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. It was designed to have various layouts so that it could accommodate a wide variety of vehicles, such as karts, dragsters, and formula and touring cars. The Velopark consists of a main racecourse, a straight for dragsters, and three kart tracks including an oval, the only oval made for karts in South America.

Racecourse

The track is composed of eleven turns and two long straights, for a total length of . Its first official race was held in May 2010 for

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. It was won by

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. This track has 9 curves and 3 sectors with 2 DRS zones. The circuit also hosted the

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Lap records

As of July 2022, the fastest official lap records at the Velopark are listed as:

References

External links

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Map and circuit history at RacingCircuits.info
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