzuka Circuit • Okayama International Circuit • Fuji Speedway • Sepang Circuit (Malaysia) • Sportsland SUGO • Suzuka Circuit • Twin Ring Motegi • Autopolis • Fuji Speedway |
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Current circuits (2008) |