Circuito de Almeria
Almeria or Tabernas Circuit is located in Andalucia, 10 km from the village of Tabernas and close to the scenes of many spaghetti westerns. This dry, desert landscape is host to a fast, exhilarating circuit popular with cars and bikes. Although fast it is also safe, with large run off areas. It is considered one of the four big speed circuits in Spain and hosts many races and testing sessions for some of the top automotive manufacturers.
Almeria Circuit: Overview
- Over 4,000 meters long
- 10-12m wide
- 900m straight
- 14 corners (9 right / 5 left)
- 1 chicane
  
Almeria enjoys a dry hot climate which makes for great driving conditions, but take care as it can reach 35 ºC in the peak summer months. The off-track services are impressive with a modern medical centre, ample parking, bathrooms and showers and a cafe bar on site. This makes for a comfortable and modern track experience.
Almeria Circuit: Corner by Corner
Turn 1 – Sharp corner which requires a lot of braking before you can accelerate up the hill
Turn 2 – Fast right turn down the hill which can be taken at up to 180 km/hr (try to take this on the inside and prepare to brake for the next corner)
Turn 3 – Long left hand corner where you can pick up quite a bit of speed before entering one of the most challenging parts of the track
Turn 4 – Fast right hand corner
Turn 5 – Blind right hand corner so it’s important to keep your line
Turn 6 – Quick right hand corner where you can increase your speed
Turn 7 – A quick left hand corner before the start of a challenging series of left-right corners.
Turn 8 – Slow down to take this sharp right hand bend and keep to the right curve with a lot of braking
Turn 9 – Slow left hand corner. Prepare to increase your speed on exiting this corner to power up the hill
Turn 10 – Fast left corner
Chicane – Slow chicane – left then right
Turn 11 – Smooth right hand corner
Turn 12 – Another right hand corner before a 900m straight
Turn 13 – Sharp right turn which requires heavy braking followed by acceleration up the hill the other side
Turn 14 – The final corner of the lap is a surprisingly fast left hand corner
Almeria Circuit Location
C.N 340 a km 483
04200 Tabernas
Almeria
Spain
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