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Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba

Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba (also known as Autódromo de Pinhais and Circuito Raul Boesel) was a motorsports circuit located in Pinhais, Brazil. It has been host to the World Touring Car Championship, TC2000, Fórmula Truck and Stock Car Brasil racing. Until 2013 the circuit has also been host of the South American Formula 3 Series, namely the Formula 3 Sudamericana. The circuit also formerly hosted the Brazilian Formula Three Championship.

Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba
LocationAv. Iraí, nº 16, Pinhais, PR, Brazil
Time zoneUTC−03:00
Coordinates25°26′41″S 49°11′49″W / 25.44472°S 49.19694°W / -25.44472; -49.19694
Broke ground1965
Opened1967
Closed12 January 2022; 2 years ago (2022-01-12)
Major eventsTCR South America (2021)
Stock Car Brasil (1980–2018, 2020–2021)
Copa Truck (2018, 2020–2021)
GT Sprint Race (2012–2018, 2020–2021)
Stock Car Corrida do Milhão (2017)
Fórmula 3 Brasil (2014–2017)
Fórmula Truck (1996, 1998–2003, 2005–2016)
F3 Sudamericana (1989, 1992, 1996, 2002–2010, 2012–2013)
Campeonato Sudamericano de GT (2007–2013)
WTCC Race of Brazil (2006–2012)
Auto GP (2012)
TC2000 (2005–2006)
World Series by Nissan (2002)
Mil Milhas Brasil (1999)
SASTC (1997–1998)
Websitehttp://www.autodromodecuritiba.com.br/
Full Circuit (1988–2022)
Length3.707 km (2.304 miles)
Turns11
Race lap record1:10.182 (Belgium Bas Leinders, Dallara SN01, 2002, Formula Nissan)
Outer Circuit (1988–2022)
Length2.600 km (1.616 miles)
Turns5
Race lap record0:50.371 (Brazil Daniel Serra, Chevrolet Cruze Stock Car, 2021, Stock Car Pro)
Original Circuit (1967–1987)
Length4.200 km (2.610 miles)
Turns9

The circuit also hosted the "Festival Brasileiro de Arrancada", from 1992 to 2016, which was the biggest drag racing event in Latin America.

The circuit edit

Fabrizio Giovanardi of JAS Motorsport suggested the circuit is bumpy. Andy Priaulx of BMW Team UK suggested the circuit has a mix of massively fast and then medium speed turns which is not favorable BMW touring cars. Jordi Gené of SEAT Sport suggested that its turns are close to each other and they are high speed. The layout and types of corners on the track is actually similar to Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, but with more dramatic elevation changes.

The elevation changes between Entrada do Miolo and Pinheirinho reward well balanced cars. Confident drivers can gain a serious advantage through the heavily banked turns. Curva de Vitoria has quite a bit of positive camber and any exit speed will carry through, all the way down the straight. However, if the car goes even 10 cm (3.9 in) wide it will end in the wall. There is only one racing line through this fast corner, so the driver requires to line up behind the car in front and slingshot past it down the straight.[1]

A1 Grand Prix series edit

The circuit was scheduled to host a round of the A1 Grand Prix series in February 2006. However, after the schedule was revised, the circuit was removed as a host venue for the series.

Simulation / Video Games edit

Simulation / Video Game Year Configuration
Outer Full
Automobilista 2 2020    
Automobilista 2016    
Game Stock Car Extreme 2013    
Game Stock Car 2012 2012    
Game Stock Car 2010    
Race Pro 2009  
Race 07 2007    

Ending of Activities edit

At the end of 2021, it was known the land of the circuit was sold. Since 2014, the Inepar group, the owner of Autodromo, entered in judicial recovery and the plan of recoveries at the time was to sell the circuit. This was postponed after a real estate crisis throughout Brazil and gave a new opportunity for the circuit. The new plan is a project to build residential and commercial towers. The launch of these buildings is planned for the second half of 2022.

On December 17, 2021 the part of "Curva da Vitória" started to be demolished, but for a legal reasons the work stopped with complaints about the historical heritage of circuit and its land.

Lap records edit

The fastest official lap records at the Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba are listed as:

Category Time Driver Vehicle Event
Grand Prix Circuit (1988–2022): 3.707 km
Formula Nissan 1:10.182[2] Bas Leinders Dallara SN01 2002 Curitiba World Series by Nissan round
Formula Three 1:11.853[3] Pedro Piquet Dallara F309 2015 3rd Curitiba F3 Brasil round
Auto GP 1:12.549[4] Pål Varhaug Lola B05/52 2012 Curitiba Auto GP round
GT3 1:16.643[5] Daniel Serra[6] Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 2011 2nd Curitiba GT3 Brasil round
GT1 1:18.180[7] Fabien Giroix McLaren F1 GTR 1996 2 Hours of Curitiba
Stock Car Brasil 1.18.882[8] Diego Nunes Chevrolet Cruze Stock Car 2018 1st Curitiba Stock Car Brasil round
Formula Renault 2.0 1:19.194[9] Nelson Merlo Tatuus FR2000 2005 Curitiba Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil round
Porsche Carrera Cup 1:19.784[10] Enzo Elias Porsche 911 (991 II) GT3 Cup 2021 2nd Curitiba Porsche Carrera Cup Brasil round
Super 2000 1:22.890[11] Robert Huff Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T 2011 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil
TCR Touring Car 1:23.530[12] Rodrigo Baptista Audi RS 3 LMS TCR 2021 Curitiba TCR South America round
GT4 1:23.656[13] Sergio Laganá[14] Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 2013 1st Curitiba Campeonato Sudamericano de GT round
Ferrari Challenge 1:23.933[15] Alan Hellmeister [pt][16] Ferrari F430 Challenge 2011 1st Curitiba GT3 Brasil round
Stock Car Light 1:24.550[17] Felipe Baptista Chevrolet Cruze JL-G12 2021 1st Curitiba Stock Car Light round
TC2000 1:26.682[18] Norberto Fontana Toyota Corolla 2006 Curitiba TC2000 round
Super Touring 1:26.683[19] Juan Manuel Fangio II Peugeot 406 1998 Curitiba SASTC round
Truck racing 1:41.721[20] Roberval Andrade Scania Truck 2018 Curitiba Copa Truck round
Outer Circuit (1988–2022): 2.600 km
Stock Car Pro 0:50.371[21] Daniel Serra Chevrolet Cruze Stock Car 2021 2nd Curitiba Stock Car Pro round
Stock Car Light 0:52.773[22] Felipe Baptista Chevrolet Cruze JL-G12 2021 2nd Curitiba Stock Car Light round

References edit

  1. ^ "Curitiba". race-game.org. 2006. Archived from the original on 2010-07-11. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  2. ^ "2002 Curitiba Formula Nissan V6 - Round 15". Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  3. ^ "F-3 Brasil: Sábado perfeito para Pedro Piquet; nem tanto para Samaia". 17 October 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  4. ^ "2012 Curitiba Auto GP". Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Brasil GT3 Curitiba 2011 /2". Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Itaipava GT Brasil - GT3 2011 standings". Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  7. ^ "2 h Curitiba". Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  8. ^ "2018 Stock Car Pro Series Curitiba (Race 2)". Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  9. ^ "2005 Brazilian Formula Renault Round 1: Curitiba, 13th March". Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  10. ^ "2021 Porsche Cup Brasil Curitiba 2 (Race 1)". Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  11. ^ "WTCC 2011 » Curitiba Round 1 Results". Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  12. ^ "TCR SA 2021 » Curitiba Round 3 Results". Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  13. ^ "2013 Sudamericano GT e Mercedes >> 1o Evento - Sudamericano de GT - Corrida 2". 21 June 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Campeonato Sudamericano de GT4 2013 standings". Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Brasil GT3 Curitiba 2011 /1". Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  16. ^ "Itaipava GT Brasil - GT4 2011 standings". Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  17. ^ "2021 Stock Car Light Curitiba (Race 1)". Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  18. ^ "2006 Turismo Competición 2000 Curitiba". Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  19. ^ "SASTC 1998 » Curitiba Round 7 Results". Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  20. ^ "Copa Truck / MB Challenge - 8a Etapa Copa Truck Corrida 1 Race (25:00 Time) started at 13:02:54 Autódromo Int de Curitiba 02/12/2018" (PDF). 2 December 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  21. ^ "2021 Stock Car Pro Series Curitiba 2 (Race 1)". Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  22. ^ "2021 Stock Car Light Curitiba 2 (Race 1)". Retrieved 14 August 2023.

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