Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit

Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
LocationVentnor, Phillip Island, Victoria
Time zoneUTC+10:00 (UTC+11:00 DST)
Coordinates38°30′11″S 145°14′11″E / 38.50306°S 145.23639°E / -38.50306; 145.23639
FIA Grade3
OwnerLinfox
Opened31 March 1928 (1928-03-31) (Road circuit)[1]
15 December 1952 (1952-12-15) (modern circuit)[2]
Re-opened: 4 December 1988 (1988-12-04)
Closed1940 (Road circuit)[1]
1978 (modern circuit)
Major eventsCurrent:
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Australian motorcycle Grand Prix (1989–1990, 1997–2019, 2022–present)
World SBK
(1990–1992, 1994–2020, 2022–present)
Former:
Supercars Championship
Phillip Island SuperSprint
(1990, 1993–2003, 2005–2007, 2009, 2012–2016, 2019)
Phillip Island 500
(1976–1977, 2008–2011, 2017–2018)
FIM EWC (1991–1992)
Armstrong 500 (1960–1962)
Australian Grand Prix (Road Circuit) (1928–1935)
Websitehttps://www.phillipislandcircuit.com.au/
Modern Grand Prix Circuit (1988–present)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length4.445 km (2.762 miles)
Turns12
Race lap record1:24.0607 (Australia Tim Slade, Brabham BT62, 2022, Sports car racing)
Grand Prix Circuit (1952–1978)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length4.800 km (3.000 miles)
Turns11
Race lap record1:47.900 (Australia John Harvey, McLaren M6B, 1972, Group A)
Road Course (1936–1940)
SurfaceGravel
Length5.330 km (3.312 miles)
Turns4
Road Course (1928–1935)
SurfaceGravel
Length10.6 km (6.5 miles)
Turns4
Race lap record4:49.4 (Australia Bill Thompson, Bugatti Type 37A, 1932)

The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near Ventnor, on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. The current circuit was first used in 1952.

  1. ^ a b Walker, Terry (1995). "Phillip Island (pre-war), Vic.". Fast Tracks. Sydney: Turton & Armstrong Pty. Ltd. p. 128. ISBN 0-908031-55-6.
  2. ^ Walker, Terry (1995). "Phillip Island (pre-war), Vic.". Fast Tracks. Sydney: Turton & Armstrong Pty. Ltd. p. 130. ISBN 0-908031-55-6.

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