 Full Circuit (1990–present) | |
 Short Circuit (1990–present) | |
| Location | Irungattukottai,Chennai,India |
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| Coordinates | 13°0′9″N79°59′9″E / 13.00250°N 79.98583°E /13.00250; 79.98583 |
| FIA Grade | 2 |
| Owner | Madras Motor Sports Club |
| Broke ground | 1988 |
| Opened | 1990 |
| Former names | Madras Motor Race Track Irungattukottai Race Track |
| Major events | Current: Indian Racing League (2022–present) F4 India (2023–present) MRF Formula 2000 (2013–2020, 2022–present) Former: F4 SEA (2018–2019) Asia Road Racing Championship (1997, 2009–2011, 2013, 2017–2018) Asian F3 (2008) |
| Website | en |
| Full Circuit (1990–present) | |
| Length | 3.717 km (2.310 mi) |
| Turns | 17 |
| Race lap record | 1:30.323 ( Yuven Sundaramoorthy,Dallara Formulino Pro,2020,MRF Challenge) |
| Short Circuit (1990–present) | |
| Length | 2.067 km (1.284 mi) |
| Turns | 9 |
| Race lap record | 0:56.257 ( Cooper Webster,Mygale M21-F4,2023,F4) |
TheMadras International Circuit (MIC, previously known as Madras Motor Race Track and Irungattukottai Race Track) is a permanent motorracing circuit located inIrungattukottai,Chennai,India. It was built in the late 1980s and was inaugurated in 1990. It was the first permanent racing circuit in India and is owned by theMadras Motor Sports Club.[1] In July 2022, the track was renamed as Madras International Circuit.
In 1971, the Madras Motor Sports Club, Coimbatore Auto Sports Club,Karnataka Motor Sports Club along with Calcutta Motor Sports Club and Mumbai's Indian Automotive Racing Club, united to form theFederation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI), headquartered in Chennai, to ensure common regulations and orderly conduct of events.[2] Race meets were held on airstrips atSholavaram in Chennai,Sulur in Coimbatore and Agara in Bangalore. In 1990, the Irungattukottai track was built to provide a permanent structure for racing.[2] Hosts the Indian Racing National Championships for both bikes and cars, and the Indian National Motorcycle Drag Racing Championships. An annual round of theMRF Challenge was held till 2020 and was since discontinued due toCOVID-19.
MMSC has also built a go-kart track to promote the sport at the grassroots level in 2023. The 1.2 km (0.75 mi) CIK approved track named,Madras International Karting Arena popular as MIKA, was inaugurated on 19 September 2024 by formerFormula 1 world championMika Hakkinen in presence of former F1 driversNarain Karthikeyan andKarun Chandhok.[3][4]
The main circuit is 3.717 km (2.310 mi) long with 12 turns and 3 straights, with the longest one being 250 m (270 yd). The club circuit is 2.067 km (1.284 mi) long and has 7 turns. Both the tracks are 11 m (12 yd) wide on average with 12 m (13 yd) at the start line and operate in a clockwise direction. The track is aFédération Internationale de l'Automobile andFédération Internationale de Motocyclisme-certified circuit.[1] The tracks were resurfaced in 2007 and vehicles allowed for races include bikes of all categories and cars up to F3. FIA granted a Grade 2 license to the circuit in 2014.[5]
As of December 2023, the fastest official race lap records at the Madras International Circuit are listed as:
| Category | Time | Driver | Vehicle | Event |
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| Full Circuit: 3.717 km (1990–present) | ||||
| MRF Challenge | 1:30.323[6] | Yuven Sundaramoorthy | Dallara Formulino Pro | 2020 Madras MRF Challenge round |
| CN | 1:30.681[7] | Rishon Rajeev | Wolf GB08 Thunder[8] | 2022 2nd Madras Indian Racing League round |
| Formula 4 | 1:36.496[9] | Cooper Webster | Mygale M21-F4 | 2023 4th Madras F4 India round |
| Supersport | 1:41.057[10] | Yuuki Ito | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 2018 Madras ARRC round |
| Asia Production 250 | 1:48.148[11] | Rheza Danica Ahrens | Honda CBR250RR | 2018 Madras ARRC round |
| Asia Underbone 150 | 1:52.184[12] | Fazli Ahmad Fazli Sham | Yamaha T-150 | 2018 Madras ARRC round |
| Short Circuit: 2.067 km (1990–present) | ||||
| Formula 4 | 0:56.257[13] | Cooper Webster | Mygale M21-F4 | 2023 3rd Madras F4 India round |
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