Costa Rican Grand Prix
Costa Rica Racing GameRace a 4.0 km circuit drawn from Costa Rica's outline
- Length
- 4.0km
- Turns
- 18
- Main straight
- 500m
- Slowest corner
- 62km/h
- Climb
- 95m
- Setting
- Volcanic rainforest
Eighteen corners in four kilometres make the Costa Rica racing game a lap that never sits still. It runs on a track drawn from Costa Rica's outline. From Sixaola and Limón it cuts across to Golfito and the Península de Osa, works up the Pacific side through Puntarenas, Cañas and the Península de Nicoya to Guanacaste and Liberia, then turns inland at La Cruz for Alajuela, Heredia and Laguna Pereira.
The Costa Rican Grand Prix runs through volcanic rainforest with 95 metres of climb.
The Costa Rica circuit map
- T1Sixaola
- T2Limón
- T3Cerros Burú
- T4Golfito
- T5Puntarenas
- T6Península de Osa
- T7Ciudad Cortés
- T8Laguna Pochotal
- T9Punta Arenas
- T10Cañas
- T11Península de Nicoya
- T12Guanacaste
- T13Liberia
- T14Cerro Guachipelín
- T15La Cruz
- T16Alajuela
- T17Heredia
- T18Laguna Pereira
Each corner is named after the place on Costa Rica's outline it traces.
Screenshots from the Costa Rica circuit
Around the Costa Rica track
Arenal Volcano towers over the rainforest, and the road runs right past it. A waterfall comes down through the trees beside the track. Look out for the painted oxcart and the theatre from San José, banana plants all round, and pickups and buses parked by the fences. The banner says Pura vida, and the boards name Limón, Arenal, Guanacaste, Monteverde and San José.
- Arenal Volcano
- Painted oxcart
- San José theatre
How to drive the Costa Rica circuit
The 500-metre main straight is short, and it ends at Sixaola, turn 1. After that comes a climb to a hairpin and a steep plunge back down, so the lap rewards rhythm more than raw speed. The slowest corner is Cañas at 62 km/h, turn 10, just before the Península de Nicoya.
Ways to race Costa Rica
What country is this? Guess Costa Rica from one lap
One lap behind the leader, with the racing line drawing itself as it goes. By the flag it's Costa Rica's outline. Could you name it before the reveal?
With sound: the video has a voiceover.
Costa Rica lap record
The Costa Rica leaderboard loads here. Set a lap in Time Trial to get on it.
Costa Rica racing game: questions
Does the Costa Rica track go past a volcano?
Yes. The lap runs past Arenal Volcano and a waterfall in the rainforest.
Where is the slowest corner on the Costa Rica circuit?
Cañas, turn 10, at 62 km/h. It comes just before the Península de Nicoya on the way round.
How long is the Costa Rica circuit?
4.0 km, with 18 turns and 95 metres of climb. The main straight is 500 metres long, and the slowest corner, Cañas, is taken at 62 km/h.
Can I race Costa Rica on my phone?
Yes. Globe Prix plays on phones and tablets with touch or tilt steering, and on desktop with a keyboard or a gamepad.
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