First stage of Formula-1 held on race circuit built with use of high-technology component produced by Rosneft
The first Formula-1 Grand Prix in the Russian history was held on the race circuit built with the use of Alfabit polymer modified asphalt binder (PMB) produced by Rosneft.
Three practices, a qualifying session and a race took place at the Sochi Autodom circuit during a three-day period. The unique technology of Alfabit PMB manufacturing was developed by Rosneft and specifically adapted to meet the high requirements of the race circuit designer.
During the race at Sochi Autodrom, the top speeds exceeded 300 kilometers per hour. Thanks to the high quality of the used materials, primarily Alfabit PMB, the track withstood the high loads characteristic of such high speeds and proved to have met the international standards.
Alfabit PMB is used in various sectors of road construction especially where road surface sustains serious loads. The facilities of this kind include the Smolensk Ring (FIA Category II track) and Moscow Raceway (FIA Category I track) race tracks. Alfabit PMB is also used for the construction of high traffic motor roads in the largest Russian cities and federal Russian motorways.
Notes for Editors:
The length of the Sochi Autodom circuit is 5 848 meters.
The lap time is 1 minute and 36.9 seconds.
The number of turns is 18.
The large circuit ring is integrated into the transportation system of the Adler Olympic Park – the track is carefully built around numerous ice arenas, making the track a part of the city road network.
Since 2008, Alfabit has been produced in large quantities at a refinery in the town of Ryazan. Bitumen grades supplied directly from Rosneft refineries are used as the raw material. Unique styrene-butadiene-styrene thermoplastic elastomers (SBS) of European manufacturers are used as the polymer basis of Alfabit PMB. Due to its improved composition, Alfabit boasts high elasticity, durability and higher resistance to rutting. Alfabit was specifically adapted to Russian climatic conditions, which makes the Sochi race track ready for use all year round.
Rosneft
Information Division
October 13, 2014