Autódromo de Tocancipá, motorsport track in Colombia
The Autódromo de Tocancipá is a motor racing circuit in Tocancipá, about 30 km from Bogotá. Its longest layout measures 2,725 m and is used for the 6 Hours of Bogotá; the shortest is 1,010 m and includes an oval in the northern section. A low white concrete wall with a chain-link fence and advertising banners runs along the track.
The circuit was inaugurated on 7 February 1982, two years after the demolition of the Autódromo Ricardo Mejía and following an idea launched in 1980. It became the home of the 6 Hours of Bogotá, first held in mid-1986, and of the Campeonato Nacional de Automovilismo and TC2000 Colombia. In 1988 the Copa Chevrolet Sprint and Swift GTI, organised by Club Los Tortugas, began and ran intermittently until 1994.
Races run clockwise, except the 6 Hours of Bogotá, which is run counterclockwise. The long circuit measures 2,725 m and the shortest layout 1,010 m, so check which configuration is in use before planning a viewpoint. The track lies about 30 km from Bogotá, in Tocancipá, Cundinamarca.
The lap record at Tocancipá belongs to Colombian Óscar Tunjo, who averaged 160.135 km/h in qualifying for the 2014 edition. Juan Pablo Montoya had held it for nineteen years, since 1995, at 158.03 km/h. The nearby kart track is named after Montoya and hosts an annual international kart race.
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