Albacete Circuit
Albacete Circuit Notes:
The Circuito de Albacete is a 2.21-mile (3.55-km) road course operating since 1990 in Albacete, 2 hours and a half southeast of Madrid, Spain. There are 15 turns in the circuit that run clockwise and offer a real challenge for even the most experienced drivers due to the changing radius of the turns and its noticeable vertical variation. Albacete stands in a zone of a slightly continental climate characterized by hot summers, cold and snowy winters, and scarce precipitation during most of the year. Some of the events hosted at Circuito Albacete are the Superbike World Championship and the Endurance World Championship, to name a few.
Races start/finish at the front straightaway, which measures 595.25 meters (1552.92 feet) from the exit of turn 15 to the entry of turn 1. Velocities as high as 180 km/h (111 mph) are frequent in this straight. The first corner is tighter than 90 degrees, creating a heavy braking spot followed by a short acceleration zone in sweeping turns 2 and 3. Corner number five is the sharpest one in the circuit and forces drivers to downshift heavily to avoid the curb. The trajectory of turns six, seven, eight, and nine allows heavy acceleration, but the combination of turns 10 and 11 creates another braking sector before the final stretch of the circuit. A 90-degree turn number 12, a right-left combo of 13-14, and another 90-degree turn at 15 close the loop of this exciting circuit by re-entering the long stretch that offers plenty of overtaking opportunities.
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