Puebla circuit
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| Location | Amozoc, near Puebla, Mexico |
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| Time zone | UTC-6 |
| Major events |
WTCC NASCAR Corona Series LATAM Challenge Series 24 Hours of Mexico Jetta TDI Cup USA Mexican Super Turismo Championship |
| Road course | |
| Length | 3.363 km (2.090 mi) |
| Turns | 18 |
| Oval | |
| Length | 2.01 km (1.25 mi) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Race lap record | 37.732 (Daniel Suárez, Telcel, 2014, NASCAR Toyota Series) |
The Autódromo Internacional Miguel E. Abed is a racing track located in the town of Amozoc, 30 kilometres (18.64 mi) east of the city of Puebla in the Mexican state of the same name.
It was opened in 2005 and considered to be one of Mexico's premier racing facilities. It features a road course and a 1.25 miles (2.01 km) oval. The track held three World Touring Car Championship events in 2005, 2006 and 2008.
The FIA WTCC Race of Mexico was a round of the World Touring Car Championship, held at the Autódromo Miguel E. Abed near the city of Puebla in Mexico.
The race was first run in the 2005 season, the first season of the revived series. This year, the race was almost cancelled because circuit was not ready to hold a competition. It was run every year between 2005 and 2009 except in the 2007 season, when the planned event was cancelled due to problems with the Puebla circuit, although these problems were addressed for 2008. The event was run in June in 2005, in July in 2006, in April in 2008 and in March in 2009. The 2010 running was cancelled due to security and budget fears in the region.
The annual 24 Hours of Mexico race is held at the track since 2006.
The circuit facilities are the most important of the country. It opens to every kind of events including: Test Driving, Driving Experiences, Track Days, 0 to 60 series, Helicopter Experience, Corporate Events, Driving School and Go-Kart circuit.
The track has 18 possible layouts, and several has been used for different events. WTCC used one configuration in 2005 and 2006, and other in 2007 and 2008. NASCAR Corona Series has used the oval in 12 races and other configuration one time. LATAM Challenge Series has used several layouts for this circuit.
This is a counter-clockwise paperclip oval with two long straights of 650 m (0.4 mi), and curves with a radius of 118 m. The main event in this track is the Puebla 240, a race of the NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series. For the 2018 season, Puebla is on the discussion for a possible IndyCar Series race.
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