Circuito de Navarra is a
motorsport race track
A race track (racetrack, racing track or racing circuit) is a facility built for racing of vehicles, athletes, or animals (e.g. horse racing or greyhound racing). A race track also may feature grandstands or concourses. Race tracks are also ...
that opened in June 2010 near
Los Arcos in the
Navarre
Navarre (; es, Navarra ; eu, Nafarroa ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre ( es, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, links=no ; eu, Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea, links=no ), is a foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, ...
region of Northern Spain. It is a permanent road course that hosted the
Superleague Formula series and the
FIA GT1 World Championship.
History
The circuit was inaugurated June 19, 2010 with the showing of the MotoGP Inmotec. Its first national test was held on 31 July.
On 2–4 May 2014, it was the location of the second weekend of
Acceleration 2014, a series of festivals combining top class car and bike racing with music and entertainment.
In cycling, the circuit hosted the start of stage 16 of the
2017 Vuelta a España
The 2017 Vuelta a España was a three-week Grand Tour cycling stage race that took place in Spain between 19 August and 10 September 2017. The race was the 72nd edition of the Vuelta a España and the final Grand Tour of the 2017 cycling season. ...
and stage 12 of the
2019 Vuelta a España.
In 2018, Navarra held the first of two Spanish rounds of the
24H Series, with the other round being held in Barcelona.
On 9 March 2021; it was announced that Navarra to host the
World SBK round on the dates of
20–22 August 2021.
On 30 September 2022, it was announced that
MSV won the bid for purchasing Circuito de Navarra. As part of its agreement, MSV will resurface the circuit and finalize the circuit's 2023 calendar programme along with maintaining the current management of this circuit.
The
2023 British Superbike Championship will open the 2023 season with a test session at Navarra, and in the future, is expected to host UK-based championships where MotorSport Vision circuits are currently used as venues.
Events
; Current
* October:
F4 Spanish Championship, TCR Spain Campeonato de España de Superturismos, Campeonato de España de Resistencia
; Former
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24H Series ''12H Navarra'' (2018)
*
Acceleration 2014 ''
Acceleration at Navarra
Acceleration at Navarra was the second weekend of Acceleration 2014, a multi-day festival combining top class car and bike racing with live music and other entertainment. The festival was organised by the International Sport Racing Association ...
'' (2014)
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Auto GP
Auto GP, sometimes referred to as the Auto GP World Series and formerly known as both Euro Formula 3000 and the Euroseries 3000, was a European formula racing series.
The series' roots can be traced back to 1999 and the Italian Formula 3000 serie ...
(2010)
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Blancpain Endurance Series (2011–2012)
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FFSA GT Championship (2012, 2015)
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FIA GT Series (2013)
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FIA GT1 World Championship (2010–2012)
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FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship (2012–2015)
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Superbike World Championship (2021)
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Superleague Formula (2010)
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Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the ...
(2017, 2019)
Lap Records
The official race lap records at the Circuito de Navarra are listed as:
External links
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References
{{Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe circuits
Sports venues in Navarre
Motorsport venues in Navarre
Superbike World Championship circuits