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Schedule Valencia
Friday 22.08.2008 16.45 - 17.25 Uhr Free practice
Saturday 23.08.2008 12.25 - 13.10 Uhr Qualifying
Sunday 24.08.2008 11.45 - 12.20 Uhr Race
The Porsche Mobil1 Supercup as well as the Formula 1 in 2008 will be for the first time in Valencia. However, the event does not take place at the permanent circuit outside the Spanish town, but on a city track specially established in the harbour area of Valencia.
Public roads usually open for normal traffic function as a 5, 473 kilometres of a long racetrack similarly to the event in Monaco. The necessary infrastructure required for a F1 Grand Prix weekend was build from the ground within the last months; stands for the spectators will be set up especially for the race in August.
TV broadcasts - Valencia 24.08.2008
Day Date Station Show Time Content Duration Period
Sunday. 24.08 Eurosport Motorsports Week 00:00 Uhr Highlights 05:00 min N.N.
Sunday. 24.08 Motors TV N.N. 00:00 Uhr Highlights 10:00 min N.N.
Sunday. 24.08 Eurosport 2 Porsche Supercup 11:35 Uhr 10. Rennen live 40:00 min 11.45 - 12.25 Uhr
Sunday. 24.08 Premiere Porsche Supercup 11:35 Uhr 10. Rennen live 50:00 min 11.35 - 12.25 Uhr
Friday 22.08.2008 16.45 - 17.25 Uhr Free practice
Saturday 23.08.2008 12.25 - 13.10 Uhr Qualifying
Sunday 24.08.2008 11.45 - 12.20 Uhr Race
The Porsche Mobil1 Supercup as well as the Formula 1 in 2008 will be for the first time in Valencia. However, the event does not take place at the permanent circuit outside the Spanish town, but on a city track specially established in the harbour area of Valencia.
Public roads usually open for normal traffic function as a 5, 473 kilometres of a long racetrack similarly to the event in Monaco. The necessary infrastructure required for a F1 Grand Prix weekend was build from the ground within the last months; stands for the spectators will be set up especially for the race in August.
TV broadcasts - Valencia 24.08.2008
Day Date Station Show Time Content Duration Period
Sunday. 24.08 Eurosport Motorsports Week 00:00 Uhr Highlights 05:00 min N.N.
Sunday. 24.08 Motors TV N.N. 00:00 Uhr Highlights 10:00 min N.N.
Sunday. 24.08 Eurosport 2 Porsche Supercup 11:35 Uhr 10. Rennen live 40:00 min 11.45 - 12.25 Uhr
Sunday. 24.08 Premiere Porsche Supercup 11:35 Uhr 10. Rennen live 50:00 min 11.35 - 12.25 Uhr
At the 10th round of the season the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup at the coming weekend celebrates its debut on the brand-new street circuit in the harbour of Valencia. Sean Edwards and the former Supercup pilot experienced the track already at its premiere race in the context of international GT Open.
5,440 kilometre length, 25 curves, four very fast track sections and sufficient possibilities for overtaking characterize the new circuit in the calendar of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup as well as a suspension bridge which spans over the port access. The racetrack was planned and built as well as many others by the German architect Hermann Tilke. It's a typical city circuit which seems to be attractive for drivers and fans as well.
"The flair in the former America's Cup harbour is similar to Monaco", so Richard Lietz, who already raced at on the new Grand Prix track in the international GT Open series with a Porsche. "Even some yachts were already anchored in the harbour during our race. However, the track itself cannot be compared with Monaco, because it is extremely fast, has got the modern run out zones of tarmac used in the Formula 1 and unlike Monaco provides some good possibilities to overtake."
Supercup driver Sean Edwards, who like Lietz participated in the GT Open race is exalted about the new circuit in Spain. 'I can't compare this street circuit with anything else I've experienced. It has high speed passages, slow corners, chicanes, hairpins and ultra fast kinks. In some places the track is as wide as in Istanbul, in others it's as narrow as in Monaco. The layout makes for great racing and requires a great deal of skill."
The standard of security on the city circuit in Valencia is also different to the one in Monaco. Generous, run out zones of tarmac are found at the end of all high speed arcades. Altogether eleven left-hand bends and 14 right-hand bends lead two thirds of the course directly alongside the water. At all it is a demanding track on which highest concentration is required by the pilots especially on the hunt for a perfect lap in the qualifying session.