Súper Óvalo Chiapas (Autódromo Chiapas) is a
tri-oval
A tri-oval is a shape which derives its name from the two other shapes it most resembles, a triangle and an oval. Rather than meeting at sharp, definable angles as the sides of a triangle do, in a tri-oval these angles are instead rounded into s ...
track in
Berriozábal
Berriozábal is a city and one of the 122 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 300.6 km².
In 2010, the municipality had a total population of 43,179, up from 28,719 in 2005.
In 2010, the city of Berriozábal ...
,
Chiapas near to
Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Tuxtla Gutiérrez (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Mexican southeastern state of Chiapas. It is the seat of the municipality of the same name, the most developed and populated in the state. A busy government, commercial and servic ...
. The venue has a capacity for 17,000 people. The oval has a length of . Inner configuration has of length and 12° of banking in the turns. On October 12, 2008, OSPE was inaugurated with a
NASCAR Corona Series race.
The main event in this venue is the NMS. Also hosted local events (karting, touring cars, drag racing).
Layout
The racetrack is a D-shape oval of with 12° of banking. The track is run
counter-clockwise. This layout is used by NASCAR Mexico Series, since 2008 to 2015.
The main road configuration has of length. At the turn 2 exit, the layout enters to infield, and return in previous the turn 3. This layout is used for
LATAM Challenge Series
LATAM Challenge Series is an open-wheel racing series based in Latin America. LATAM is the replacement for Formula Renault 2000 de America.
Venues
In the 7 seasons, 20 venues were used, all road courses. The races were mostly held in Mexico unt ...
in 2010.
NASCAR Mexico Series
Súper Óvalo Chiapas (Autódromo Chiapas) has been venue for the Mexico Series since 2008, and was venue in 2010 for the first night race of this category.
Legal issues
Currently OSPE a local company alleged the propriety of the track, but in March 2010 Ocesa through Promotracks took the control of the Autodrómo, because a debt of 93 million pesos. However, since 2011 Promotracks website is down, and the track is near of the abandon.
References
External links
Autodromo de Chiapas race resultsat Racing-Reference
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NASCAR tracks
Chiapas
Sports venues in Tuxtla Gutiérrez