Turn by turn guide to the Autodromo San Luis Potosi track

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Turn 1: A sharp, slow right hander which must be taken in first gear. It is the tightest and most dangerous of the track.

After passing T1, slowly accelerate and take T2 in second. Exiting T2, shift into third and brake immediately for the first sweeper, called "El Calcetín" and downshift into second.

Accelerate again up to fourth gear, but beware of a small kink and take the short back straight.

Brake and downshift to third to take T4, a 90 degree left hander, but not let the car go all the way to the right of the track.

Now comes the scary part, since you'll see the wall dividing the main straight coming quickly to you. Take the first apex of T5 in third, holding the throttle, and dive for the second apex. You just got to ignore the wall.

Accelerate to fourth and brake at the marshal post on your right. The next curve is a sweeper to the left called "El Foco". You got to take a very tight line here, because the radius of the curve decreases, and on the police building, visible when coming out of this curve, accelerate quickly to take the main straight. Upshift all the way and keep a line to the left, as close to the wall as you can.

On the main marshal post, brake and downshift to take the chicane (added in 2000) in second gear. Accelerate quickly on the short straight and take the final corner of the track, called "La Glorieta", which is a 180 degree sweeper. Take this curve in third, with a tight line and be careful not to accelerate too much. Otherwise, you'll spin or worse yet, your car may end up wheels up.

On the entrance to the pits, accelerate quickly to take the small pit straight. On the S/F line, brake and downshift to first to take T1.