Kazakh Grand Prix
Kazakhstan Racing GameRace a 3.7 km circuit drawn from Kazakhstan's outline
- Length
- 3.7km
- Turns
- 18
- Main straight
- 370m
- Slowest corner
- 78km/h
- Climb
- 6m
- Setting
- Downtown
Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country in the world, but the Kazakhstan racing game squeezes it into a tight downtown lap. What you get is a track drawn from Kazakhstan's border: 18 corners over 3.7 km, from South Kazakhstan across the Qizilqum Desert to Beyneu and Mangghystau, round the Caspian Depression by Atyrau, north through Aqtöbe and Qostanay, east to Pavlodar, and down past the Altay and Alataw mountains to the Tian Shan.
The Kazakh Grand Prix runs in the rain on flat city streets, with only 6 metres of climb. That makes it all about braking and grip.
The Kazakhstan circuit map
- T1South Kazakhstan
- T2Qizilqum Desert
- T3Beyneu
- T4Mangghystau
- T5Atyrau
- T6Caspian Depression
- T7Zhanibek
- T8West Kazakhstan
- T9Aqsay
- T10Aqtöbe
- T11Qostanay
- T12North Kazakhstan
- T13Kishkenekol
- T14Pavlodar
- T15East Kazakhstan
- T16Altay Mountains
- T17Alataw Mountains
- T18Tian Shan
Each corner is named after the place on Kazakhstan's outline it traces.
Screenshots from the Kazakhstan circuit
Around the Kazakhstan track
The Bayterek Tower rises over the city, and the Khan Shatyr tent stands close by. Between Soviet-style apartment blocks you'll spot yurts, and wheat fields stretch out to the steppe beyond the streets. Ladas and Land Cruisers are parked along the kerbs, the crowd waves flags in the rain, and the banner reads Қош келдіңіз. The boards name Almaty, Shymkent, Karaganda and Astana.
- Bayterek Tower
- Khan Shatyr tent
- Yurts
How to drive the Kazakhstan circuit
The main straight is short at 370 metres and ends at South Kazakhstan, turn 1. Mangghystau, turn 4, is the slowest corner at 78 km/h. Flat but wet, the lap rewards smooth inputs, because 18 corners in 3.7 km leave no time to settle.
Ways to race Kazakhstan
What country is this? Guess Kazakhstan from one lap
One lap behind the leader, with the racing line drawing itself as it goes. By the flag it's Kazakhstan's outline. Could you name it before the reveal?
With sound: the video has a voiceover.
Kazakhstan lap record
The Kazakhstan leaderboard loads here. Set a lap in Time Trial to get on it.
Kazakhstan racing game: questions
Does it rain on the Kazakhstan track?
Yes. The downtown street circuit runs in the wet, so grip is lower and braking zones grow.
Is the Kazakhstan circuit a street circuit?
Yes. It's a 3.7 km downtown street lap with 18 corners, past the Bayterek Tower and the Khan Shatyr tent.
How long is the Kazakhstan circuit?
3.7 km, with 18 turns and 6 metres of climb. The main straight is 370 metres long, and the slowest corner, Mangghystau, is taken at 78 km/h.
Can I race Kazakhstan 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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