Buriram International Circuit

Chang International Circuit
LocationBuriram, Thailand
Time zoneUTC+07:00
Thai Standard Time
Coordinates14°57′46.24″N 103°5′5.99″E / 14.9628444°N 103.0849972°E / 14.9628444; 103.0849972
Capacity50,000 (grandstand) + 50,000 (berm) = 100,000 total capacity[1]
FIA GradeFIA 1
FIM A
Broke ground2 March 2013; 11 years ago (2013-03-02)
Opened4 October 2014; 9 years ago (2014-10-04)
Construction costTHB 2 billion
ArchitectHermann Tilke
Major eventsCurrent:
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix
(2018–2019, 2022–present)
GT World Challenge Asia
(2017–2019, 2023–present)
TCR Asia Series (2015–2016, 2024)
Asia Road Racing Championship (2014–2019, 2022–present)
Former:
Asian Le Mans Series (2016–2020)
Super GT (2014–2019)
World SBK (2015–2019)
WTCC Race of Thailand (2015)
Websitehttp://www.bric.co.th/
Grand Prix Circuit (2014–present)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length4.554 km (2.830 miles)
Turns12
Race lap record1:23.848 (New Zealand Nick Cassidy, Ligier JS P217, 2020, LMP2)
'D' Circuit (2014–present)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length3.126 km (1.942 miles)
Turns8

The Buriram International Circuit (known as Chang International Circuit (ช้าง อินเตอร์เนชั่นแนล เซอร์กิต) for commercial purposes, but listed by its non-commercial name because of alcohol restrictions in some countries) is a motorsport race track in Buriram, Buriram Province, Thailand. The circuit was opened in October 2014.[2] This is the first FIA Grade 1 and FIM Grade A circuit in Thailand.

  1. ^ Dagys, John. "VIDEO: 100,000 Fans Pack Buriram for Asian LMS Round – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com.
  2. ^ ""บุรีรัมย์ ยูไนเต็ด" จับมือ "ช้าง" และพันธมิตร เปิดสนาม "ช้างฯ เซอร์กิต" สุดยิ่งใหญ่".