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MotoGP – Malaysia

Location: Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia (Map this address )
Start: OCT 21, 2012 at 10:40 AM
End: OCT 21, 2012 at 6:30 PM
About: The 16th leg of the MotoGP World Championship 2012 is the Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix. Specifically built to ensure fast and exciting racing, the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia is regarded as one of the world’s best. The 2,300 acre complex also houses a hotel, shopping centre, golf course and other sports facilities and cost around £50m to construct. It was built in just 14 months and staged its first Grand Prix in April 1999, setting the standard for race circuits worldwide.

With four slow corners following two long straights and 10 medium to high-speed corners, the wide track is particularly favourable to overtaking manoeuvres and plenty of open throttle. One of the longest laps in MotoGP is made all the more gruelling for riders by intense heat and humidity. The city of Sepang is located around 50km south of Kuala Lumpur city.

Circuit info
Length: 5,548 m. / 3.447 miles
Width: 25m
Left corners: 5
Right corners: 10
Longest straight: 920 m. / 0.572 miles
Constructed: 1998