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, also known as Circuito de Alcañiz, is a famous race track in Alcañiz, Spain. It's about 5.344 kilometers (3.321 miles) long and is used for many exciting motorsport events.
A famous German architect named Hermann Tilke helped design the circuit. He worked with a British company called Foster and Partners. Even a Formula One driver, Pedro de la Rosa, gave advice on how to make the track the best it could be.
The whole area around MotorLand Aragón is split into three main parts. There's a technology park for research about cars and racing. There's a sports area with the main race track, a karting track, and other dirt tracks. Finally, there's a leisure and culture area with a hotel and shops for visitors.
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History of the Track
MotorLand Aragón first opened on September 6, 2009. It quickly became a popular place for international races.
In 2008, it was announced that the track would host a race for the World Series by Renault in 2009. This was the first big international championship to race there. The event came back to Aragón every year until 2015. Even when the championship changed its name to Formula V8 3.5 in 2016, MotorLand Aragón stayed on the race schedule until 2017.
On March 18, 2010, MotorLand Aragón got an exciting new race. It was chosen to replace another track for the 2010 MotoGP calendar. This was a big deal because it made the Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix the fourth Spanish race that year. In 2011, the track signed a deal to keep MotoGP races coming until at least 2016.
The track also started hosting the Superbike World Championship from 2011 onwards. This was another major event for the circuit. In 2012, part of the track was even used for stage 7 of the 2012 Vuelta a España, a famous bicycle race.
In 2020, MotorLand Aragón hosted two rounds of the WTCR. This happened because of the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused changes to many race schedules. The track has continued to host WTCR races since then.
Important Events at MotorLand Aragón
MotorLand Aragón hosts many different types of races throughout the year.
- Current Events
- April: Spanish Superbike Championship
- May: Eurocup-3, F4 Spanish Championship, TCR Spain Supertouring Championship, Porsche Sprint Challenge Iberica
- June: Spanish Endurance Championship
- 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
- Past Events
- 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
Race tracks keep records of the fastest laps ever driven or ridden. As of May 2023, here are some of the fastest official race lap records at MotorLand Aragón:
| 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 |  |
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See also
In Spanish: MotorLand Aragón para niños
