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{{Motorsport venue<br />
|Name = Madras Motor Race Track<br />
|Location = [[Irungattukottai]], [[Chennai]], [[India]]<br />
|Image = Irungattukottai Race Track map -- Full track.svg<br />
|Image_caption = Irungaattukkottai racing track<br />
|FIAGrade = 2<br />
|Opened = 1990<br />
|Owner = [[Madras Motor Sports Club]]<br />
|Events =2<br />
|Layout1 = Full Circuit<br />
|Turns = 12<br />
|Record_time = 1:30.323<br />
|Record_driver = [[Yuven Sundaramoorthy]]<br />
|Record_team = [[MRF Challenge]]<br />
|Record_year = [[2019–20 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship|2020]]<br />
|Length_mi = 2.310<br />
|Length_km = 3.717<br />
|Layout2 = Short (Club) Circuit<br />
|Turns2 = 7 <br />
|Length_mi2 = 1.280<br />
|Length_km2 = 2.067<br />
|website={{url|en.madrasmotorsports.com}}}}<br />
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The '''Madras Motor Race Track''' ('''MMRT''', previously known as '''Irungattukottai Race Track''') is a permanent motor [[race track|racing circuit]] located in [[Irungattukottai]], [[Chennai]], [[India]]. It was built in the late 1980s and was inaugurated in 1990. It was the first permanent racing circuit in India and is owned by the [[Madras Motor Sports Club]].<ref name=mmsc/><br />
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==History==<br />
[[File:Irungaattukkottai racing track.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The Outer Layout]]<br />
In 1971, the Madras Motor Sports Club, Coimbatore Auto Sports Club, Karnataka Motor Sports Club along with Calcutta Motor Sports Club and Mumbai's Indian Automotive Racing Club, united to form the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI), headquartered in Chennai, to ensure common regulations and orderly conduct of events.<ref name="LiveMint_F1UpFromSouth"/> Race meets were held on airstrips at [[Sholavaram]] in Chennai, [[Sulur]] in Coimbatore and Agara in Bangalore. In 1990, the Irungattukottai track was built to provide a permanent structure for racing.<ref name="LiveMint_F1UpFromSouth">{{cite news|last=Rajan|first=Sanjay|title=Formula One—Up from the South|newspaper=Live Mint|date=18 October 2013|url= http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/nUdWd6xLLGtd9J0jI9UlUN/Formula-One--Up-from-the-South.html|access-date=27 October 2013}}</ref> Hosts an annual round of the [[MRF Challenge]].<br />
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==Layout==<br />
The main circuit is {{convert|3.717|km|mi|3}} long with 12 turns and 3 straights, with the longest one being {{convert|250|m}}. The club Circuit is {{convert|2.067|km|mi|3}} long and has 7 turns. Both the tracks are {{convert|11|m}} wide on average with {{convert|12|m}} at the start line and operate in a clockwise direction. The track is a [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] and [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme]]-certified circuit.<ref name=mmsc>{{cite news|url=http://www.mmsc.in/track.htm |title=Madras Motor Sports Club |publisher=mmsc.in|access-date=2 February 2002|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226053011/http://www.mmsc.in/track.htm |archive-date=26 December 2008}}</ref> The tracks were resurfaced in 2007 and vehicles allowed for races include bikes of all categories and cars up to F3. FIA granted a Grade 2 license to the circuit in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/racing/top-stories/Chennai-race-track-gets-FIA-Grade-2-mark/articleshow/45309154.cms|title=Chennai race track gets FIA grade 2 mark|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|date=28 November 2014}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Commons category|Irungattukottai Race Track}}<br />
* [http://www.madrasmotorsports.in/ Irungattukottai Race Track]<br />
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