The circuit will be more than 5.5km in length, with 22 turns. It will stretch over part of the My Dinh Sports Complex, while one section will be part of a public road.

Delegates press button to kick-start construction on Formula One (F1) Hanoi Grand Prix racetrack in Hanoi.

This track will be designed by the Formula One Group and Germany’s Tilke company, meeting all technical and safety requirements as regulated by the International Automobile Federation (FIA).

In addition, an area has been zoned off for the construction of a control centre, a grandstand, warehouse, parking lot and helipads to serve racing teams and spectators.

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung emphasised that Hanoi believes the world’s most attractive race will be organised on schedule and meet the expectations of Vietnamese people as well as F1 lovers worldwide.

The race will also help promote the image of Vietnam and Hanoi to the world, he added.

The track is expected to be complete in March 2020, as the race is set to take place in the summer of that year.

Vietnam will be the third Southeast Asian country to host a F1 race, after Malaysia and Singapore.

Da Nang to build horse racing centre

The central city of Da Nang is planning to allocate 300ha for the development of a horse racing track and farm with total investment of 200 million USD.

 

Horse racing course added into Hanoi’s planning

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the addition of the multi-purpose entertainment complex – horse racing course project into Hanoi’s master plan on socio-economic development by 2020, with the orientation to 2030.

 

Hanoi to build 500 million USD horse racing track

Hanoi plans to build a 500 million USD multifunctional entertainment complex with a horse racing course in Soc Son district.

 

Formula One racing car on display in Hanoi

An Aston Martin Red Bull racing car is on display at Imperial Citadel of Thang Long in Hanoi to promote Vietnam Grand Prix, the newest Formula One (F1) race, to be held in Hanoi in 2020.

 

Source: VNA