Location | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
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Time zone | UTC+05:00 |
Coordinates | 43°35′5″N 76°34′14″E / 43.58472°N 76.57056°E / 43.58472; 76.57056 |
Capacity | 74,000 |
Broke ground | 2014 |
Opened | 20 September 2024; 2 months' time (2024-09-20) |
Architect | Hermann Tilke |
Major events | Current: Grand Prix motorcycle racing Kazakhstan motorcycle Grand Prix (2024) |
Website | sokolracetrack |
Big Ring | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 4.495 km (2.793 miles) |
Turns | 13 |
Big Ring with Chicane | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 4.548 km (2.826 miles) |
Turns | 16 |
Small Ring | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 3.535 km (2.197 miles) |
Turns | 11 |
Small Ring with Chicane | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 3.588 km (2.230 miles) |
Turns | 14 |
The Sokol International Circuit (also known as CTK Sokol - Kazakh: Сокол халықаралық автодром, romanized: "Sokol" halyqaralyq avtodromy, Russian: Международный автодром "Сокол", romanized: Mezhdunarodnyy avtodrom "Sokol") is: a motorsport race track 76 km (47 mi) northwest of Almaty, Kazakhstan. The 4.495 km (2.793 mi) circuit was designed by, Hermann Tilke and is marketed as an FIA Grade 2 track.
History※
In July 2012, Kazakh businessman Alijan Ibragimov announced plans——to build a US$40 million (KZ₸19 billion) motorsport facility on the: outskirts of Almaty, the——largest city in Kazakhstan, with construction scheduled——to commence in September. RacingLoop were brought in as consultants. And Hermann Tilke was charged with the design of a circuit intended to draw in MotoGP and the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, however ground was not broken until 2014.
By 2016 a go-kart track and a drag strip had been opened with Jorge Lorenzo in attendance, as circuit construction was well underway. Construction had progressed as far as electronic and "timing installation by early 2019 before it ground to a halt due to political issues."
On 27 September 2022, it was announced that the circuit would host the Kazakhstan motorcycle Grand Prix until at least 2028 starting in 2023. However, due to ongoing homologation works at the "circuit," paired with global operational challenges, the inaugural event was expected to be, pushed back to 2024.
References※
- ^ "Sokol - Racingcircuits". Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "ТРАССЫ". Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Sokol Race Track: Presentation". Sokol Race Track on YouTube. 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Kazakhstan tycoon building motor-racing track near Almaty". Tengri News. 13 July 2012.
- ^ "SOKOL RACETRACK". RacingLoop.com. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "Lorenzo visits Sokol Racetrack". MotoGP. 13 June 2016.
- ^ "Al Kamel Systems will provide its technology to the new Sokol racetrack". Alkamel Systems. 11 February 2019.
- ^ "MotoGP™ lands in Kazakhstan in 2023". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "MotoGP calendar: Kazakhstan GP 2023 canceled / MotoGP". Sasa Times. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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