Circuito Monteblanco

gkaytaz · Post by **gkaytaz** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:55 pm

Another Spanish circuit got FIA license. Good deal cuz I was getting tired of watching testing at Jerez or Barcelona.

Here's the official site:
http://www.circuitomonteblanco.com/eng/proyecto.cfm

gkaytaz · Post by **gkaytaz** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:56 pm

Oh and of course, the track map:

Legend:
1.Main gate
2.Control Tower
3.Pit garages, racing school facilities, hospitalities
4.Proven?al Village / hotel, restaurants, museum, administration offices
5.Industrial zone / workshops & hangars available for teams and industry
6.Hospital + Medics helipad
7.VIP helipads
8.Petrol station and car-cleaning station
9.School track n?1 / water equipped for wet testing
10.Urban Circuit
11.Dynamic platform / slippery asphalt
12.Main paddock
13.Secondary paddock
14.VIP-Motor home paddock
15.Pitlane - GP Circuit
16.Pitlane - School circuit n?1
17.Pitlane - School circuit n?2
18.Grandstands 1
19.Grandstands 2
20.Grandstands 3

jacfan · Post by **jacfan** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:05 pm

Looks interesting.

gkaytaz · Post by **gkaytaz** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:10 pm

jacfan wrote:Looks interesting.

No F1 license as of yet though, which means GP2 racing or F1 testing max. But if the circuit proves to be good enough they might get the racing license too.

jacfan · Post by **jacfan** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:14 pm

What about the motogp or do they need the licence for that too?

gkaytaz · Post by **gkaytaz** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:27 pm

jacfan wrote:What about the motogp or do they need the licence for that too?

Said license covers all races up to GP2. So I think that ought to cover MotoGP.

<T-K> · Post by **<T-K>** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 2:53 am

I dont know what it is about that circuit that reminds me of Zandvoort

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 7:42 am

The main straight is too short.

Ed · Post by Ed » Fri Jan 05, 2007 10:38 am

That is an interesting circuit. It has a similar look to Bahrain but more complex!

The main straight is nearly 1Km and that isn't too short! Perhaps so when compared to the Fuji straight which is 1.25 Km (I think) but there a few tracks with a straight shorter than 900 m!

gkaytaz · Post by **gkaytaz** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 5:25 pm

Ed wrote:That is an interesting circuit. It has a similar look to Bahrain but more complex!

The main straight is nearly 1Km and that isn't too short! Perhaps so when compared to the Fuji straight which is 1.25 Km (I think) but there a few tracks with a straight shorter than 900 m!

Yeah. It's like Bahrain sans the second straight. Maybe they'll upgrade the track and get an F1 race license too.

The main straight isn't that short, but if it turns out to be a problem there's space to fix it. Remember, Hungaroring's main straight was lengthened by some 600+ ft a while back.