Country: | Argentina |
Opened: | 1969 |
Country: | Argentina |
Opened: | 1969 |
Country: | Argentina |
Opened: | 1969 |
Country: | Argentina |
Opened: | 1969 |
Located 4 kilometres to the north of the city of Concordia, itself 340 km to the north of Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires, the Autódromo Ciudad de Concordia opened in 1969 as the first asphalted circuit in the province of Entre Ríos.
The original circuit was 2.55 km and opened on 18 May 1969, although races had previously been held on a dirt circuit. To begin with races were run in an anti-clockwise direction, with the start/finish line located along the southernmost straight.
In 1981 the circuit was extended, creating a longer run to the third corner and increasing overall speeds.
A major change came in the early 90s, and in 1992 the direction of the circuit was reversed to clockwise, whilst a new pitlane was constructed. Turn 3 was also modified to feature a right-left kink prior to the now-final corner of the lap.
By the late 2010s, further changes were on the horizon, with the ambition of attracting Argentina’s Turismo Carretera series. The circuit closed in 2010 for resurfacing works, reopening in late 2012.
A new 1.6 km loop was completed in time for the 2014 season, giving the circuit a new sweeping left first corner leading into a 600 m straight, a new hairpin and a long 900 m straight leading into a tight chicane.
Whilst this succeeded in bring Turismo Carretera to the circuit, it was not until 2022 that TC2000 came back, having last visited in the 2004 and 2005 seasons.
Note: Data valid for period between 30th Apr 2022 and 1st Sep 2024