Saturday, October 24, 2009

The Sepang International Circuit (SIC) is a racing circuit inSepang, Selangor. It is located near Kuala Lumpur International Airport, approximately 60km south of the capital city Kuala Lumpur. It is the venue used for the F1 and A1 grand prix as well as the Malaysian Motocycle Grand Prix. It is also used as a venue for many other major motorsport events.

The circuit was designed by German designer Hermann Tilke, who would subsequently design the new facilities in Shanghai, Bahrain and Turkey.

The main circuit, normally raced in a clockwise direction, is 5.54 kilometres long, and is noted for its sweeping corners and wide straights. The layout is quite unusual, with a very long back straight separated from the pit straight by just one very tight hairpin.

Other configurations of the Sepang circuit can also be used. The north circuit is also raced in a clockwise direction. It is basically the first half of the main circuit. The course turns back towards the pit straight after turn 6 and is 2.71 kilometres long in total.

The south circuit is the other half of the racecourse. The back straight of the main circuit becomes the pit straight when the south circuit is in use, and joins onto turn 8 of the main circuit to form a hairpin turn. Also run clockwise, this circuit is 2.61 km in length.

Sepang International Circuit also features kart racing and motocross facilities.

1 comment:

  1. The Sepang International Circuit (SIC) is one of the most hi-tech circuit in the world. This circuit also among the best circuit and most of the F1 driver or the GP rider love to race here. This is because, in this country the weather hard to predict and always raining. But for the driver, this is an exciting race for them. This circuit also has a very good structure or turn that can make the race has its own uniqueness.lastly. we should appreciate what we have in Malaysia. Our country now has being known all over the globe because what we have done to this piece of land in just a few year.

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