Ordos International Circuit
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Ordos International Circuit, built in 2010, is a motorsport facility located in Ordos City
, Inner Mongolia
, China
. It hosted a round of the China Touring Car Championship, Scirocco Cup China and Superleague Formula
in 2010. The circuit is 3.751 km (2.3 mi) long with 18 corners.
Jiang Tengyi was the first driver to win a race at Ordos, when he won round 1 of the China Touring Car Championship at the wheel of a Ford Focus
. Jiang's FRD Ford Racing teammate Rainey He set the fastest lap of 1:56.334.
Ben Hanley
became the first driver to win an international race here on 3 October 2010 when he won the first of two Superleague Formula
races held here for Olympiacos
.
Ordos was included in the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship
calendar by the FIA on 10 December 2010.
Ordos City
Ordos is one of the twelve major subdivisions of Inner Mongolia, China. It is located within the Ordos Loop of the Yellow River. Although mainly rural, Ordos is administered as a prefecture-level city...
, Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in the northern region of the country. Inner Mongolia shares an international border with the countries of Mongolia and the Russian Federation...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. It hosted a round of the China Touring Car Championship, Scirocco Cup China and Superleague Formula
Superleague Formula
Superleague Formula is an open wheel single seater motor racing formula, which started in 2008, at Donington Park in the United Kingdom. The league introduced team sponsorship by association football clubs. It goes by the saying 'The Beautiful Race: Football at 300 km/h'. By 2011 the link with...
in 2010. The circuit is 3.751 km (2.3 mi) long with 18 corners.
Jiang Tengyi was the first driver to win a race at Ordos, when he won round 1 of the China Touring Car Championship at the wheel of a Ford Focus
Ford Focus
The Ford Focus is a compact car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company since 1998. Ford began sales of the Focus to Europe in July 1998 and in North America during 1999 for the 2000 model year....
. Jiang's FRD Ford Racing teammate Rainey He set the fastest lap of 1:56.334.
Ben Hanley
Ben Hanley
Ben Hanley is a British racing driver who competed in the first part of the 2008 GP2 Series season. He is also a member of the Renault F1 team's young driver program.- Career :...
became the first driver to win an international race here on 3 October 2010 when he won the first of two Superleague Formula
Superleague Formula
Superleague Formula is an open wheel single seater motor racing formula, which started in 2008, at Donington Park in the United Kingdom. The league introduced team sponsorship by association football clubs. It goes by the saying 'The Beautiful Race: Football at 300 km/h'. By 2011 the link with...
races held here for Olympiacos
Olympiacos
Olympiacos F.C. , also known simply as Olympiacos, Olympiacos Piraeus or with its full name Olympiacos C.F.P. , Olympiacos Club of Fans of Piraeus, is a Greek association football club, part of Olympiacos CFP, based in Piraeus....
.
Ordos was included in the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship
2011 FIA GT1 World Championship season
The 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship season was the second season of the SRO Group's FIA GT1 World Championship, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars complying with Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile GT1 regulations. The championship comprises two titles: GT1 World Champion for...
calendar by the FIA on 10 December 2010.