List of Australian Touring Car Championship circuits

This is a list of circuits which have hosted a round of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the V8 Supercars Championship since the championship was first held at Gnoo Blas in Orange, New South Wales, in 1960.

The shortest track used in the championship was the 1.94 km (1.20 mi) Amaroo Park circuit located in the Sydney suburb of Annangrove. The longest track used was the Longford Circuit which measured 7.242 km (4.501 mi). Sandown Raceway in Melbourne has hosted the most rounds with 47.

Of the 32 circuits that have hosted rounds of the championship, 10 have been road (street) or temporary airfield circuits with 5 still in use as of the current (2017) season. Five international circuits have also been used, 2 in New Zealand and one each in Bahrain, United States and the United Arab Emirates.

Championship circuits

Key
dagger Current circuits (for the 2018 season)

Unless stated, all tracks are located within Australia.

Circuit Location Events held Length Seasons Total
rounds
Map
Adelaide International Raceway Virginia,
South Australia
2.41 km (1.50 mi) 1972–1988 19
Adelaide Street Circuitdagger Adelaide,
South Australia
Adelaide 500 3.219 km (2.012 mi) 1999– 19
Amaroo Park Annangrove,
New South Wales
1.94 km (1.20 mi) 1974–1978, 1985–1994 15
Barbagallo Racewaydagger
(Wanneroo Raceway)
Pinjar,
Western Australia
Perth SuperSprint 2.411 km (1.498 mi) 1973, 1978–2009,
2011–
40
Bahrain International Circuit Bahrain Sakhir,
Bahrain
Desert 400 5.412 km (3.363 mi) 2006–2008, 2010 4
Calder Park Raceway Keilor,
Victoria
2.280 km (1.417 mi) 1969–1983, 1985–1988,
1996–2001
26
Canberra Street Circuit Canberra,
Australian Capital Territory
Canberra 400 3.9 km (2.4 mi) 2000–2002 3
Circuit of the Americas United States Elroy,
Texas
Austin 400 3.7 km (2.3 mi) 2013 1
Gnoo Blas Motor Racing Circuit Orange,
New South Wales
6.03 km (3.75 mi) 1960 1
Hamilton Street Circuit New Zealand Hamilton,
New Zealand
Hamilton 400 3.4 km (2.1 mi) 2008–2012 5
Hidden Valley Racewaydagger Darwin,
Northern Territory
Darwin Triple Crown 2.87 km (1.78 mi) 1998– 20
Homebush Street Circuit Sydney Olympic Park,
New South Wales
Sydney 500 3.4 km (2.1 mi) 2009–2016 8
Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane,
Queensland
2.411 km (1.498 mi) 1964, 1967, 1970–1971,
1975–1998
28
Longford Circuit Longford,
Tasmania
7.242 km (4.501 mi) 1962 1
Lowood Airfield Circuit Tarampa,
Queensland
4.54 km (2.82 mi) 1961 1
Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala,
South Australia
2.601 km (1.616 mi) 1963, 1969–1971,
1989–1998
14
Melbourne Grand Prix Circuitdagger Albert Park,
Victoria
Melbourne 400 5.303 km (3.296 mi) 2018– *
Mount Panorama Circuitdagger Bathurst,
New South Wales
Bathurst 1000 6.213 km (3.861 mi) 1966, 1969–1970, 1972,
1995–1996, 1999–
25
Newcastle Street Circuitdagger Newcastle East,
New South Wales
Newcastle 500 2.66 km (1.65 mi) 2017– 1
Oran Park Raceway Narellan,
New South Wales
Oran Park V8 Supercar round
Grand Finale
2.620 km (1.62 mi) 1971–2008 38
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuitdagger Phillip Island,
Victoria
Phillip Island 500
Phillip Island SuperSprint
Grand Finale
4.445 km (2.762 mi) 1976–1977, 1990,
1993–2003, 2005–
28
Pukekohe Park Racewaydagger New Zealand Pukekohe,
New Zealand
Auckland SuperSprint 2.91 km (1.808 mi) 2001–2007, 2013– 12
Queensland Racewaydagger Ipswich,
Queensland
Ipswich SuperSprint
Queensland 500
3.12 km (1.95 mi) 1999– 21
Sandown Racewaydagger Springvale,
Victoria
Sandown Challenge
Sandown 500
V8 Ultimate
3.104 km (1.928 mi) 1965, 1970–1974,
1976–1989, 1991–1992, 1994–
48
Shanghai International Circuit China Shanghai,
China
V8 Supercars China Round 4.6 km (2.8 mi) 2005 1
Surfers Paradise International Raceway Surfers Paradise,
Queensland
3.219 km (2.000 mi) 1969, 1971–1977,
1979–1987
17
Surfers Paradise Street Circuitdagger Surfers Paradise,
Queensland
V8 Supercar Challenge
Gold Coast 600
2.98 km (1.85 mi) 2002– 16
Sydney Motorsport Parkdagger
(Eastern Creek Raceway)
Eastern Creek,
New South Wales
Sydney SuperNight 300
Grand Finale
3.93 km (2.44 mi) 1992–1997, 1999–2005,
2007–2008, 2012, 2014–
22
Symmons Plains Racewaydagger Launceston,
Tasmania
Tasmania SuperSprint 2.41 km (1.5 mi) 1969–1999, 2004– 45
The Bend Motorsport Parkdagger Tailem Bend,
South Australia
The Bend SuperSprint 4.95 km (3.1 mi) 2018– *
Townsville Street Circuitdagger Townsville,
Queensland
Townsville 400 2.85 km (1.78 mi) 2009– 9
Warwick Farm Raceway Warwick Farm,
New South Wales
3.621 km (2.250 mi) 1968, 1970, 1972–1973 4
Winton Motor Racewaydagger Winton,
Victoria
Winton SuperSprint 3.0 km (1.864 mi) 1985–1986, 1988–1995,
1997–2004, 2006–
30
Yas Marina Circuit United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates
Yas V8 400 5.554 km (3.451 mi) 2010–2012 3

* New circuit in use for 2018

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Non-championship events

This section refers to non-championship events held in the Group 3A era of 1993 onwards, excluding the major annual Sandown 500 and Bathurst 1000 endurance events.

Circuit Location Events held Length Years Total Map
Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide,
South Australia
Supercars Challenge 3.780 km (2.349 mi) 1985–1995 11
Calder Park Raceway Keilor,
Victoria
TAC Peter Brock Classic 2.280 km (1.417 mi) 1995 1
Eastern Creek Raceway Eastern Creek,
New South Wales
Winfield Triple Challenge 3.93 km (2.44 mi) 1992–1995 4
Kuala Lumpur Street Circuit Malaysia Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur City Grand Prix 3.3 km (2.1 mi) 2015 1
Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit Albert Park,
Victoria
Supercars Challenge 5.303 km (3.296 mi) 1996–2006, 2008–2017 21
Pukekohe Park Raceway New Zealand Pukekohe,
New Zealand
Mobil 1 Sprints 2.91 km (1.808 mi) 1996 1
Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise,
Queensland
V8 Supercar Challenge 4.47 km (2.77 mi) 1994, 1996–2001 7
Wellington Street Circuit New Zealand Wellington,
New Zealand
Mobil 1 Sprints 3.23 km (2.01 mi) 1996 1

References

  1. Greenhalgh, David; Howard, Graham; Wilson, Stewart (2011). The official history: Australian Touring Car Championship - 50 Years. St Leonards, New South Wales: Chevron Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-9805912-2-4.
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