Morgan Park Raceway

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Morgan Park Raceway
TrackMap2010websize.jpg
Location Warwick, Queensland
Time zone UTC+10:00 (UTC+11:00 DST)
Coordinates 28°15′44″S152°2′1″E / 28.26222°S 152.03361°E / -28.26222; 152.03361
OwnerWarwick District Sporting Car Club
OperatorWarwick District Sporting Car Club
Opened1997
Major eventsCurrent:
Australian Superbike Championship
Queensland Motor Racing Championships
Former:
Australian Drivers' Championship
Australian Sports Sedan Series
Australian Superkart Championship
Circuit A (1997–present)
Length0.730 km (0.453 miles)
Circuit B (1998–present)
Length1.200 km (0.754 miles)
Circuit C (2002–present)
Length1.000 km (0.621 miles)
Circuit D (2002–present)
Length1.500 km (0.932 miles)
Circuit E (2002–present)
Length2.100 km (1.304 miles)
Turns12
Race lap record0:55.569 (Dean Tighe, Dallara - Judd, 2020, Formula Libre)
Circuit K (2010–present)
Length2.967 km (1.843 miles)
Turns12
Race lap record1:05.891 (Dean Tighe, Dallara - Judd, 2023, Formula Libre)

Morgan Park Raceway is a motorsports complex located at Old Stanthorpe Road near Warwick, in Queensland, Australia and is operated by the Warwick District Sporting Car Club Inc. The venue features a race circuit with five different layouts.

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The initial 0.730 km (0.454 mi) race circuit was constructed in 1968 and the first race meeting was staged in March of the following year. [1] The circuit was bitumen sealed in 1997 and an extension to 1.200 km (0.746 mi) was subsequently undertaken. [1] A further extension to 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) was completed in 2002 and the venue hosted its first Queensland Motor Racing Championships round the same year. [1] In 2007 it hosted its first national championship races, the Formula Vee Nationals and the Australian Improved Production Nationals. [1]

The new 2.967 km (1.844 mi) layout was first used on the weekend of 14–15 August 2010 for a round of the Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships. This meeting featured a round of Australia's oldest motor racing championship, the Australian Drivers' Championship, which was visiting Morgan Park for the first time.

Morgan Park hosts a round of the Australian Superbike Championship. It is the home of the Queensland state championships for both cars and motorcycles, as well as the WDSCC championships. The circuit is also home to Queensland's biggest historic motor racing festival held in July or August, hosted by the Historic Racing Car Club of Queensland. It is the home track of Porsche factory driver Matt Campbell.

Available circuits

Not shown:

Existing circuits have only temporary names with permanent names chosen by fans. [2]

Lap Records

As of October 2023

As of October 2023, the fastest official race lap records at Morgan Park Raceway are listed as: [3] [4] [5]

ClassDriverVehicleTimeDate
Circuit K: 2.967 km (2010–present)
Formula Libre Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Tighe Dallara - Judd 1:05.891 [6] 15 October 2023
Formula Three Flag of Australia (converted).svg Calan Williams Dallara F311 1:07.948 [5] 20 May 2017
Superbike Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Jones Yamaha YZF-R1M 1:12.251 [7] 16 July 2023
Sports Sedan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Ricciardello Alfa Romeo GTV-Chevrolet 1:12.6124 [4] 14 August 2011
Sports prototype Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Barram Chiron LMP3-05 1:12.6282 September 2017
Superkart Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren McIlveenStockman MR2 Honda 1:13.273 [4] 14 August 2010
GT3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hayden Cooper Mosler MT900 GT3 1:14.105 [5] 2 September 2017
Sports car racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Opie Radical SR3 RS 1:14.52813 August 2011
Supersport Flag of Australia (converted).svg Troy Herfoss Honda Fireblade CBR RR SP 1:14.870 [8] 20 June 2021
Porsche Carrera Cup Flag of New Zealand.svg Jaxon Evans Porsche 911 (991 I) GT3 Cup 1:16.809 [4] [9] 24 September 2016
Formula Ford Flag of Australia (converted).svg Valentino Astuti Mygale SJ15 1:17.62728 August 2022
Improved Production Flag of Australia (converted).svg Zak Hudson Mazda RX7 1:20.09629 August 2021
Group 3E Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dalton Ellery BMW M3 F80 Competition 1:20.11628 August 2021
Formula Ford - Kent Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hayden Cooper Van Diemen RF02K Ford 1:20.67815 May 2011
Trans Am Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Kulig Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1:21.022 [4] 3 September 2016
Group A Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Alford Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 1:22.175 [4] 30 April 2016
Supersport 300 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brodie Gawith Yamaha YZF-R3 1:22.802 [10] 16 July 2023
Aussie Racing Cars Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Perkins Aurion-Yamaha 1:25.497 [4] 6 November 2010
Group N Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant Wilson Chevrolet Camaro 1:25.619 [5] 21 November 2020
Saloon Cars Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Carter Ford Falcon (AU) 1:27.099 [5] 9 September 2018
Formula Vee Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gerrit Van de Pol Sabre Volkswagen 1:28.576 [5] 6 June 2021
Series X3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Pink Hyundai Excel X3 1:32.72829 August 2021
HQ Holden Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brandon Madden HQ Holden 1:36.009 [5] 28 September 2019
Holden Gemini Series Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Dawes Holden Gemini 1:36.383 [5] 15 April 2018
Circuit E: 2.100 km (2002–present)
Formula Libre Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Tighe Dallara - Judd 0:55.569 [11] 13 November 2020

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