IND - INDIA
IRUNGATTUKOTTAI
Description Permanent road track inaugurated in 1990. In 2007 it was completely resurfaced
Location Sriperumbudur (Madras) - Tamil Nadu
Location Near Sriperumbudur, 34 km - 21 mi from Madras airport and not far from Bangalore
Latitude - Longitude + 13°00'02"     + 79°59'21"
13.000556     79.989167
UTM Coordinates X = 390378.991  -  Y = 1437414.759  -  Zone 44P
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 44 m - 144 ft
Inauguration 1990
Closing  
Designer  
Sources and links (Translation) (**)
(1) English www.mouthnews.com/f1-india-circuit-is-on-track
(2) English www.polocup.in/track1.aspx
(3) Italian Autosprint 38/1988 (page 5)1988 proposal
(4) Italian Rombo 48/1996 (page 11)

(*) 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.

Irungattukottai
Description Proposal dated 1988. The track has been inaugurated (with a different design) in 1990.
Years 1988
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal Proposal  YES
Proposal not developed YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Permanent
Inauguration  
Closing  
Last update of this page May 6th 2005
Info last update September 1988
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 3700  m 12139  ft 2.299  mi   (3)

Irungattukottai
Description Track record: Jarni Spence on a F.3, 1’34"90, average speed 140.940 km/h - 87.595 mph (in 1994 - last update: end of 1996)
Years 1990÷...
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational  
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Permanent
Inauguration 1990
Closing  
Last update of this page September 23rd 2010
Info last update October 1996
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 3740  m 12270  ft 2.324  mi Long circuit (2)
length 3717  m 12195  ft 2.31  mi Long circuit (4)
length 2100  m 6890  ft 1.305  mi Short circuit (2)
length 2010  m 6594  ft 1.249  mi Short circuit (4)
Min width 11  m 36  ft      (4)
Max width 12  m 39  ft    Start finish straight (2)

1988 proposal

1988 proposal

1988 proposal

1988 proposal



Updates
Date Track layout Years Description by Map by Thanks to Note
April 28th 2011     Guido de Carli     Update Description
September 23rd 2010     Guido de Carli     Update Description
August 6th 2005     Guido de Carli Guido de Carli   Update Description with map
April 30th 2004   1988 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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