The Johor Circuit was a race track located in

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History

The construction of the circuit began in 1985 and was officially opened on 1986 by Sultan Iskandar. 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. However, the redevelopment plans failed, and the circuit was closed in 2017 after the

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races.

Events

The circuit hosted the

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, as well as two races of the

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and

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. The Asian Festival of Speed, comprising the

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and the Asian Formula 2000 series, used to host its events at Johor Circuit in the early 2000s. In 2003, Asian Formula 2000 was replaced by Formula BMW Asia and is joined by

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for the event.

Lap records

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

References

External websites

Official Johor Circuit Facebook page
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History

Events

Lap records

See also

References

External websites