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Istanbul Circuit | Turkey
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| Circuit Length: |
5.34km
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| Circuit Width: |
21m
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| Longest Straight: |
720m
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| The total area allocated for the Istanbul Park Circuit is 2,215,000 m2. The Track which runs counter-clockwise is 5,333 m long with an average width of 14 - 21.5 m, excluding Runoff Areas. The Circuit is composed of 14 curves, of which 6 are right turns and 8 left turns. The sharpest turn has a radius of 15m. The start-finish straight is 655.5m in length. The Track runs over 4 level sections with rising and descending grades. The main parking areas, with the total parking capacity of 20,000 are located along the outer peripheral ring road which is 5,482m in length and will facilitate the movement of traffic on the outer limits of the project area. In addition, the facility consists of 2.3 km of inner service roads and emergency lanes. There are 4 under-passes and 3 pedestrian over passes linking the general admission areas and temporary grand stands with the parking areas plus the media tunnel. The central area is reserved for the construction of Go-Cart Racing Track. The main Grand Stand has an area of 12,700 m2 and a seating capacity of 26,250 spectators. In addition, the temporary grand stands and general admission areas provide a total capacity of over 130,000 spectators with the main grand stand. The paddock buildings are two level structures. The ground floor sections are for the teams and the upper floors serve as hospitality areas with additional viewing capacity of 5,000 seats. There are two VIP towers at the two ends of paddock buildings, each consisting of 7 floors to provide a floor space of 7,392 m2. |
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