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)
Grand Finale (2005–2007)
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
Length4.448 km (2.764 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.

Along with The Bend Motorsport Park in South Australia, the 4.448 km (2.764 mi) long island circuit is one of two race tracks in Australia to carry a FIM Category A track licence which allows for the highest level of motorcycle racing, MotoGP. Phillip Island also carries an FIA Grade 3 track licence.

  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.

Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit

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