Petronas Grand Prix of Malaysia

City Guide: Sepang

Sepang International Circuit — Malaysia's iconic tilke-designed venue opened in 1999 — sits 45 km south of Kuala Lumpur in Selangor, just minutes from Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The 5.543 km circuit is one of the longest on the MotoGP calendar: a sweeping main straight, twin back straights, and a complex infield section of slow chicanes and tight hairpins that punishes set-up mistakes and rewards top-end power. Racing in Malaysia in late October and November means full tropical heat and humidity — temperatures above 35°C, the real possibility of heavy tropical downpours, and the atmosphere of an Asian motorsport crowd that has been coming to Sepang since Valentino Rossi's era. Kuala Lumpur — extraordinary street food, extraordinary skyline, and one of Asia's most underrated city experiences — is the obvious base.