What is Shanghai International Circuit?
{{Infobox motorsport venue |Name = Shanghai International Circuit |Location = [[Shanghai]], [[China]] |Time = [[GMT]] +8 |Image = [[Image:Shanghai F1 Circui 01.jpg|180px]] |Image_caption = Main straight and pit lane area |Opened = 2004 |Construction_cost = [[United States Dollar|$]]450 million |Architect = [[Hermann Tilke]] |Events = '''[[FIA]] [[Formula One]]'''<br>[[Chinese Grand Prix]]<br>'''V8 Supercars'''<br>'''[[A1 Grand Prix]]'''<br>Grand Prix of Nations, China |Layout1 = [[Image:Shanghai International Racing Circuit track map.svg|180px]] |Length_km = 5.451 |Length_mi = 3.387 |Turns = 16 |Record_time = 1:32.238 |Record_driver = {{flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Schumacher]] |Record_team = [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |Record_year = 2004 }} The '''Shanghai International Circuit''' is a [[China|Chinese]] [[motor racing]] venue. It is in the district of [[Jiading]] near [[Shanghai]] in the [[People's Republic of China]]. It was the venue of the first [[Formula One]] [[Chinese Grand Prix]] on 26 September 2004. == History == The circuit costing about $450 million ([[USD]]). It was paid for by a government-funded joint-venture company. This company was made up of the Shanghai Juss Corporation, Shanghai National Property Management Co Ltd, and Shanghai Jia'an Investment and Development Co Ltd. [[Architecture|Architectural]] and design experts began visiting the site by April 2003. The site was transformed from [[swamp]]land to an international racetrack in 18 months. A team of 3000 worked around the clock to finish the [[construction]]. Other events held at the circuit include a round of the MotoGP world championship, the [[Australian]]-based V8 Supercar championship, and also the final round of the [[A1 Grand Prix]] in 2006 and 2007. The 2008 MotoGP race was the last one at Shanghai International Circuit. The FIM didn't select the circuit for 2009 because of overcrowdi