After recently teasing the addition of Willow Springs International Motorsports Park, iRacing is set to expand its circuit roster with a European track as well: Motorland Aragón has been confirmed to join the sim soon.
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Located in the west of Spain, roughly three hours from Barcelona, Motorland Aragón was opened in 2009. The modern circuit is mostly known as a venue for motorcycle racing, but has played host to WTCR, ETCR and World Series V8 3.5 (formerly Formula Renault 3.5) races in the past. The European Le Mans Series is scheduled to hold its first-ever event at the track in August, and national F3 and F4 championships race there as well. According to iRacing's Twitter feed, the track will be available soo.
A 5.344 kilometer lap around the Grand Prix Circuit layout as shown below offers an interesting mix of corners that flow together well, elevation changes and a long back straight to set up overtaking maneuvers into the final hairpin. A faster, sweeping right-hander is used instead of the hairpin for motorcycle races, and three smaller layouts are available in addition to the two main ones.
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Motorland Aragón is not among the well-known circuits of the car-based sim racing world and only featured officially in RaceRoom, where it was released in early 2020. As it used to be part of the MotoGP calendar from 2010 to 2022, the circuit can be found in the respective season's MotoGP games, plus in the official World SBK games. Superbikes have called Aragón home since 2010 as well and will hold round 10 of their 2023 championship there.
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Located in the west of Spain, roughly three hours from Barcelona, Motorland Aragón was opened in 2009. The modern circuit is mostly known as a venue for motorcycle racing, but has played host to WTCR, ETCR and World Series V8 3.5 (formerly Formula Renault 3.5) races in the past. The European Le Mans Series is scheduled to hold its first-ever event at the track in August, and national F3 and F4 championships race there as well. According to iRacing's Twitter feed, the track will be available soo.
A 5.344 kilometer lap around the Grand Prix Circuit layout as shown below offers an interesting mix of corners that flow together well, elevation changes and a long back straight to set up overtaking maneuvers into the final hairpin. A faster, sweeping right-hander is used instead of the hairpin for motorcycle races, and three smaller layouts are available in addition to the two main ones.
Image Credit: racingcircuits.info
Motorland Aragón is not among the well-known circuits of the car-based sim racing world and only featured officially in RaceRoom, where it was released in early 2020. As it used to be part of the MotoGP calendar from 2010 to 2022, the circuit can be found in the respective season's MotoGP games, plus in the official World SBK games. Superbikes have called Aragón home since 2010 as well and will hold round 10 of their 2023 championship there.
