Moscow Raceway is an

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venue, which is situated in the

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, near the villages of Sheludkovo and Fedyukovo, from Moscow, Russia. It opened on 13 July 2012 for its first event as the fifth round of the

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becoming the first major international motor-sport

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event in Russia. It is an FIA Grade 1 circuit, which means that it has all the requirements necessary to host a

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race, though the

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formerly hosted Russian Formula One races during the existence of the

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as a World Championship event.

History

In September 2008, it was revealed that work was to begin on a Formula One circuit to be located at the village of Fedyukovo, Volokolamsky District. Hans Geist, who at that time was the managing director of the project, stated that the track could pass an FIA inspection by June 2010, and that even without Formula 1 the project would be profitable staging either DTM or

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. The cost of the project overall was 4.5 billion rub when it opened on 13 July 2012.

Design

Moscow Raceway was designed to be categorized FIA 1T and FIM A, which would allow motorsport competition at any level, from national championships in auto and motorcycle racing, to Formula 1 and MotoGP. The total designed track length is , with widths of between . The start/finish line has a width of at an elevation of . The longest straight of is designed to allow Formula 1 cars to reach a speed of . The circuit was finally classified as a FIM B grade course following inspections on 18 July 2012, one grade down from what was expected.

Construction

Built under a Russian–German joint venture named "Autobahn", the general contractor for construction of buildings and race track to international level was Stroytech-5, a member of a group of companies Stroytech. Sub-contract partners included

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, while Sergei Krylov was working as an adviser. After initially signing a deal with

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in 2008, the project was dropped from the 2010 Formula 1 calendar in early 2009, and construction stopped. Construction resumed in June 2010, with the new contractor agreeing to complete the road section of the track by the end of 2011.

Race history

The first events held at the circuit were part of the

on 13–15 July 2012, where it also became the second international motor-sport event in Russian history after the FIA European Truck Racing Championship event took place in the Smolenskring in July 2010. The first race itself was the 5th round of the Formula Renault 3.5 series, which was won by Dutchman Robin Frijns. The first Russian to win a race there soon followed with

Daniil Kvyat Daniil Vyacheslavovich Kvyat ( rus, Дании́л Вячесла́вович Квят, p=dənʲɪˈil vʲɪtɕɪˈslavəvʲɪtɕ ˈkvʲat; born 26 April 1994) is a Russian professional racing driver who competed in Formula One between 2014� ...

winning both races of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 series round in a row. A total of 10 Russian drivers were at the event including former 3.5 series Champion

Mikhail Aleshin Mikhail Petrovich Aleshin ( rus, Михаи́л Петро́вич Алёшин, p=mʲɪxɐˈil pʲɪˈtrovʲɪtɕ ɐˈlʲɵʂɨn, born 22 May 1987 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a Russian professional racing driver and the 2010 champion of the F ...

; many taking over other drivers for just this event. On 21 July 2013, during the World Superbike weekend, Italian rider Andrea Antonelli was killed in the World Supersport race after being hit on the back straight by fellow rider Lorenzo Zanetti. Antonelli was airlifted to hospital where he died of massive

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, and the rest of the weekend's action was cancelled due to the torrential downpour.

Configurations

Layouts

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Events

; Current * May: Russian Endurance Challenge * July: Russian Endurance Challenge * September:

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, Russian Endurance Challenge ; Former * Blancpain GT Series (2015) *

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(2014) * FIA GT1 World Championship (2012) *

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(2012–2013) *

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'' FIA WTCC Race of Russia'' (2013–2015)

Lap records

The official race lap records at the Moscow Raceway are listed as:

References

External links

Moscow Raceway official site
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