Location | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
---|---|
Time zone | UTC+05:00 |
Coordinates | 43°35′5″N 76°34′14″E / 43.58472°N 76.57056°E |
Capacity | 74,000 |
Broke ground | 2014 |
Opened | June 2024 |
Architect | Hermann Tilke |
Major events | Current: Grand Prix motorcycle racing Kazakhstan motorcycle Grand Prix (2024) |
Website |
sokolracetrack |
Big Ring | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 4.495 km (2.793 miles) |
Turns | 13 |
Big Ring with Chicane | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 4.548 km (2.826 miles) |
Turns | 16 |
Small Ring | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 3.535 km (2.197 miles) |
Turns | 11 |
Small Ring with Chicane | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 3.588 km (2.230 miles) |
Turns | 14 |
The Sokol International Circuit (also known as CTK Sokol - Kazakh: Сокол халықаралық автодром, romanized: "Sokol" halyqaralyq avtodromy, Russian: Международный автодром "Сокол", romanized: Mezhdunarodnyy avtodrom "Sokol") is a motorsport race track 76 km (47 mi) northwest of Almaty, Kazakhstan. The 4.495 km (2.793 mi) circuit was designed by Hermann Tilke and is marketed as an FIA Grade 2 track. [1] [2] [3]
In July 2012, Kazakh businessman Alijan Ibragimov announced plans to build a US$40 million ( KZ₸19 billion) motorsport facility on the outskirts of Almaty, the largest city in Kazakhstan, with construction scheduled to commence in September. [4] RacingLoop were brought in as consultants and Hermann Tilke was charged with the design of a circuit intended to draw in MotoGP and the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, however ground was not broken until 2014. [5]
By 2016 a go-kart track and a drag strip had been opened with Jorge Lorenzo in attendance, as circuit construction was well underway. [6] Construction had progressed as far as electronic and timing installation by early 2019 before it ground to a halt due to political issues. [7]
On 27 September 2022, it was announced that the circuit would host the Kazakhstan motorcycle Grand Prix until at least 2028 starting in 2023. [8] However, due to ongoing homologation works at the circuit, paired with global operational challenges, the inaugural event was expected to be pushed back to 2024. [9]
Location | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
---|---|
Time zone | UTC+05:00 |
Coordinates | 43°35′5″N 76°34′14″E / 43.58472°N 76.57056°E |
Capacity | 74,000 |
Broke ground | 2014 |
Opened | June 2024 |
Architect | Hermann Tilke |
Major events | Current: Grand Prix motorcycle racing Kazakhstan motorcycle Grand Prix (2024) |
Website |
sokolracetrack |
Big Ring | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 4.495 km (2.793 miles) |
Turns | 13 |
Big Ring with Chicane | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 4.548 km (2.826 miles) |
Turns | 16 |
Small Ring | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 3.535 km (2.197 miles) |
Turns | 11 |
Small Ring with Chicane | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 3.588 km (2.230 miles) |
Turns | 14 |
The Sokol International Circuit (also known as CTK Sokol - Kazakh: Сокол халықаралық автодром, romanized: "Sokol" halyqaralyq avtodromy, Russian: Международный автодром "Сокол", romanized: Mezhdunarodnyy avtodrom "Sokol") is a motorsport race track 76 km (47 mi) northwest of Almaty, Kazakhstan. The 4.495 km (2.793 mi) circuit was designed by Hermann Tilke and is marketed as an FIA Grade 2 track. [1] [2] [3]
In July 2012, Kazakh businessman Alijan Ibragimov announced plans to build a US$40 million ( KZ₸19 billion) motorsport facility on the outskirts of Almaty, the largest city in Kazakhstan, with construction scheduled to commence in September. [4] RacingLoop were brought in as consultants and Hermann Tilke was charged with the design of a circuit intended to draw in MotoGP and the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, however ground was not broken until 2014. [5]
By 2016 a go-kart track and a drag strip had been opened with Jorge Lorenzo in attendance, as circuit construction was well underway. [6] Construction had progressed as far as electronic and timing installation by early 2019 before it ground to a halt due to political issues. [7]
On 27 September 2022, it was announced that the circuit would host the Kazakhstan motorcycle Grand Prix until at least 2028 starting in 2023. [8] However, due to ongoing homologation works at the circuit, paired with global operational challenges, the inaugural event was expected to be pushed back to 2024. [9]