FIA president Jean Todt has kicked off the construction work on a new Formula 1 circuit in Vietnam that will host its inaugural race in 2020.
The Vietnamese Grand Prix scheduled for April 2020 is the latest street race on the F1 calendar along with Monaco, Singapore and Azerbaijan.

The proposed 5.565km track layout in Hanoi

"This major event will give to Vietnam - and particularly its capital - an international exposure," FIA President Jean Todt said at a ceremony to lay the foundation stone of the circuit.
The 5.565-km (3.4 miles) circuit in the west of Hanoi is scheduled to be completed by March next year, grand prix parent Vingroup said in a statement.

The 5.565-km circuit in the west of Hanoi is scheduled to be completed by March 2020

While the country does not have much of a motorsports tradition, sporting events or competitions in which the national team does even marginally well are widely watched and passionately celebrated.
"I look forward to seeing you in a year's time on the starting grid of the first Formula 1 Vietnamese Grand Prix in Hanoi," Todt said.

Vietnam will host inaugural race in 2020.

The 5.565-kilometer/3.458-mile circuit — which takes inspiration from various sections of other tracks including Suzuka, Monaco, the Nurburgring and Sepang — will utilize both existing streets and a number of roads that are yet to be built, and will be located around eight miles from the city center in Hanoi.