Corner Lab

Sonoma Raceway · Cup Long

11 corners

11 corners covered, 4 of which decide the lap. The layout, the corner sequence and what this circuit is like.

Front straightTurn 1Turns 2–4The CarouselTurn 7Turns 8–9Turn 10Turn 11

StraightSlowMediumFast

Wing level wanted3/5
Traction demand5/5
Braking demand4/5
Kerb usage2/5
The lapThe 12-turn, 2.52-mile Carousel course (Turns 5–6 included). Elevation, the long off-camber Carousel, fast esses and a slow Turn 11 onto the straight. More about sustained load than one big stop. The 1.99-mile Chute layout that skips the Carousel is a different cut.
Length4.056 km · road course · US

Every corner on this layout

A • marks the corners that decide the lap.

  • T1 Turn 1 •
  • T2 Turn 2
  • T3 Turn 3
  • T4 Turn 4
  • T7 Turn 7
  • T8 Turns 8 and 9, first
  • T9 Turns 8 and 9, second •
  • T10 Turn 10
  • T11 Turn 11 •