What is Sepang International Circuit?
{{Infobox motorsport venue | Name = Sepang International Circuit (SIC) | Location = [[Sepang]], [[Selangor]], [[Malaysia]] | Time = [[GMT]] +8 | Image = [[File:Sepang tribune.jpg|180px]] | Image_caption = | Broke_ground = 1998 | Opened = 1999 | Architect = [[Hermann Tilke]] | Events = '''[[FIA]] [[Formula One]]'''<br />[[Malaysian Grand Prix]]<br />'''FIM MotoGP'''<br />Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix<br />[[A1 Grand Prix]]<br />SuperGT<br />Asian Touring Car Championship | Layout1 = [[File:Sepang.svg|180px]] | Length_km = 5.543 | Length_mi = 3.44 | Turns = 15 | Record_time = 1:34.223 | Record_driver = {{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Juan Pablo Montoya]] | Record_team = [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[BMW]] | Record_year = 2004 }} The '''Sepang International Circuit (SIC)''' is a racing circuit in [[Sepang]], [[Selangor]], [[Malaysia]]. It is near the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, about 60&nbsp;km south of the capital city [[Kuala Lumpur]]. It is the venue used for the [[Formula One]] [[Malaysian Grand Prix]], [[A1 Grand Prix]] as well as the Malaysian MotoGP. The circuit was designed by [[Germany|German]] designer [[Hermann Tilke]]. In the 1990s, during [[Mahathir Mohamad]]'s government, Malaysia built the Sepang International Circuit near the new capital, Putrajaya. It was made to host the Malaysian Grand Prix. The circuit opened on March 7, 1999, by Mahathir, at 20:30 MST. Later, he also inaugurated the first Moto GP Malaysian Grand Prix on April 20, 1999, and the first Formula One Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix on October 17, 1999. == Layout == The main circuit is 5.54&nbsp;km long. It is raced in a clockwise direction. It is noted for its sweeping corners and wide straights.<ref name=Forumula1.net>{{cite web |url=http://www.forumula1.net/2008/f1/race-tracks/malaysia-sepang-international-circuit-preview |title=Sepang International Circuit Preview |accessdate=2008-03-20 |publisher=www.forumula1.net}}</ref> The layout is unusual,