Calder Park Raceway

Calder Park Raceway

Combined Circuit (1987–present)
Location	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Time zone	UTC+10:00 (UTC+11:00 DST)
Coordinates	37°40′18″S 144°45′21″E / 37.67167°S 144.75583°E / -37.67167; 144.75583
Capacity	44,000 (Thunderdome)
Owner	Rodney McDonald
Operator	Australian Motorsport Club Limited
Opened	14 January 1962; 63 years ago (1962-01-14)
Closed	2001
Major events	Former: World Touring Car Championship (1987) V8 Supercars Calder Park V8 Supercar round (1969–1983, 1985–1988, 1996–2001) Australian Drivers' Championship (1974–1978, 1980, 1982–1984, 1986, 1988, 1996–1998, 2001) Australian Super Touring Championship (1995, 1997–1999) Australian GT (1963, 1982–1985) Australian Grand Prix (1980–1984) Goodyear NASCAR 500 (1988)
Thunderdome (1987–present)
Surface	Asphalt
Length	1.801 km (1.119 miles)
Turns	4
Banking	Turns - 24° Front straight - 4° Back straight - 6°
National Circuit (1986–present)
Surface	Asphalt
Length	2.280 km (1.417 miles)
Turns	9
Race lap record	0:52.69 ( John Bowe, Veskanda C1, 1986, Group C)
Combined Circuit (road + oval) (1987–present)
Surface	Asphalt
Length	4.216 km (2.620 miles)
Turns	15
Banking	Thunderdome Turns - 24° Front straight - 4° Back straight - 6°
Race lap record	1:45.03 ( Andrew Miedecke, Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth, 1987, Group A)
Main Circuit (1984–1985)
Surface	Asphalt
Length	1.609 km (1.000 miles)
Turns	6
Race lap record	0:41.27 ( Niki Lauda, Ralt RT4, 1984, Formula Mondial)
Original Circuit (1962–1983)
Surface	Asphalt
Length	1.609 km (1.000 miles)
Turns	4
Race lap record	0:36.9 ( Alan Jones, Williams FW07, 1980, F1)

Calder Park Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The complex includes a dragstrip, a road circuit with several possible configurations, and the "Thunderdome", a high-speed banked oval equipped to race either clockwise (for right-hand-drive cars) or anti-clockwise (for left-hand-drive cars such as NASCAR).

As of 2025, the dragstrip and the road circuit remain in use for grassroots-level motorsport events, but the banked oval has not been used since 1999^[1].