We’re back in Ipswich at a circuit that traditionally provides cracking racing when TCM comes to town.
Location: TWillowbank, Ipswich, Queensland. ๐ฆ๐บ
Opened: 1999
map of National circuit
Length: 3.12 km
Turns: 6
Previous TCM lap record: John Bowe / Holden Torana SL/R 5000 / 1:16.3951 / 30 July 2017
Location: Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia 
Since 2014
Length: 5.848 km (3.634 mi)
Turns: 18
6th race of TCM Australia in 2019
Location: Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. ๐ฆ๐บ
Opened: 17 April 1938
It is situated on a hill with the dual official names of Mount Panorama and Wahluu. Track is technically a street circuit, and is a public road, with normal speed restrictions, when no racing events are being run, and there are many residences which can only be accessed from the circuit. The National Motor Racing Museum is located next to the Mount Panorama Circuit.
Length: 6.213 km
Turns: 23
TCM lap record: John Bowe / Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 / 2:17.4462 / 8 October 2017
About TCM: Setting itself apart from traditional Historic racing, the Touring Car Masters pioneered a new class of racing by introducing innovative technical regulations aiming to improve safety, reliability, cut running costs and provide an exciting and entertaining race package while maintaining the visual appeal of its period race cars.
The series has proved popular with fans for the nostalgia value and also for the mix of eligible vehicles with the majority of competing vehicles being Australian or American V8s or even classic 911s.
Location: Suzuka Circuit, Mie Prefecture, Japan ๐ฏ๐ต
Since 1962. One of the most interesting classical track now.
Length: 5.807 km (3.609 mi)
Turns: 18
Race lap record: 1:31.540 (๐ซ๐ฎKimi Rรคikkรถnen, McLaren, 2005)
Event: Bathurst 1000
Location: Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. ๐ฆ๐บ
Opened: 17 April 1938
It is situated on a hill with the dual official names of Mount Panorama and Wahluu. Track is technically a street circuit, and is a public road, with normal speed restrictions, when no racing events are being run, and there are many residences which can only be accessed from the circuit. The National Motor Racing Museum is located next to the Mount Panorama Circuit.
Length: 6.213 km
Turns: 23
previous V8 Supercars lap record: David Reynolds / Holden VF Commodore / 2:06.2769 / 9 October 2016
V8 Supercars lap record in 2018:David Reynolds / Holden ZB Commodore / 2:06.1492 / 7 October 2018
Event: Gold Coast 600
Location: Surfers Paradise, in Queensland, Australia. ๐ฆ๐บ
Opened: 15 March 1991 for the 1991 Gold Coast IndyCar Grand Prix.
BEST TRACK IN AUSTRALIAN CALENDAR! Temporary street circuit on the Surfers Paradise. Back in better days held INDY car (CART) and V8 races.
Map of current circuit:
Length: 2.98 km
Turns: 15
V8 Supercars lap record: David Reynolds / Ford FG Falcon / 1:10.0499 / 27 October 2013
Map of original Champ Cart circuit 1991-2009 (to compare):
Length: 4.47 km
Turns: 20
V8 Supercars lap record: Garth Tander/ Holden VE Commodore / 1:49.8352 / 21 October 2007
Location: Autรณdromo Hermanos Rodrรญguez, Mexico City, Mexico ๐ฒ๐ฝ
Moder layout was made in 1986
Length: 4.304 km (2.674 mi)
Turns: 17
Location: Circuit of the Americas, Elroy, 19 km south of Austin, Texas ๐บ๐ธ
Since 2012
Length: 3.427 mi (5.513 km)
Turns: 20
A new home for a season finale: We can’t wait to get back to the Home of Horsepower for our 2019 showdown.
Location: Springvale in Melbourne, Victoria,~ 25 kilometres south east of the city centre. ๐ฆ๐บ
Opened: 11 March 1962
Sandown Racecourse was first built as a horse racing facility, dating back into the 19th century, but closed in the 1930s in a government run rationalisation program. Redevelopment began not long after World War II. A bitumen motor racing circuit was built around the outside of the proposed horse track (which was not completed until 1965) and was first opened in 1962 and held the race which became the Sandown 500 for the first time in 1964.
Length: 3.104 km
Turns: 13
TCM lap record: John Bowe / Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 / 1:15.1481 / 3 April 2016
About TCM: Setting itself apart from traditional Historic racing, the Touring Car Masters pioneered a new class of racing by introducing innovative technical regulations aiming to improve safety, reliability, cut running costs and provide an exciting and entertaining race package while maintaining the visual appeal of its period race cars.
The series has proved popular with fans for the nostalgia value and also for the mix of eligible vehicles with the majority of competing vehicles being Australian or American V8s or even classic 911s.
Event: Sandown 500
Location: Springvale in Melbourne, Victoria,~ 25 kilometres south east of the city centre. ๐ฆ๐บ
Opened: 11 March 1962
Sandown Racecourse was first built as a horse racing facility, dating back into the 19th century, but closed in the 1930s in a government run rationalisation program. Redevelopment began not long after World War II. A bitumen motor racing circuit was built around the outside of the proposed horse track (which was not completed until 1965) and was first opened in 1962 and held the race which became the Sandown 500 for the first time in 1964.
Length: 3.104 km
Turns: 13
V8 Supercars lap record: Chaz Mostert / Ford FG X Falcon / 1:09.0987 / 16 September 2017
Location: Autรณdromo Josรฉ Carlos Pace, Sรฃo Paulo, Brazil ๐ง๐ท
Since: 1940. Contract was prolonged until 2022
Length: 4.309 km (2.677 mi)
Turns: 15
Event: Newcastle 500
Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. ๐ฆ๐บ
Opened: 24 November 2017
Quotes of drivers about track:
- Shane van Gisbergen: “What a crazy track. Itโs really cool. Itโs going to be hard work, 250km, limited passing… itโs going to be all about qualifying.”
- Scott McLaughlin: “It’s full on […] Itโs so technical. Youโve got to try and work out one corner, youโre sacrificing one corner to help you regain in three corners time. Itโs really bumpy too in places. It has everything a driver wants.โ
Length: 2.652 km
Turns: 14
V8 Supercars lap record: David Reynolds / Holden VF Commodore / 1:10.6403 / 26 November 2017
Location: Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, UAE ๐ฆ๐ช
Since 2009
Length: 5.554 km (3.451 mi)
Turns: 21
Fastest lap: S. Vettel – Red Bull Racing – 1:40.279 – 2009
Winners
- 2018 ๐ฌ๐ง Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes
- 2017 ๐ซ๐ฎ Valterri Bottas / Mercedes
- 2016 ๐ฌ๐ง Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes
- 2015 ๐ฉ๐ช Nico Rosberg / Mercedes
- 2014 ๐ฌ๐ง Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes
- 2013 ๐ฉ๐ช Sebastian Vettel / Red Bull-Renault
- 2012 ๐ซ๐ฎ Kimi Rรคikkรถnen / Lotus-Renault
- 2011 ๐ฌ๐ง Lewis Hamilton / McLaren-Mercedes
- 2010 ๐ฉ๐ช Sebastian Vettel / Red Bull-Renault
- 2009 ๐ฉ๐ช Sebastian Vettel / Red Bull-Renault