Hanoi Circuit
 Original proposed layout of the Grand Prix Circuit with 22 turns | |
| Location |  Nam Từ Liêm, Hanoi |
|---|---|
| Time zone | ICT (UTC 07:00) |
| Coordinates | 21°00′59.75″N 105°45′56.65″E / 21.0165972°N 105.7657361°E |
| FIA Grade | 1 (intended) |
| Architect | Hermann Tilke |
| Grand Prix Circuit | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 5.613 km (3.488 miles) |
| Turns | 23[1] |
The Hanoi Circuit[2] or Hanoi Street Circuit[3] (Vietnamese: Trường đua đường phố Hà Nội[4]) is a motor racing venue located in the Nam Từ Liêm district of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. It is a street circuit designed to host the Vietnamese Grand Prix, a planned round of the Formula One World Championship. The circuit is 5.613 km (3.488 mi) long and was designed by circuit architect Hermann Tilke.[5]
History
[edit]The Hanoi Circuit was originally expected to make its debut on the Formula One calendar in 2020 with the inaugural Vietnamese Grand Prix, but the race was cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] The planned next Formula One race on the circuit was also dropped from the 2021 calendar due to the arrest of Hanoi People's Committee Chairman Nguyễn Đức Chung, a key official responsible for the race, on corruption charges.[7]
The circuit, going anticlockwise, was located next to the Mỹ Đình National Stadium and consisted of a temporary street section and a purpose-built layout that was intended to be open to the public once completed.[8] It also features one of the longest straights on the calendar at 1.5 km (0.9 mi) in length. The purpose-built section drew inspiration from several existing circuits including the Circuit de Monaco, Suzuka Circuit, Sepang International Circuit and the Nürburgring "GP-Strecke". This philosophy of adapting corners from other circuits had previously been used in designing the layout of the Circuit of the Americas.[9]
The original layout consisted of 22 corners, but this was revised in December 2019 to include an additional corner in the third sector. The extra corner was added to improve safety.[1] Construction of the circuit was completed in February 2020.[10]
The circuit has been closed to the public since the cancellation of the planned Grand Prix, with the exception of between 31 December 2022 and 1 January 2023, when it hosted a Honda promotional event.[11][12] On 14 April 2024, the main straight was used as the venue for the 50th anniversary of the Mobile Police Command's Traditional Day parade.[13]
Because the full circuit was never used for a race, the only representation of the complete circuit (both the temporary and permanent elements) was seen in F1 2020, which retains the original 2020 season calendar.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Vietnam adds extra corner to F1 circuit". motorsport.com. Motor Sport. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Vietnam - Hanoi". formula1.com. Formula One Administration. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Revealed: New Vietnam circuit layout after extra corner added". formula1.com. Formula One Administration. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ VnExpress. "Đường đua F1 Hà Nội một tháng trước khi bàn giao - VnExpress". vnexpress.net (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Everything you need to know about the new Vietnam street circuit". formula1.com. Formula One Administration. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "Cancellation of the 2020 Vinfast Vietnam Grand Prix". Vietnam Grand Prix. 16 October 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ Andrew Benson (9 November 2020). "Vietnamese Grand Prix dropped from 2021 F1 schedule". bbc.com. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ Herrero, Daniel (7 November 2018). "Vietnam secures 2020 Formula 1 berth". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ Maher, John (23 April 2012). "Turn for turn, Austin track's design, layout should look familiar to F1 drivers". Austin-American Statesman. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ Herrero, Daniel (27 February 2020). "New images released upon completion of Vietnam GP circuit". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "Gloomy future: Vietnam's F1 track abandoned as hopes fade for debut grand prix". today.rtl.lu. 13 October 2022.
- ^ Gia, Huy (4 January 2023). "Honda Thanks Day- ấn tượng biểu diễn xe đỉnh cao tại đường đua F1 | Báo Công Thương". Báo Công Thương (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Ấn tượng Lễ diễu binh kỷ niệm 50 năm Ngày truyền thống lực lượng Cảnh sát Cơ động". dangcongsan.vn. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.