Townsville Street Circuit

Townsville Street Circuit

Map of the track showing the local streets
Location Townsville, Queensland
Time zone GMT +10
Coordinates 19°16′19″S 146°48′33″E / 19.27194°S 146.80917°E / -19.27194; 146.80917Coordinates: 19°16′19″S 146°48′33″E / 19.27194°S 146.80917°E / -19.27194; 146.80917
FIA Grade 3
Opened 10 July 2009
Major events Townsville 400
Length 2.85 km (1.78 mi)
Turns 13
Race lap record 1:11.9875 (Christopher Mies, Audi R8 LMS, 2016, Australian GT Championship)

Townsville Street Circuit is a temporary street circuit located in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Opened in 2009, the circuit hosts the Townsville 400 Supercars Championship event.

The circuit

The Townsville Street Circuit is reminiscent of the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit. It winds its way through Reid Park where specially constructed roads form approximately 70 percent of the circuit.[1] Paul Dumbrell suggests it is a high grip circuit, while Mark Winterbottom stated that the circuit is like a standard racing circuit but in the middle of a city. Winterbottom described the first corner is almost a clone to the turn eight at Adelaide Street Circuit which he tackled it very aggressively because it looks high speed with great passing opportunity.[2] [1] The circuit's pit building is a permanent construction that can be used all year round for all sorts of events, and there are five viewing mounds/grandstands that can seat approximately 12,000.[3]

Supercars Championship

On 28 July 2008, the official website of V8 Supercars (the then-name of Supercars) reported that the Queensland Sports Minister, Judy Spence, said the State Government will contribute $2.5 million annually for the first five years of the event.[4] The 2009 Dunlop Townsville 400 was held from 10–12 July.[3] Sucrogen was the naming rights sponsor the race between 2010 and 2013, while Castrol is the current title sponsor.

Lap records

As of July 2017.[5]

Class Driver Vehicle Time Date
Outright Germany Christopher Mies Audi R8 LMS 1:11.9875 9 July 2016
Sports Cars
Australian GT Germany Christopher Mies Audi R8 LMS 1:11.9875 9 July 2016
Carrera Cup New Zealand Jonny Reid Porsche 997 GT3 Cup 1:14.0389 10 July 2011
Aussie Racing Cars Australia Kel Treseder Mustang-Yamaha 1:24.9587 8 July 2017
Touring Cars
Supercars Championship Australia Nick Percat Holden VF Commodore 1:12.9311 9 July 2017
Super2 Series Australia Cameron Waters Ford FG Falcon 1:13.7527 6 July 2014
V8 Ute Racing Series Australia Craig Dontas Holden VE SS Ute 1:26.3008 11 July 2015
Australian Mini Challenge Australia Chris Atkinson Mini JCW R56 1:26.3795 12 July 2009
Toyota 86 Racing Series Australia Cameron Hill Toyota 86 1:30.3870 8 July 2017
Racing Cars
Formula 4 Australia Jordan Lloyd Mygale F4-Ford 1:16.7182 12 July 2015
Formula Ford Australia Chaz Mostert Spectrum 012 1:17.3157 11 July 2010
Other
Stadium Super Trucks United States Sheldon Creed Stadium Super Truck 1:36.9608 9 July 2016

References

  1. 1 2 "Armor All Townsville 400, Queensland". v8supercars.com.au. n.d. Archived from the original on 20 February 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  2. ↑ "Townsville means level playing field". v8supercars.com.au. 28 October 2009. Archived from the original on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
  3. 1 2 2008 L&H 500 official race program, pages 68–70
  4. ↑ Briar Gunther (28 July 2008). "Townsville circuit unveiled". Official site of the Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series. Archived from the original on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
  5. ↑ Natsoft Race Results
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