Johor Circuit

Johor Circuit is the motorsport race track in Johor, Malaysia. It was the first motosport track in Malaysia located in Pasir Gudang.

Johor Circuit
LocationPasir Gudang, Johor, Malaysia
Time zoneUTC+08:00
Coordinates1°28′58″N 103°54′34″E
Broke ground1985
Opened1986
Closed2017
Major eventsAsia Road Racing Championship (1996–2004, 2006, 2008, 2016–2017)
Asian Touring Car Series (2000–2003)
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix (1998)
World SBK (1992–1993)
FIM EWC (1991–1992)
Grand Prix Circuit (1986–2017)
Length3.860 km (2.382 miles)
Turns12
Race lap record1:29.636 (Australia Mick Doohan, Honda NSR500, 1998, 500cc)
Johor Circuit

History

The construction of the circuit began in 1985 and was officially opened on 1986 by Sultan Iskandar.[1] In 1998, it underwent another development. In 2015, Sultan Ibrahim Ismail announced that the circuit would be redeveloped. In 2016, the new design plan was presented with a cost of US$800 million.[2]

Events

The circuit hosted the Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix back in 1998,[3] as well as two races of the Superbike World Championship in 1992 and 1993.

The Asian Festival of Speed, comprising the Asian Touring Car Championship and the Asian Formula 2000 series, used to host its events at Johor Circuit in the early 2000s.[4] In 2003, Asian Formula 2000 was replaced by Formula BMW Asia[5] and is joined by Porsche Carrera Cup Asia for the event.[6]

Lap records

The official race lap records at the Johor Circuit are listed as:

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent
Grand Prix Circuit (1986–2015): 3.860 km
500cc1:29.636Mick DoohanHonda NSR5001998 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix
World SBK1:30.450[7]Scott RussellKawasaki ZXR-7501993 Johor World SBK round
250cc1:30.897Valentino RossiAprilia RS2501998 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix
Asia Supersports 6001:32.021[8]Decha KraisartYamaha YZF-R62017 Johor ARRC round
125cc1:34.782Masao AzumaHonda RS1251998 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix
Asia Productions 2501:42.849[9]Rheza Danica AhrensHonda CBR250RR2017 Johor ARRC round
Asia Dream Cup1:51.145[10]Md Harith FarhanHonda CBR250R2016 Johor ARRC round
Asia Underbone 1501:49.294[11]Wahyu Aji TrilaksanaYamaha T-1502017 Johor ARRC round

See also

References
  1. http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=1998&dt=0402&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Sukan&pg=sp_02.htm
  2. "Johor Circuit or Pasir Gudang Track". 14 February 2017.
  3. "20 years of Grand Prix racing in Malaysia". motogp.com. 2010.
  4. "ATCC: Malaysia AFOS preview". Motorsport.com. 5 May 2001.
  5. "Tzer Jin aims to win points in fifth and sixth round in Johor". The Star (Malaysia). 24 Jun 2003.
  6. "Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Set for Action-Packed Month of Racing". AutoIndustriya.com. 9 May 2003.
  7. "1993 Superbike World Championship Johor Statistics". Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  8. "2017 Asia Road Racing Championship Round 1 Johor Circuit, Malaysia Supersports 600cc - Race 1 Amended Provisional Result" (PDF). Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  9. "2017 Asia Road Racing Championship Round 1 Johor Circuit, Malaysia Asia Production 250cc - Race 1 Provisional Result" (PDF). Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  10. "2016 Asia Road Racing Championship Round 1 Johor Circuit, Malaysia Asia Dream Cup - Race 2 Provisional Result" (PDF). Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  11. "2017 Asia Road Racing Championship Round 1 Johor Circuit, Malaysia Asia Underbone 130cc - Race 1 Provisional Result" (PDF). Retrieved 29 October 2022.

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