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Sepang International Circuit

  • Location: Sepang International Circuit, 85 km (53 miles) from Kuala Lumpur city centre, Malaysia.
  • Type: Racetrack (home to the Malaysian leg of the Formula 1 World Championship and World Motorcycle Grand Prix).
  • Track dimensions: Maximum width 20 metres (approx 66 feet) odd to use a decimal here – what is it in feet and inches?). Nine turns.
  • Distance:  The circuit is 2.8 km. Drivers must cover is 11.2 km (four laps of 2.8 km minus the distance between the start and finish lines).
  • Speed: Prototype cars must travel at an average speed of approximately 30 km/h (19 mph). UrbanConcept cars must travel at an average speed of approximately 25 km/h (16 mph).
  • Features: The track is electronically linked through a network of fibre-optic cabling systems along the track to multiple closed-circuit TV cameras, centrally monitored at the race control room.