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ARG - ARGENTINA
MENDOZA, AUTóDROMO GENERAL SAN MARTíN
Not to be confused with	Mendoza, Parque General San Martín
Description	This circuit replaced the old street circuit. One of the first (or the first) international race had been first race of Temporada Argentina F.2, on November 5th 1978. That day, circuit No. 3 (the only one shown on the map) was the only one built; later the circuit was extended and 5 it had different layouts, up to 5 km - 3.1 mi long. Now (2006) the circuit is completely abandoned and ruined abd there are no projects for any repair.
Location	Mendoza M - Mendoza - Nuevo Cuyo
Location	Approx 8 km - 5 mi West of Mendoza Town Center
Latitude - Longitude	- 32°53'38"     - 68°55'11" -32.893889     -68.919722
UTM Coordinates	X = 507508.201  -  Y = 6360473.575  -  Zone 19H
Aerial photo / Map (*)	Google Maps  -    Bing Maps  -    Flash Earth
Altitude AMSL	1033 m - 3389 ft
Inauguration	March 31st 1974
Closing
Designer
Sources and links (Translation) (**)	(1) mail, note Track lenght calculation according to Marc Surer’s (winner of F.2 1978 race) total time and average (2) mail, note Mail from Marcos Fournier dated April 3rd 2006 (3) forums.autosport.com (...) Autosport.com Bulletin Board The Nostalgia Forum 1-litre Formula 3 post # 146 by Pablo Vignone (4) www.racingcircuits.net Motor Racing Circuits Database (5) www.silhouet.com/motorsport/tracks/mendoza.html The GEL Motorsport - Tracks Around The World (6) Autosprint 16/1974 (page 31) First race (7) Autosprint 45/1978 (page 20) Mappa track # 3

(*) NOTE: a complete and detailed view of the circuit can be found (if available) on Street View by Google Maps and/or Bird's Eye and 3D views by Bing Maps for Enterprise (former Microsoft Virtual Earth): both can be reached using their own link in Aerial photo / Map cell.

(**) For on-line not-English speaking sources, click on each small flag and you open the corresponding Google Translator page with automatic translation.

Autódromo General San Martín
Description
Years
Direction	Anticlockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Permanent
Inauguration	March 31st 1974
Closing
Last update of this page	January 23rd 2008
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	3175  m	10417  ft	1.973  mi	Circuit # 2	(5)
length	3600  m	11811  ft	2.237  mi	Circuit # 2	(4)
length	1400  m	4593  ft	0.87  mi	Circuit # 1	(5)
length	3175  m	10417  ft	1.973  mi	Circuit # 1	(4)
length	3600  m	11811  ft	2.237  mi	Circuit # 3	(5)
length	3813  m	12510  ft	2.369  mi	Circuit # 3	(1)
length	4296  m	14094  ft	2.669  mi	Circuit # 3	(4)
length	4270  m	14009  ft	2.653  mi	Circuit # 4	(5)
length	5026  m	16490  ft	3.123  mi	Circuit # 4	(4)
length	1400  m	4593  ft	0.87  mi	Circuit # 5	(4)
length	5025  m	16486  ft	3.122  mi	Circuit # 5	(5)

Location: - 32°53'38", - 68°55'11"
If the aerial photo is not visible, you have to zoom out by clicking (maybe more then once) button ’-’ in top left corner

Updates
Date	Track layout	Years	Description by	Map by	Thanks to	Note
January 23rd 2008			Guido de Carli			Update	Description
April 8th 2006	Autódromo General San Martín		Guido de Carli		Marcos Fournier	Update	Description
November 12th 2004	Autódromo General San Martín		Guido de Carli			Update	Description
September 27th 2003	Autódromo General San Martín		Guido de Carli	Guido de Carli		New	Description with map
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list

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