Sydney Motorsport Park
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 Sydney , Australia
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| Route type: | permanent race track | ||
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V8 Supercar , A1 Grand Prix | ||
| Route length: | 3.930 km (2.44 mi ) | ||
| Curves: | 12 | ||
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| Track record: (automobile) |
1: 19,142 min. ( Nico Hülkenberg , A1 Lola Zytek , 2007) |
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| Track record: (motorcycle) |
1: 30,360 min. ( Àlex Crivillé , Honda , 1996) |
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| http://www.sydneymotorsportpark.com.au | |||
Coordinates: 33 ° 48 ′ 22.8 ″ S , 150 ° 52 ′ 15.5 ″ O
The Sydney Motorsport Park, formerly Eastern Creek Raceway is a 3.93 km long race track with eleven curves in Eastern Creek , a suburb of Sydney , Australia , by the Australian Racing Drivers Club is operated. The track is the only permanent Australian distance from the FIA with the degree 2 is classified.
From 1991 to 1996 the course hosted the Australian Grand Prix for Motorcycles from Phillip Island . Until 2005, the season's final races of the V8 supercar series took place in Eastern Creek, and the A1 Grand Prix has been here ever since .
In the 1990s, large open-air concerts with bands such as Pearl Jam and Guns n 'Roses took place on the area of the racetrack, in 2009 and 2010 the Soundwave Festival was held on the premises.
See also
Web links
- Official website (English)