Circuito de Albacete

Circuito de Albacete is a motorsports facility located in Albacete, Spain, opened in 1990. The main circuit is 3.550 km (2.206 mi) long with 14 turns, 8 of them right turns and 6 left turns. The facility can also be configured in two other layouts: a 2.237 km (1.390 mi) long circuit with 8 turns, 5 right and 3 left, and a 1.336 km (0.830 mi) short circuit with 6 turns, 5 right and 1 left.

Circuito de Albacete

Full Circuit (2015–present)

Original Circuit (1990–2014)
LocationAlbacete, Spain
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
CEST (DST)
Coordinates39°0′28.14″N 1°47′45.24″W
Capacity7,200 seats
Opened14 July 1990 (1990-07-14)
Major eventsFormer:
FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship (2012–2019)
FIA European Truck Racing Championship (2005–2011)
FIM Endurance World Championship (2003–2011)
Sidecar World Championship (1999, 2009)
Spanish GT Championship (1999–2011)
World SBK (1992–1999)
Websitewww.circuitoalbacete.es
Full Circuit (2015–present)
Length3.550 km (2.206 miles)
Turns14
Race lap record1:32.096 (Chile Maximilian Scheib, BMW S1000RR, 2016, Superbike)
Original Circuit (1990–2014)
Length3.539 km (2.199 miles)
Turns15
Race lap record1:20.423 (France Jean-Christophe Ravier, Dallara SN01, 2002, Formula Nissan)

Events
Main stands.

Annual racing events at the facility included the Endurance World Championship and the FIA European Truck Racing Championship.

The facility also used to host a Superbike World Championship round from 1992 until 1999.

Lap records

The official race lap records at the Circuito de Albacete are listed as:

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent
Current Circuit: 3.550 km (2015–present)
Superbike1:32.096[1]Maximilian ScheibBMW S1000RR2016 Albacete FIM CEV Superbike round
FIM CEV Moto21:32.156[2]Héctor GarzóTech3 Mistral 6102019 Albacete FIM CEV Moto2 round
FIM CEV Moto31:35.171[3]Daniel HolgadoHonda NSF250R2019 Albacete FIM CEV Moto3 round
Original Circuit: 3.539 km (1990–2014)
Formula Nissan1:20.423[4]Jean-Christophe RavierDallara SN012002 Albacete Formula Nissan round
F30001:21.940[5]Andrea MonterminiReynard 92D1992 Albacete F3000 round
Formula 31:23.286[6]Borja GarcíaDallara F3002004 Albacete Spanish F3 round
GT1 (GTS)1:29.508[7]Pedro ChavesSaleen S7-R2002 Albacete Spanish GT round
Superbike1:30.186[8]Iván SilvaBMW S1000RR2014 Albacete FIM CEV Superbike round
GT21:30.266[9]Álvaro ParenteFerrari F430 GT22010 Albacete Spanish GT round
GT31:31.254[10]Luis VillalbaMosler MT900R2007 Albacete Spanish GT round
FIM CEV Moto21:31.283[11]Román RamosAriane Moto22013 1st Albacete FIM CEV Moto2 round
World SBK1:31.592[12]Akira YanagawaKawasaki Ninja ZX-7RR1999 Albacete World SBK round
FIM CEV Moto31:33.419[13]Jorge NavarroIoda Honda Moto32014 Albacete FIM CEV Moto3 round
World SSP1:35.618[14]Pere RibaHonda CBR600F1999 Albacete World SSP round
Truck racing1:42.099[15][16]Antonio AlbaceteMAN TGA2007 Albacete ETRC round

References
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  2. "FIM CEV Repsol Albacete 12-13 October 2019 Race 1 Moto2". Retrieved 18 November 2022.
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  8. "FIM CEV Repsol Albacete 5-6 July 2014 Race 1 Superbike". Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  9. "Spanish GT Albacete 2010". Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  10. "Spanish GT Albacete 2007". Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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  12. "1999-05-14 to 1999-05-16 World Superbike Spanish Round Race 1". Retrieved 5 June 2022.
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  14. "Albacete - May 14-15-16, 1999 Supersport World Championship 1999 - 103/03 Classification". Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
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