Hethel Test Track - Informations
Situation
GPS coordinates
52°33'47" North / 1°10'52" East
Description of Hethel Test Track
The site originally served as an airfield for squadrons of the US 8th Air Force during the Second World War, from 1942 to 1945. Group Lotus moved its headquarters to Hethel in 1966 and has been there ever since. Parts of the runways and taxiways were developed into a circuit that could be used for car testing, which in turn was used by Clark, Rindt, Fittipaldi and Senna to fine-tune their Formula 1 racing cars.
The whole complex has recently undergone a complete renovation and is now a state-of-the-art facility with a concrete surface and kerbs throughout. A purpose-built test circuit to FIA specifications, 2.2 miles long and 40 feet wide, the Lotus test track combines a variety of technical features with a series of bends, hairpins, corners, straights and a turning circle designed to put Lotus's high-performance cars through their paces and to train and develop your driving skills.
Between driving sessions, Lotus Driving Academy guests can relax in the Clubhouse lounge in the historic airfield control tower and visit Lotus's impressive manufacturing plant or the historic Classic Team Lotus workshops, all conveniently located on or around the premises.
Type
asphalte
Length
3,540 m
Width
12 m
Instructors who coach on Hethel Test Track
Leisure and racing drivers
Leisure and racing driversWeather on Hethel Test Track
| Friday morning |  |
overcast clouds | 10 °C |
| Friday afternoon | |
overcast clouds | 11 °C |
| Saturday morning | |
overcast clouds | 9 °C |
| Saturday afternoon | |
overcast clouds | 11 °C |
| Sunday morning |  |
scattered clouds | 7 °C |
| Sunday afternoon | |
scattered clouds | 9 °C |
| Monday morning | |
overcast clouds | 3 °C |
| Monday afternoon |  |
clear sky | 7 °C |
| Tuesday morning | |
scattered clouds | 7 °C |
| Tuesday afternoon |  |
few clouds | 9 °C |