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|Name = Shanghai International Circuit.
|Time = [[UTC+08:00]]
|Location = [[Jiading District|Jiading]], [[Shanghai]]
|Coordinates = {{Coord|31|20|20|N|121|13|11|E|type:landmark_scale:10000_region:CN-31|display=it}}
|Image = [[File:Shanghai International Racing Circuit track map.svg|250px]]
|Capacity = 200,000
|owner = {{ubl|[[Shanghai Jiushi Group]] (92%)|Shanghai International Automobile City (8%)}}
|operator = Shanghai International Circuit Co., Ltd.
|FIAGrade = 1
|Opened = 2004
|Construction_cost = ¥2.6 billion ([[United States dollar|$]]450 million, €370 million)
|Architect = [[Hermann Tilke]]
|Events = '''[[Formula One]]'''<br>[[Chinese Grand Prix]]<br>'''[[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|MotoGP]]'''<br>[[Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix]]<br>'''[[FIA World Endurance Championship|WEC]]'''<br>[[6 Hours of Shanghai]]<br>'''[[World Touring Car Championship|WTCC]]'''<br>[[FIA WTCC Race of China|Race of China]]<br>'''[[V8 Supercars]]'''<br>[[V8 Supercars China Round|China Round]]
|Layout1 =
|Length_km = 5.451
|Length_mi = 3.388
|Turns = 16
|Record_time = 1:32.238
|Record_driver = {{flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
|Record_team = [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
|Record_year = [[2004 Chinese Grand Prix|2004]]
}}
The '''Shanghai International Circuit''' ({{zh|s=上海国际赛车场 |t=上海國際賽車場 |p=Shànghǎi Guójì Sàichēchǎng}}) is a [[motorsport]] [[race track]], situated in the [[Jiading District]], [[Shanghai]]. The circuit is best known as the venue for the annual [[Chinese Grand Prix|Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix]], which it first hosted in 2004. Since early in 2018, the circuit has been rebranded as SAIC International Circuit with “SAIC” featuring SAIC Motor.
==History==
Shanghai International Circuit is a no-expense-spared facility, conceived by the Shanghai authorities as a way to showcase the city to the world. A 5.3 sq km site was chosen in the Jiading District in the north west of the city, close to major car parts manufacturing facilities and a budget of 2.6 billion yuan ($450 million) raised though a government-funded joint-venture company, the [[Shanghai Jiushi Group]].
Herman Tilke was chosen to design the track and associated buildings, and between April and May 2003, engineers visited the site to draw up their plans. The site was actually a swampland, previously used as rice paddy fields, and extensive groundworks had to be completed to construct the circuit. For 18 months some 3,000 workers were on site daily to complete the facility – a remarkable feat of both engineering and logistics.
When it opened, visitors found a vast complex, dominated by the main grandstand and pit complex, which featured wing-like viewing platforms crossing the circuit at either end. This can hold 30,000 spectators alone, and others around the circuit take the total capacity to 200,000. Paddock facilities were also unique – each of the F1 teams had its own building, arranged like pavilions in a lake to resemble the ancient Yuyan-Garden in Shanghai. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racingcircuits.info/asia/china/shanghai-international-circuit.html#.XATcfZUUnFs|title=Shanghai International Circuit|website=RacingCircuits.info|accessdate=3 December 2018}}</ref>
==Motorsport events==
Other events held at the circuit include a round of the [[MotoGP]] world championship, [[V8 Supercars China Round|an event]] of the Australian-based [[V8 Supercar]] championship in [[2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series|2005]], attracting crowds of over 250,000 spectators, and also the final round of the [[A1 Grand Prix]] in [[2006-07 A1 Grand Prix season|2006/2007]].
The [[2008 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix|2008 MotoGP race]] was the last one on this circuit, as the FIM didn't select the racetrack for the provisional calendar of 2009. This is due to overcrowding problems in the circuit.<ref>[http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2008/FIM+announce+provisional+2009+MotoGP+calendar FIM announce provisional 2009 MotoGP calendar] ''MotoGP.com'', retrieved on July 25, 2008</ref>
In September 2007, former manager of the circuit Yu Zhifei{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}} was convicted of [[embezzlement]] as part of a [[Shanghai pension scandal|corruption scandal]] in Shanghai which resulted in the dismissal of several senior [[Chinese Communist Party]] officials.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/167672/chinese-f1-boss-found-guilty/|title=Chinese F1 boss found guilty|work=GPUpdate.net|publisher=GPUpdate|date=19 September 2007|accessdate=30 January 2011}}</ref>
Partly due to location of the circuit, areas around turns 1, 8 and 14 have been sinking, and therefore the circuit had to be inspected before the 2011 event took place.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/25012011/23/shanghai-circuit-gets-sinking-feeling.html|title=Shanghai circuit gets sinking feeling|publisher=Yahoo Eurosport|date=25 January 2011|accessdate=7 February 2011}}</ref>
The Chinese Grand Prix attracted 260,000 spectators in its inaugural year in 2004 with a slight 10,000 increase in 2005, but attendance has since declined with 155,000 attending in 2010. On Feb 18, 2011, Reuters reported words from the Chinese Grand Prix organizers said Shanghai has extended the deal to host the Chinese Grand Prix to 2018 despite falling attendance. Reuters reported words from Yiping Chen, deputy director of the Shanghai Sports Bureau, suggested the situation can improve in the following years by lowering the ticket cost. Reuters reported prices for prime seats range would decrease from 3,580-3,980 yuan in 2010 to 1,980-3,280 yuan in 2011.<ref name=Shanghai7more>{{cite news|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/02/18/idINIndia-54984920110218|title=Shanghai to host F1 for seven more years - city officials|publisher=reuters.com|date=18 February 2011|accessdate=21 February 2011}}</ref> On the same day, AFP reported that the Shanghai City government will keep open a subway line to the race track to boost spectator numbers from April 15–17, 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/motoring/news/article.cfm?c_id=9&objectid=10707154|title=Motorsport: Shanghai to keep GP for seven more years|publisher=nzherald.co.nz|date=18 February 2011|accessdate=21 February 2011}}</ref>
The February 18, 2011 [[Reuters]] news also reported words from [[Wen Zhao]], vice-mayor of Shanghai, suggested F1 is a calling card for Shanghai and she is confident that the success of the event in the years ahead.<ref name=Shanghai7more />
==Layout==
The track layout was inspired from the Chinese character [[:wikt:shang|shang]] (上) the first character in the name of the city Shanghai, meaning "above" or "ascend".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/f1releases/2009/Pages/f1_preview_chn.aspx|title=Chinese Grand Prix Preview|date=2009-04-13|publisher=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|accessdate=2009-04-16|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417005806/http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/f1releases/2009/Pages/f1_preview_chn.aspx|archivedate=2009-04-17|df=}}</ref>
There’s a unique start to the lap as the drivers fly into the ever-tightening Turns 1 and 2, before they dart left through 3 and 4. The super-high g force Turns 7 and 8 are loved by the drivers, while the circuit also features one of the longest straights on the calendar, the 1.2km tretchhat separates Turns 13-14. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2018/China.html#circuit|title=China|website=Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website|accessdate=3 December 2018}}</ref>
==A lap in a Formula One car==
The first two bends make a 185km/h right-hand curve which leads immediately into turns 3 and 4 taken at 105 km/h. One and two are far more difficult - a lift on entry followed by various taps of the throttle and brakes are needed so the car maintains balance throughout. It also becomes blind towards the middle of the corner.<ref name=pom>>{{cite web|title=Shanghai International Circuit guide|url=http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/shanghai_2012.jpg|publisher=F1 Fanatic|accessdate=December 21, 2012}}</ref> Three and four are nowhere near as difficult but a good exit is needed to gain speed down the following straight and through turn 5. The complex of turns 1-4 makes up the first of two "snails" on the circuit, the other being turns 11-13.<ref>{{cite web|author1=RedBull.com|title=Circuit Guide: Shanghai International Circuit|url=http://www.redbull.com/us/en/motorsports/f1/stories/1331574499038/circuit-guide-shanghai-international-circuit|website=Red Bull Motorsports|accessdate=31 October 2015|date=4 May 2012}}</ref> Turn 6 is a second gear, right-handed hairpin with plentiful run-off. Turns 7 and 8 make up a high speed chicane - the left-right complex sees a constant [[G-force]] of 3<ref name=pom/> and a minimum speed of about 100 mph. Turns 9 and 10 immediately follow - two slow left-handers which require a good exit to gain speed down the next straight. Turns 11 and 12 effectively make up a slow left-right chicane where the use of kerbs are important but traction is low. Turn 13 is a very long right-hander which becomes less and less tight, and a very good exit is important as the longest straight currently in [[Formula One]] follows. At 1170m, it is the equivalent to 11 football pitches laid end to end, or the same length as three and a half of the world's biggest aircraft carriers<ref>{{cite web|title=Straight-line power - the engine in Shanghai|url=http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2011/4/11939.html|publisher=F1™ - The Official Formula One Website|accessdate=December 21, 2012}}</ref> Turn 14 is a hairpin at the end of the straight - the second gear corner is a prime overtaking spot as [[drag reduction system|DRS]] is available in the run up to the corner. Turn 16 is the last corner - a fourth-gear<ref name=pom/> left-hander which requires a quick tap on the brakes - braking early can be more effective as you can then carry more speed through the corner and then down the pit straight.
The total length of the circuit is 5.451 km (3.387 mi), which is about average for a Formula One circuit. [[Michael Schumacher]]'s lap record at the circuit was broken after 13 years in 2017 by Mercedes-AMG driver [[Lewis Hamilton]], who completed one lap of the circuit in 1:31.678. Hamilton's record was broken the following year by Scuderia Ferrari driver [[Sebastian Vettel]], who completed one lap of the circuit in 1:31.095.
==Records==
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Category !! Type !! Record !! Circuit Length !! Driver/Rider !! Team !! Bike/Chassis !! Date
|-
| rowspan=2, style="text-align:center;" | [[Formula One]]
| align="center"| Outright
| align="center"| '''1:31.095'''
| rowspan=8, style="text-align:center;" | 5451m
| align="center"| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Sebastian Vettel]]
| align="center"| [[Scuderia Ferrari]]
| align="center"| [[Ferrari SF71H]]
| align="center"| April 14, 2018
|-
| align="center"| Race
| align="center"| '''1:32.238'''
| align="center"| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
| align="center"| [[Scuderia Ferrari]]
| align="center"| [[Ferrari F2004]]
| align="center"| September 26, 2004
|-
| align="center"| [[GP2 Asia Series]]
| rowspan=11, style="text-align:center;" | Race
| align="center"| '''1:46.470'''
| align="center"| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Kamui Kobayashi]]
| align="center"| [[DAMS]]
| align="center"| [[Dallara|Dallara GP2/08]]
| align="center"| October 18, 2008
|-
| align="center"| [[FIA World Endurance Championship|FIA WEC]] LMP1
| align="center"| '''1:42.832'''
| align="center"| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Kamui Kobayashi]]
| align="center"| [[Toyota Motorsport GmbH|Toyota Gazoo Racing]]
| align="center"| [[Toyota TS050 Hybrid|Toyota TS050 Hybrid 2017]]
| align="center"| November 3, 2017
|-
| align="center"| [[FIA World Endurance Championship|FIA WEC]] LMP2
| align="center"| '''1:48.509'''
| align="center"| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Bruno Senna]]
| align="center"| [[Rebellion Racing|Vaillante Rebellion]]
| align="center"| [[Oreca 07|Oreca 07 Gibson]]
| align="center"| November 3, 2017
|-
| align="center"| [[FIA World Endurance Championship|FIA WEC]] LMGTE Pro
| align="center"| '''1:59.578'''
| align="center"| {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Michael Christensen (racing driver)|Michael Christensen]]
| align="center"| [[Porsche GT Team]]
| align="center"| [[Porsche 911 RSR]]
| align="center"| November 3, 2017
|-
| align="center"| [[FIA World Endurance Championship|FIA WEC]] LMGTE Am
| align="center"| '''2:00.502'''
| align="center"| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Darren Turner]]
| align="center"| [[Aston Martin Racing]]
| align="center"| [[Aston Martin Vantage GTE]]
| align="center"| November 3, 2017
|-
| align="center"| [[A1 Grand Prix]]
| align="center"| '''1:51.832'''
| align="center"| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Darren Manning]]
| align="center"| [[A1 Team Great Britain|Team Great Britain]]
| align="center"| [[Lola B05/52]]
| align="center"| April 1, 2006
|-
| align="center"| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|MotoGP]]
| align="center"| '''1:58.139'''
| rowspan=3, style="text-align:center;" | 5281m
| align="center"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Colin Edwards]]
| align="center"| [[Tech 3|Tech 3 Yamaha]]
| align="center"| [[Yamaha YZR-M1]]
| align="center"| May 3, 2008
|-
| align="center"| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|250cc]]
| align="center"| '''2:04.543'''
| align="center"| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jorge Lorenzo]]
| align="center"| Fortuna Aprilia
| align="center"| [[Aprilia|Aprilia RSA 250]]
| align="center"| May 5, 2007
|-
| align="center"| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|125cc]]
| align="center"| '''2:11.572'''
| align="center"| {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Mika Kallio]]
| align="center"| [[KTM|Red Bull KTM GP 125]]
| align="center"| KTM 125 FRR
| align="center"| May 13, 2006
|-
| align="center"| [[V8 Supercars]]<ref>[http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?12/06/2005.SIC 2005 V8 Supercar Shanghai round results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080527042718/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?12%2F06%2F2005.SIC |date=2008-05-27 }}</ref>
| align="center"| '''1:51.056'''
| align="center"| 4600m
| align="center"| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Todd Kelly]]
| align="center"| [[Holden Racing Team]]
| align="center"| [[Holden VZ Commodore]]
| align="center"| June 12, 2005
|-
| align="center"| [[World Touring Car Championship|WTCC]]
| align="center"| '''1:48.782'''
| align="center"| 4603m
| align="center"| {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[José María López]]
| align="center"| [[Citroën Total WTCC]]
| align="center"| [[Peugeot 301 (2012)#Citroën C-Elysée|Citroën C-Elysée WTCC]]
| align="center"| October 11, 2014
|}
==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Shanghai International Circuit 2.jpg|Exterior of main grandstand
File:Shanghai International Circuit 4.jpg|Main grandstand
File:Shanghai Circuit Main Grandstand o.jpg|View from the main grandstand
File:Shanghai International Circuit 5.jpg|Covered grandstand H & K
File:Hamilton China 2008.jpg|Grandstand H & K
File:Shanghai International Circuit 6.jpg|Pit
</gallery>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{commons category}}
*{{Official website|http://www.f1-shanghai.com}} {{cn icon}} {{en icon}}
*[http://www.racing-china.com/ Shanghai International Circuit | JUSSEVENT]
*[http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/china_866/ Shanghai International Circuit at Official Formula 1 website]
*[http://racingcircuits.info/asia/china/shanghai-international-circuit.html Map and circuit history at RacingCircuits.info]
*[https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/ciroalbertopabon/Circuitos_eng.htm&date=2009-10-25+17:21:30 Ciro Pabón's Racetracks] 3D views and virtual laps of all F1 circuits, including this one, via Google Earth
*[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=zAwYScNYWOgU.kH5VtuiZLUz4 Shanghai International Circuit on Google Maps (Current Formula 1 Tracks)]
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New page wikitext, after the edit (new_wikitext) | '{{Motorsport venue
|Name = Shanghai International Circuit.
|Time = [[UTC+08:00]]
|Location = [[Jiading District|Jiading]], [[Shanghai]]
|Coordinates = {{Coord|31|20|20|N|121|13|11|E|type:landmark_scale:10000_region:CN-31|display=it}}
|Image = [[File:Shanghai International Racing Circuit track map.svg|250px]]
|Capacity = 200,000
|owner = {{ubl|[[Shanghai Jiushi Group]] (92%)|Shanghai International Automobile City (8%)}}
|operator = Shanghai International Circuit Co., Ltd.
|FIAGrade = 1
|Opened = 2004
|Construction_cost = ¥2.6 billion ([[United States dollar|$]]450 million, €370 million)
|Architect = [[Hermann Tilke]]
|Events = '''[[Formula One]]'''<br>[[Chinese Grand Prix]]<br>'''[[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|MotoGP]]'''<br>[[Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix]]<br>'''[[FIA World Endurance Championship|WEC]]'''<br>[[6 Hours of Shanghai]]<br>'''[[World Touring Car Championship|WTCC]]'''<br>[[FIA WTCC Race of China|Race of China]]<br>'''[[V8 Supercars]]'''<br>[[V8 Supercars China Round|China Round]]
|Layout1 =
|Length_km = 5.451
|Length_mi = 3.388
|Turns = 16
|Record_time = 1:32.238
|Record_driver = {{flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
|Record_team = [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
|Record_year = [[2004 Chinese Grand Prix|2004]]
}}
The '''Shanghai International Circuit''' ({{zh|s=上海国际赛车场 |t=上海國際賽車場 |p=Shànghǎi Guójì Sàichēchǎng}}) is a [[motorsport]] [[race track]], situated in the [[Jiading District]], [[Shanghai]]. The circuit is best known as the venue for the annual [[Chinese Grand Prix|Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix]], which it first hosted in 2004. Since early in 2018, the circuit has been rebranded as SAIC International Circuit with “SAIC” featuring SAIC Motor.
==History==
Shanghai International Circuit is a no-expense-spared facility, conceived by the Shanghai authorities as a way to showcase the city to the world. A 5.3 sq km site was chosen in the Jiading District in the north west of the city, close to major car parts manufacturing facilities and a budget of 2.6 billion yuan ($450 million) raised though a government-funded joint-venture company, the [[Shanghai Jiushi Group]].
Herman Tilke was chosen to design the track and associated buildings, and between April and May 2003, engineers visited the site to draw up their plans. The site was actually a swampland, previously used as rice paddy fields, and extensive groundworks had to be completed to construct the circuit. For 18 months some 3,000 workers were on site daily to complete the facility – a remarkable feat of both engineering and logistics.
When it opened, visitors found a vast complex, dominated by the main grandstand and pit complex, which featured wing-like viewing platforms crossing the circuit at either end. This can hold 30,000 spectators alone, and others around the circuit take the total capacity to 200,000. Paddock facilities were also unique – each of the F1 teams had its own building, arranged like pavilions in a lake to resemble the ancient Yuyan-Garden in Shanghai. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racingcircuits.info/asia/china/shanghai-international-circuit.html#.XATcfZUUnFs|title=Shanghai International Circuit|website=RacingCircuits.info|accessdate=3 December 2018}}</ref>
==Motorsport events==
The Shanghai International Circuit was the first in China to be purpose-built for Formula One and it hosts FIA [[Formula One]] World Championship [[Chinese Grand Prix]] every year since 2004. The circuit also holds a number of global high-profile series, including the [[FIA World Endurance Championship]] and the [[Blancpain GT Series Asia]].
In the past the circuit has hosted the [[MotoGP]] world championship, and a one-off [[V8 Supercars China Round|an event]] of the Australian-based [[V8 Supercar]] championship in [[2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series|2005]],
and also the final round of the [[A1 Grand Prix]] in [[2006-07 A1 Grand Prix season|2006/2007]].
==Layout==
The track layout was inspired from the Chinese character [[:wikt:shang|shang]] (上) the first character in the name of the city Shanghai, meaning "above" or "ascend".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/f1releases/2009/Pages/f1_preview_chn.aspx|title=Chinese Grand Prix Preview|date=2009-04-13|publisher=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|accessdate=2009-04-16|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417005806/http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/f1releases/2009/Pages/f1_preview_chn.aspx|archivedate=2009-04-17|df=}}</ref>
There’s a unique start to the lap as the drivers fly into the ever-tightening Turns 1 and 2, before they dart left through 3 and 4. The super-high g force Turns 7 and 8 are loved by the drivers, while the circuit also features one of the longest straights on the calendar, the 1.2km tretchhat separates Turns 13-14. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2018/China.html#circuit|title=China|website=Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website|accessdate=3 December 2018}}</ref>
==A lap in a Formula One car==
The first two bends make a 185km/h right-hand curve which leads immediately into turns 3 and 4 taken at 105 km/h. One and two are far more difficult - a lift on entry followed by various taps of the throttle and brakes are needed so the car maintains balance throughout. It also becomes blind towards the middle of the corner.<ref name=pom>>{{cite web|title=Shanghai International Circuit guide|url=http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/shanghai_2012.jpg|publisher=F1 Fanatic|accessdate=December 21, 2012}}</ref> Three and four are nowhere near as difficult but a good exit is needed to gain speed down the following straight and through turn 5. The complex of turns 1-4 makes up the first of two "snails" on the circuit, the other being turns 11-13.<ref>{{cite web|author1=RedBull.com|title=Circuit Guide: Shanghai International Circuit|url=http://www.redbull.com/us/en/motorsports/f1/stories/1331574499038/circuit-guide-shanghai-international-circuit|website=Red Bull Motorsports|accessdate=31 October 2015|date=4 May 2012}}</ref> Turn 6 is a second gear, right-handed hairpin with plentiful run-off. Turns 7 and 8 make up a high speed chicane - the left-right complex sees a constant [[G-force]] of 3<ref name=pom/> and a minimum speed of about 100 mph. Turns 9 and 10 immediately follow - two slow left-handers which require a good exit to gain speed down the next straight. Turns 11 and 12 effectively make up a slow left-right chicane where the use of kerbs are important but traction is low. Turn 13 is a very long right-hander which becomes less and less tight, and a very good exit is important as the longest straight currently in [[Formula One]] follows. At 1170m, it is the equivalent to 11 football pitches laid end to end, or the same length as three and a half of the world's biggest aircraft carriers<ref>{{cite web|title=Straight-line power - the engine in Shanghai|url=http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2011/4/11939.html|publisher=F1™ - The Official Formula One Website|accessdate=December 21, 2012}}</ref> Turn 14 is a hairpin at the end of the straight - the second gear corner is a prime overtaking spot as [[drag reduction system|DRS]] is available in the run up to the corner. Turn 16 is the last corner - a fourth-gear<ref name=pom/> left-hander which requires a quick tap on the brakes - braking early can be more effective as you can then carry more speed through the corner and then down the pit straight.
The total length of the circuit is 5.451 km (3.387 mi), which is about average for a Formula One circuit. [[Michael Schumacher]]'s lap record at the circuit was broken after 13 years in 2017 by Mercedes-AMG driver [[Lewis Hamilton]], who completed one lap of the circuit in 1:31.678. Hamilton's record was broken the following year by Scuderia Ferrari driver [[Sebastian Vettel]], who completed one lap of the circuit in 1:31.095.
==Records==
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Category !! Type !! Record !! Circuit Length !! Driver/Rider !! Team !! Bike/Chassis !! Date
|-
| rowspan=2, style="text-align:center;" | [[Formula One]]
| align="center"| Outright
| align="center"| '''1:31.095'''
| rowspan=8, style="text-align:center;" | 5451m
| align="center"| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Sebastian Vettel]]
| align="center"| [[Scuderia Ferrari]]
| align="center"| [[Ferrari SF71H]]
| align="center"| April 14, 2018
|-
| align="center"| Race
| align="center"| '''1:32.238'''
| align="center"| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
| align="center"| [[Scuderia Ferrari]]
| align="center"| [[Ferrari F2004]]
| align="center"| September 26, 2004
|-
| align="center"| [[GP2 Asia Series]]
| rowspan=11, style="text-align:center;" | Race
| align="center"| '''1:46.470'''
| align="center"| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Kamui Kobayashi]]
| align="center"| [[DAMS]]
| align="center"| [[Dallara|Dallara GP2/08]]
| align="center"| October 18, 2008
|-
| align="center"| [[FIA World Endurance Championship|FIA WEC]] LMP1
| align="center"| '''1:42.832'''
| align="center"| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Kamui Kobayashi]]
| align="center"| [[Toyota Motorsport GmbH|Toyota Gazoo Racing]]
| align="center"| [[Toyota TS050 Hybrid|Toyota TS050 Hybrid 2017]]
| align="center"| November 3, 2017
|-
| align="center"| [[FIA World Endurance Championship|FIA WEC]] LMP2
| align="center"| '''1:48.509'''
| align="center"| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Bruno Senna]]
| align="center"| [[Rebellion Racing|Vaillante Rebellion]]
| align="center"| [[Oreca 07|Oreca 07 Gibson]]
| align="center"| November 3, 2017
|-
| align="center"| [[FIA World Endurance Championship|FIA WEC]] LMGTE Pro
| align="center"| '''1:59.578'''
| align="center"| {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Michael Christensen (racing driver)|Michael Christensen]]
| align="center"| [[Porsche GT Team]]
| align="center"| [[Porsche 911 RSR]]
| align="center"| November 3, 2017
|-
| align="center"| [[FIA World Endurance Championship|FIA WEC]] LMGTE Am
| align="center"| '''2:00.502'''
| align="center"| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Darren Turner]]
| align="center"| [[Aston Martin Racing]]
| align="center"| [[Aston Martin Vantage GTE]]
| align="center"| November 3, 2017
|-
| align="center"| [[A1 Grand Prix]]
| align="center"| '''1:51.832'''
| align="center"| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Darren Manning]]
| align="center"| [[A1 Team Great Britain|Team Great Britain]]
| align="center"| [[Lola B05/52]]
| align="center"| April 1, 2006
|-
| align="center"| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|MotoGP]]
| align="center"| '''1:58.139'''
| rowspan=3, style="text-align:center;" | 5281m
| align="center"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Colin Edwards]]
| align="center"| [[Tech 3|Tech 3 Yamaha]]
| align="center"| [[Yamaha YZR-M1]]
| align="center"| May 3, 2008
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| align="center"| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|250cc]]
| align="center"| '''2:04.543'''
| align="center"| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jorge Lorenzo]]
| align="center"| Fortuna Aprilia
| align="center"| [[Aprilia|Aprilia RSA 250]]
| align="center"| May 5, 2007
|-
| align="center"| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|125cc]]
| align="center"| '''2:11.572'''
| align="center"| {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Mika Kallio]]
| align="center"| [[KTM|Red Bull KTM GP 125]]
| align="center"| KTM 125 FRR
| align="center"| May 13, 2006
|-
| align="center"| [[V8 Supercars]]<ref>[http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?12/06/2005.SIC 2005 V8 Supercar Shanghai round results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080527042718/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?12%2F06%2F2005.SIC |date=2008-05-27 }}</ref>
| align="center"| '''1:51.056'''
| align="center"| 4600m
| align="center"| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Todd Kelly]]
| align="center"| [[Holden Racing Team]]
| align="center"| [[Holden VZ Commodore]]
| align="center"| June 12, 2005
|-
| align="center"| [[World Touring Car Championship|WTCC]]
| align="center"| '''1:48.782'''
| align="center"| 4603m
| align="center"| {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[José María López]]
| align="center"| [[Citroën Total WTCC]]
| align="center"| [[Peugeot 301 (2012)#Citroën C-Elysée|Citroën C-Elysée WTCC]]
| align="center"| October 11, 2014
|}
==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Shanghai International Circuit 2.jpg|Exterior of main grandstand
File:Shanghai International Circuit 4.jpg|Main grandstand
File:Shanghai Circuit Main Grandstand o.jpg|View from the main grandstand
File:Shanghai International Circuit 5.jpg|Covered grandstand H & K
File:Hamilton China 2008.jpg|Grandstand H & K
File:Shanghai International Circuit 6.jpg|Pit
</gallery>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
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*{{Official website|http://www.f1-shanghai.com}} {{cn icon}} {{en icon}}
*[http://www.racing-china.com/ Shanghai International Circuit | JUSSEVENT]
*[http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/china_866/ Shanghai International Circuit at Official Formula 1 website]
*[http://racingcircuits.info/asia/china/shanghai-international-circuit.html Map and circuit history at RacingCircuits.info]
*[https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/ciroalbertopabon/Circuitos_eng.htm&date=2009-10-25+17:21:30 Ciro Pabón's Racetracks] 3D views and virtual laps of all F1 circuits, including this one, via Google Earth
*[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=zAwYScNYWOgU.kH5VtuiZLUz4 Shanghai International Circuit on Google Maps (Current Formula 1 Tracks)]
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