MotorLand Aragón facts for kids
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| Location | Alcañiz, Aragon, Spain |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) CEST (DST) |
| Coordinates | 41°4′42″N 0°12′27″W / 41.07833°N 0.20750°W |
| Capacity | 129,500 |
| FIA Grade | 1 (4 layouts) 3 (4 layouts) 4 (4T) |
| Broke ground | December 2005 |
| Opened | 6 September 2009 |
| Architect | Hermann Tilke |
| Major events | Current: World SBK (2011–present) European Le Mans Series (2023) Eurocup-3 (2023) Former: Grand Prix motorcycle racing Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix (2010–2022) Teruel motorcycle Grand Prix (2020) WTCR Race of Spain (2020–2022) Race of Aragón (2020) Pure ETCR (2021) Sidecar World Championship (2013–2014) World Series Formula V8 3.5 (2009–2017) Racecar Euro Series (2011) |
| Grand Prix Circuit (2009–present) | |
| Length | 5.345 km (3.321 mi) |
| Turns | 18 |
| Race lap record | 1:41.376 (Arthur Pic, Dallara T12, 2012, Formula Renault 3.5) |
| Motorcycle Circuit (2009–present) | |
| Length | 5.078 km (3.155 mi) |
| Turns | 16 |
| Race lap record | 1:43.691 (Mike Simpson, Ginetta G57 P2, 2016, Sports prototype) |
| National Circuit (2009–present) | |
| Length | 2.646 km (1.644 mi) |
| Turns | 13 |
| Race lap record | 1:11.181 (Augusto Farfus, Hyundai Veloster N ETCR, 2021, ETCR) |
MotorLand Aragón (alternative Spanish name: Circuito de Alcañiz) is a 5.344 km (3.321 mi) race track used for motorsports located in Alcañiz, Spain.
The circuit was designed by German architect Hermann Tilke in conjunction with the British architectural business Foster and Partners. Formula One driver Pedro de la Rosa was a technical and sporting consultant on the project.
The facility has been designed to incorporate three main zones; a technology park, a sports area and a leisure and culture area. The technology park will feature research and educational institutes related to the motor industry, the sports area will include the racing circuit (with multiple layouts), a karting track and various gravel circuits, whilst the leisure and culture section will feature a hotel, business centre and shopping facilities.
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History
It was announced on 26 May, 2008 that the circuit will host a round of the World Series by Renault in 2009, the first international championship to race at the venue. The event has returned to Aragón every year since, until the end of the championship in 2015. Renault Sport Technologies had access to the circuit for thirty days per year for testing and promotional events. When the World Series by Renault championship was discontinued at the end of 2015 and was relaunched in 2016 as Formula V8 3.5, the circuit continued to be part of the schedule. The race remained on the championship for the 2017 season, at the end of which the championship was discontinued.
On 18 March, 2010, MotorLand Aragón was announced as a replacement for the Balatonring on the 2010 MotoGP calendar. Aragón was already in place as a reserve event and replaced the Hungarian race which was postponed because of overrunning construction work. This made the Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix the fourth Spanish race on the calendar. In March 2011 Dorna Sports signed a contract with the circuit to make it a permanent entry on the main calendar until at least 2016. On 19 May, 2010, it was announced that the circuit will hold a round of the Superbike World Championship from 2011, with a three-year deal being agreed.
The circuit was used as part of stage 7 of the 2012 Vuelta a España.
The circuit was planned to host round 6 of the 2020 World Touring Car Cup on 5 July, replacing Circuit Zandvoort on the calendar. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the race was postponed. The circuit instead hosted two WTCR rounds (Race of Spain, Race of Aragón) on 31 October–1 November and 14–15 November respectively. The circuit continues to host WTCR races after 2020.
Fatalities
On 25 July, 2021, during the 2021 European Talent Cup, Hugo Millán died in a crash. He was 14 at the time.
Events
- Current
- April: Campeonato de España de Superbike
- May: Eurocup-3, F4 Spanish Championship, TCR Spain Campeonato de España de Superturismos, Porsche Sprint Challenge Iberica
- June: Campeonato de España de Resistencia
- August: European Le Mans Series 4 Hours of Aragón, Le Mans Cup, Ligier European Series
- September: Superbike World Championship, Supersport World Championship, Supersport 300 World Championship
- October: FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship, FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship
- November: Motorland Classic Festival
- Former
- Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2009–2016)
- F4 Eurocup 1.6 (2009–2010)
- Grand Prix motorcycle racing
- Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix (2010–2022)
- Teruel motorcycle Grand Prix (2020)
- Pure ETCR (2021)
- Racecar Euro Series (2011)
- Renault Sport Trophy (2016)
- Sidecar World Championship (2013–2014)
- V de V Sports (2016)
- Vuelta a España (2012)
- World Series Formula V8 3.5 (2009–2017)
- World Touring Car Cup
- Race of Aragón (2020)
- Race of Spain (2020–2022)
Lap records
As of May 2023, the fastest official race lap records at the MotorLand Aragón are listed as:
| Category | Time | Driver | Vehicle | Event | Circuit Map |
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| FIA Grand Prix Circuit: 5.345 km (2009–present) | |||||
| Formula Renault 3.5 | 1:41.376 | Arthur Pic | Dallara T12 | 2012 Aragón Formula Renault 3.5 Series round | |
| Renault Sport Trophy | 1:54.451 | Markus Palttala | Renault Sport R.S. 01 | 2016 Aragón Renault Sport Trophy round | |
| Formula Renault 2.0 | 1:55.950 | Max Defourny | Tatuus FR2.0/13 | 2016 Aragón Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 round | |
| Formula Regional | 1:56.000 | Esteban Masson | Tatuus F3 T-318-EC3 | 2023 Aragón Eurocup-3 round | |
| World SBK | 1:57.664 | Tom Sykes | Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R | 2014 Aragón World SBK round | |
| GT3 | 1:59.235 | José Pedro Fontes | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | 2013 Aragón Portuguese GT round | |
| Formula 4 | 2:00.019 | Enzo Deligny | Tatuus F4-T421 | 2023 Aragón F4 Spain round | |
| World SSP | 2:01.708 | Jules Cluzel | MV Agusta F3 675 | 2014 Aragón World SSP round | |
| Eurocup Mégane Trophy | 2:02.489 | Bas Schothorst | Renault Mégane Renault Sport II | 2012 Aragón Eurocup Mégane Trophy round | |
| Porsche Carrera Cup | 2:02.881 | Francisco Mora | Porsche 911 (991 II) GT3 Cup | 2023 Aragón Porsche Sprint Challenge Iberica round | |
| TCR Touring Car | 2:06.320 | Gilles Magnus | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) | 2022 WTCR Race of Spain | |
| Renault Clio Cup | 2.19.762 | Olivier Jouffret | Renault Clio R.S. IV | 2016 Aragón Renault Clio Cup Spain round | |
| FIA Grand Prix Circuit with Chicanes: 5.397 km (2020) | |||||
| TCR Touring Car | 2:15.272 | Santiago Urrutia | Lynk & Co 03 TCR | 2020 WTCR Race of Aragón | |
| FIM Grand Prix Circuit: 5.078 km (2009–present) | |||||
| Sports prototype | 1:43.691 | Mike Simpson | Ginetta G57 | 2016 Aragón V de V Endurance Series round | |
| MotoGP | 1:47.795 | Luca Marini | Ducati Desmosedici GP22 | 2022 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix | |
| World SBK | 1:49.375 | Toprak Razgatlıoğlu | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 2022 Aragón World SBK round | |
| GT3 | 1:50.074 | Maxime Jousse | Renault R.S. 01 | 2016 Aragón V de V Endurance Series round | |
| Formula 4 | 1:51.143 | Richard Verschoor | Tatuus F4-T014 | 2016 Aragón F4 Spain round | |
| Moto2 | 1:51.730 | Sam Lowes | Kalex Moto2 | 2020 Teruel motorcycle Grand Prix | |
| World SSP | 1:53.639 | Dominique Aegerter | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 2022 Aragón World SSP round | |
| Moto3 | 1:57.896 | Deniz Öncü | KTM RC250GP | 2022 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix | |
| TCR Touring Car | 2:00.359 | Mike Halder | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) | 2021 Aragón TCR Spain round | |
| Supersport 300 | 2:06.263 | Marc García | Yamaha YZF-R3 | 2022 Aragón Supersport 300 round | |
| National Circuit: 2.646 km (2009–present) | |||||
| ETCR | 1:11.181 | Augusto Farfus | Hyundai Veloster N ETCR | 2021 Aragón Pure ETCR round |  |
See also
In Spanish: MotorLand Aragón para niños
