Sepang International Circuit

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Sepang International Circuit (SIC)
Location	Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia
Active from	1999 - present
Major events	Malaysian Grand Prix A1 Grand Prix SuperGT Asian Touring Car Championship
Surface	N/A
Length	3.44 mi (5.543 km)
Turns	15
Lap record	1:34.223 (Juan Pablo Montoya, Williams-BMW FW26, 2004, class)

The Sepang International Circuit (SIC) is a racing circuit in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located near Kuala Lumpur International Airport, approximately 60 km south of the capital city Kuala Lumpur. It is the venue used for the Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix and the A1 Grand Prix. It is also used as a venue for many other major motorsport events.

History

The circuit was designed by German designer Hermann Tilke, who would subsequently design the new facilities in Shanghai, Bahrain and Turkey.

Layout

The main circuit, normally raced in a clockwise direction, is 5.54 kilometres long, and is noted for its sweeping corners and wide straights.<ref name=Forumula1.net>Template:Citation/core{{#if:|}}</ref> The layout is quite unusual, with a very long back straight separated from the pit straight by just one very tight hairpin.

Other configurations of the Sepang circuit can also be used. The north circuit is also raced in a clockwise direction. It is basically the first half of the main circuit. The course turns back towards the pit straight after turn 6 and is 2.71 kilometres long in total.

The south circuit is the other half of the racecourse. The back straight of the main circuit becomes the pit straight when the south circuit is in use, and joins onto turn 8 of the main circuit to form a hairpin turn. Also run clockwise, this circuit is 2.61 km in length.

Sepang International Circuit also features kart racing facilities.