Buddh International Circuit layout & records

Description

Buddh International Track: Three sections in detail

Turn 1
After the start-finish straight the track falls sharply downhill for turn 1 before rising again for turn 3. This change in gradient compresses both the driver and the car into the ground, generating huge vertical g-forces. The lubricants in the system will therefore also be squashed towards the bottom of the tank, which can in turn make pick-up difficult.

Paul di Resta on back straight with his Force India VJM05.

Back straight (between Turns 3 and 4)
The Buddh circuit features three long straights; the pit straight, the long run between turns 3 and 4 and the shorter spurt from there down to turn 5. The longest straight is the back straight, a huge 1.2km, with the engine running at wide open throttle for over 15secs. Interestingly this straight also features an altitude change with the track going downhill to the midway point of the straight before then climbing back up. The gradient changes will have an effect on gearing, which will need to take into account the dip and crest.

Turns 10 and 11
The second part of the track is much more twisted, shifting the emphasis from outright power to engine drive-ability. Turns 10 and 11, a radial turn with a profile similar to the Spoon Curve in Japan, is one of the most challenging. The drivers ‘play’ with the pedal over a relatively prolonged period as they attempt to find the limit of the car. This sustained period of lateral G will also test the engine’s oil and fuel systems to their limits.

Podiums

F1 Podium Winners on Buddh Circuit

Year	Race	Date	Top 3 Drivers	Teams	Laps
2013	2013 Indian F1 GP	October 27	Sebastian Vettel Nico Rosberg Romain Grosjean	Red Bull Mercedes Lotus F1	60
2012	2012 Indian F1 GP	October 28	Sebastian Vettel Fernando Alonso Mark Webber	Red Bull Ferrari Red Bull	60
2011	2011 Indian F1 GP	October 30	Sebastian Vettel Jenson Button Fernando Alonso	Red Bull McLaren Ferrari	60

Driver Ranking

Driver Ranking Buddh Circuit

	Driver	GP	1st	2nd	3rd	Pod	Pole	FL	Avg Grid	Avg Pos	Points
1	Sebastian Vettel	3	3	0	0	3	3	1	1.0	1.0	75
2	Fernando Alonso	3	0	1	1	2	0	0	5.3	5.3	33
3	Jenson Button	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	6.0	7.0	28
4	Nico Rosberg	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.3	6.3	26
5	Mark Webber	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.7	9.0	27
6	Romain Grosjean	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	14.0	6.0	17
7	Lewis Hamilton	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.7	5.7	26
8	Felipe Massa	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.7	10.0	20
9	Kimi Räikkönen	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.5	7.0	12
10	Sergio Pérez	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.3	13.0	11
11	Michael Schumacher	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.5	13.5	10
12	Jaime Alguersuari	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	8.0	4
13	Adrian Sutil	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.5	9.0	4
14	Nico Hülkenberg	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.5	13.5	4
15	Paul di Resta	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.3	11.0	4
16	Bruno Senna	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.5	11.0	1
17	Daniel Ricciardo	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.3	13.7	1
18	Sébastien Buemi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.0	21.0	0
19	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21.0	16.0	0
20	Valtteri Bottas	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0	16.0	0
21	Jarno Trulli	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19.0	19.0	0
22	Max Chilton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22.0	17.0	0
23	Giedo van der Garde	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.0	22.0	0
24	Pedro de la Rosa	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22.0	23.0	0
25	Rubens Barrichello	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0	15.0	0
26	Esteban Gutierrez	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	15.0	0
27	Jules Bianchi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19.0	18.0	0
28	Kamui Kobayashi	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.0	19.0	0
29	Vitaly Petrov	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.5	14.0	0
30	Charles Pic	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	22.5	20.0	0
31	Heikki Kovalainen	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	19.0	16.0	0
32	Narain Karthikeyan	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	23.5	19.0	0
33	Timo Glock	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	21.5	21.5	0
34	Jean-Eric Vergne	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	14.0	0
35	Pastor Maldonado	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.3	16.7	0

Team Ranking

Team Ranking Buddh Circuit

	Team	GP	1st	2nd	3rd	Pod	Pole	FL	Avg Grid	Avg Pos	Points
1	Red Bull	3	3	0	1	4	3	1	1.8	5.0	102
2	Ferrari	3	0	1	1	2	0	0	5.0	7.7	53
3	McLaren	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	5.8	6.2	56
4	Mercedes	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	7.8	8.7	44
5	Lotus F1	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	10.3	6.5	29
6	Force India	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.2	9.8	12
7	Toro Rosso	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.8	13.3	5
8	Williams	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.8	15.2	1
9	Sauber	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.2	17.7	1
10	Virgin Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21.5	19.5	0
11	Renault	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0	11.5	0
12	Manor	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	21.5	18.5	0
13	HRT	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	23.0	19.8	0
14	Caterham	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	19.5	18.5	0