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![]() Full Circuit with Chicanes (1998–present) | |
Location | Castle Combe, Wiltshire |
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Time zone | WET (UTC+0) WEST (April–October, UTC+1) |
Coordinates | 51°29′23″N 2°12′45″W / 51.48972°N 2.21250°W |
Opened | July 1950 |
Major events | Former: FIM EWC (1965) Sidecar World Championship (2006) TCR UK (2018, 2021–2022) British GT (2001–2005) British F3 (1951–1955, 1962, 1964–1965, 1970–1971, 1973, 2001–2005) BOSS Formula (1997) European F5000 (1970–1971) |
Full Circuit with Chicanes (1998–present) | |
Length | 2.977 km (1.850 miles) |
Turns | 12 |
Race lap record | 0:58.596 (Stefano Leaney, Dallara F317, 2021, F3) |
Original Circuit (1950–1997) | |
Length | 2.961 km (1.840 miles) |
Turns | 8 |
Race lap record | 0:50.590 (Nigel Greensall, Tyrrell 022, 1997, F1) |
Castle Combe Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Wiltshire, England, approximately 20-mile (32 km) from Bristol. The circuit is based on the perimeter track of a former World War II airfield, and was opened for racing in 1950.