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'''[[Laguna Seca]]''' is a road racing track in California. The term may also refer to:
[[Image:CORKSCREW.JPG|thumb|right|300px|"Corkscrew" at turn 8.]]
'''Laguna Seca''' is a paved roadracing track (for both [[auto racing]] and [[motorcycle racing]]) built in 1957 near [[Monterey, California|Monterey]], [[California]], [[United States|USA]].


* [[Laguna Seca Formation]], a geologic formation in California
The raceway's primary corporate sponsor is [[Mazda]], who hold some of their own events there and display their products at major racing events. Under a present naming rights sponsorship agreement, the circuit is presently known as the "Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca"
* [[Laguna Seca (Mexico)]], see [[Convention of London (1861)|Convention of London]]
* [[Laguna Seca (Santa Clara County)]], a seasonal lake in California
* [[Laguna Seca, Texas]], United States
* [[Rancho Laguna Seca (Alvires)]], in Santa Clara County, California
* [[Rancho Laguna Seca]], in Monterey County, California


==History==
== See also ==
* [[Laguna (disambiguation)]]
The circuit is part of the Laguna Seca Recreation Area, a county park in which the racetrack is set. Resultantly, there are [[camping]] facilities located at the raceway, which can be used year-round.


{{disambiguation|geo}}
The racetrack is 2.238 miles in length (3.58 kilometers), and has eleven turns, including the famous (and gut-wrenching) Corkscrew at turn 8. Turn 9 has been renamed 'Rainey Curve' in honor of 500 c.c. Grand Prix Motorcycle World champion [[Wayne Rainey]], a resident of nearby [[Salinas, California]]

===Changes and safety===
The track has undergone significant changes over the past two decades to meet evolving safety homologation requirements of the [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme]] (FIM) and other sanctioning bodies. Changes include the addition of the entire infield area (present day turns 3, 4, and 5), relocation of pedestrian bridges and embankments, and expansion of gravel pits outside turns for run off.

[[MotoGP]] riders were very critical of general safety of and at the track, as well as safety arrangements in [[2005]]. The race only went ahead after additional temporary safety changes were undertaken, together with an agreement to improve the track for [[2006]]

==Events==
A variety of racing and exhibition events are held at the raceway, ranging from [[Superkart|superkarts]] to [[American Le Mans]] racing to car shows.

Major events each year include
*[[Red Bull]] U.S. Grand Prix - featuring both the [[MotoGP]] World Championship and the U.S. AMA Superbike Series
*U.S. Sports car Invitational featuring the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series
*Monterey Sports Car Championships featuring a four-hour endurance race for the ALMS
*Monterey Historics for classic race-cars

Starting in [[2006]], the [[A1 Grand Prix]] brings prominent international open-wheel racing back to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. A [[Champ Car]] World Series weekend has been a prominent event in the past.

Laguna Seca and part of the old [[Fort Ord]] that is now [[BLM]] land annually host the Sea Otter Classic "Celebration of Cycling". As the first major event of the year - typically held in April - it kicks off both the [[road bike]] and [[mountain bike]] seasons.

Also at Laguna Seca is a branch of the [[Skip Barber Racing School]].

==PC game==
The track is featured in [[video games]], most notably the [[Gran Turismo]] series (including the bike version [[Tourist Trophy (video game)|Tourist Trophy]]) for Playstation 2 and [[Forza Motorsport]] for Xbox. [[Jeremy Clarkson]] of the British automotive show [[Top Gear]] attempted to beat his GT4 time of 1:41.148 seconds in a [[Acura NSX]] in 2005, but reality prevailed and he managed to get a 1:57 on the real course.

==Race Winners==
===[[Champ Car]]===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Season
! Winning Driver
! Chassis
! Engine
|-
| 1983
| [[Teo Fabi]]
| [[March Engineering|March]]
| [[Cosworth]]
|-
| 1984
| [[Bobby Rahal]]
BMW M3 GT| [[March Engineering|March]]
| [[Cosworth]]
|-
| 1985
| [[Bobby Rahal]]
| [[March Engineering|March]]
| [[Cosworth]]
|-
| 1986
| [[Bobby Rahal]]
| [[March Engineering|March]]
| [[Cosworth]]
|-
| 1987
| [[Bobby Rahal]]
| [[Lola]]
| [[Cosworth]]
|-
| 1988
| [[Danny Sullivan]]
| [[Penske]]
| [[Chevrolet]]-[[Ilmor]]
|-
| 1989
| [[Rick Mears]]
| [[Penske]]
| [[Chevrolet]]-[[Ilmor]]
|-
| 1990
| [[Danny Sullivan]]
| [[Penske]]
| [[Chevrolet]]-[[Ilmor]]
|-
| 1991
| [[Michael Andretti]]
| [[Lola]]
| [[Chevrolet]]-[[Ilmor]]
|-
| 1992
| [[Michael Andretti]]
| [[Lola]]
| [[Ford-Cosworth]]
|-
| 1993
| [[Paul Tracy]]
| [[Penske]]
| [[Chevrolet]]-[[Ilmor]]
|-
| 1994
| [[Paul Tracy]]
| [[Penske]]
| [[Mercedes Benz]]-[[Ilmor]]
|-
| 1995
| [[Gil de Ferran]]
| [[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]]
| [[Mercedes Benz]]-[[Ilmor]]
|-
| 1996
| [[Alex Zanardi]]
| [[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]]
| [[Honda]]
|-
| 1997
| [[Jimmy Vasser]]
| [[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]]
| [[Honda]]
|-
| 1998
| [[Bryan Herta]]
| [[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]]
| [[Ford-Cosworth]]
|-
| 1999
| [[Bryan Herta]]
| [[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]]
| [[Ford-Cosworth]]
|-
| 2000
| [[Helio Castroneves]]
| [[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]]
| [[Honda]]
|-
| 2001
| [[Max Papis]]
| [[Lola]]
| [[Ford-Cosworth]]
|-
| 2002
| [[Cristiano da Matta]]
| [[Lola]]
| [[Toyota]]
|-
| 2003
| [[Patrick Carpentier]]
| [[Lola]]
| [[Ford-Cosworth]]
|-
| 2004
| [[Patrick Carpentier]]
| [[Lola]]
| [[Ford-Cosworth]]
|}

===[[American Le Mans Series]]===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Season
! Class
! Winning Drivers
! Platform
|-
! rowspan="3" | 1999
| LMP
| [[JJ Lehto]] / [[Steve Soper]]
| [[BMW V12 LMR]]
|-
| GTS
| [[Olivier Beretta]] / [[Karl Wendlinger]]
| [[Dodge Viper GTS]]
|-
| GT
| [[Johnny Mowlem]] / [[David Murry]]
| [[Porsche 911 GT3-RSR]]
|-
! rowspan="3"| 2000
| LMP
| [[Rinaldo Capello]] / [[Allan McNish]]
| [[Audi R8 Race Car|Audi R8]]
|-
| GTS
| [[Olivier Beretta]] / [[Karl Wendlinger]]
| [[Dodge Viper GTS]]-R
|-
| GT
| [[Hans Stuck]] / [[Boris Said]]
| [[BMW M3]]
|-
! rowspan="4" | 2001
| LMP900
| [[Frank Biela]] / [[Emanuele Pirro]]
| [[Audi R8 Race Car|Audi R8]]
|-
| LMP675
| [[Milka Duno]] / [[Didier de Radigues]]
| [[Reynard 01Q/Judd]]
|-
| GTS
| [[Terry Borcheller]] / [[Franz Konrad]]
| [[Saleen S7R]]
|-
| GT
| [[JJ Lehto]] / [[Jorg Muller]]
| [[BMW M3 GTR]]
|-
! rowspan="4" | 2002
| LMP900
| [[Emanuele Pirro]] / [[Frank Biela]]
| [[Audi R8 Race Car|Audi R8]]
|-
| LMP675
| [[Chad Block]] / [[Steve Knight]] / [[Claudia Hertgen]]
| [[Lola EX257-MG]]
|-
| GTS
| [[Tomas Enge]] / [[Peter Kox]]
| [[Ferrari 550 Maranello]]
|-
| GT
| [[Lucas Luhr]] / [[Sascha Maassen]]
| [[Porsche 911 GT3-RS]]
|-
! rowspan="4" | 2003
| LMP900
| [[Frank Biela]] / [[Marco Werner]]
| [[Audi R8 Race Car|Audi R8]]
|-
| LMP675
| [[James Weaver]] / [[Butch Leitzinger]]
| [[Lola EX257-MG]]
|-
| GTS
| [[Jan Magnussen]] / [[David Brabham]]
| [[Ferrari 550 Maranello]]
|-
| GT
| [[Sascha Maassen]] / [[Lucas Luhr]]
| [[Porsche 911 GT3-RSR]]
|-
! rowspan="4" | 2004
| LMP1
| [[Johnny Herbert]] / [[Pierre Kaffer]]
| [[Audi R8 Race Car|Audi R8]]
|-
| LMP2
| [[Ian James]] / [[James Gue]]
| [[Courage C65-AER]]
|-
| GT1
| [[Olivier Beretta]] / [[Oliver Gavin]]
| [[Chevrolet Corvette C5-R]]
|-
| GT2
| [[Timo Bernhard]] / [[Jorg Bergmeister]]
| [[Porsche 911 GT3-RSR]]
|-
! rowspan="4" | 2005
| P1
| [[Tom Chilton]] / [[Hayanari Shimoda]]
| [[Zytek 04S]]
|-
| P2
| [[Sascha Maassen]] / [[Lucas Luhr]]
| [[Porsche RS Spyder]]
|-
| GT1
| [[Olivier Beretta]] / [[Oliver Gavin]]
| [[Chevrolet Corvette C6-R]]
|-
| GT2
| [[Patrick Long]] / [[Jorg Bergmeister]]
| [[Porsche 911 GT3-RSR]]
|}

===[[A1 Grand Prix]]===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Season
! Sprint Race Winner
! Feature Race Winner
|-
| 2005-2006
| {{flagicon|MEX}}[[Salvador Duran]]
| {{flagicon|MEX}}[[Salvador Duran]]
|}

===[[Moto GP]] 2005===

{{flagicon|USA}} [[Nicky Hayden]], Repsol Honda RC-211V

==External links==
*[http://www.laguna-seca.com/ Laguna Seca Raceway official site]
*[http://www.americanlemans.com/home/index.asp American Le Mans Series]
*[http://www.seaotterclassic.com/ Sea Otter Classic]

{{A1GP races}}

[[Category:Monterey County, California]]
[[Category:Sports venues in California]]
[[Category:Motor racing venues in the United States]]
[[Category:A1 Grand Prix venues]]
[[Category:Grand Prix motorcycle racing circuits]]

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Latest revision as of 20:13, 20 April 2024

Laguna Seca is a road racing track in California. The term may also refer to:

See also

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