Sochi Autodrom
 
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| Location | Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia |
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| Time zone | MSK+0 (UTC+3) |
| Coordinates | 43°24′37″N 39°58′06″E / 43.410278°N 39.968271°ECoordinates: 43°24′37″N 39°58′06″E / 43.410278°N 39.968271°E |
| Capacity | 55,000 |
| FIA Grade | 1 |
| Broke ground | July 2011 |
| Opened | 21 September 2014 |
| Architect | Hermann Tilke |
| Major events |
FIA Formula One Russian Grand Prix (from 2014) GP2 Series (from 2014) GP3 Series (from 2014) TCR International Series (from 2015) Russian Touring Car Championship (from 2014) MotoGP Russian motorcycle Grand Prix (from 2017) |
| Grand Prix circuit | |
| Length | 5.848 km (3.634 mi) |
| Turns | 19 |
| Lap record | 1:39.094 ( Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, 2016, F1) |
| Short circuit | |
| Length | 2.313 km (1.437 mi) |
The Sochi Autodrom (Russian: Сочи Автодром), previously known as the Sochi International Street Circuit and the Sochi Olympic Park Circuit, is a 5.848 km Formula One racing street circuit in the Black Sea resort town of Sochi in Krasnodar Krai, Russia.
The circuit is similar to the Beijing Olympic Green Circuit and the Sydney Olympic Park Circuit in that it runs around a former Olympic complex; in this case, the Sochi Olympic Park site, scene of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. The inaugural World Championship Russian Grand Prix took place in 2014, beginning a seven-year contract.
Also, the TCR International Series raced at Sochi in June 2015, with the TCR Russian Series and SMP F4 Championship as support series.
Earlier the International Olympic Committee was given the power to delay the race until 2015 if preparations for the race interfered with the Winter Olympics, though the Games started without interruption. In October 2011, the Russian government set aside US$195.4 million for the construction of the circuit.
The construction of the Sochi Olympic Park Circuit marked the end of a thirty-year campaign for a Russian Grand Prix, with plans for a "Grand Prix of the Soviet Union" originating as early as 1983 before being abandoned for "bureaucratic reasons" and several failed attempts in the intervening years.
The circuit received its final approval from the FIA in August 2014.
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