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ANG - ANGOLA
BENGUELA
Not to be confused with Benguela (citadino), Praia Morena
Description Circuit opened in 1972. Now it is still operational: in 2007 it will host and event of Angolan Championship
Location Benguela
Benguela
Latitude - Longitude - 12°36'19"     + 13°23'19"
-12.605278     13.388611
UTM Coordinates X = 324965.732  -  Y = 8605977.192  -  Zone 33L
Aerial photo / Map (*) Aerial photo / Map (*) OpenStreetMap  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Google Maps  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Bing Maps  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Zoom Earth  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Wikimapia
Altitude AMSL 11 m - 36 ft
Inauguration May 1972
Closing  
Designer  
Sources and links (Translation) (**)
(1) English forums.autosport.com (...) Autosport.com Bulletin Board --> The Nostalgia Forum --> Benguela circuit, Angola
(2) English www.atlasf1.com/bb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=44605 Autosport.com Bulletin Board --> The Nostalgia Forum -> Angola GP
(3) Angolan Portoguese www.sanzalangola.com/galeria/album97?&page=1 Racing photos
(4) Angolan Portoguese www.tukutuku.com/galeria/galeria1.htm

(*) 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 de Benguela / Autodromo Praia Morena
Description  
Years 1972÷...
Direction  
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational  
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Permanent
Inauguration May 1972
Closing  
Last update of this page April 15th 2007
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 3958.8  m 12988  ft 2.46  mi Long circuit (4)
length 2777.4  m 9112  ft 1.726  mi Short circuit (4)

Benguela - Long course

Benguela - Long course

Benguela - Short course

Benguela - Short course


Updates
Date Track layout Years Description by Map by Thanks to Note
October 22nd 2008     Guido de Carli   Vasco Update Description
April 15th 2007     Guido de Carli Lorenzo Tommasi   Update Map
March 18th 2006     Guido de Carli     New Description
July 24th 2003     Guido de Carli     New Description
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list
 
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