Layout: Fictitious (designed by me) – © 2022 AllAlongTheRacetrack
When was the track built?
Opened in 1956, it consisted of a triangular external outline, with a series of internal layouts that have been improved little by little up until the 1970s and in 2017, with the addition of five corners to make it a 3.5km circuit.
Due to its length and safety standards it has attracted mainly South American racing.
The passion of the fans of the area will be rewarded as the new Formula One Organization wanted it to be the first circuit in the country to host a GP, thanks to the new redesign, made by me, that will be ready from 2023.
Safety standards are the highest and there will be plenty of seats for the enthusiastic crowd.
When was its first Grand Prix?
It will be the first ever Formula 1 GP in this venue.
It is one of the three Uruguayan circuits in the database that will rotate for the second spot in the Continental Series.
What’s the circuit like?
The former back straight, now extended, becomes the main one, with the tight hairpin becoming T1, slightly banked to offer even more overtaking opportunities.
The twisty section between T2 and T7 is fully inspired by the current internal layout and leads to the new Sector 2, characterized by long high-speed corners and bends. T10 is another overtaking spot.
In the final sector a new slightly downhill chicane feeds into the last corner, a sweeping banked hairpin that launches cars already at high speed on the main straight.
In the new version overtaking will be easier, although tyre management will be challenging since left tyres will subject to heavy loads for most of the lap.
Where is it located?
In the El Pinar suburb of Ciudad de la Costa, few kilometres East of the capital Montevideo and its International airport. (- 34°46’55”, – 55°55’24”)
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