The Circuito San Juan Villicum is a motor sports racing circuit located in the San Juan Province of Argentina close to National Route 40. The circuit is anti-clockwise with a length of 4.276 km (2.657 mi).[1] There are seven turns to the right and ten left.[2] The undulating contours were artificially created by moving more than 700,000 cubic meters of earth.
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 Grand Prix Circuit (2018–present) | |
| Location | Albardón, San Juan, Argentina |
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| Time zone | UTC-03:00 |
| Coordinates | 31°23′55″S 68°34′03″W / 31.39861°S 68.56750°W |
| Broke ground | October 2016 |
| Opened | 12 October 2018 |
| Architect | Leonardo Stella |
| Major events | Current: TCR South America (2022, 2024) Turismo Carretera (2018–present) TC2000 (2019, 2021–2022, 2024) Turismo Nacional (2020–2021, 2024) TC Pick Up (2021, 2024) Former: World SBK (2018–2019, 2021–2022) Top Race V6 (2021–2022) |
| Website | https://www.circuitosanjuanvillicum.ar |
| Grand Prix Circuit (2018–present) | |
| Length | 4.276 km (2.657 miles) |
| Turns | 17 |
| Race lap record | 1:37.277 ( Jonathan Rea, Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR, 2022, World SBK) |
| Turismo Carretera Circuit (2019–present) | |
| Length | 4.254 km (2.643 miles) |
| Turns | 14 |
| Race lap record | 1:42.016 ( Agustín Canapino, Chevrolet Chevy, 2022, TC) |
The track was designed by Leonardo Stella, a specialist architect in autodromes, and look for a degree of approval A1.[1]
The inaugural racing event was on October 14, 2018 with the World Superbike Championship for motorcycles. The first automobile race was on November 18 of the same year with the Turismo Carretera and Súper TC 2000.[3]
Events
edit- Current
- June: TC2000 Championship
- July: Turismo Carretera, TC Pista
- September: TCR South America Touring Car Championship
- October: Turismo Nacional, TC Pick Up, TC Pista Pick Up
- Former
- Formula Renault Argentina (2019, 2021)
- Superbike World Championship (2018–2019, 2021–2022)
- Supersport World Championship (2018–2019, 2021–2022)
- TC Mouras (2021)
- Top Race V6 (2021–2022)
Lap records
editAs of October 2024, the fastest official race lap records at the Circuito San Juan Villicum are listed as:[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "San Juan Villicum - Racing Circuits". Racingcircuits.info. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ Pirelli is on the way to Argentina for the penultimate round of the FIM Superbike World Championship betting on rear solutions in soft compounds Pirelli.com, October 7 2019. Retrieved October 11 2019
- ^ "Inédito: Una vuelta en el nuevo autódromo de El Villicum" (in Spanish).
- ^ a b c d "Circuito San Juan Villicum - Estadísticas". Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "World Superbike - Motul Argentinean Round, 21-23 October 2022 - Results Superpole Race" (PDF). World Superbike. Dorna. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "World Supersport - Motul Argentinean Round, 21-23 October 2022 - Results Race 1" (PDF). World Superbike. Dorna. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "2022 TCR South America - Villicum - Carrera 1" (PDF). 9 October 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "STC2000 2021 » Circuito San Juan Villicum Round 17 Results". 26 September 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "TC / RESULTADOS / 2018 / SAN JUAN (CARRERA 14 DE 15)". 18 November 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "Formula Renault Argentina - 2019/ Fecha 03 / San Juan Villicum". 19 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "2022 Turismo Carretera San Juan". 7 August 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "TC 2000 2022 » Circuito San Juan Villicum Round 18 Results". 11 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "2024 TCR South America - Villicum - Race 1" (PDF). 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "TC Pick Up / Final (13/10/2024) - Carrera Nro 9 / Campeonato 2024 - Resultado de tanda - San Juan Villicum - 2 (4254 mts)". 13 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "2021 - 12da Fecha - Turismo Nacional Villicum - 1ra Series Turismo Nacional Clase 3". 12 December 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
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