Lihpao Racing Park

Lihpao Racing Park
麗寶國際賽車場
	G2 Circuit (2018–present)
Location	Houli, Taichung, Taiwan
Time zone	UTC+08:00
Coordinates	24°19′08″N 120°41′08″E / 24.31889°N 120.68556°E
Capacity	9,500
FIA Grade	2
Broke ground	August 2017; 6 years ago
Opened	6 November 2018; 5 years ago
Major events	Current:; TCR Taiwan Series (2022–present)
Website	Official website
G2 Circuit (2018–present)
Length	3.5 km (2.175 miles)
Turns	23
Race lap record	1:48.426 ( Jonathan Lester, Audi RS 3 LMS TCR, 2022, TCR)
Wind Circuit (2018–present)
Length	2 km (1.243 miles)
Turns	13

Lihpao Racing Park (simplified Chinese: 丽宝国际赛车场; traditional Chinese: 麗寶國際賽車場; pinyin: Lìbǎo Guójì Sàichēchǎng) is a 3.500 km (2.175 mi) motorsport race track, situated in the Houli District of Taichung, Taiwan.

History[edit]

The construction project was presented in 2015 by Yue-Mei International Development Corp, with the intention of holding four international events, including one Formula 3 race and fifty private events per year.^[2] The track would be built around the pre-existing karting track. Construction work began in August 2017, in partnership with Audi,^[3] and was completed in November of the following year.^[4] The track has received FIA Grade 2 certification.^[5]

In 2022, the circuit became the main venue for the annual TCR Taiwan Series.^[6]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

^ "TCR CT 2022 » Lihpao Racing Park Round 1 Results". Retrieved 12 March 2023.
^ Chen Wei-han (13 September 2015). "Taichung F3 track approval closer". Taipei Times. p. 3. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
^ "Lihpao International Circuit". RacingCircuits.info. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^ Hsiao Yu-hsin; Jonathan Chin (5 February 2019). "Amusement parks offer deals to draw in holiday crowd". Taipei Times. p. 2. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
^ "2020 麗寶國際賽車場場地承租說明". Lihpao Racing (in Chinese). p. 4. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
^ fabior (29 March 2022). "New TCR Chinese Taipei series to kick off next month". TCR HUB. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

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[1] "TCR CT 2022 » Lihpao Racing Park Round 1 Results". Retrieved 12 March 2023.

[2] Chen Wei-han (13 September 2015). "Taichung F3 track approval closer". Taipei Times. p. 3. Retrieved 9 September 2020.

[3] "Lihpao International Circuit". RacingCircuits.info. Retrieved 5 February 2023.

[4] Hsiao Yu-hsin; Jonathan Chin (5 February 2019). "Amusement parks offer deals to draw in holiday crowd". Taipei Times. p. 2. Retrieved 9 September 2020.

[5] "2020 麗寶國際賽車場場地承租說明". Lihpao Racing (in Chinese). p. 4. Retrieved 9 September 2020.

[6] r (29 March 2022). "New TCR Chinese Taipei series to kick off next month". TCR HUB. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

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