The International Formula 3 Korea Super Prix was a
Formula Three
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History
Formula Three (adop ...
race held annually on the
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of
Changwon
Changwon (; ) is the capital and largest city of South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea (with a population of 1,025,702 ), and the 11th largest city of the South Korea, country. A port city, Changwon is bordered by Masan Bay to the south, and the ...
,
South Korea
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between 1999 and 2003. The event enjoyed brief success as a sister 'flyaway' event to complement the season-ending
Macau Grand Prix
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, before being replaced in 2004 with an ultimately one-off Bahrain Superprix at the
Bahrain International Circuit
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.
The Korea Super Prix was due to make a return in 2010, at the new
Korea International Circuit, but this was cancelled due to "a legal technicality with the circuit" which surfaced just a few weeks before the race was due to run.
Results
;Bahrain Superprix
See also
*
1999 Korea Super Prix
References
External links
*
Formula3.info
Formula Three races
Defunct motorsport venues
Motorsport in South Korea
Motorsport venues in South Korea
Sport in Changwon
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