Construction at the Oscar y Juan Gálvez Racetrack in Buenos Aires is progressing seven days a week with more than 150 workers rebuilding the circuit and pit complex to prepare for a MotoGP return.
The City of Buenos Aires is overseeing AUSA, the construction company, and Tilke Engineers & Architects on demolition, foundations for a new 265m-by-23m pit building, and earthworks totaling 295,000 m³. The planned MotoGP layout will be 4,300 meters with up to 7% banking at Turn 4 and estimated top speeds over 330 km/h.
Work is scheduled for completion in December to allow testing ahead of a MotoGP round planned for late March–early April, and Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of MotoGP Sports Entertainment Group, and Carlos Ezpeleta, MotoGP sporting director, visited the site recently. The renovation is being coordinated with plans for a potential Formula 1 return that would extend the track to nearly 5,000 meters and expand the pit building.
Read the full article at motorsport.com.
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