Grand Prix Circuit (1999–present) | |
| Location | Cheste,Valencian Community,Spain |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 39°29′9″N0°37′41″W / 39.48583°N 0.62806°W /39.48583; -0.62806 |
| Capacity | 165,000 (125,000 seating) |
| FIA Grade | 2 (2 layouts) |
| Broke ground | 1998 |
| Opened | 19 September 1999; 26 years ago (1999-09-19) |
| Major events | Current: Grand Prix motorcycle racing Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix (1999–2023, 2025) European motorcycle Grand Prix (2020) TCR World Tour (2025) GTWC Europe (2021–2023, 2025) NASCAR Euro Series (2012, 2014–present) Ferrari Challenge Europe (2006, 2009–2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025) Former: Formula EValencia ePrix (2021) FIA Motorsport Games (2024) TCR Europe (2024) WTCCRace of Spain (2005–2012) DTM (2010–2012) World SBK (2000–2010) Le Mans Series (2007) |
| Website | http://www.circuitricardotormo.com/ |
| Grand Prix Circuit (1999–present) | |
| Length | 4.005 km (2.489 mi) |
| Turns | 14 |
| Race lap record | 1:21.244 ( |
| Formula E Circuit (2021) | |
| Length | 3.376 km (2.098 mi) |
| Turns | 15 |
| Race lap record | 1:30.081 ( |
| External Circuit (1999–present) | |
| Length | 3.036 km (1.886 mi) |
| Turns | 11 |
| School Circuit (1999–present) | |
| Length | 1.300 km (0.808 mi) |
| Turns | 7 |
Circuit Ricardo Tormo, also known asCircuit de Valencia is a 4.005 km (2.489 mi)motorsportrace track located inCheste (Valencian Community,Spain) and built in 1999. The track is named after Spanish, two-time world championGrand Prix motorcycle racerRicardo Tormo (1952–1998), who died in 1998 of leukemia. It has a capacity of 165,000 and a main straight of 0.876 km (0.544 mi).
The track hosts theMotoGPValencian Community Grand Prix. Also, theFIA GT Championship had a race there in 2000 and 2004, theWorld Touring Car Championship from 2005 to 2012, theEuropean Le Mans Series in2007, and theDTM from 2010 to 2012. It has also beenFormula E's pre-season test venue since the2017–18 season, having moved fromDonington Park, with the circuit also useed as a replacement venue for the2020–21 season because of theCOVID-19 crisis cancelling numerous rounds. It was also theGP3 Series (nowFIA Formula 3 Championship) pre-season test venue until the2017 season. The series also hosted a one-off event at the track in2013. TheGP2 Series (nowFIA Formula 2 Championship) also held rounds at the track in2006 and2007. Valencia has also hosted the season-opening round of theNASCAR Euro Series since 2014 (except 2020). The circuit also hosted the third edition ofFIA Motorsport Games in October 2024.[1]
The circuit has been used byFormula E as a pre-season testing venue since 2017 (with the exception of 2024). On 28 January 2021, it was announced that the circuit would host theValencia ePrix as the 5th and 6th round of the2020–21 Formula E World Championship, to be held on 24 April 2021, replacing the cancelledParis ePrix. It was the first time an ePrix has been held on a permanent race circuit, albeit on a unique configuration.[2] One of the differences between the normal track for pre-season testing and the track used for the race was the installation of a temporary chicane in the start/finish straight. The track then turns right immediately after the exit of turn 8.
In October 2024,flooding in the area forced pre-season testing to be relocated to theCircuito del Jarama near Madrid on 5–8 November 2024.[3]
The track has been recreated in the videogamesTourist Trophy andGran Turismo PSP. The track also appears in other video games likeAlfa Romeo Racing Italiano,GTR Evolution andrFactor as well. As it is a MotoGP round host, the track has appeared in every MotoGP game since its début in 1999, and the SBK games from 2006 to 2013. The latest recreation of the track was inAssetto Corsa Competizione in 2023.
Anthony Davidson holds the unofficial lap record, set in 2006 while testing aHonda RA106, with a time of 1:08.540sec.[5] As of November 2025, the fastest official race lap records at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo are listed as: