The Buddh International Circuit is spread over 874 acres of land and has a length of approximately 5.14 km (3.194 mi). The seating capacity is more than 100,000 people. The owner of the sprawling circuit is Jaypee Group and is operated by Jaypee Sports International Limited and is part of the Jaypee Green Sports city. The BIC will also host a GT1 World Championship round as the season finale in December 2012, a Superbike World Championship round for four seasons from 2013 onwards and the 2013 MotoGP Indian Grand Prix.
About the track:
The track has 16 medium speed corners where F1 cars will lap at an average speed of 210 km/h and 3 straights which will let the cars reach up to the speeds of 320 km/h making it one of the fastest tracks in the world. The expected lap time on the track is 1 minute 27 seconds. The highest elevation on the tack is 14 metres. Most notable part of the circuit is the multi-apex turn at 10-11-12 sequence. The circuit's main straight at 1060m, is among the longest in F1 and so is the pit lane at 600 metres. There are 41 pit garages on the circuit. Time spent in the pit lane is a key factor in formulating race strategies.
Previous races held in Buddh International Circuit:
In 2011, the first F1 Indian Grand Prix was held at the circuit from 28 to 30 October 2011. Sebastian Vetted driving for Red Bull Racing won the event. He also got the fastest lap of the race. Redbull won the Constructors Trophy. The only Indian F1 driver Narain Karthikeyan finished on 17th position and the only Indian F1 Team Sahara Force India driver Adrian Sutil finished at 9th position.
Awards and recognition:
Buddh International Circuit which hosted India's first Formula One Grand Prix in 2011 was presented with the "2011 Motorsport Facility of the Year" award by various media publications at their annual awards. It was also awarded with the "FIA Best Promoter Trophy" at the FIA prize giving celebration held in Gurgaon, India.
2012 Indian F1 Grand Prix:
This year the Buddh International Circuit will be hosting the 2012 Formula 1 Indian Grand Prix from 26th to 28th October. The telecom giant - Airtel got the Indian Grand Prix sponsorship from 2011 to 2016 for INR 34 crore. The main race will take place on 28th October 2012. The total race distance will be 307.249 km with total 60 laps. The teams that are anticipated to participate in the 2012 Indian Grand Prix are: Red Bull, McLaren, Ferrari, Mercedes, Lotus, Force India, Sauber, Toro Rosso, Williams, Caterham, HRT and Marussia.
2012 Formula One Indian Grand Prix Time Table
| F1 TIMETABLE |
| Date | Practice Time |
| Fri 26 October 2012 | Practice 1 10:00 - 11:30 Practice 2 14:00 - 15:30 |
| Sat 27 October 2012 | Practice 3 11:00 - 12:00 Qualifying 14:00 |
| Sun 28 October 2012 | Final race 15:00 |
2012 formula 1 Grand Prix tickets:
| 2012 Formula 1 Grand Prix Tickets Price |
| Stand Name | Price (Rs) |
| Main Grand | 21000 |
| Premium | 10000 |
| Star | 7500 |
| Classic | 6000 |
| Picnic/Natural | 3000 |
Tickets can be purchased online via the only two authorized ticketing partners i.e. www.bookmyshow.com & www.jaypeesports.com. Tickets will range from minimum Rs.3000 to maximum Rs.21000. Parking zone is limited at the circuit, therefore on purchase of 2 event tickets, visitors are eligible to purchase one car parking permit and on purchase on 1 event ticket visitors are eligible to purchase one Two wheeler parking permit at the circuit. As noise level can be extreme at times, visitors are strongly advised to use ear plugs which will be sold at the circuit.
Last Updated on : 22 October 2012
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