1. Introduction
Shanghai International Circuit covers an area of 5.3 square kilometers, the Speedway area, business expo and entertainment zone. Speedway area which covers about 2.5 square kilometers, with a total investment of 2.6 billion, including bleachers, track, racing command center, information center, energy center, emergency center, helipad, car modification center, air restaurant, Racing Club and other facilities.
stands for the racing slope shape, up to 20 people. Which covered the fixed stands can accommodate 50,000 people, the rest of the bleachers can accommodate up to 15 people, they are distributed in all directions Speedway, any seat can see three corners. Grandstand designed to fully reflect the Chinese characteristics.
who designed the track designed by the Malaysian “Sepang” track TILKE German company, from the air, overlooking the yard presents a “up” word. The entire track length 5.451 km, a top speed of track design will reach 327 kilometers, Speedway in October 2004 ushered in the first international competition.
2, venue description
sub building stands stands is the most unique portion of the film-shaped roof which, like the piece of leaf, showing deepNatural flavor. It uses the latest membrane structure in the world, complete roof structure of the film reflects the system stability, reliability and aesthetics in perfect harmony. The entire area by the mutually facing two echoes stands composition, can accommodate 20,000 spectators. Vice stand and plug channel between them together form a stage show, September 4, 2004 CCTV large-scale theatrical show “the same song – into the Jiading, into F1” held here.
one game control tower control room for the event, the event command according to the distribution will collect on the track 44 in the camera signal, timely and accurate manner Event command; two for clocking room, where advanced technology and facilities, measurement of time has reached the accuracy of 1/10000 seconds, providing immediate technical data for the various competitions. The audience sees in the televised game is a real-time technical data generated here. During a non-event, where advanced equipment can track activity provide accurate technical services to other various events.
News and air restaurant this symmetrical building across the track, racing in the world is unique in design, like a pair of wings span over the 38.4 meters of altitude. The east side is the press center, which can accommodate 500 reporters (to strengthen the facilities described), the west side is air restaurant, which can accommodate about 700 people dining at the same time, but also as a large forum, venue or large hall meetings.
3, track description
Shanghai International Circuit by the internationally renowned design company specialized track in Germany Ti grams (Tilke) design company, in October 2002, started construction in March 2004 basically completed.
main track was “on” type, taken from the “Shanghai” word on the names, also implies a “thriving, ride on the momentum” means. It is the most imposing F1 race in the most beautiful track, is the world’s most exciting, most thrilling, one of the most difficult and most challenging tracks. Donghai domestic paving the asphalt China Petrochemical on the main track, ending the history of F1 track asphalt had only foreign products.
The total length of track F1 Shanghai International 5451.24 m, 7 having the left-hand and right-hand curve at 7. The average speed of 205 km. Longest straight length of 1175 meters, the curve is located between T13 and T14. The track width is between 13-15 m, typically 14 m, widening to a maximum of 20 meters (curve T14 / T15) at the corners.
Other design features to track: serpentine contraction curve (curve T1 to T3), a radius from R = 93.90 yards becomes R = 31.8 m; serpentine curved broadening channel (curve T11 to T13), a radius from R = 8.80 meters to R = 120.55 m; there are two chicane, the curve radii R = 18.70 yards (T6), and R = 10.07 yards (T14) .
the entire track is a curved, straight up and down the ramp, and some composition, which is the longest straight (T1Between 3 and T14) allows a maximum speed of 327 km / h and 87 km to the required braking narrow corners / hour speed, to one kind of intense racing audience unique, tension and stimulated feelings.
Track data summary:
Track lap length:? 5.451km
Track Number:?? Ring 56 (to be determined FIA)
race distance: 305.269 km (FIA be determined)
average velocity:? 205km / h
lap race run time:?? about 1 minute 34 seconds
the maximum allowable speed: 327km / h
longest straight? length: 1.175km
track width:? 13 ~ 15m (typically 14m, widening the maximum curve at 20m)
number curve:? 14 (at the left-hand 7, 7 at the right-hand curve)
maximum curve radius curve:? R = 120.55m
minimum curve radius curve:? R = 8.80m
axis of the highest point of the track absolute elevation:?? + 11.24m
axis of the track the lowest absolute elevation: + 4.50m
the maximum downhill slope:? 8 percentage
the maximum uphill slope:? 3 percentage
4, the track Raiders
“on” car starting grid position of the region-shaped track, is located between Shanghai International circuit grandstand diamond district and fleet maintenance area, participating in the race after the starting line waiting for the lights above the track before setting issue The five sets of lights speech signal red light is off, while the five red lights go out group will mean the start of the F1 race.
When the five red lights convey the F1 race set to start the game off lights moment language that appears, then the car flew out of the starting line. Out of the starting line of the car speed may be mentioned 6 speed 305 km / h on a straight line starting large, then the car is going to start bending the bottom end T1 line segment.
“on” between the bottom end of the starting straight line segment-shaped track with a curve at T1 are of uphill sections, which means that the car is good or bad to grab the starting position of the race when the car running and racingBending over T1 is very important. If a driver errors when starting, not only affects the pros and cons after racing through T1 bend when the car ran each game has qualifying position, but also may affect the riders after the game finished qualifying ranking.
racing track T1 bend before reaching the foot brake pedal to the metal retreated 5-speed 234 km / hour speed cornering to the right, turn the car in T1 have a chance of overtaking points. Next car head over the composite is continuous and right – left – left curve (T2 ~ T4), before and after the continuous curve has a vertical drop of 12 meters, T1 bending and right (T2) – left (T3) the continuous curve belong serpentine contraction curve whose radius is R = 93.90 yards from shrinkage of R = 31.8 m. Riders had this continuous composite and right – left – should be particularly careful when the left corner, to grasp the balance of the car was very proper, bounce and understeer will make the car deviates from the optimum alignment, even in the slightest mistake Racing bend or off the track when the collision occurred. Feet heavy driver brakes, the vehicle speed is returned to the second speed 115 km / h through the first right turn tangent (T2), the next left-hander (T3) is 107 km racing / h cornering, then the car again 3 to put a little throttle speed 156 km / hour through a left bend (T4).
Next T9, T10 is a composite curve at one pair of curved apex, to the car when cornering downshift, especially when the car left curve over the first 9, to lead this compound racing before the curve is decelerated from 260 km / h to 168 km gear 3 / h preemptive corners, immediately car emergency rapid acceleration to 225 km / h, in the car reaches the apex of the second bend, and then decelerated to a third speed 150 km / hBy the latter part of this time in order to more acute corners. The drivers are very important to racing speed driving control in the corners of T10, Driving the car out of gear on the road immediately accelerated, its speed will be difficult to play. After
After the car entering a curve at a period T10 straights accelerated to speed sustainable 5 upshift speed 284km / h, the car before arrival T11 full braking deceleration curve back to the second speed 91 km / h cut a set of left genus (T11) – Right (T12) – Right (T13) stretched continuous serpentine curve, a radius R = 8.80 yards from the stretcher to R = 120.55 m. After the car left corners, this is not the continuous curve is very flat road, the car remains at the third speed 168 km / h speed, close to the left side through the right curb incoming curved, then the car accelerating to 210 km / h, and then close to the right side of the track to the left of the car slides off the curve and bend continuously accelerated to a speed 249 km 4 when bending / hr at the T13 right-handers. Speed control road here is very important for the impact of the drivers lap times. Drivers must be at maximum speed out of the corners as much as possible, in order to belong to the whole “on” to enhance performance on the shape of the track’s longest straight road large (1.175 km), racing at speeds up to big straight six-speed track in the next section 327 km / h. This series of cornering process quite exciting, racing in a straight line before reaching the large end, the driver is very important to the tangent point and cornering control shift timing, which is demanding a test of the drivers driving the car control techniques.
If drivers want in the “on” shaped track ran good lap times, the need to have a good one this last bend. The car originally at 225 km / h speed shift-down to 3rd speed 181 km / h tangential corners. Racing to approximate full throttle state by turn, the driver must be at maximum speed out of the corners as possible. Because the only way to get the car to the track since its highest speed when a straight line where the road ran up the (final). This is both a challenge for all the drivers, but also a chance of winning grasp. Car after the bending places full throttle speed (final) points to the starting line speed rushed, completes one running race.
5, supporting facilities
2.8 square kilometers in Shanghai rare a piece of land to complete the demolition project. Advantages adjacent Speedway, making the surrounding traffic is very convenient, A12 (Shanghai-Jiading Expressway), A5 (Shanghai-Nanjing high-speed), A30 (ring suburbs) and the Middle Ring Road and other highways making the land with the city and Shanghai from surrounding areas (Jiangsu and Zhejiang) is shortened.
disc area is Metro Line 11, which will be the longest rail transportation Shanghai, the site will be through 2009.
from the Shanghai International Circuit to the city is only about 40 minutes drive from Hongqiao Airport is a 30-minute drive from Pudong International Airport is an hour’s drive.
6. Investment costs
Shanghai International Circuit is a major project of the Shanghai International Automobile City. Including an area of 25,000 square kilometers and covers an area of 2.8 square kilometers Speedway supporting area, early investment of 2.6 billion peopleCoins, plus follow-up in 2004 to build shopping malls, car museum and other environmental facilities. F1 held for seven years before charges totaling approximately 1.162 billion yuan, an annual TV rights to buy another $ 150 million. In other words, the total cost of the first seven years of F1 Chinese Grand Prix nearly 5 billion yuan, an average annual cost of more than 600 million yuan, in 2011 and 2012 plus 10 million dollars in the past nine years, F1 Chinese the total cost of the station more than 6 billion yuan. And on the track in the first seven-year contract period, the income from ticket sales just basic and related tourism, souvenirs and other income, less than seven years, a total of 400 million yuan.