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Event Date: 19th October 2008
The Chinese Grand Prix is part of the Formula One Championship and is featured annually towards the end of October. It has only been on the Formula One calendar since 2004, however it had been in the planning stages since the early 1990's.
The Chinese Grand Prix is staged at the Shanghai International Circuit and was designed by Hermann Tilke - the German architect famous for designing some of the best tracks in the world. The Shanghai International Circuit is infact the most expensive Formula One circuit facility in the world costing in excess of $240 Million.
When betting on the Chinese Grand Prix, keep in mind that as this is one of the last rounds of the Championship it may have an impact on results. Also, the track is a sleek design which features a long straight capable of seeing huge speeds along with many twists and turns challenging all drivers.
Its raced over 56 laps for a total race length of 305.066 kilometers, each lap is a distance of 5.451 kilometers. The Chinese Grand Prix is also famous for sentimental reasons as this was the track that Michael Schumacher won his last race at.
