IND - INDIA
BUDDH INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT
JAYPEE GROUP
Description In June 2007 Indian Olympic Comitee announced that first F.1 Indian GP should have been scheduled in 2009 season. There were nothing sure about possible circuit: a street circuit could be created around India Gate or a new circuit outside Delhi.
In 2009 it has been announced that the new track, named Jaypee Group Circuit or Jaypee International Race Circuit, would have been built at Greater Noida, South-Eastern suburb of Delhi and it should be ready within April 2011.
In April 2011, when works were in progress, the circuit was officially named Buddh International Circuit.
Location Greater Noida - Uttar Pradesh
Location Jaypee Greens Sports City
Latitude - Longitude + 28°20'59"     + 77°32'07"
28.349722     77.535278
UTM Coordinates X = 748510.358  -  Y = 3138555.769  -  Zone 43R
Aerial photo / Map (*) Aerial photo / Map (*) OpenStreetMap  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Google Maps  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Bing Maps  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Flash Earth  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Wikimapia
Altitude AMSL 192 m - 630 ft
Inauguration  
Closing  
Designer Tilke
Hermann Tilke
Sources and links (Translation) (**)
(1) English Google Earth
(2) Italian English ForumForum --> Asia --> More countries --> INDIAN GRAND PRIX 2009! [ITA-ENG]
(3) English ForumForum --> Asia --> More countries --> IND - Buddh International Circuit [ENG]
(4) English en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/image/13937.html
(5) English en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddh_International_CircuitWikipedia
(6) Italian www.f1grandprix.it/css/notizia.asp?ID=20152&categ=primopianoMallya confirms Indian GP for 2010
(7) Italian Autosprint 51/2010 (page 32)Map and description
(8) English uberdesi.com/blog/2007/06/14/f1-coming-to-india-analysis-of-the-circuit-location [Publishing date: June 14th 2007]
(9) English www.jaypeegreens-sportscity.com/masterplan_of_sports_city.htmlOfficial map

(*) 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.

Jaypee Group Circuit / Jaypee International Race Circuit
Description Circuit under construction, it should be ready in April 2011
Years  
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal Proposal  YES
Proposal not developed  
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Permanent
Inauguration  
Closing  
Last update of this page July 15th 2011
Info last update February 22nd 2010
Designer Tilke
Hermann Tilke
Distinctive points  
length (approx) 5500  m 18045  ft 3.418  mi   (5)
length 5088  m 16693  ft 3.162  mi Ideal line length (4)
length 5141  m 16867  ft 3.195  mi Track center line length (4)
Total area 4000  hectares 40000000  m² 9884.109  acres   (5)
Average Speed 210.03  km/h      130.51  mph Formula 1 (4)

Buddh International Circuit: GP circuit
Description Same layout as the previous one, but in April 2011 the circuit was officially renamed
Years  
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal Proposal  YES
Proposal not developed  
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Permanent
Inauguration  
Closing  
Last update of this page July 15th 2011
Info last update  
Designer Tilke
Hermann Tilke
Distinctive points  
length 5072  m 16640  ft 3.152  mi Calculated from aerial photo (*) (1)

Buddh International Circuit: MotoGP circuit (?)
Description Layout shorter than the one used for F.1, probably it will be used for motorbikes
Years  
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal Proposal  YES
Proposal not developed  
Car Circuit  
Motorbike circuit YES
Type Permanent
Inauguration  
Closing  
Last update of this page July 15th 2011
Info last update  
Designer Tilke
Hermann Tilke
Distinctive points  
length 4807  m 15771  ft 2.987  mi Calculated from aerial photo (*) (1)

Buddh International Circuit: comparison between different layouts

Due to technical problems, temporarily it’s no longer possible to see the circuits on Google Maps embedded in the current page.
This feature will be restored as soon as I figure out how to do (any help would be appreciated!)

See this track layout with Google Earth
(milermeter.com can be used in your browser, without installing anything; Google Earth is a program that must be installed in your computer)
(Map shown here above can show at the same time all eventual layouts drawn. If you want to see only some of them, please go to Google Maps or Google Earth, by clicking on its own link)


Buddh International Circuit: GP circuit

Due to technical problems, temporarily it’s no longer possible to see the circuits on Google Maps embedded in the current page.
This feature will be restored as soon as I figure out how to do (any help would be appreciated!)

See this track layout with Google Earth
(milermeter.com can be used in your browser, without installing anything; Google Earth is a program that must be installed in your computer)
(Map shown here above can show at the same time all eventual layouts drawn. If you want to see only some of them, please go to Google Maps or Google Earth, by clicking on its own link)


Buddh International Circuit: MotoGP circuit (?)

Due to technical problems, temporarily it’s no longer possible to see the circuits on Google Maps embedded in the current page.
This feature will be restored as soon as I figure out how to do (any help would be appreciated!)

See this track layout with Google Earth
(milermeter.com can be used in your browser, without installing anything; Google Earth is a program that must be installed in your computer)
(Map shown here above can show at the same time all eventual layouts drawn. If you want to see only some of them, please go to Google Maps or Google Earth, by clicking on its own link)



Updates
Date Track layout Years Description by Map by Thanks to Note
July 16th 2011     Guido de Carli Roelard Smit Roelard Smit Update Description with map
January 17th 2011 Jaypee Group Circuit / Jaypee International Race Circuit   Guido de Carli Roelard Smit Roelard Smit Update Description with map
January 7th 2011 Jaypee Group Circuit / Jaypee International Race Circuit   Guido de Carli Roelard Smit Roelard Smit Update Description with map
December 27th 2010 Jaypee Group Circuit / Jaypee International Race Circuit   Guido de Carli     Update Description
April 23rd 2010 Jaypee Group Circuit / Jaypee International Race Circuit   Guido de Carli   joe Update Description
November 17th 2009 Jaypee Group Circuit / Jaypee International Race Circuit   Guido de Carli   Roelard Smit Update Description without map
July 21st 2009 Jaypee Group Circuit / Jaypee International Race Circuit   Guido de Carli     Update Description
May 20th 2008 Jaypee Group Circuit / Jaypee International Race Circuit   Guido de Carli   Roelard Smit New Description without map
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list
 
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