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Laguna Seca


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Country:United States of America 
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Country:United States of America 
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Located around 80 km to the south of San José in California, Laguna Seca Raceway was constructed at a cost of £1.5 million in 1957. The local Pebble Beach Road Races had become too dangerous and a permanent racing circuit was required.

Until the late 1980s, the original circuit, owned by Monterey County Parks Department since 1974, was largely unchanged, save for modifications to the width and runoff areas.

In 1988 a major modification was made, with Turn 2 transformed into a tight hairpin, along with the addition of the now Turns 3, 4 and 5, extending the circuit length by half a kilometre.

The last major revision came in 1996, when Turn 10 was tightened and the run to it shortened, creating a new straight to the final corner of the lap, which was moved back, creating a longer start-finish straight and improving runoff.

The circuit is renowned for its sportscar races, with the famous Corkscrew section at Turn 8 providing the highlight of the circuit with its steep 18% drop.

Whilst the layout has remained unchanged since 1996, improvements to facilities have continued to be carried out over the years.

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Laguna Seca touring car race winners

Series
Year
Round
Layout
Driver
Entrant
Car
IMSA
2024
Unitronic JDC - Miller MotorSports
Audi RS3 LMS TCR II
IMSA
2023
Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-A..
Hyundai Elantra N TCR
IMSA
2022
KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineer..
Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR
IMSA
2021
Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-A..
Hyundai Elantra N TCR
IMSA
2020
Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-A..
Hyundai Veloster N TCR
IMSA
2019
Roadshagger Racing
Audi RS3 LMS TCR
IMSA
2018
Compass Racing
Audi RS3 LMS TCR
NATCC
1997
Tasman Motorsports
Honda Accord
NATCC
1997
Tasman Motorsports
Honda Accord
NATCC
1996
H.A.R.T.
Honda Accord
NATCC
1996
T.C. Kline Racing
Honda Accord

Note: Data valid for period between 8th Sep 1996 and 11th May 2024