It has not met its original schedule to be operational this year, but plans for the Fastrack circuit in Iskandar, Johor is very much alive.
The design of the circuit was unveiled yesterday at Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios in a ceremony officiated by prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. HRH Tunku Ismail Ibni Sultan Ibrahim, Johor crown prince and chairman of Fastrack Iskandar, was present along with Johor chief minister Datuk Mohamed Khalid Nordin.
Dubbed Asia’s premier motorsports city, Fastrackcity is located at the gateway of Gerbang Nusajaya within Iskandar Puteri, approximately 10 minutes away from the Tuas Second Link checkpoint. It’s centred around a 4.45 km track that’s FIA Grade 1 and FIM Grade A certified, which means that it’s capable of hosting top tier Formula 1 and MotoGP races. This is an upgrade from initial plans of a Grade 2 GT double loop circuit. There will be night lighting as well, which opens up more possibilities.
The Fastrack Iskandar circuit was designed by Hermann Tilke, the man who drew up F1 tracks in Sepang, Bahrain, Shanghai, Istanbul and Yas Marina in Abu Dhabi. The German was also responsible for the street circuits in Valencia and Marina Bay, Singapore. The track takes advantage of the site’s natural 60m elevation differential, “providing a racing experience like no other race track in Asia.”
Motorsports enthusiasts can expect an “incredible driving experience” on a track designed on the natural undulating terrain that takes cues from the Nordschleife of Nurburgring, those behind the project say.
“This is one of the most exciting motorsports concepts I have ever been invited to work with. I truly believe we can build a unique track for motorsports entertainment,” Tilke said.
According to Fastrackcity, the circuit will boast seven different configurations – three full track, three north track and one south track. The north portion of the track is the one with the rolling terrain, while the south part will have high speed straights that will see machines clock 313 km/h.
In the middle of it all is a hill climb section, 1.5 km Grade A kart circuit, 4×4 park, motorcycle park and Advanced Handling Park, all within walking distance from each other. The latter will feature a kick plate and circular skid pan. The kart building and hill climb building, which are equipped with their own garage and hospitality facilities, are both capable of hosting events concurrently with the main event happening on the big track.
Sounds like the ultimate car-loving rich man’s playground, doesn’t it? To facilitate that, the Fastrack circuit is duty-free for vehicles, and has a high security “Auto Vault”, described as the ideal parking facility for highly-prized vehicles. No shortage of those in Johor and Singapore, that’s for sure.
Also in the masterplan is a Speed Gallery automotive exposition space, show galleries, F&B outlets and a lake park. There are also freehold land plots for mixed-use development such as a four-star motorsports themed hotel.
“It has taken Fastrack Iskandar much time and effort to arrive at the finalised design and concept of this lifestyle development. We are just excited that we are further down the road in constructing the whole facility to satisfy the horde of motorsports enthusiast around the region!” said Barry Kan, director of Fastrack Iskandar.
This ambitious RM3.5 billion project is a joint venture between Fastrack Autosports – 70% owned by Singaporean billionaire Peter Lim with the Johor royal family as partner – and Malaysian developer UEM Sunrise. Targeted completion is in 2019.
Since 1999, Sepang International Circuit has been the undisputed “Home of Malaysian Motorsports”, putting Malaysia on the global motorsports map. Will Fastrack take over the mantle?
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Hopefully kiasus will use this track for their racing rather than NS hiway.
Since they like it so much, you might as well just recommend to them to build F1 circuits in every states.
More cakes to be shared.
Well space is limited in SG, so i dun see how they can build a single permanent track there even thou they might like it very much.
What about the RM16 bil race track they building in Perak or Melaka?
Ha ha ha. Everybody knows la why they are building all these tracks. Like people going to travel all the way to Perak to see race.
The Iskandar HSR station can be seen in the video. It is just next to this proposed racing circuit.
another A money project…want to close Sepang already now build another one? what the heck they are doing?
this project 70% own by Singaporean so they pay for the project..don u read the article
u must be stupid as well, its a joint venture between Fastrack Autosports and UEM Sunrise.
The 70% stated in the article is, 70% of the Fastrack Autosports (company) is owned by Peter Lim and the rest is owned by Johor Royal Family.
But for Fastrack Iskandar (Circuit), writer didn’t mention the percentage owned by both parties(Fastrack Autosports & UEM Sunrise).
Nahh.. Fastrack Autosports (company) is owned by Peter Lim and the rest is owned by Johor Royal Family.. This Project not from People Tax Money.. What ever it is a good investment..
Stupid xoxox.. They are doing business..
But that’s alright isn’t it… Sepang circuit is govt built on govt land… can always turn it into commercial or residential… whereas FastrackCity is privately developed…
We’ll see what’s in store for the future… whence its completed F1 would no longer be held in Sepang n in S’pore… would make it the only F1 race in SEA… then bring over MotoGP n other races… n can re-purpose Sepang land for other use.
Why the want to destroy sepang? Motogp still held over there plus malaysian superseries.. it is not a problem one country to host 2 motogp event from 2 different track. More track is better
malaysia is ikan bilis country la, no money to hold same game twice in a year .
actually johor is a better place to held F1 rather than sepang if both sg and sepang no longer have it anymore
yeahh.. Many event still held over there like supersiries, superGT, 1000km endurance, MME 100km, MotoGP, and many more event at Sepang ATM..
Exactly what I feel.
It’s about cakes, ya?
And the economy is blooming, as evidenced by so many cars sold every month.
More racetrack means more choice lah dude.
read this article and read the 2012 article. Only then you can write a comment.
Tiktok tiktok for SIC. Singporeans shall cross to johore for the fun. Never mind for SIC. The cronies and related parties have got their cake. It’s left to the rakyat to foot the liabilities, gst and national debt.
Ini semua hype. Property in johor no one wants except speculators trying to flip to other Singaporeans or Chinese. You can’t force Iskandar artificially by means of these projects for it to become a proper city. No job seeker can just walk into Iskandar and get employed. No jobs, no affordable housing, no people, only bubble.
Singkie investor Peter Lim is the main investor la … Kiasuland people no need to go far to play with their supercars.
Sepang circuit is not closing.
this is going to be a billionaire’s playground for the people down south. because kiasuland lack of land, y not build it in next door..
wtf? brilliant idea. something that we have been waiting for.
As long as Government doesn’t spend money on this we are OK.
The circuit’s utilization will be the big question mark. F1 race attendance is on a downward spiral (perhaps dying in this region?) and the rival Sepang circuit will never ever give up the rights for the Malaysia MotoGP round. Perhaps the regional racing series couple with the track days will make these circuits fully utilized..
There FIA GT, GP2, GP3, SBK, AARC, AsiaCup Series, Formula 4, Formula Master, Malaysian Championship Series..
Correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t Pasir Gudang circuit recently renovated? And now they want to build another circuit. Maybe they want Singapore to host their F1 GP in JB. Hehe. But heard that even Singapore no longer wants to host the F1 race. But a MotoGP race in JB doesn’t sound too bad.
Now I understand why Sepang will not host F1 GP after 2018.
Some fishy dealing I supposed.
Cant we have more F1 capable track? We need at least one on northern state, one on east state, one at sarawak n one at sabah. With that we will have 8 track. That time we can run full championship single seater, touring or two wheeler race without dependent on sepang oni
you got the point. Another note is to demolish anythings that relates to Tun M. Ha…Ha….Ha…So in the future only TN 2050(…,Tun Najib 2050) ifra will stand still.
Ahh. U means like what old man did to a perfectly workable and convenient international airport that was the brainchild of his detestable predecessors? And did infra stand still then?
Why johor sudden build Track??? Are they want to competitive with sepang? Or are johor have a bigger plan for themselves?
For TMJ fleet of supercars… takyah nak pegi jauh jauh di sepang
Another portion went to Spore. No malaysian billionaire to invest?
Does 30% by johor royalty counts as investment of MY billionaire?
Pasir gudang highway berlubang lubang, always jam..From Samy Vellu time said want to expand ? When ???
Sepang is not closing down. Its just the F1 that is not coming there after 2018. MotoGP, Merdeka Endurance Races and others will still be held in Sepang. This Johor track, as it is not a government subsidised program, has to find its own income to survive. Probably the backers want to hold F1 there to take advantage of the fact Sepang and Singapore will not be holding F1 after this. And maybe this is the reason suddenly the track is upgraded to FIA Grade A certification.
I thought F1 Malaysia@Sepang is discontinued due to low income that don’t even fill the cost.
now they make another F1 circuit and claims it can bring more income, and that’s ridiculous and obviously bullsh*t
SG will own majority, so marah lah diorang!
Bro, this is a private funded project lah. Majority owned by a singaporean billionaire. Even if they make losses, you and I dont need to suffer also. Its aiming to attract local and singaporen millionaires with super cars to show off on those tracks.
I understand the logic to have a track for F1 that supports both Singapore (money) and Malaysia (land) since both will opt out from F1 by 2018 and the nearness of both countries, my only hope is that it was not a political decision.
one race track oredi hard to survive and maintain…….now, another one??
How about another race track is Putrajaya? For Mr Rempit perhaps??
The another one maintain by Singaporean..
The sad part is we still don’t have a proper DRAGSTRIP..
we do..any straight road long enough boleh pakai. just need ppl to check for polis
The sad part is we still don’t have a proper DRAGSTRIP.
Another Idea : Get Proton R3, Lotus, M7 Motorsports, and other malaysian linked entities to set up their Works/Motorsports Factory in the designated “dealership showroom” areas of the Fastrack Iskandar circuit. Create a one stop motorsport centre like “Prodrive” or “M-sport”, manufacturing race/rally focused vehicles. Manufacture “production” racecars similar to the Seat Cupra, Porsche GT3 Cup, Ford Fiesta R2, etc for asian motorsport market.
that very very good homologation track circuit salute the king of johor darul takzim and the idea he was