The circuit is one of a minority of non-oval racing circuits to go in an anti-clockwise direction ( Circuit of the Americas , Imola , Istanbul Park , Yas Marina Circuit , Laguna Seca , Singapore , Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit , Korea International Circuit and Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia , being notable others ) .
The circuit is one of the few non-oval racing circuits to go in an anti-clockwise ( counter-clockwise ) direction .