Fri 19 Apr
|Jia Ding Qu
Chinese Grand Prix
When completed in 2004, it was the most expensive Formula One circuit facility, costing US$240 million. Abu Dhabi became the most expensive at US$6 billion when it opened in 2009. The track is 5.451 km long and features one of the trickiest corners combinations on the Formula One calendar.
Time & Location
19 Apr 2024, 12:00 – 21 Apr 2024, 12:05
Jia Ding Qu, China, Shang Hai Shi, Jia Ding Qu, 伊宁路2000号 邮政编码: 201800
About the Event
The Chinese Grand Prix will return in 2024!
When completed in 2004, it was the most expensive Formula One circuit facility, costing US$240 million. Abu Dhabi became the most expensive at US$6 billion when it opened in 2009. The track is 5.451 km long and features one of the trickiest corners combinations on the Formula One calendar.
About at the Chinese Grand Prix
The circuit’s pleasing form when seen from the air – it’s designed to look like the Chinese symbol for ‘shang’, meaning upwards – is equally pleasing to the drivers on terra firma. There’s a unique start to the lap as the drivers fly into the ever-tightening Turns 1 and 2, before they dart left through 3 and 4. The super-high g force Turns 7 and 8 are loved by the drivers, while the circuit also features one of the longest straights on the calendar, the 1.2km stretch…