The Buriram International Circuit (known as Chang International Circuit (ช้าง อินเตอร์เนชั่นแนล เซอร์กิต) for commercial purposes, but listed by its non-commercial name because of alcohol restrictions in some countries) is a

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Buriram Buriram (, , , 'city of happiness') is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in Thailand, capital of Buriram Province, about northeast of Bangkok. The town occupies ''tambon'' Nai Mueang of Mueang Buriram District. In 2012 it had a population of 27,862 ...

, Buriram Province,

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. The circuit was opened in 2014. This is the first

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Grade 1 and

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Grade A circuit in Thailand. The track's primary corporate sponsor,

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, named the track as part of the sponsorship; however, because of laws regarding alcohol sponsorship in France and Qatar, the circuit uses the non-commercial name in FIM documentation.

History

The Japanese

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has visited Buriram since 2014. Also, the

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, TCR Asia Series and GT Asia Series is scheduled to race at Buriram in October 2015, and the

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in November 2015, and the

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in January 2016. On 22 March 2015, the first ever Thailand round of the

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was held at the circuit. Both of the Superbike races were won by UK rider

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and the World Supersport race was won by Thai rider

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, much to the delight of the Thai spectators. On 23 June 2015, it was announced that the

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series would be visiting the circuit for the seventh and eighth rounds of the one-make series. On 12 March 2016, the second Thailand round of the World Superbike Championship was held. UK rider Jonathan Rea again won race 1, UK rider

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won race 2. The World Supersport race was won by the French rider

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. On 11 March 2017, the third Thailand round of the World SuperBike Championship took place. UK rider Jonathan Rea scored his hattrick of race 1 wins at the circuit and also won race 2. The World Supersport race was won by Italian rider

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, local Thai rider

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came second. In September 2017,

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confirmed that

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will be held at the Buriram International Circuit, with a three-year commitment running from 2018 to 2020 for a race called the PTT Thailand Grand Prix.

Lap records

The lap records at the Chang International Circuit are listed as:

Events

; Current * March:

Asia Road Racing Championship The FIM Asia Road Racing Championship (known as Idemitsu FIM Asia Road Racing Championship for sponsorship reason) is the regional motorcycle road racing championship for Asia, held since 1996. This championship is part of the production-based ca ...

* May:

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, GT4 Asia Series * August:

* October:

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'', Asia Talent Cup * December:

; Former * Asian Formula Renault (2016) *

''4 Hours of Buriram'' (2016–2020) *

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(2019–2020) *

Formula 4 South East Asia Championship The Formula 4 South East Asia Championship was a formula racing series run to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The inaugural season was held over 2016 and 2017 and the last one was held in 2019. History Gerhard Berger and the FIA Singleseater Commi ...

(2017–2019) *

Formula Masters China Formula Masters China, FMCS () (previously known as Formula Pilota China), was a single-seater racing series based in Asia. The series was created in 2011 after the success of the Formula Abarth championship that was created a year before. Event ...

(2016) *

GT Asia Series The GT Asia Series was a sports car racing series based in Asia. The championship combines FIA GT3 specification cars as the elite class of the series with Ferrari Challenge, Porsche Cup and older GT3 machinery competing in the GTM class. The s ...

(2015–2016, 2018) *

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(2015–2019) *

(2014–2019) *

TCR Asia Series The TCR Asia Series is an annual touring car racing event that is held at various locations across Asia. History TCR Asia Series was announced on 14 August 2014 by the organisation behind the TCR series under the name TC3 Asia Series - later chan ...

(2015–2016) *

(2015) *

FIA WTCC Race of Thailand The FIA WTCC Race of Thailand was a round of the World Touring Car Championship held at the Chang International Circuit located in Buriram, Isan, Thailand. The race made its debut in the World Touring Car Championship as the 11th round of the 2 ...

'' (2015)

Gallery

Image:Marc Márquez 2018 Buriram 6.jpg,

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at Buriram International Circuit Image:Marc Márquez wins the race 2018 Buriram.jpg, Finish line of the Circuit Image:Dani Pedrosa leads the group 2018 Buriram.jpg, S-curve at the Circuit Image:Dani Pedrosa 2018 Buriram.jpg,

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riding his Repsol Honda at Buriram International Circuit

Notes

References

External links

Chang International Circuit
official website Motorsport venues in Thailand Buildings and structures in Buriram province Sports venues completed in 2014 Superbike World Championship circuits World Touring Car Championship circuits Racing circuits designed by Hermann Tilke 2014 establishments in Thailand {{Autoracing-venue-stub