The Dubai Autodrome is an

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sanctioned motorsports circuit located in

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. The architects of the project were Populous and the circuit was designed by Clive Bowen of

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. Opened in October 2004 with the final round of the LG Super Racing Weekend featuring the final rounds of the

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and 2004 Formula Renault V6 Eurocup season, Dubai Autodrome was the first part of the

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development that was available for use. The venue hosted the December 2005

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and the

from 2004 to 2006. The track record at the longest configuration was set by

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(DAMS) with a time of 1:41.220 in a GP2 Asia car. Since 2006 the Autodrome has been home to the

Dubai 24 Hour The Dubai 24 Hour Race is both a Sports car racing, sports car and Touring car racing, touring car automobile endurance race held annually at the Dubai Autodrome. It was inaugurated in 2006. Entrants and participants As with all races in the 24 ...

, a GT,

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and

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automobile endurance race open to both professional and semi-professional teams. The circuit has

Grade 1 license, which means that it has all the requirements to host a Formula One race (though Abu Dhabi currently hosts F1 races in the UAE).

Events

; Current * January:

24H Series The 24H Series is a sports car racing and touring car racing series developed by Creventic and with approval from the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It features GT3-spec cars, GT4-spec cars, sports cars, touring cars and 2 ...

'' Hankook 24 Hours of Dubai'', Formula Regional Middle East Championship,

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, Ferrari Challenge Asia-Pacific * February:

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''4 Hours of Dubai'', Formula Regional Middle East Championship, Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East,

, UAE Procar Championship, Gulf Radical Cup * March: UAE Procar Championship, Gulf Radical Cup ; Former *

(2005) *

(2004) *

(2004–2006) *

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(2020–2022) *

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(2004) *

GP2 Asia Series The GP2 Asia Series was a form of open wheel motor racing as a result of a spin-off from the GP2 series. The series was officially announced during the weekend of the 2007 Monaco Grand Prix. GP2 series organiser Bruno Michel commented that "It ...

(2008) * MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship (2015–2019) * Speedcar Series (2008–2009) *

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(2017) * TCR Middle East Series (2017–2019)

Dubai Kartdrome

The Kartdrome an international standard karting track situated across the boulevard from the Dubai Autodrome main straight. The venue also hosts UAE championship karting and has in the past hosted rounds of the Biland World Finals and the Middle East Karting Championship. The biggest karting race in the Middle East (Dubai O Plate) is held there.

Track configurations

The circuit has four racing configurations and two additional non-racing sections. These are the courses with access to the pit area. File:Dubai Autodrome--Grand Prix Course.svg, Grand Prix course File:Dubai Autodrome--International Course.svg, International Course File:Dubai Autodrome--National Course.svg, National Course File:Dubai Autodrome--Club Course.svg, Club Course

Handling courses

File:Dubai Autodrome--Hill Handling Course.svg, Hill Handling Course File:Dubai Autodrome--Oval Handling Course.svg, Oval Handling Course

Lap records

The official fastest race lap records at the Dubai Autodrome are listed as:

Fatal accidents

Notes

References

External links

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Dubai 24 Hour Official site
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