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The Chalet School in the Oberland

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## **Publishing History**

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* Numbers and names of chapters
* Major Characters
* minor characters
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Sendai Hi-Land Raceway

The Sendai Hi-Land Raceway was a race circuit located in Sendai City, Northern Japan. The circuit was more known for being a test track and is being used only once in the game, a round for the 2007 Japanese Formula 3 championship.

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## General Info

Sendai Hi-Land Raceway was an unusual venue set within fantasy-like complex of fairground rides, golf courses and aquatic sport venues, located close to Sendai City in northern Japan. During its relatively short lifespan in hosted racing from several of Japan's top categories, though it achieved more fame as a test track, being used extensively in the development of the latest version of the Nissan GT-R.

The circuit opened in 1986 as an extension to the entertainment complex's other attractions. The sinuous track was built partially on the site of a previous karting circuit and wound around the hillside without a layout that proved challenging for tyre wear.

The first race on the new circuit was the fourth round of the 1986 All-Japan Touring Car Championship, the rather wet encounter won by Masonori Sekiya and Toshio Suzuka in a TOM's Toyota Corolla from Masahiro Hasemi and Yoshiyasu Tachi in a Hasemi Motorsport Nissan Skyline RS Turbo.

Japanese Formula Three was the next major championship to adopt the track in 1987, while it was also scheduled to host a round the World Sports Prototype Championship the same year. Homologation issues which could not be resolved saw the event cancelled a week before the race however. It was left to the All-Japan GT championship to fill the sports car void in future years, with Sendai hosting rounds between 1994 and 1998 before the Super Taikyu endurance series made it a regular stop-off.

Minor modifications were made to quicken the layout in the mid-1990s and, unusually for Japan, a quarter mile drag racing strip was incorporated at the same time. In 2007 the course was partly renovated, though by this stage major championship racing had largely ceased, with only Super Taikyu now visiting. Club racing, testing and manufacturer days still continued, however. The circuit sustained damage – particularly to the control tower and timing loops – in the March 2011 earthquakes, further limiting the capability to hold major events.

In September 2014, the owner of the facility, the Aoba Golf company, announced the circuit was to close permanently and the land is scheduled to be turned into a solar-power park.

## Trivia

* The track is the least used Japanese track in the entire game.

## See Also

* Formula 3 Japan
* Super Taikyu Series
Mystic Isles

**The Mystic Isles** are a magical realm in the Disney Junior animated series *Sofia the First*. The place is an archipelago of countless floating islands home to different magical creatures and objects. The Isles are the source of all the magic in the world, where all sorts of magical creatures live. They are very hard to reach, only being able to be accessed by certain spells or by flying unicorns.

## The Mystic Isles

### Inhabitants

Orion, Vega, Chrysta, Prisma, Azurine,Harrumph, Rhompkins, Skye, Hoodwinks, Nerissa, Windwalkers,Turon, Galial, Garrish, Unicorns, Dragons, Fairies, Gnomes, Elves, Fauns, Giants, Atticus, Twitch, Barongas, Articondors, Magical Birds, Witches, Trolls, Wee Sprites

## The Islands

* **The Isle of Crystals:** An island of beautiful crystals, the Isle of Crystals is home to the Crystalmasters, who grow magic crystals for wizards everywhere to use for their staffs, wands, and amulets. Among the Crystalmasters are Azurine and formerly Prisma. The isle's magic crystals must be contained, as if they grow on other islands, they take their magic.
* **The Isle of Trolls:** Where trolls live.
* **The Isle of Dragons:** Where dragons live.
* **The Isle of Wishes:** Where a person's greatest wish can be granted.
* **The Isle of Witches:** Where witches and warlocks reside.
* **The Isle of Unicorns:** Home of Skye and other unicorns.
* **The Isle of Centaurs:** Where centaurs live.
* **The Isle of Dancing Deserts:** So named because the desert's magic sands can show anything a person wishes to see. It also hides items that are too dangerous for frequent use, such as Shatter Stones.
* **The Isle of Magic Music:** Where beautiful music can be heard.
* **The Isle of Mermaids:** Where the merpeople live.
* **The Isle of Rompkins:** Where rompkins live. (Hoodwinks also live on this isle.)
* **The Isle of Fairies:** Where fairies live.
* **The Isle of Memories:** Where a person can see memories of his/her past.
* **The Isle of Beanstalks:** Where beanstalks grow.
* **The Isle of Magic Carpets:** Where magic carpets are made.
* **The Isle of Forever Frost:** A land of ice and snow, home of the Articondors.
* **The Isle of Wee Sprites:** Where Wee Sprites live.
* **The Isle of Magical Birds:** Where magical birds live.
* **The Isle of Pirates and Fairies:** A land that leads to Neverland.
Len Maynard

## Relatives

### Siblings

Con Maynard (triplet),
Margot Maynard (triplet),
Stephen Maynard (younger),
Charles Maynard (younger),
Mike Maynard (younger),
Felix Maynard (younger).
Felicity Maynard (younger),
Cecil Maynard (younger),
Geoff Maynard (younger),
Philippa Maynard (younger)

### Parents

Joey Bettany,
Jack Maynard

## References

1. ↑ Prefects of the Chalet School
2. ↑ The Chalet School in Exile
Reem International Circuit

Reem International Circuit is a permanent racing circuit located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is used only for one racing series in the game, the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East.

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## General Info

Reem International Circuit (Arabic: حلبة الريم الدولية) is Saudi Arabia’s only permanent motor racing circuit, nestling in the multi-coloured sand dunes west of the capital Riyadh.  The brainchild of one of the country’s most prominent racing drivers, Abdulaziz Al Faisal, the circuit has been home to the Porsche GT3 Middle East Championship in past years but today hosts mainly national events.

This track takes its name from a rare type of deer called Al Reem, which has its natural habitat in the Khubayb Al Reem dunes in which the circuit sits.  For those heading out of Riyadh along the dusty, Makkah Highway, the circuit’s eventual arrival on the horizon must be akin to an oasis, though this one contains petrolheads rather than water.

Al Faisal first dreamed of the circuit in 2005, when he returned to Saudi Arabia after graduating from the Formula BMW Academy in Bahrain.  His dream was to build his own circuit and, as the son of Prince Turki, the former director general of Saudi Arabia's intelligence agency, he had the necessary connections to make it a reality. His uncle, Bandar, owns part of the land on which Reem is built and came on board as an investor, with the pair employing family friend Raed Abuzinadah to design the new circuit.

Abuzinadah describes himself as "a race driver who happens to also be an architect", though this was to be his first effort at circuit design.  He spent two years living on the site planning exactly where everything should be constructed among the dunes.

"My eyes were in tears when I was given the site," he told Middle Eastern news agency The National. "I didn't know where to start because it was such an unbelievable variation of sand dunes. I built a tent and lived here for two years. At night, it would get so dark I couldn't even see my hands, but I would just walk around outside, trying to feel where the main building should be. I would talk to it, saying 'You think you are a tough job, huh? Well, I'm still going to build you'."

And ‘build you’ he did, with a final layout said to be very loosely inspired by the Nürburgring (though presumably the Grand Prix circuit rather than the legendary Nordschleife).  Built to FIA Grade 3 standards, the circuit incorporates a 12-turn, 2.36 miles (3.8 km) main course, a drag strip and several shorter circuit variations, including an oval. A separate karting facility is located behind the main paddock

The circuit’s official opening took place on March 5, 2008, with the circuit going on to host the Saudi National Radical Championship, Zain Lotus-Cup Middle East, Mini Cup Saudi Arabia, Porsche GT3 Middle East Championship, Chevrolet Super-Cars Middle East Championship, Saudi Federation Karting Championship and other club racing championships.

## Trivia

* The Circuit is the only permanent racing circuit in Saudi Arabia.
NRING Circuit

The NRING is a racing circuit located in Bogorodsk, Russia. It mainly hosts rounds for national racing series, Like the Russian Circuit Racing Series.

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## General Info

The NRing - or Nizhny Novgorod Ring to give it its full name - is one of Russia's new crop of international standard circuits, which has been developed to cater for the expanding domestic racing and track day scenes.

Construction on the circuit began in late 2008 on a plot of land to the west of the town of Bogorodsk in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. The track was designed by Russian architects, Mikhail Gorbachev (not the former Soviet Premier!) and Andrei Kitov of the Moscow Circuit Design Group 'Racetracks'. The relatively compact layout was designed to meet FIA Grade 2 standards from the outset and also includes a drap strip which doubles as the main straight and a small flat oval incorporated in the main design.

The main circuit was completed by 2010, ready for its first race in June. Very quickly the NRing established itself as something as a hub for national racing, with visits of the he Russian Touring Car Championship, Russian Drift Series and Drag Racing Cup. Subsequent years also saw the Russian Superbike Championship added to the NRing's roster of events.

Alongside racing, the track host numerous testing, school events and track days, making it one of the busiest circuits in Russia. The flexible layout can see two of the circuit variations run simultaneously.

In 2011, plans were put forward for an extension to the southern portion of the track to lengthen the circuit it order to bring it up to FIA Grade 1-T standards. Again Gorbachev and Kitov penned the revisions, which would have seen the track length increase to around 5km, with spectator capacity set at around 80,000. To date, however, these plans have not been put into action.

Instead the focus has been on completing the rest of the facilities, with the completion in 2015 of 24 pit boxes, control tower, media centre and bleachers for 5,000 spectators. This was in addition to the covered grandstand seating for 8,000 and a total capacity of 30,000.
Gay From China at the Chalet School

### Chapter Summaries

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## **Publishing History**

The Armada Paperback is listed by the New Chalet Club as having "Major Cuts (e.g. whole chunks of text missing)"

## tasks

* ~~Fill in infobox~~ add image lines to info box - can be done when cover is added
* Add to era category (when names decided on) ~~and to CS Books category~~
* Numbers and names of chapters
* Major Characters
* minor characters
* blurb
* chapter summaries
* note differences armada vs unabridged (chapter numbers, extra details, etc)
* publishing history
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Forged in Fire

List of *Forged in Fire* (TV series) episodes

*Forged in Fire* is an American television series which has aired on the History channel since its season one premiere episode on June 22, 2015 and is produced by Outpost Entertainment.

The program places four competitors in three elimination rounds to forge bladed weapons. Each weapon is tested and evaluated by a panel of three or four judges. As the host, Wil Willis introduced the parameters for each episode for seasons one through seven. Grady Powell replaced Willis for season eight onward. The judges include David Baker, Doug Marcaida, J. Neilson, and Ben Abbott. Both Jason Knight and Ben Abbott have filled in for Neilson's chair several times during Neilson's medical absence. Marcaida's younger brother and students have filled in for weapons testing during Marcaida's injury recovery.

## Episodes

Legend
 #. <*name*>

### Season 5 (2018)

Season five's episode numbering starts at zero.

## Specials

### *Cutting Deeper*

series

### *Meet the Judges*

series

## External links

* Official Website at history.com
* Forged In Fire at IMDB
Margot Venables

## unformatted notes

eloped to australia with stephen, had five children, her three sons died, then Stephen died, moved to brisbane to live with Daisy's old nurse, nurse died, went to find Jem who she knew was married and living in tirol.

in jo returns she is a matron at the chalet school

she dies in the chalet school in exile, in the gap between the last chapter in austria and the first chapter in guernsey

the Margot Venables prize is created in her honour. notable recipients include Gay Lambert and Tom Gay
Fort Grozny

The Fort Grozny Autodrom is a permanent racing circuit located in Khimikov, Russia. It is mainly being used for national racing classes, and in the game it's only being used for the Russian Circuit Racing Series.

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## General Info

The Fort Grozny Autodrom - often referred to by its nickname of "Fortress Terrible" - is a modern multi-discipline complex in the city of Grozny, which opened in 2015. Built with the support of the Government of the Chechen Republic, it is the only facility of its kind in the region and one of the largest in the North Caucasus.

Designed by Mikhail Gorbachev and Andrey Kitov's Moscow Circuit Design Group, the 67 hectare site features an FIA Grade 2 circuit, drift tracks, a drag-strip, category B karting track cat.B and off-road driving facilities. Unusually, the drag strip has a bridge over its final portion, creating a unique view for competitors.

The main course has two variants, though the 1.918 mile / 3.086 km version is preferred for racing. A figure-of-eight drift area is incorporated within the main circuit, which also shares part of the 870 metre drag strip as its start-finish straight, though the staging area remains separate.

The areas climate provides favourable weather conditions which allow year-round running - when snow comes, the circuit is used for ice-racing and winter driving events. The first full season of competition in 2016 started in late January and ended in December, with more than 70 events held during that period.

Today the circuit hosts rounds of the major Russian series, including the Russian Circuit Racing Series, which made its debut in 2016. It has also hosted the Czech Republic karting series, while there are numerous drag and drifting events throughout the year.
Clark International Speedway

Clark International Speedway is a permanent racing circuit located in Mabalacat, Phillipines. The circuit hosts mainly national events, and in the game it is only being used for the Formula 4 South East Asia Championship.

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## General Info

It was built on November 15, 2008 and has a Grade 4 accreditation level from the FIA. The 4.2 km circuit features 18 turns and runs in a counter-clockwise direction. Clark International Speedway hosts both 2- and 4-wheeled events. This includes the Philippine Superbike Championship, Toyota Vios Cup, Philippine GT Championship, Philippine Touring Car Championship, and FlatOut Race Series. The layout also has a 1 km drag strip that hosts the National Drag Racing Championship.

The circuit hosted the second event of the 2016–17 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship. This will be the first event in the motorsport venue to be certified by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.

## Trivia

* The Circuit is the only circuit in the Phillipines that is featured in the game.

## See Also

* Formula 4 South East Asia
* Penbay International Circuit
Jo of the Chalet School

Second book in the series

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Chapter 1: Name of Chapter 1

Chapter 1 summary

## **Characters**

### Teachers

Madge Bettany, Mademoiselle La Pâttre, Molly(ie) Maynard, Herr Anserl, Miss Durrant, Mr Denny,

### Students

+ little steinbrucke, Sophie Hamel, Berta Hamel, Anita Rincini, Giovanna Rincini, Suzanne Mercier, Lisa Bernaldi, Maria Marani,

#### Senoirs

Grizel Cochrane, Juliet Carrick, Gisela Marani, Bernhilda Mensch, Bette Rincini, Wanda von Eschenau, Gertrud Steinbrücke, Stéphanie

#### Middles

Joey Bettany, Simone Lecoutier, Margia Stevens, Rosalie Dene, Frieda Mensch, Paula von Rothenfels, Evadne Lannis, Vanna di Ricci, Luigia di Ferrara, Bianca di Ferrara, Marie von Eschenau,

#### Le Petit Chalet

Robin Humphries, Amy Stevens(8), Yvette Mercier(9), Renée Lecoutier, Thyra Eriksen, Ingeborg Eriksen,

### Other Characters

Old Grete, Herr Braun, Marie Pfeifen, Eigen Pfeifen,Captain Humphries, Fritzi, Herr Marani, Frau Marani, Rufus, Zita, Doctor Erckhardt, Frau Mensch, Gottfried Mensch, Gertlieb, Grossmütter Mensch, Herr Mensch, Aunt Luise, Minette, Natalie Mensch, Jem Russell, Sarah Denny, the aunts

Dick Bettany (mentioned), Mollie Avery

## Publishing History

The Armada Paperback is listed by the New Chalet Club as having "Minor Frequent Cuts"

## tasks

* ~~Fill in infoboxes~~
* Add to era category (when names decided on) ~~and to CS Books category~~
* Numbers and names of chapters
* Major Characters
* minor characters
* blurb
* chapter summaries
* note differences armada vs unabridged (chapter numbers, extra details, etc)
* publishing history
* covers:GGB/original hb covers go in the infobox, all else in publishing history - check copyrights and fair use first!
Ordos International Circuit

The Ordos International Circuit is a motorsport facility located in Ordos City, China. It hosted a round of the Superleague Formula in 2010, a round of the FIA GT1 World Championship and various national and regional racing series, like the China Touring Car Championship.

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## General Info

Ordos International Circuit opened in 2010 and is the first track to be designed and developed entirely independently by the Chinese. Taking its inspiration from local culture, the unusual track layout mimics the outline of a horse dashing down from the grasslands, while the main grandstand features a roofline in the shape of a swooping eagle.

Whether either of these features lead to a better track layout or spectator experience is debatable, but they do leave you in little doubt as to the Inner Mongolian location. Cars racing for the Ghengis Khan Trophy provide further reinforcement for anyone still in doubt!

This combination of old traditions and new technology symbolises the larger project to create an automotive hub in Kangbashi district, a giant new construction of housing and public buildings which sprang up during the Chinese property building boom. Unfortunately, the new city remains largely uninhabited and eerily empty, one of many ghost cities that have emerged in China since the real estate bubble began to burst, with property prices in major cities overvalued by as much as 70 per cent.  Nevertheless, there is money in 'old' Ordos, as it is one of China's major energy hubs, housing around a sixth of its coal reserves.

Completed in the summer of 2010, the circuit received FIA Grade 2 certification the same September, allowing it to host single seater categories below contemporary Formula One, as well as prototype sportscars. The first event winner was Jiang Tengyi, who took victory in a Ford Focus during the first round of the China Touring Car Championship.

The Superleague Formula was the first major single seater series to visit in October 2010, with Ben Hanley taking the first race and Frédéric Vervisch the second. The following year would see the visit of FIA GT1 World Championship, with the MarcVDS Ford GT team securing a double victory.

Since then, international motorsport has ventured elsewhere in China, but Ordos continues with national and regional races, supplemented by driver training and manufacturer test days and new product launches.  Whether it flourishes or suffers a similar fate to the high rises and empty boulevards of Ordos City remains to be seen.

## Trivia

* The shape of the circuit is supposed to be a dashing horse.
* The first few corners of the track look strangely similar to the first few corners of Shanghai International Circuit.

## See Also

* Superleague Formula
* China Touring Car Championship
* Formula China Grand Prix
* China Formula 4 Championship
* FIA GT1 World Championship
* Shanghai International Circuit
Bira Circuit

The Bira Circuit is a permanent racing circuit located in Pattaya, Thailand it is one of 2 permanent racing circuits located in Thailand in the game. It has hosted races for the Asia Touring Car Series and various other Asian racing series.

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## General Info

Bira Circuit was Thailand's first permanent motor racing venue, opening in 1985 a short distance from the seaside resort of Pattaya. The track quickly became a focal point for the local racing scene, though it has rarely captured international attention.

Covering just 65 acres, the track is necessarily compact, with its U-shaped course featuring short straights, several chicanes and a relatively fast downhill double-apex corner. It's bumpy too and, thanks to the Thai climate, racing is often a hot and humid affair. The pit complex boasts garages for cars or motorbikes, plus a control tower, medical centre and meeting room. Opposite sits the main grandstand and spectator area, which can accommodate up to 30,000 people.

As well as the permanent circuit, the complex also includes an offroad track, a rally stage and a karting circuit, which was renovated in 2006 to meet Commission Internationale de Karting (CIK) racing standards.

The facility takes its name from Siamese Prince Birabongse Bhanudej Bhanubandh, better known as Prince Bira, who remains the only Thai person to have raced at the highest level of world motorsport. Between 1950 and 1954 he competed in 19 Formula One World Championship events, with a best finish of fourth. He died, aged 71, the same year that the circuit opened and it is named in his memory.

The South East Asia Touring Car Zone Challenge (SEATCZC) has been run at Bira Circuit since 1992 and the Asian Formula 2000 (AF2000) since 1997. When not hosting race events, the circuit is fully equipped to host private functions such as driving schools, testing programs and corporate events.

## See Also

* Chang International Circuit
* Bangsaen Street Circuit
* Asia Touring Car Series
Sochi Autodrom

The Sochi Autodrom is a permanent racing circuit located in Sochi, Russia. It is mainly known for hosting the Russian Grand Prix, but has also hosted various other racing series, like Formula Two, Formula Three, and the TCR International Series.

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## General Info

The circuit that finally delivered a Formula One race to Russia, Sochi's track winds its way around the complex used for the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Designed (almost inevitably) by Hermann Tilke, at 3.7miles/5.7km it is the third longest circuit on the racing calendar, behind Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium and Britain's Silverstone. It features permanent pit and paddock facilities and a first half which can be used independently year-round for racing, while the full course continues along public roads between the stadium and other Olympic venue buildings.

The lap begins on the northern edge of the Olympic Park near the train station, running down to the central "medals plaza", the podium for Olympic medals presentations. The circuit then circles the plaza and head east to the Bolshoy Ice Dome, navigating a series of tight corners before turning north to skirt the edge of the Olympic Park, above the main Olympic Village and the Adler Arena Skating Center. It then passes the skating and curling centres, before funnelling up behind the pit paddock toward the train station, and completing a circuit with a one hundred and eighty degree bend.

Construction of the circuit began in concert with the Olympic Park facilities. A budget of nearly $200 million was allocated by the Russian Government for circuit, which has a seven year contract to host Formula One and the junior GP2 and GP3 series. Full completion of the circuit came in June 2014 ahead of its first races, rounds of the Russian Touring Car Series.

## Trivia

* The circuit goes around the Olympic park used for the 2014 Winter Olympics.

## See Also

* Formula One World Championship
* GP2/Formula 2
* GP3/Formula 3
* Russian Circuit Racing Series
Zhuhai international Circuit

The Zhuhai International Circuit is a permanent racing circuit located in Zhuhai City, China. It has hosted races for a lot of international racing series, like the FIA GT Championship, the Asian Le Mans Series, the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, the A1 Grand Prix and the Formula V6 Asia.

The Circuit should not be confused with the Zhuhai Street Circuit, a street circuit that hosted races for the BPR Global GT Series in 1994 and 1995.

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## General Info

Zhuhai was the first permanent motor racing facility in China and has become a centre for the local racing scene, as well as a semi-regular fixture on the international racing circuit.

Its origins lie in the wildly popular street races held in downtown Zhuhai City in the mid-1990s. The opening up of parts of China, including the Zhuhai Special Economic Zone, to western-style market forces created a burgeoning middle class for whom motor racing – and its glitz and glamour – was an attractive prospect. Close proximity to Macau and Hong Kong also made for a more knowledgeable crowd than other parts of China, so it was no surprise that the early street races for GT cars attracted crowds of up to 200,000.

It was clear that there was a ready made audience that could support a permanent facility and also allow China to show off its trade and investment opportunities to a global audience. Land was identified in Jin Ding Town, Guangdong Province and development began in earnest.

Australian company Kinhill Engineers Pty Ltd - the same group which created the Formula One circuit in Adelaide - was engaged to draw up the plans and supervise construction. Designs were first showcased at the 1993 street race and went through several iterations before the final layout was settled upon. These included the removal of a proposed chicane section where the current Turn 7 hairpin now sits following a request by the FIM.

Construction was completed in November 1996,in time for the first international event, the final round of the BPR Global GT Series. The end of season GT races became something of a tradition for a number of years, including when the BPR Series morphed into the FIA GT category. More recently, the circuit was the host of the final round of the Intercontinental Le Mans Championship, though it has not since been included as part of the revived World Endurance Championship.

The circuit is now host to many local and regional races, including the Pan Delta Super Racing Festival, Asian Festival of Speed and has also won the rights to organize China's first National Superbike Championship.

## Trivia

* The circuit was the first permanent racing facility in China.

## See Also

* Zhuhai Street Circuit
* FIA GT Championship
* Asian Le Mans Series
* Intercontinental Le Mans Cup
* A1 Grand Prix
* Formula V6 Asia
Buddh International Circuit

Buddh International Circuit is a racing circuit located in Greater Noida, India. It's mostly known for having held the Indian Grand Prix from 2011 op to 2013. Today it only still hosts some small regional and national racing series.

Buddh is the only Indian circuit featured in the game so far.

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India's third purpose-built motor racing facility was designed to capture the Formula One circus and is consequently on a scale unlike anything found elsewhere in the country. It forms part of the Jaypee Greens Sports City, a 1011 Hectare development of homes, leisure facilities and sporting stadia including a golf course and equestrian centre.

The Herman Tilke-penned circuit covers 3.192 miles, and includes 16 turns with some noticeable changes in elevation. Construction was completed in October 2011 just two weeks prior to the first Indian F1 Grand Prix. The facility, which is spread over an area of 874 acres, cost around $400 million to build, and includes seating for around 110,000 spectators, with the potential to increase capacity to 200,000 in the future. The track surface includes asphalt and aggregated specially shipped in from England.

It has generally been well-received by the Formula One drivers with the fast, flowing sections between turns five and 15 in particular drawing favourable comparisons and proving a challenge to drive consistently on the limit.

A date change to an early season slot on the calendar has led to the removal of the race from the 2014 F1 calendar, with the promoters citing concerns it would fall too soon after the October 2013 event - though many also felt that other reasons may have played a factor, including dissatisfaction from the F1 crowd at India's bureaucratic customs laws.  Whatever the true reason, it failed to reappear in 2015 and has be absent from international calendars ever since.

Other series have yet to fully commit to the venue; the FIA GT1 World Series was due to host its 2012 season finale at the Buddh circuit but subsequently cancelled, while the expected debut of the World Superbike Championships in 2013 was also postponed to 2015 over a disagreement about the circuit operation charges, then dropped altogether.  Local racing now makes up the only circuit activity.

## Trivia

* The Buddh International Circuit is the least featured (former) Formula One circuit in the game, hosting only 3 Formula One Grands Prix and a few races in regional racing classes.
* The circuit is at the moment the only Indian circuit in the game, but will in a later update be joined by the Madras Motor Race Track.

## See Also

* Formula One World Championship
* Korea International Circuit
* Madras Motor Race Track
Shanghai Pudong Circuit

The Shanghai Pudong Circuit was a street circuit located in the Pudong district in Shanghai, China. It has been only once, a round in for the 2010 DTM season.

The circuit should not be confused with the Shanghai International Circuit, a huge racing facility located in the outskirts of Shanghai, and the Shanghai Tianma Circuit, a circuit that hosted a round of the World Touring Car Championship in 2011.

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## General Info

On 28 January 2010, DTM bosses revealed the final calendar for the 2010 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season featured a season finale on a shortened version of the street circuit on 31 October 2010 for the first time in six years. The race was later rescheduled for 28 November 2010, and was won by Gary Paffett, while his teammate at HWA Team Paul di Resta claimed the drivers' title there.

## Trivia

* The track hosted the first DTM race ever outside of Europe, and also the only one so far.
* In 2004 the track also hosted a non-championship round for the DTM, but with a different layout. Since it was a non-championship round this layout is not featured in the game.

## See Also

* DTM
* Shanghai International Circuit
* Shanghai Tianma Circuit
Goldenport Motor Park

The Goldenport Motor Park is a permanent racing circuit located in Beijing, China. It has hosted a race for the World Touring Car Championship in 2014, as well as the FIA GT Championship in 2011 and still hosts various national and regional racing classes to this day.

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## General Info

Goldenport Motor Park, located close to Beijing's international airport, was the second permanent circuit to spring up in China and the first in the capital. While it has firmly established itself on the national racing scene, it has also carved a niche as a capable backup for international fixtures, becoming a last-minute host of the FIA GT Championships in 2011 and the WTCC in 2014.

The circuit was designed by Australian Michael McDonough, who had previous experience of building tracks in China, having been responsible for the design and construction management of the Zhuhai International Circuit in the mid-1990s. A compact design with few high-speed sections, the 1.49 mile, 12 turn course was completed in December, 2001. It was homologated as an FIA Grade 4 circuit with two grandstands and 25 pit garages and also boasts an off-road trail and – to provide a complete contrast – fully stocked fishing lakes! What the fish make of the noise from the circuit is anyone's guess...

While Goldenport is founded on motorsport, it has expanded into general car culture, establishing a 'mall' of prestige car salerooms within the site, featuring high-end brands such as Porsche, Ferrari, Tesla, Jaguar and Brabus, with Lotus opening a new facility in April 2014. There are also numerous used-car lots as well, offering the complete spectrum of motoring.

This network has been key to the circuit's continued survival. The car manufacturers love the close proximity to the circuit and use it extensively for private sessions and dealer days. Ferrari China regularly books the circuit for its clients, though there are also plenty of general testing and open driving sessions, where locals can pay a small fee to lap the circuit in their road cars.

In recent years drifting has become increasingly popular in China and Goldenport has taken advantage of this to set up a dedicated shop and storage facility for drift cars and created a large drifting area. Even the Japanese would be impressed by the standard of the facilities (and the cars too, as Japanese makes seem, like elsewhere, to be the most popular among the drifters).

Plans have been drawn up (again by McDonough) to extend the circuit onto an adjacent property in order to upgrade the track to FIA Grade 2 standard, though these have yet to come to fruition.

## Trivia

* The circuit is the second oldest racing circuit in China, after the Zhuhai International Circuit.
* The circuit was featured once in Top Gear.
* The circuit is the only circuit in the game located in Beijing that isn't a street circuit.

## See Also

* World Touring Car Championship
* FIA GT1 World Championship
* China Formula Grand Prix
* Beijing Olympic Green Circuit
* Beijing International Street Circuit
* Jingkai Street Circuit
Hong Kong Harbourfront

The Hong Kong Central Harbourfront Circuit is a street circuit located in Central Harbourfront, Hong Kong. from 2016 up to 2019 it has hosted races for the Formula E Championship.

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## General Info

The advent of Formula E and its city-friendly street circuits has allowed Hong Kong to finally play host to a race of its own. And unlike the illegal 'Need for Speed' style street races that spring up through the back streets of the autonomous territory, it's an event the city fathers are happy to embrace.

The Hong Kong ePrix circuit is located in the Central Harbourfront area. The 10-turn, approx 2.0km circuit uses the existing roads with drivers racing past instantly recognisable landmarks, such as the Central Star Ferry Pier and City Hall, with the Victoria Harbour on one side and the Central and Mid-Levels skyline on the other.

As is the nature of Formula E's street circuits, the ePrix circuit will be a demanding race track with two tight hairpins turns – one at Lung Wo Road and a second at the Star Ferry Pier. Designed by Rodrigo Nunes of R+S Project, the circuit runs clockwise and features a 555-metre main straight between Turns 1 and 2, which is the circuit's best overtaking opportunity. Turns 2 through 9 showcase the technical challenges of the track with a variety of corners, including a chicane. The fastest part of the circuit is from Turn 9 to Turn 2, with an interesting left-hand corner on Turn 10.

The 2016 event is actually the second attempt to host the electric racers on the harbourfront. The race was initially included on the inaugural calendar in November 2014, only for it to prove too early to be able to secure the necessary permissions and put in place the infrastructure changes required. That year's event was cancelled, however organisers persisted and Hong Kong was one of the early announcements as a host city for the third edition of the championship.

The Hong Kong ePrix is privately funded, with the government providing minor infrastructure improvement works in order to ensure the track complies with all FIA safety requirements. Ticket sales have proved good - even though the majority are not for the grandstands but for the eVillage fan experience zone, which doesn't actually afford views of the track, instead offering fans the chance to watch on a giant screen.

## Trivia

* With 3 races the Hong Kong Harbourfront Circuit is the most used Chinese circuit for formula E.
* A race was planned for the 2020 Formula E season, but it has been cancelled due to Pro-Democracy protests.

## See Also

* Formula E
* Beijing Olympic Green Circuit
* Sanya Street Circuit
Losail International Circuit

Losail is a racing circuit located in Lusail, Qatar. It has hosted rounds for the GP2 Asia Series and the World Touring Car Championship. the MotoGP has raced here as well.

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## General Info

Losail International Circuit was the third of the desert-based circuits that sprang up at the turn of the century and is the only motorsport facility in Qatar. Lying on the outskirts of Doha, the capital city of Qatar, it is the only circuit in the region to have both FIA and FIM homologation licenses.

The circuit was built in little over a year at a cost of US $58 million by the Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation. Almost 1,000 workers had to be on site round-the-clock in order to get it ready for the inaugural event, the Marlboro Grand Prix of Qatar on the 2nd October 2004.

Designed primarily with motorcycling in mind, the track itself is a flowing layout of 5.4 kilometres, surrounded by artificial grass designed to prevent sand from the neighbouring desert from blowing onto the circuit. The main straight is over a kilometre in length and there is a good mix of medium and high-speed corners, including a couple of quick left-handers which has proved particularly popular with the riders.

In 2008, the circuit added permanent outdoor lighting for night races, creating what was at the time the largest lit venue in the world (a title later claimed by the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi).  Musco Lighting, which had experience of racetrack lighting from its fitment at the Daytona Speedway in the USA, took just 175 days to install Losail's lighting system of over 1,000 structures, 3 million kilos of concrete and 500km of wire.  There were considerable complexities to resolve; providing enough high light levels for television without creating glare for the spectators or riders while also eliminating shadows and enabling riders to see the warning flags and braking markers were just a few of the challenges.  The night lighting allowed MotoGP to run its first night race in 2008, won by the Ducati of Casey Stoner.

Four wheeled action has also taken place at Losail; in 2006 the short-live GP Masters series debuted, with Nigel Mansell taking victory. GP2 Asia also paid a visit in 2009, Nico Hülkenberg taking the victory under the lights and Davide Rigon setting the track record at 1:38.699.

## Trivia

* The circuit is the only racing facility located in Qatar, and also the only one being featured in the game.

## See Also

* Bahrain International Circuit
* Dubai Autodrome
* Yas Marina Circuit
* GP2 Asia Series
* World Touring Car Championship
Zhuhai Street Circuit

The Zhuhai Street Circuit was a street circuit located in Zhuhai China, China. The circuit hosted the BPR Global GT Series in 1994 and 1995.

The Circuit should not be confused with the Zhuhai International Circuit, a permanent racing facility that hosts a lot of international racing series.

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## General Info

The circuit ran clockwise. The start/finish line is at Jing Shan Road (景山路), at the end of the straight it turns right at 120 degrees into Hai Bin Road (海濱路), it follows the road until it reaches Ji Da Road (吉大路)where it turns 90 degrees right. Then it turns 90 degrees left to Jing Yuan Road (景園路) and then left again for Yuan Lin Road (園林路). There it turns right and rejoins Hai Bin Road.

It then turns right for Jiu Zhou Road (九州大道), then another right for Jing Le Road (景樂路). After that is another 90 degrees left turn for Yuan Lin Road before another sharp right for Jing Shan Road. It follows Jing Shan Road and then a slight right turn back to Jiu Zhou Road and the finish line.

## Trivia

* The circuit was the 2nd international street circuit in China, after the Macau Street Circuit.

## See Also

* Zhuhai International Circuit
* Macau Street Circuit
* BPR Global GT Series
Moscow Street Circuit

The Moscow Street Circuit is a temporary racing circuit located in Moscow, Russia. It has hosted a round for the Formula E championship in 2015.

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The Formula E Championship has succeeded where many others – from Formula One to DTM – have failed, by hosting a race on the streets of Moscow. The announcement of the additional race in June 2015 was something of a coup for the race organisers and the chosen location certainly has a memorable backdrop.

The 2.39 km anti-clockwise street circuit lies adjacent to the iconic Kremlin and will see the Formula E drivers start alongside the Moskva River before circling the site of the former Rossiya Hotel – a gigantic unloved Soviet-era monolith that was once the largest hotel in the world before being demolished in 2007. During the lap the cars also take in Staraya Square, home to the former headquarters of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, now used as the offices of the Presidential Administration of Russia.

Among the other famous buildings the racers will speed by are the Gostiny Dvor merchant hall (now a fashionable exhibition centre); the iconic St Basil's Cathedral with its colourful spires; and the imposing walls of the Kremlin, making this one of the most memorable street circuits in the world.

The final section of the 13-turn circuit features a number of switchback hairpins, adding to the technical challenge of finding a good setup for what will otherwise be a medium-fast course.

The Formula E race follows a number of demonstration events held within the city, including a run in 2011 by the French EF01 Formulec electric racing car. This course was located in a similar area of the city to the ePrix but stretched further down the riverside alongside the walls of the Kremlin and also crossed the river.

## Trivia

* The circuit is the only street circuit located in Russia in the game.

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* Moscow Autodrom
* Moscow Raceway
* Formula E
Ningbo International Speedway

The Ningbo International Speedway is a permanent racing circuit located in Ningbo, China. It mainly hosts national and regional racing classes, but has also hosted a few World Touring Car Championship races.

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## General Info

Ningbo International Speedway (宁波国际赛车场) is one of a crop of new tracks opening across China under the stewardship of auto maker Geely (owner of Volvo). Located near to the fast-growing Ningbo city in Zhejiang province, the circuit is one of five being built Geely subsidiary Mitime Investments, in order to develop car culture and motorsport in the region.

The new track has been designed by Alan Wilson, well-known for his works in the United States at the Utah Motorsport Campus (which is also operated by Mitime and where Wilson is general manager) and Barber Motorsport Park among many others. Wilson has been retained by Mi Time to pen all five of its new facilities.

The project was officially launched on December 28, 2015 and is scheduled to be completed at the end of June 2017. The 4.015 km track has been homologated to FIA Grade 2 standards, allowing it to host all bar Formula One competition.

Geely is not scrimping on its investment, with the whole facility set to cost around 900 million yuan. As well as the main course (which can be split into a shorter circuit and a club racing variants, which can be run simultaneously), the 1,1130-acre facility also will boast a separate 9.85 km kart track and commercial and amusement facilities. The main grandstands will seat around 15,000 spectators and, given their elevated position, should offer good views across the majority of the circuit.

The inaugural event was round of the China Formula 4 series in August 2017 before its international debut in October, when it replaced Shanghai International Circuit as the venue for the World Touring Car Championship's Race of China.

## Trivia

* The circuit has 9 different configurations, but the Grand Prix layout is the only layout being used in the game.

## See Also

* World Touring Car Championship
* China Formula 4 Championship