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Istanbul
Park auto race
track is in Kurtköy,
near Tuzla,
about 62 km (38 miles, a one-hour
drive) southeast of the center
of Istanbul on
the Asian side of the Bosphorus near Sabiha
Gökçen Airport (map).
The 5.378-km (3.34-mile) track was
built
in 2005 at a cost of €80 million.
Here's information on Formula
1 Grand Prix races
held in Istanbul.
Here's
the easiest way to get to
the races at Istanbul Park.
Built
on four ground levels, the anti-(counter-)
clockwise track has 14 corners
(eight left, six right), a top speed
of 320
km/h
(199
mph),
and can host about 125,000 fans for
a race.
If you don't use a shuttle
service,
but drive your own vehicle (Ferrari?),
leave the Trans-European Motorway
(TEM) O2 expressway at the Kurtköy exit (Kurtköy Çıkışı,
the same exit as for Sabiha
Gökçen Airport) and
look for signs to Göçbeyli,
northwest of the airport. Istanbul
Park is 6 km (3.7 miles)
from the TEM 02 exit.
According to news reports, there are
questions about Istanbul Park's hosting
future Formula 1 races.
For more information, see the Official
Formula 1 website,
and/or the official
website of Istanbul
Park.
Istanbul
Park
Göçbeyli Köyü Yolu (map)
Istanbul Park Circuit,
34959 Tuzla,
Istanbul, Turkey
Tel: +90 (216) 677 1010
Fax: +90 (216) 677 1039
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