Mallala Motor Sport Park
Motor racing circuit in Mallala, South Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mallala Motor Sport Park is a 2.601 km (1.616 mi) bitumen motor racing circuit near the town of Mallala in South Australia, 55 km north of the state capital, Adelaide.
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Location | Mallala, South Australia |
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Time zone | UTC+09:30 (UTC+10:30 DST) |
Coordinates | 34°24′54″S 138°30′17″E |
Owner | Peregrine Corporation (February 2017–present) Clem Smith (1977–2017) Keith Williams (1971–1976) |
Operator | Peregrine Corporation (May 2017–present) |
Opened | 19 August 1961; 62 years ago (1961-08-19)[1] Re-opened: 1980 |
Former names | Mallala Race Circuit (1961–1971) |
Major events | Former: Australian Grand Prix (1961) Australian Drivers' Championship (1961–1971, 1988–1991, 1994–1997, 2000–2008, 2010, 2017) Australian Tourist Trophy (1962, 1968) Australian Touring Car Championship (1963, 1969–1971, 1989–1998) V8 Supercar Development Series (2000–2006) Australian GT (2006) |
Full Circuit (1964–1971, 1980–present) | |
Length | 2.601 km (1.616 miles) |
Turns | 9 |
Race lap record | 1:02.570 ( Paul Stokell, Reynard 90D, 1994, Formula Brabham) |
Original Circuit (1961–1963) | |
Length | 3.379 km (2.100 miles) |
Turns | 11 |
Race lap record | 1:44.0 ( Bill Patterson/Lex Davison[lower-alpha 1], Cooper T51, 1961, Formula Libre) |
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