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Wed, 23 May, 2012Monaco: Monte Carlo tech file

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An interactive track map of the Circuit de Monte Carlo can be found here.

Engine/speed
Full throttle: 50%
Engine severity: Very low
Average speed: 162 km/h
Top speed: 283 km/h
Minimum speed: 50 km/h (Turn 6)
Average corner speed: 95 km/h
Lap record: 1m14.439s (Michael Schumacher, 2004)
Unofficial lap record: 1m13.532s (Kimi Räikkönen, Q2, 2006)

Braking
Number of braking zones: 13
Hardest braking zone: Turn 10 (5.26 g, 2066 Kw)
Time spent under braking: 19%
Braking severity: High
Brake cooling necessity: Very high

Other
Downforce requirement: Maximum
Cooling requirement: High
Gear changes per lap: 62
Gearbox severity: Very high
Fuel comsumption: 1.7 kg/lap
Fuel laptime penalty: 0.2 s/10 kg

Track characteristics
Bumpiness: Medium
Kerbs: Low/medium
Length of straights: 1100 m
Longest straight: 669 m
Pitlane loss: 22 seconds
Pitlane length: 316 m
Altitude: 10 m above sea level
Distance to first corner: 212 m

Tyres
Option: Supersoft (Red)
Prime: Soft (Yellow)
Tyre energy: High
Track evolution: Very high

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