Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba

Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba (also known as Autódromo de Pinhais and Circuito Raul Boesel) was a motorsports circuit located in Pinhais, Brazil. It has been host to the World Touring Car Championship, TC2000, Fórmula Truck and Stock Car Brasil racing. Until 2013 the circuit has also been host of the South American Formula 3 Series, namely the Formula 3 Sudamericana. The circuit also formerly hosted the Brazilian Formula Three Championship.

Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba
LocationAv. Iraí, nº 16, Pinhais, PR, Brazil
Time zoneUTC−03:00
Coordinates25°26′41″S 49°11′49″W
Broke ground1965
Opened1967
Closed12 January 2022 (2022-01-12)
Major eventsTCR South America (2021)
Stock Car Brasil (1980–2018, 2020–2021)
Copa Truck (2018, 2020–2021)
GT Sprint Race (2012–2018, 2020–2021)
Stock Car Corrida do Milhão (2017)
Fórmula 3 Brasil (2014–2017)
Fórmula Truck (1996, 1998–2003, 2005–2016)
F3 Sudamericana (1989, 1992, 1996, 2002–2010, 2012–2013)
Campeonato Sudamericano de GT (2007–2013)
WTCC Race of Brazil (2006–2012)
Auto GP (2012)
TC2000 (2005–2006)
World Series by Nissan (2002)
Mil Milhas Brasil (1999)
SASTC (1997–1998)
Websitewww.autodromodecuritiba.com.br
Full Circuit (1988–2022)
Length3.707 km (2.304 miles)
Turns11
Race lap record1:10.182 (Belgium Bas Leinders, Dallara SN01, 2002, Formula Nissan)
Outer Circuit (1988–2022)
Length2.600 km (1.616 miles)
Turns5
Race lap record0:50.371 (Brazil Daniel Serra, Chevrolet Cruze Stock Car, 2021, Stock Car Pro)
Original Circuit (1967–1987)
Length4.200 km (2.610 miles)
Turns9

The circuit also hosted the "Festival Brasileiro de Arrancada", from 1992 to 2016, which was the biggest drag racing event in Latin America.

The circuit

Fabrizio Giovanardi of JAS Motorsport suggested the circuit is bumpy. Andy Priaulx of BMW Team UK suggested the circuit has a mix of massively fast and then medium speed turns which is not favorable BMW touring cars. Jordi Gené of SEAT Sport suggested that its turns are close to each other and they are high speed. The layout and types of corners on the track is actually similar to Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, but with more dramatic elevation changes.

The elevation changes between Entrada do Miolo and Pinheirinho reward well balanced cars. Confident drivers can gain a serious advantage through the heavily banked turns. Curva de Vitoria has quite a bit of positive camber and any exit speed will carry through, all the way down the straight. However, if the car goes even 10 cm (3.9 in) wide it will end in the wall. There is only one racing line through this fast corner, so the driver requires to line up behind the car in front and slingshot past it down the straight.[1]

A1 Grand Prix series

The circuit was scheduled to host a round of the A1 Grand Prix series in February 2006. However, after the schedule was revised, the circuit was removed as a host venue for the series.

Simulation / Video Games
Simulation / Video GameYearConfiguration
OuterFull
Automobilista 2 2020 Yes Yes
Automobilista 2016 Yes Yes
Game Stock Car Extreme 2013 Yes Yes
Game Stock Car 2012 2012 Yes Yes
Game Stock Car 2010 Yes Yes
Race Pro 2009 Yes
Race 07 2007 Yes Yes

Ending of Activities

At the end of 2021, it was known the land of the circuit was sold. Since 2014, the Inepar group, the owner of Autodromo, entered in judicial recovery and the plan of recoveries at the time was to sell the circuit. This was postponed after a immobiliar crises throughout Brazil and gave a new opportunity for the circuit. The new plan is a project to build residential and commercial towers. The launch of these buildings is planned for the second half of 2022.

On December 17, 2021 the part of "Curva da Vitória" started to be demolished, but for a legal reasons the work stopped with complaints about the historical heritage of circuit and its land.

Lap records

The fastest official lap records at the Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba are listed as:

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent
Grand Prix Circuit (1988–2022): 3.707 km
Formula Nissan1:10.182[2]Bas LeindersDallara SN012002 Curitiba World Series by Nissan round
Formula Three1:11.853[3]Pedro PiquetDallara F3092015 3rd Curitiba F3 Brasil round
Auto GP1:12.549[4]Pål VarhaugLola B05/522012 Curitiba Auto GP round
GT31:16.643[5]Daniel Serra[6]Ferrari 458 Italia GT32011 2nd Curitiba GT3 Brasil round
GT11:18.180[7]Fabien GiroixMcLaren F1 GTR1996 2 Hours of Curitiba
Stock Car Brasil1.18.882[8]Diego NunesChevrolet Cruze Stock Car2018 1st Curitiba Stock Car Brasil round
Formula Renault 2.01:19.194[9]Nelson MerloTatuus FR20002005 Curitiba Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil round
Porsche Carrera Cup1:19.784[10]Enzo EliasPorsche 911 (991 II) GT3 Cup2021 2nd Curitiba Porsche Carrera Cup Brasil round
Super 20001:22.890[11]Robert HuffChevrolet Cruze 1.6T2011 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil
TCR Touring Car1:23.530[12]Rodrigo BaptistaAudi RS 3 LMS TCR2021 Curitiba TCR South America round
GT41:23.656[13]Sergio Laganá[14]Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT42013 1st Curitiba Campeonato Sudamericano de GT round
Ferrari Challenge1:23.933[15]Alan Hellmeister[16]Ferrari F430 Challenge2011 1st Curitiba GT3 Brasil round
Stock Car Light1:24.550[17]Felipe BaptistaChevrolet Cruze JL-G122021 1st Curitiba Stock Car Light round
TC20001:26.682[18]Norberto FontanaToyota Corolla2006 Curitiba TC2000 round
Super Touring1:26.683[19]Juan Manuel Fangio IIPeugeot 4061998 Curitiba SASTC round
Truck racing1:41.721[20]Roberval AndradeScania Truck2018 Curitiba Copa Truck round
Outer Circuit (1988–2022): 2.600 km
Stock Car Pro0:50.371[21]Daniel SerraChevrolet Cruze Stock Car2021 2nd Curitiba Stock Car Pro round
Stock Car Light0:52.773[22]Felipe BaptistaChevrolet Cruze JL-G122021 2nd Curitiba Stock Car Light round

References
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