Ordos International Circuit (), built in 2010, is a motorsport facility located in

Kangbashi New Area Kangbashi District (; Mongolian: , ''Hiya Bagsi dûgûrig'') is an urban district of the prefecture-level city of Ordos in Inner Mongolia, China. The district is internationally known for its opulent civic square and monuments and in 2009, m ...

Ordos City Ordos, also known as Ih Ju, is one of the twelve List of administrative divisions of Inner Mongolia, major subdivisions of Inner Mongolia, China. It lies within the Ordos Plateau of the Yellow River. Although mainly rural, Ordos is administered ...

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, China. It hosted a round of the China Touring Car Championship, Scirocco Cup China and

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in 2010. The circuit is long with 18 corners and resembles a galloping horse.

History

Orodos International Circuit opened in 2010 and is the first track that was designed and developed entirely by the Chinese. Taking its inspiration from the local culture, the unusual track layout mimics the shape of a horse dashing, while its main

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features a roofline in the shape of a swooping eagle. While if either of these features leads to a better track layout or watching experience is debatable. But they leave you little doubt as to its location in inner Mongolia. Cars racing for the Ghengis Khan trophy provide further reinforcement for anyone still in doubt. Completed in summer 2010, the circuit received FIA grade 2 certification that September. Allowing it to host

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categories below contemporary Formula One, as well as prototype racing cars.

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was the first driver to win a race at Ordos, when he won round 1 of the

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at the wheel of a

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became the first driver to win an international race at Ordos on 3 October 2010 when he won the first of two

races held here for

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. Ordos was included in the

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calendar by the FIA on 10 December 2010. Marc VDS Racing's

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and

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secured their third qualifying race victory of the year. The team then secured its first championship race win in the World GT1 series as

and

held JRM Nissan duo

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and

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at bay. Since then

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has ventured elsewhere in China, but Ordos continues to hold national and regional races, supplemented by driver training and manufacturer test days and new product launches.

Lap records

As of July 2013, the fastest official race lap records at the Ordos International Circuit are listed as:

Notes

References

External links

Official website

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