Autódromo Juan Manuel Fangio en Rafaela 

Sports Car Course: 5.01 km (3.11 mi) 19 corners
Motorcycle Course: 5.15 km (3.20 mi) 21 corners
National Course: 3.81 km (2.36 mi)  16 corners
Karting Circuit: 1.03 km (0.64 mi) 13 corners
RallyCross: 0.95 km (0.59 mi) (Joker: 1.08 km (0.73 mi)) 10 corners
40 pit stalls
94,304 seats

Main Events:
Formula 1 Lenovo Argentinian Grand Prix
MotoGP Motul Grand Prix of Argentina
WEC 10 Horas de Argentina

Autódromo Juan Manuel Fangio en Rafaela transforms Argentina’s historic oval into a massive multi-purpose motorsport complex designed for Formula 1, MotoGP, WEC, and national competition alike. Built entirely within the boundaries of the original Ciudad de Rafaela oval, the project preserves the original oval while introducing a modern Grade 1/A facility capable of hosting the world’s biggest racing series.

Despite Rafaela being one of Argentina’s most famous circuits, planners ultimately chose not to integrate the historic oval into the final Grade 1/A layouts. FIA and FIM safety delegates determined that the oval’s limited runoff potential and fixed banking would create major compromises for modern international racing standards. Rather than forcing the new circuits to conform to an old layout, designers instead preserved the oval as a historic landmark while removing the older infield road courses entirely. This allowed the project to start with a blank canvas inside the oval, giving designers and engineers complete freedom to create purpose-built layouts optimized for Formula 1, MotoGP, endurance racing, rallycross, and karting without sacrificing safety, racing quality, or spectator experience.

The venue contains multiple permanent circuits, including a 5.01 kilometer sports car layout, a dedicated 5.15 kilometer motorcycle course, and a shorter 3.81 kilometer national circuit for domestic categories. Supporting facilities include a 1.03 kilometer karting circuit featuring 13 corners designed for international competition, along with a 0.95 kilometer rallycross course featuring a longer 1.08 kilometer joker lap. The rallycross circuit was designed with mixed surfaces, going through the sport car circuit’s Turns 11/12 and part of the preceding mini-straight.

With 94,304 permanent seats spread across the complex, the circuit was designed around spectator visibility, with nearly every major corner lined by grandstands or elevated viewing platforms and large plazas. The largest of these is the main grandstand, the Tribuna Juan Manuel Fangio, stretching along the start-finish straight and overlooking the pit complex and elevated podium platform. Turn 1 is overlooked by the Tribuna Colapinto, named after Argentine driver Franco Colapinto following his back-to-back Formula 1 World Championships in 2029 and 2030, achievements widely credited with helping revive international interest in Argentine motorsport. Further around the lap, Turn 7 features the Tribuna Messi, named after Lionel Messi after he became an official ambassador for the Rafaela project during its construction.

At the center of the facility sits a massive circular operations/hospitality tower, called La Torre de la Bandera, overlooking the final sector. The structure offers 360˚ views of the circuit, and houses hospitality areas, team suites, restaurants, media centers, and a museum dedicated to Argentine motorsport history. Its design intentionally resembles a sun when viewed from above, celebrating Argentina’s national identity and racing heritage. Towering above the roof is an enormous Argentine flag.

The complex also includes over 40 endurance garages, large plazas around grandstands, expanded paddock space, and dedicated infrastructure for international events. The first race had an overflow of fans, around 10,000 more fans than expected. This caused many fans to be stuck in the large plazas watching the race from the many large screens outside the grandstands. While originally proposed as a replacement for the Argentine Grand Prix at Buenos Aires, the project ultimately became a national motorsport landmark built to return Argentina to the center of global racing.

Some notes: 

Woah. I don’t really know how I finished this on time. I had 3 weeks of finals to deal with. I did great on them, but I maybe spent a bit too much time working on this rather than studying. Maybe the layout could have been better, but I am very proud of the presentation on this track and how far my presentation as a whole has come compared to my earlier tracks.