Circuito San Juan Villicum

The Circuito San Juan Villicum is a motor sports racing circuit located in the San Juan Province of Argentina close to National Route 40. The circuit is anti-clockwise with a length of 4.276 km (2.657 mi).[1] There are seven turns to the right and ten left.[2] The undulating contours were artificially created by moving more than 700,000 cubic meters of earth.

Circuito San Juan Villicum

Grand Prix Circuit (2018–present)
LocationAlbardón, San Juan, Argentina
Time zoneUTC-03:00
Coordinates31°23′55″S 68°34′03″W / 31.39861°S 68.56750°W / -31.39861; -68.56750
Broke groundOctober 2016; 8 years ago (2016-10)
Opened12 October 2018; 6 years ago (2018-10-12)
ArchitectLeonardo Stella
Major eventsCurrent:
TCR South America (2022, 2024)
Turismo Carretera (2018–present)
TC2000 (2019, 2021–2022, 2024)
Turismo Nacional (2020–2021, 2024)
TC Pick Up (2021, 2024)
Former:
World SBK (2018–2019, 2021–2022)
Top Race V6 (2021–2022)
Websitehttps://www.circuitosanjuanvillicum.ar
Grand Prix Circuit (2018–present)
Length4.276 km (2.657 miles)
Turns17
Race lap record1:37.277 (United Kingdom Jonathan Rea, Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR, 2022, World SBK)
Turismo Carretera Circuit (2019–present)
Length4.254 km (2.643 miles)
Turns14
Race lap record1:42.016 (Argentina Agustín Canapino, Chevrolet Chevy, 2022, TC)

The track was designed by Leonardo Stella, a specialist architect in autodromes, and look for a degree of approval A1.[1]

The inaugural racing event was on October 14, 2018 with the World Superbike Championship for motorcycles. The first automobile race was on November 18 of the same year with the Turismo Carretera and Súper TC 2000.[3]

Events

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Lap records

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As of October 2024, the fastest official race lap records at the Circuito San Juan Villicum are listed as:[4]

Category Time Driver Vehicle Event
Grand Prix Circuit: 4.276 km (2018–present)[1]
World SBK 1:37.277[5] Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR 2022 San Juan Villicum World SBK round
World SSP 1:41.693[6] Raffaele De Rosa Ducati Panigale V2 2022 San Juan Villicum World SSP round
TCR Touring Car 1:47.772[7] Juan Ángel Rosso [es] Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 2022 San Juan Villicum TCR South America round
Súper TC2000 1:48.631[8] Agustín Canapino Toyota Corolla Mk.12 2021 San Juan Villicum Súper TC2000 round
Turismo Carretera 1:49.736[9] Mariano Werner Ford Falcon TC 2018 San Juan Villicum Turismo Carretera round
Formula Renault 2.0 1:50.527[10] Mateo Polakovich Tito F4-A 2019 San Juan Villicum Formula Renault Argentina round
Turismo Carretera Circuit: 4.254 km (2019–present)[1]
Turismo Carretera 1:42.016[11] Agustín Canapino Chevrolet Chevy 2022 1st San Juan Villicum Turismo Carretera round
TC2000 1:43.098[12] Agustín Canapino Chevrolet Cruze 2022 San Juan Villicum TC2000 round
TCR Touring Car 1:45.003[13] Matías Cravero Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) 2024 San Juan Villicum TCR South America round
TC Pick Up 1:47.229[14] Mariano Werner Toyota Hilux 2024 San Juan Villicum TC Pick Up round
Top Race V6 1:49.772[4] Stéfano Di Palma [es] Fiat Cronos 2021 San Juan Villicum Top Race V6 round
Turismo Nacional Clase 3 1:51.423[15] Mariano Pernía Honda Civic X 2021 San Juan Villicum Turismo Nacional round
Top Race Series 1:51.837[4] Ariel Persia [es] Mercedes-Benz CLA 2022 San Juan Villicum Top Race Series round
Turismo Nacional Clase 2 1:55.076[4] Lucas Tedeschi Toyota Etios 2021 San Juan Villicum Turismo Nacional round

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "San Juan Villicum - Racing Circuits". Racingcircuits.info. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  2. ^ Pirelli is on the way to Argentina for the penultimate round of the FIM Superbike World Championship betting on rear solutions in soft compounds Pirelli.com, October 7 2019. Retrieved October 11 2019
  3. ^ "Inédito: Una vuelta en el nuevo autódromo de El Villicum" (in Spanish).
  4. ^ a b c d "Circuito San Juan Villicum - Estadísticas". Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  5. ^ "World Superbike - Motul Argentinean Round, 21-23 October 2022 - Results Superpole Race" (PDF). World Superbike. Dorna. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  6. ^ "World Supersport - Motul Argentinean Round, 21-23 October 2022 - Results Race 1" (PDF). World Superbike. Dorna. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  7. ^ "2022 TCR South America - Villicum - Carrera 1" (PDF). 9 October 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  8. ^ "STC2000 2021 » Circuito San Juan Villicum Round 17 Results". 26 September 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  9. ^ "TC / RESULTADOS / 2018 / SAN JUAN (CARRERA 14 DE 15)". 18 November 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Formula Renault Argentina - 2019/ Fecha 03 / San Juan Villicum". 19 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  11. ^ "2022 Turismo Carretera San Juan". 7 August 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  12. ^ "TC 2000 2022 » Circuito San Juan Villicum Round 18 Results". 11 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  13. ^ "2024 TCR South America - Villicum - Race 1" (PDF). 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  14. ^ "TC Pick Up / Final (13/10/2024) - Carrera Nro 9 / Campeonato 2024 - Resultado de tanda - San Juan Villicum - 2 (4254 mts)". 13 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  15. ^ "2021 - 12da Fecha - Turismo Nacional Villicum - 1ra Series Turismo Nacional Clase 3". 12 December 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
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