Back Valenciastraatbaan Afrikaans حلبة شوارع فالنسيا Arabic Валенсия (градска писта) Bulgarian Circuit Urbà de València Catalan Valencia Street Circuit Czech Valencia Street Circuit Danish Valencia Street Circuit German Valencia Street Circuit Esperanto Circuito urbano de Valencia Spanish Valencian katurata Finnish
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| Location | Valencia, Spain |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) CEST (DST) |
| Coordinates | 39°27′31.6″N 0°19′32″W / 39.458778°N 0.32556°W |
| Opened | 26 July 2008 |
| Closed | 2013 |
| Architect | Hermann Tilke |
| Major events | Formula One European Grand Prix (2008–2012) GP2 (2008–2012) GP3 (2010–2012) Porsche Supercup (2008–2010, 2012) Formula BMW Europe (2008–2010) International GT Open (2008) Spanish F3 (2008) |
| Website | http://www.valenciastreetcircuit.com/index_eng.html |
| Grand Prix Circuit (2008–2012) | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 5.419 km (3.367 miles) |
| Turns | 25 |
| Race lap record | 1:38.683 ( Timo Glock, Toyota TF109, 2009, F1) |
The Valencia Street Circuit (Valencian: Circuit Urbà de València, Spanish: Circuito Urbano de Valencia) was a street circuit in Valencia, Spain which hosted the Formula One European Grand Prix for five years (2008–2012).[1][2] The first Formula One race meeting on the circuit was held over the 23–24 August 2008 weekend,[3] with Felipe Massa winning the main event, the European Grand Prix, after starting from pole position. The circuit used the roads skirting the city's harbour and America's Cup port area[4] – including a section over a 140-metre-long (460 ft) swing bridge[5] – and also included some roads designed exclusively for racing purposes by the German architect Hermann Tilke, who also designed the infrastructure buildings for the circuit. The 2012 edition took place on 24 June[6][7] and was the last to go under the name of the European Grand Prix until 2016, when the Baku City Circuit used the title for one year. The circuit has been left abandoned after a deal fell through to alternate this venue with Catalunya in Barcelona to host the Spanish Grand Prix.[8]
- ^ "Telefónica, Principal Sponsor of the Formula 1 Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe". Valencia Street Circuit. Generalitat Valenciana. 23 July 2008. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ "Telefónica is European GP Sponsor (Translated from Spanish)". Valenciacircuitourbano.com. 28 January 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
- ^ "The Official Formula 1 Website". Formula One. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Motorsport: Spanish drivers eager to please home fans". The New Zealand Herald. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
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bridgewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Fernando Alonso wins brilliantly in Valencia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ "2012 Grand Prix of Europe". Formula 1™. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ "Valencia slams Catalunya over F1 alternation". www.grandprix.com. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2018.