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Event Information:
The
Grand Prix of India will be a
Formula One race held at the Buddh
International Circuit in Greater
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. The
first event is scheduled to take
place on October 30, as the
17th race of the Formula One
season The new race track was
officially homologated on September
1, by Charlie Whiting, and the
inaugural race is now confirmed to
have its debut in .It is the
second fastest circuit in the world
with top speed of about 318 km/h
(198 mph)
Originally known as the Jaypee Group
Circuit or the Jaypee International
Race Circuit after the circuit's
owners, the circuit was officially
named the Buddh International
Circuit in April . According to
Sameer Gaur, the Managing Director
and Chief Executive of Jaypee Sports
International, the name is derived
from the word Buddha, and represents
peace and calm. The name is also a
reference to the Gautam Budh Nagar
district in which the circuit is
located, itself named after the
Gautam Buddha. The Buddh
International circuit logo consists
of a ‘B’ which also resembles a
heart.
The
track in all has 16 largely medium
speed corners where F1 cars will lap
at an average speed of 210 km/h. The
back straight will let F1 cars reach
320 km/h making it one of the
fastest tracks in the world. The
expected F1 car lap time is 1 minute
27 seconds. The organizers have also
taken feedback from teams which have
done the track analysis via
simulators leading to modification
of the turn 7 in order to maximize
overtaking opportunities into banked
turn 10. A grand stand with a
capacity of 13,000 will overlook the
turn 10 and turn 11 giving the F1
fans an opportunity to be a part of
the action.
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