Circuito de Albacete

Circuito de Albacete is a motorsports facility located in Albacete, Spain, opened in 1990. The main circuit is 3.550 km (2.206 mi) long with 14 turns, 8 of them right turns and 6 left turns. The facility can also be configured in two other layouts: a 2.237 km (1.390 mi) long circuit with 8 turns, 5 right and 3 left, and a 1.336 km (0.830 mi) short circuit with 6 turns, 5 right and 1 left.

Circuito de Albacete

Full Circuit (2015–present)
Original Circuit (1990–2014)
Location	Albacete, Spain
Time zone	CET (UTC+1) CEST (DST)
Coordinates	39°0′28.14″N 1°47′45.24″W
Capacity	7,200 seats
Opened	14 July 1990; 35 years ago (1990-07-14)
Major events	Former: FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship (2012–2019) FIA European Truck Racing Championship (1995, 2005–2011) FIM Endurance World Championship (2003–2011) Sidecar World Championship (1999, 2009) Spanish GT Championship (1999–2011) World Series by Nissan (1998–2002) World SBK (1992–1999)
Website	http://www.circuitoalbacete.es
Full Circuit (2015–present)
Length	3.550 km (2.206 miles)
Turns	14
Race lap record	1:32.096 ( Maximilian Scheib [it], BMW S1000RR, 2016, SBK)
Original Circuit (1990–2014)
Length	3.539 km (2.199 miles)
Turns	15
Race lap record	1:20.423 ( Jean-Christophe Ravier, Dallara SN01, 2002, Formula Nissan)

Events

Main stands.

Annual racing events at the facility included the Endurance World Championship and the FIA European Truck Racing Championship.

The facility also used to host a Superbike World Championship round from 1992 until 1999.

Lap records

As of October 2019, the fastest official race lap records at the Circuito de Albacete are listed as:

Category	Time	Driver	Vehicle	Event
Current Circuit: 3.550 km (2015–present)[1]
Superbike	1:32.096[2]	Maximilian Scheib [it]	BMW S1000RR	2016 Albacete FIM CEV Superbike round
FIM CEV Moto2	1:32.156[3]	Héctor Garzó	Tech3 Mistral 610	2019 Albacete FIM CEV Moto2 round
FIM CEV Moto3	1:35.171[4]	Daniel Holgado	Honda NSF250R	2019 Albacete FIM CEV Moto3 round
Original Circuit: 3.539 km (1990–2014)[1]
Formula Nissan	1:20.423[5]	Jean-Christophe Ravier	Dallara SN01	2002 Albacete Formula Nissan round
F3000	1:21.940[6]	Andrea Montermini	Reynard 92D	1992 Albacete F3000 round
Formula 3	1:23.286[7]	Borja García	Dallara F300	2004 Albacete Spanish F3 round
GT1 (GTS)	1:29.508[8]	Pedro Chaves	Saleen S7-R	2002 Albacete Spanish GT round
Superbike	1:30.186[9]	Iván Silva	BMW S1000RR	2014 Albacete FIM CEV Superbike round
GT2	1:30.266[10]	Álvaro Parente	Ferrari F430 GT2	2010 Albacete Spanish GT round
GT3	1:31.254[11]	Luis Villalba	Mosler MT900R	2007 Albacete Spanish GT round
FIM CEV Moto2	1:31.283[12]	Román Ramos	Ariane Moto2	2013 1st Albacete FIM CEV Moto2 round
World SBK	1:31.592[13]	Akira Yanagawa	Kawasaki Ninja ZX-7RR	1999 Albacete World SBK round
FIM CEV Moto3	1:33.419[14]	Jorge Navarro	Ioda Honda Moto3	2014 Albacete FIM CEV Moto3 round
World SSP	1:35.618[15]	Pere Riba Cabana [es]	Honda CBR600F	1999 Albacete World SSP round
Truck racing	1:56.468[16]	Jochen Hahn	MAN TGS	2011 Albacete ETRC round