Durban Street Circuit

Durban street circuit
LocationDurban, South Africa
Time zoneSAST (UTC+02:00)
Coordinates29°50′17.96″S 31°2′3.77″E / 29.8383222°S 31.0343806°E / -29.8383222; 31.0343806
Capacity22,000
Opened27 January 2006 (2006-01-27)
Closed24 February 2008 (2008-02-24)
Major eventsA1 Grand Prix
Grand Prix Circuit (2006–2008)
Length3.283 km (2.040 miles)
Race lap record1:18.178 ( Nelson Piquet Jr., Lola A1GP, 2006, A1 GP)

The Durban Street Circuit was a 3.283 km (2.040 mi) temporary street circuit located in Durban, South Africa which was 300 m (330 yd) from Durban's North Beach and 800 m (870 yd) from Durban's CBD. The circuit and infrastructure was designed by D3 Motorsport Development which also oversaw the construction of the circuit each year. It was used for the A1 Grand Prix from 2006 to 2008. The A1 Grand Prix race held on this circuit was the first international open-wheel automobile race held in the country since the 1993 South African Grand Prix.