Jingkai Street Circuit
The Jingkai Street Circuit, also known as the Beijing International Street Circuit, was a street circuit in Yizhuang, a suburb 10 miles (15 km) to the south-east of central Beijing. It was first used on the weekend of 10–12 November 2006 for the third round of the A1GP. China became the only country to host two events in the 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix series.
| Location | Yizhuang, Beijing |
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| Time zone | UTC+08:00 |
| Coordinates | 39°48′30.40″N 116°29′52.96″E |
| Opened | 10 November 2006 |
| Closed | March 2007 |
| Architect | Hermann Tilke |
| Major events | A1 GP (2006) |
| A1 Grand Prix Circuit (2006) | |
| Length | 2.231 km (1.386 miles) |
| Turns | 11 |
| Race lap record | 0:58.107 (136.3 km/h) ( James Hinchcliffe, Lola A1GP, 2006, A1GP) |
It was announced in the Shanghai Daily on March 23, 2007 that, due to lack of funding, no further A1 Grand Prix races were scheduled to be held in Beijing. The report suggested that preparing the street circuit for the race cost about 20 million yuan ($2.6 million).
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