Igora Drive
Motor racing venue, close to St. Petersburg, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Igora Drive (Russian: Игора Драйв, romanized: Igora Drayv) is a 5.183 km (3.221 mi) motorsport complex in the resort of Igora near[vague] Novozhilovo, Leningrad Oblast, Russia.[2] It is located approximately 54 km (34 mi) north of Saint Petersburg.[3]
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Location | Novozhilovo, Leningrad Oblast, Russia |
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Time zone | UTC+03:00 |
Coordinates | 60°30′48″N 30°11′51″E |
Capacity | 50,000 |
FIA Grade | 1 (both layouts) |
Broke ground | 2016 |
Opened | September 2019; 4 years ago (2019-09) |
Architect | Hermann Tilke[1] |
Major events | Current: Russian Circuit Racing Series (2020–present) |
Website | http://drive-igora.ru/ |
Grand Prix Circuit (2022–present) | |
Length | 5.183 km (3.221 miles) |
Turns | 20 |
Race lap record | 1:51.146 ( Konstantin Tereshchenko, Mercedes-AMG GT3, 2023, GT3) |
Original Circuit (2019–present) | |
Length | 4.086 km (2.539 miles) |
Turns | 15 |
Race lap record | 1:40.105 ( Anton Nemkin, Mercedes-AMG GT4, 2021, GT4) |
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On 26 June 2021, a contract was announced with the intention of moving the Russian Grand Prix from Sochi Autodrom to Igora starting on 2023 onwards.[3][4] Due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the contract for the Grand Prix was terminated on 3 March.[5]