Ordos International Circuit

Ordos International Circuit at a glance

Location

Ordos, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Type

road course

Length

3.751 km (2.331 mi)

Turns

18

Direction

clockwise

Surface

asphalt

Opened

2010

Address

Kangbashi New Area

Track map and layout

鄂尔多斯国际赛车场 opened in 2010 in Kangbashi New Area, part of Ordos City in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and holds the distinction of being the first circuit designed and developed entirely by Chinese engineers rather than an overseas consultancy. Its 3.751 km, 18-turn lap was drawn to evoke the shape of a horse dashing across the steppe, reflecting local Mongolian culture, and its main grandstand carries a swooping, eagle-shaped roofline. The circuit sits at the edge of Kangbashi, a purpose-built district that itself became internationally known for standing largely empty in its early years, and the track has at times been described the same way.

Configurations

Events and race weekends

Ordos opened in 2010 with a burst of international attention, hosting the short-lived Superleague Formula series, the FIA GT1 World Championship and Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, but that international programme did not last beyond the early 2010s. The circuit's FIA Grade 2 certification lapsed in March 2026, and its calendar today is built around domestic racing, with TCR China Touring Car Championship and China Touring Car Championship rounds recorded from 2025 onward.

Getting there and parking

The circuit is in Kangbashi New Area, part of Ordos City in Inner Mongolia, a region with limited public transport infrastructure by Chinese standards; Ordos has its own airport with domestic connections. Specific circuit shuttle or rail-link details are not published by an accessible official source.

• Ordos Ejin Horo Airport (DSN)

Hotels and camping near Ordos International Circuit

Hotel supply in Kangbashi and Ordos City is modest compared with China's larger circuit cities, reflecting the area's smaller population and lower visitor volumes; visitors should book well ahead of any race weekend given limited room stock.

Where to look

Kangbashi New Area (closest to the circuit); central Ordos City (wider but still limited hotel choice).

Track days, driving experiences and lap records

The circuit is used for driver training, manufacturer test days and new-product launches alongside its domestic race calendar, but there is no confirmed, publicly advertised tourist track-day programme.

Lap records

Spectator guide

The circuit's main grandstand, notable for its eagle-shaped roofline, overlooks the start/finish straight; general spectator numbers and facilities are modest compared with China's larger, more heavily attended circuits.

Seating

Main grandstand with a distinctive eagle-shaped roof at the start/finish straight; further general-admission areas around the lap.

Weather

• General: Inner Mongolia's continental steppe climate brings hot, dry summers, cold winters and large daily temperature swings

History of Ordos International Circuit

China's first home-designed circuit

Ordos International Circuit opened in 2010 in Kangbashi New Area, a purpose-built district of Ordos City in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. It holds the distinction of being the first Chinese circuit designed and built entirely by domestic engineers, rather than an established Western or German consultancy, and its designers drew the 18-turn, 3.751 km lap to evoke the shape of a horse dashing across the steppe, a nod to the region's Mongolian heritage.

A brief international spotlight

The circuit opened with genuine international ambition, hosting the short-lived Superleague Formula series and a round of the FIA GT1 World Championship in its debut season, alongside Porsche Carrera Cup Asia and Formula Pilota China in the years that followed. That international programme, however, did not survive long; by the mid-2010s the calendar had thinned to national and regional Chinese racing, and the circuit gained a reputation, much like Kangbashi itself in its early years as a famously under-populated "ghost city," as more of a white elephant than a thriving venue.

A quieter, domestic-focused present

Ordos International Circuit's FIA Grade 2 certification lapsed in March 2026, reflecting its shift away from international racing, but the venue remains active, hosting TCR China Touring Car Championship and China Touring Car Championship rounds recorded from 2025, as well as driver training, manufacturer test days and product launches. It is not abandoned, but its role today is squarely as a domestic Chinese racing and testing facility rather than the international showcase it briefly was at its 2010 opening.

Frequently asked questions

Other tracks nearby

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