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unusual facts about street circuit



1934 Moroccan Grand Prix

The 1934 Moroccan Grand Prix (also known as the 1934 Anfa Grand Prix or the 1934 Casablanca Grand Prix) was a Grand Prix that was held on 20 May 1934 at the street circuit in Anfa, a suburb of Casablanca, Morocco.

Grand Prix of Minnesota

The Grand Prix of Minnesota was an auto racing event held from 1996 until 1998 on an Alan Wilson (motorsport)-designed temporary street circuit in Minneapolis, Minnesota near the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.


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1947 General Juan Perón Grand Prix

The 1947 General Juan Perón Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Retiro street circuit in Buenos Aires on 9 February 1947.

1962 Australian Touring Car Championship

Despite the geographic difficulties of crossing Bass Strait to get to the Longford street circuit, all four available Jaguars attended the 1962 ATCC meeting.

1985 Formula One season

The race was held in Adelaide, South Australia on a street circuit on 3 November, as the last race of the season.

2009 Dunlop Townsville 400

The first time a major motorsport has been held in North Queensland, the race has been assembled around a specially created street circuit, as no permanent racing facilities exist in north Queensland, apart from clay surface speedway circuits.

Auckland 400

With the 1960s circuit ageing, several attempts were made to move to a new locations, until eventually finding a new home on a street circuit in Hamilton as the Hamilton 400.

Caesars Palace Grand Prix

In fact, the 1995 Indianapolis 500 program advertised a possible street circuit along The Strip, but it never materialized.

Dallas Grand Prix

In 1993, the race relocated to a temporary street circuit around the Reunion Arena, at the time home to many of Dallas' sports teams.

Durban street circuit

However, following delays in completing alterations to the Durban street circuit due to construction for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the South African round was postponed until 2011.

Hamilton Street Circuit

Hamilton Street Circuit is 3.4 km long runs in a clockwise direction around the Frankton business district with the pit lane and main straight located on Mill Street.

James Jakes

He did lie in fifth place at one point in the season, having won on the street circuit at Pau but tailed off to be thirteenth in the championship.

Marina Bay Street Circuit

Several drivers, including Sébastien Bourdais and Fernando Alonso, expressed their concern about the high and harsh kerbs at the chicane at turn 10 of the street circuit.

Rio 200

However, this event took place on a temporary street circuit in São Paulo rather than at a permanent facility like Jacarepaguá in Rio de Janeiro.

San Jose Grand Prix

On March 9, 2007 San José Grand Prix President Dale Jantzen announced that Redback Networks, an Ericsson company, would be the title sponsor of the 1.443 mile, seven-turn downtown temporary street circuit in 2007, the "Redback Raceway".