Circuit Ricardo Tormo, also known as ''Circuit de Valencia'' and officially named ''Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo'', is a motorsport

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located in Cheste (

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) and built in 1999. The track is named after Spanish, two-time world champion

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motorcycle racer Ricardo Tormo (1952–1998), who died in 1998 of leukemia. It has a capacity of 165,000 and a main straight of . The track hosts the

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Valencian Community Grand Prix. Also, the FIA GT Championship had a race there in 2000 and 2004, the

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from 2005 to 2012, the

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, and the

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from 2010 to 2012. It has also been

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's pre-season test venue since the 2017–18 season, having moved from

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, with the circuit also considered a replacement venue for the 2019–20 season because of the

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crisis cancelling numerous rounds. It was also the

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(now

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) pre-season test venue until the 2017 season. The series also hosted a one-off event at the track in

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. The GP2 Series (now FIA Formula 2 Championship) also held rounds at the track in 2006 and

. Valencia has also hosted the season-opening round of the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series since 2014.

Formula E

The circuit has been used by

as a pre-season testing venue since 2017. On 28 January 2021, it was announced that the circuit would host the

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as the 5th and 6th round of the 2020–21 Formula E World Championship, to be held on 24 April 2021, replacing the cancelled Paris ePrix. It was the first time an ePrix has been held on a permanent race circuit, albeit on a unique configuration. One of the differences between the normal track for pre-season testing and the track used for the race was the installation of a temporary chicane in the start/finish straight. The track then turns right immediately after the exit of turn 8.

In other media

The track has been recreated in the videogames '' Tourist Trophy'' and ''

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''. The track also appears in other video games like ''

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'', '' GTR Evolution'' and '' rFactor'' as well. As it is a MotoGP round host, the track has appeared in every MotoGP game since its début in 1999. The latest recreation of the track was in ''

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'', and the SBK games during 2006–2013.

Layout configurations

Lap records

Anthony Davidson holds the unofficial lap record, set in 2006 while testing a

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, with a time of 1:08.540sec. The official race lap records at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo are listed as:

Events

; Current * March: Campeonato de España de Resistencia * April: Campeonato de España de Superbike * May: NASCAR Whelen Euro Series ''NASCAR GP Spain – Valencia NASCAR Fest'', FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship * June: F4 Spanish Championship * September: GT World Challenge Europe, GT2 European Series, French F4 Championship, Porsche Carrera Cup France * October: FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship * November:

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'' Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix'' ; Former *

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(2001, 2008–2009, 2011–2012) * Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (2010–2012) * European Touring Car Championship (2004) * FIA GT Championship (2000, 2004) *

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(2010–2012) *

'' (2021) *

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(2021) * Formula Renault Eurocup (2004-2005) * GP2 Series (2006–2007) *

(2013) *

'' European motorcycle Grand Prix'' (2020) * International GT Open (2006–2008, 2010) * Le Mans Series '' 1000 km Valencia'' (2007) * MotoE (2019) * Sidecar World Championship (2000–2003) * Superbike World Championship (2000–2010) * TCR International Series (2015) *

'' FIA WTCC Race of Spain'' (2005–2012)

Notes

References

External links

* *{{{official, http://www.circuitvalencia.com/
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