Buddh International Circuit
| India's Racing Arena | |
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| Location | Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Time zone | GMT +5:30 (Indian Standard Time) |
| Coordinates | 28°21′2″N 77°32′6″E / 28.35056°N 77.53500°ECoordinates: 28°21′2″N 77°32′6″E / 28.35056°N 77.53500°E |
| Capacity | 120,000 |
| Owner | Jaypee Group |
| Operator | Jaypee Sports International Limited |
| Opened | October 2011 |
| Construction cost | ₹20 billion (US$400 million) |
| Architect | Hermann Tilke |
| Major events |
FIA Formula One Indian Grand Prix (2011-2013) T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship by Tata Motors JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship by JK Tyre and fmsci |
| Grand Prix Circuit | |
| Surface | Asphalt concrete with Graywacke aggregate |
| Length | 5.125 km (3.185 mi) |
| Turns | 16 |
| Lap record | 1:27.249 (Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, 2011, Formula One) |
The Buddh International Circuit (बुद्ध अन्तरराष्ट्रीय परिपथ) is an Indian motor racing circuit in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, 40 km from Delhi. The 120,000-capacity circuit was best known as the venue for the annual Formula One Indian Grand Prix, which was first hosted on 30 October 2011 but has been suspended since 27 October 2013 due to a tax dispute with the Uttar Pradesh government.
The track was officially inaugurated on 18 October 2011. The 5.13 km long circuit was designed by German architect and racetrack designer Hermann Tilke.
Formula One racing's governing body, the FIA, had announced the inclusion of the Indian Grand Prix for 30 October 2011. Estimated to cost about ₹20 billion ($400 million) to build, the circuit has an approximate length of 5.13 km and is spread over an area of 874 acres (354ha) and is another creation of Hermann Tilke. The circuit was officially inaugurated on 18 October 2011, just about two weeks before the first race. The seating capacity is initially expected to be 110,000 with provisions to increase it to 200,000 later on.
The circuit is part of the 2,500-acre (1,000 ha) Jaypee Greens Sports City, which has increasingly delayed plans to include a 100,000 seating capacity international cricket stadium, 18-hole golf course, 25,000 seat field hockey stadium and a sports academy. The circuit design incorporated feedback from the teams on how the circuit could be altered to improve overtaking. This resulted in some minor changes before 2010: the planned hairpin at turn seven was removed, and the track at turn three was widened to allow drivers to take different lines throughout the corner. More information was released in August 2010, revealing that there were plans to make the circuit one of the most challenging for drivers, with the circuit rising fourteen metres within the first three corners alone and a banked double-apex bend on the far side of the circuit. The track has since been praised by drivers, including Lewis Hamilton who compared it to the classic Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.
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