Moscow Raceway
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| Location |
 Volokolamsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia
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| Time zone | MSK+00 (UTC+04) |
| Coordinates | 55°59′45.8″N 36°16′6.1″E / 55.996056°N 36.268361°E |
| Capacity | 30,000 |
| FIA Grade |
FIA 1 B |
| Broke ground | September 2008 |
| Opened | July 13, 2012 |
| Construction cost | 4.5 billion rub. ~$150 million |
| Architect | Hermann Tilke |
| Major events |
DTM FIA GT1 World Championship FIA GT3 European Championship FIA WTCC RTCC World Series by Renault World Superbike |
| Grand Prix 1 | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 3.955 km (2.46 mi) |
| Turns | 15 |
| Lap record | 1:24.831 (Arthur Pic, DAMS, 2012, Formula Renault 3.5 Series) |
| Grand Prix 9 | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 3.931 km (2.44 mi) |
| Turns | 14 |
| Lap record | 1:21.686 (Stoffel Vandoorne, Fortec Motorsport, 2013, Formula Renault 3.5 Series) |
| Sprint 4 | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 2.555 km (1.588 mi) |
| Turns | 10 |
| Lap record | 0:58.999 (Adrien Tambay, Audi Sport Team Abt, 2013, Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters) |
Moscow Raceway is an FIA-approved motor racing venue, which is situated in the Volokolamsky District of Moscow Oblast, near the villages of Sheludkovo and Fedyukovo, 97 kilometres (60 mi) from Moscow, Russia. It opened on 13 July 2012 for its first event as the fifth round of the World Series by Renault becoming the first major international motor-sport race track event in Russia.
In September 2008, it was revealed that work was to begin on a Formula One circuit to be located at the village of Fedyukovo, Volokolamsky District. Official presentation of the project and laying of the first stone was held at the site on 1 October 2008, attended by architect Hermann Tilke and Formula One driver David Coulthard. Hans Geist, who at that time was the managing director of the project, stated that the track could pass an FIA inspection by June 2010, and that even without Formula 1 the project would be profitable staging either DTM or MotoGP. The cost of the project overall was 4.5 billion rub when it opened on 13 July 2012.
Moscow Raceway was designed to be categorized FIA 1T and FIM A, which would allow motorsport competition at any level, from national championships in auto and motorcycle racing, to Formula 1 and MotoGP. The total designed track length is 4,070 metres (2.53 mi), with widths of between 12 metres (39 ft) and 21 metres (69 ft). The start/finish line has a width of 15 metres (49 ft) at an elevation of 22 metres (72 ft). The longest straight of 873 metres (2,864 ft) is designed to allow Formula 1 cars to reach a speed of 311 kilometres per hour (193 mph). The circuit was finally classified as a FIM B grade course following inspections on 18 July 2012, one grade down from what was expected.
Built under a Russian-German joint venture named "Autobahn", the general contractor for construction of buildings and race track to international level is the STROYTECH-5, a member of a group of companies STROYTECH. Sub-contract partners include Siemens, while Sergei Krylov is working as an advisor for the construction phase.
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