Penbay International Circuit (PIC; Chinese: 大鵬灣國際賽車場; pinyin: Dàpéng Wān Guójì Sàichē Chǎng) is a motor sport circuit in Donggang Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan. The circuit is 3.527 km (2.192 mi) long with widths from 12m to 20m. It has five configurations. It officially opened on 9 October 2011.[3]
| 大鵬灣國際賽車場 | |
|---|---|
 International Circuit (2011–2019) | |
| Location | Donggang, Pingtung County, Taiwan |
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 |
| Coordinates | 22°27′10″N 120°28′52″E / 22.45278°N 120.48111°E |
| FIA Grade | 2[1] |
| Opened | 9 October 2011 |
| Closed | 16 July 2019 |
| Major events | Audi R8 LMS Cup (2015–2016) Formula Masters China (2015–2016) Asia Road Racing Championship (2012) |
| Website | http://www.pic-taiwan.com/ |
| International Circuit (2011–2019) | |
| Length | 3.527[a][2] km (2.192 miles) |
| Turns | 17 |
Irish driver Gary Thompson helped officially open Taiwan's all-new circuit by driving a Minardi F1 two seater race car around the track.[4]
Circuit manager Xu Hong-Bin claims that the track is the first circuit in Taiwan to satisfy FIA Grade 2 standard and from 2012 the track will host international events.[3]
The track was closed on 16 July 2019,[5] with only the nearby go-kart track remaining open.
2012 Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo Asia
editAutomobili Lamborghini and Blancpain announced a new series, 2012 Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo Asia, to run alongside the established European competition. Building on the series' success, the Asian Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo will debut in Sepang, Malaysia in May 2012 with five further race weekends across Japan, China and Taiwan,[6] possibly at Penbay. But the track failed to receive its FIA certification in time to host the race.[7]
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2013 Taiwan Speed Festival -
Image from circuit
Notes
edit- ^ FIA International Track length
References
edit- ^ (in Chinese)"FIA G International Track". Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ "Penbay International Circuit". Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ a b (in Chinese) 記者顏瑞田／高雄報導 大鵬灣國際賽車場 啟用 工商時報. 2011-10-10 01:17
- ^ THOMPSON MAKES HISTORY WITH TAIWAN F1 OUTING Gary Thompson official website. 13 October 2011.
- ^ "The PenBay National Leisure Zone". Dapeng Bay National Scenic Area. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ LAMBORGHINI AND BLANCPAIN ANNOUNCE CALENDARS FOR 2012 RACE SERIES IN EUROPE AND ASIA Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Blancpain.com. 2 November 2011.
- ^ (in Chinese)張為揚 (26 July 2012). "賽道認證不及，Lamborghini Super Trofeo臺灣站延期". UCAR.
External links
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- Official website (in Chinese)
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