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The first driving event was held at the Hanoi Street Circuit, built to host the Vietnam Formula 1 Grand Prix in 2022.
The Hanoi circuit was intended to be a 5.6 kilometer circuit mixing city streets and a series of corners in the final sector. However, the inaugural race in 2020 was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, after which Nguyen Dac Trung, former chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee who was closely involved in running the race, was arrested for corruption. sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment.
The construction of the permanent section of the circuit has been completed, but has remained unused. However, on January 1, Honda Vietnam will host Honda Thanks Day as a New Year celebration event. A number of motorcycle races have been held on a shortened version of the circuit, including the first corner leading into the S-curve which forms the third sector of the Grand Prix circuit.
Category: F1 / Vietnam F1 GP
