# How big is the Sepang International Circuit?

A lap of the Sepang International Circuit is 5.543 km (3.44 miles). The 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix, moved here for one year, was 56 laps, 310 km (193 miles) in all.

- 5.543 km a lap
- 3.44 miles a lap
- 56 laps
- 310 km race
- 15 corners
- 36,953 hamsters nose to tail

Interactive map, to drop it on any town at its true size: https://how-big-is.com/sepang-international-circuit/

## Drop the lap on your town

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## Heat and rain

Heat, humidity and sudden tropical downpours have all shaped races here.

## How it compares

- 1.66× a lap of [the Circuit de Monaco](https://how-big-is.com/circuit-de-monaco/), the shortest
- ≈ 1× about the same length as a lap of [the Circuit of The Americas](https://how-big-is.com/circuit-of-the-americas/)
- 96% of a lap of [Monza](https://how-big-is.com/monza/)
- 79% of a lap of [Spa-Francorchamps](https://how-big-is.com/spa-francorchamps/), the longest

## Questions people ask

**How long is a lap of the Sepang International Circuit?**
5.543 km (3.44 miles).

**How many laps was the 2026 race at Sepang?**
56 laps, 310 km (193 miles).

**How many corners does the Sepang International Circuit have?**
15.

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 5.543 km (Formula 1). Track: © OpenStreetMap contributors (https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/284496), licence: ODbL 1.0.

Credit: Map: how-big-is.com. Outline: © OpenStreetMap contributors.