Photo : D.R. - Vision Sport Agency

 

• The track layout of the Shanghai International Circuit was inspired by the Chinese character Shang, the first character in the name of the city of Shanghai meaning 'above' or 'ascend'
• Track length - 5.451km / 3.387miles - 16 turns
• The number of laps completed by the winners in 2012 was 191 and in 2013 it was 190.
• Aston Martin Racing have a 100% record at Shanghai having won their first FIA WEC race in 2012 when Darren Turner and Stefan Mucke took the win, a feat they repeated in 2013.
• G-Drive Racing won the LMP2 class and 8 Star Motorsports won the LMGTE Class in 2013. Both teams are back to defend their Shanghai titles but G-Drive Racing are now using a Ligier-Nissan and none of the 2013 winning drivers will be driving the 8 Star Motorsports Ferrrari 458.

LAP RECORDS

LM P1:   Allan McNish Audi - R18 e-tron quattro 1:47.442 182.6kph
LM P2:   John Martin - Oreca 03 - Nissan 1:55.109 170.5kph
LM GTE Pro:   Bruno Senna - Aston Martin Vantage V8 2:04.099 158.1kph
LM GTE Am:   Paolo Ruberti - Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 2:04.682 157.4kph

RACE WINNERS

2012 - #7 Toyota Racing - Alexander Wurz / Nicolas Lapierre - Toyota TS030 Hybrid
2013 - #1 Audi Sport Team Joest - André Lotterer / Benoît Tréluyer / Marcel Fässler - Audi R18 e-tron quattro

- FIA WEC press release -

PHOTO: SHANGHAI (SHANGHAI, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA), SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT, 6 HOURS OF SHANGHAI, SATURDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2013. The Shanghai International Circuit will host a round of the FIA WEC for the third time in a row.