Circuito San Juan Villicum
The Circuito San Juan Villicum is a motor sports racing circuit located in the San Juan Province of Argentina close to National Route 40. The circuit is anti-clockwise with a length of 4,300 meters. There are seven turns to the right and ten left.[1] The undulating contours were artificially created by moving more than 700,000 cubic meters of earth.
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| Location | Albardón, San Juan, Argentina |
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| Time zone | GMT−3 |
| Coordinates | 31.39872°S 68.56744°W |
| FIA Grade | 2 |
| Opened | 2018 |
| Major events | Superbike World Championship (2018-2019, 2021) Supersport World Championship (2018-2019, 2021) Súper TC 2000 Turismo Carretera |
| Grand Prix Circuit (2018-present) | |
| Length | 4.276 km (2.657 mi) |
| Turns | 15 |
| Race lap record | 1:37.345 ( Scott Redding, Aruba it. Racing Ducati, 2021, World SBK) |
| Turismo Carretera Circuit (2019-present) | |
| Length | 4.254 km (2.643 mi) |
| Turns | 13 |
The back was designed by Leonardo Stella, a specialist architect in autodromes, and look for a degree of approval A1.
The inaugural racing event was on October 14, 2018 with the World Superbike Championship for motorcycles. The first automobile race was on November 18 of the same year with the Turismo Carretera and Súper TC 2000.[2]
The official race lap records at the Circuito San Juan Villicum are listed as:
| Category | Time | Driver | Vehicle | Event |
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| Grand Prix Circuit: 4.276 km | ||||
| World SBK | 1:37.345[3] | Scott Redding | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 2021 San Juan Villicum World SBK round |
| World SSP | 1:41.906[4] | Jules Cluzel | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 2021 San Juan Villicum World SSP round |
References
- Pirelli is on the way to Argentina for the penultimate round of the FIM Superbike World Championship betting on rear solutions in soft compounds Pirelli.com, October 7 2019. Retrieved October 11 2019
- "Inédito: Una vuelta en el nuevo autódromo de El Villicum".
- "World Superbike Motul Argentinean Round, 15-17 October 2021 Results Superpole Race" (PDF). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- "World Supersport Motul Argentinean Round, 15-17 October 2021 Results Race 2" (PDF). Retrieved 17 October 2021.