Utah Motorsports Campus

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Utah Motorsports Campus
Miller Motorsports Park - Main Course.svg
Full Course (2006–present)
Location2901 North Sheep Lane
Grantsville, Utah 84074
United States
Time zone UTC-7 (UTC-6 DST)
Coordinates 40°34′30″N112°22′29″W / 40.57500°N 112.37472°W / 40.57500; -112.37472
Capacity8,000 Grandstand Seats + Trackside Seating
OwnerMitime Investment and Development Group (Subsidiary of Geely) (November 2015–present)
Larry H. Miller (April 2006–October 2015)
Broke ground26 April 2005;19 years ago (2005-04-26)
Opened1 April 2006;18 years ago (2006-04-01)
Construction cost US$100 million
Architect Alan Wilson
Former namesMiller Motorsports Park (April 2006–October 2015)
Major events
Current:
Former:
Website www.utahmotorsportscampus.com
Full Course (2006–present)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length4.486 miles (7.220 km)
Turns23
Race lap record2:18.128 ( Flag of Germany.svg Timo Bernhard, Porsche RS Spyder Evo, 2007, LMP2)
Outer Course (2006–present)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length3.048 miles (4.905 km)
Turns14
Race lap record1:32.815 ( Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud, Acura ARX-02a, 2009, LMP1)
East Course (2006–present)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length2.200 miles (3.539 km)
Turns15
Race lap record1:29.565 ( Flag of Brazil.svg Giancarlo Vilarinho, Mygale FB02, 2009, Formula BMW)
West Course (2006–present)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length2.200 miles (3.52 km)
Turns10

Utah Motorsports Campus is a race track facility located in Grantsville near Tooele, Utah, United States. It operated under the name of Miller Motorsports Park from April 2006 until October 2015. [1] The course has hosted auto, motorcycle, bicycle and kart racing, along with corporate events.

Contents

Track

Aerial view of the circuit Utah Motorsports Campus aerial 1.jpg
Aerial view of the circuit

During the annual Tour of Utah bicycle race, the park is known for hosting the tour's "trademark" time-trial stage. [2]

History

The facility was named Motorsports Facility of the Year on November 8, 2006, by the Professional Motorsport World Expo in Cologne, Germany. [3]

On August 22, 2007, Miller Motorsports Park announced a three-year deal to bring the FIM Superbike World Championship to the track; the Superbike World Championship would race at the track for the first time on June 1, 2008, with the AMA Superbike Championship. To avoid direct comparisons between World Superbike and AMA Superbike, and because of sponsorship issues, the two championships raced on different configurations of the circuit. World Superbike used the Outercourse, while AMA Superbike and its support classes used the Full course. [4]

The American Le Mans Series and Rolex Sports Car Series did not return to the Utah Grand Prix for 2011, and a K&N Pro Series West race was substituted. It was also announced that AMA Superbike Championship would return to the track in 2011 with Superbike World Championship.

The off-road racetrack hosted a round of the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series from 2010 to 2018. A return was scheduled for 2020 prior to its cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5] [6] The inaugural Nitro Rallycross round took place at the track in September 2021. [7]

Lease

It was announced on May 8, 2015, that the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies would not renew the lease on the land in Tooele County, Utah on which the park sits. The last day of operation would be October 31, 2015. [8]

According to local news sources, as of July 17, 2015, there were several offers being considered by the Tooele County commissioners that would provide for the facility to continue operation. [9]

On October 13, 2015, Tooele County voted to approve the sale of Miller Motorsports Park to Mitime Investment and Development Group (a subsidiary of Chinese car manufacturer Geely) for $20 million. The track will be renamed and known as Utah Motorsports Campus. Mitime officially took over the property on October 31, 2015. [10]

On December 17, 2015, an order filed in the 3rd District Court vacated the sale of Miller Motorsports Park to Mitime Investment and Development Group, saying Tooele County shortchanged another bidder by unlawfully selling the property at a price significantly below fair market value. [11]

On February 1, 2016, Mitime took over the management of the facility on behalf of Tooele County. This was a temporary agreement for 2016 while the county went through the process of selling the facility. In May 2016, there were pending legal challenges to the sale, but the facility opened for business as the Utah Motorsports Campus. [12] In November 2018, the sale to Mitime was completed. [13]

Layout configurations

Events

Current
Former

Lap records

As of May 2024, the fastest official race lap records on the Utah Motorsports Campus (formerly Miller Motorsports Park) are listed as:

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent
Full Course: 7.220 km (2006–present)
LMP2 2:21.749 [14] Timo Bernhard Porsche RS Spyder Evo 2007 Utah Grand Prix
LMP1 2:22.919 [14] Allan McNish Audi R10 TDI 2007 Utah Grand Prix
Formula Atlantic 2:29.564 [15] Carl Skerlong Swift 016.a 2008 Utah Formula Atlantic round
GT1 (GTS) 2:36.650 [16] Stéphane Sarrazin Aston Martin DBR9 2006 Utah Grand Prix
DP 2:37.323 [17] Raphael Matos Riley Mk XX 2008 Porsche 250 Presented by Bradley Arant
GT2 2:44.403 [16] Jaime Melo Ferrari F430 GTC 2006 Utah Grand Prix
Superbike 2:46.083 [18] Ben Spies Suzuki GSX-R1000 2008 Utah AMA Superbike round
Supersport 2:50.043 [19] Josh Hayes Honda CBR600RR 2008 Utah AMA Formula Xtreme round
Outer Course: 4.905 km (2006–present)
LMP1 1:32.815 [20] Simon Pagenaud Acura ARX-02a 2009 Utah Grand Prix
LMP2 1:32.816 [21] Simon Pagenaud Acura ARX-01b 2008 Utah Grand Prix
Formula Atlantic 1:38.553 [22] Simona de Silvestro Swift 016.a 2009 Utah Formula Atlantic round
GT1 (GTS) 1:43.434 [21] Jan Magnussen Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 2008 Utah Grand Prix
LMPC 1:43.881 [23] Gunnar Jeannette Oreca FLM09 2010 Utah Grand Prix
DP 1:43.908 [24] Scott Pruett Riley Mk XX 2010 Utah 250
Star Mazda 1:44.471 [25] John Edwards Star Formula Mazda 'Pro' 2008 Utah Star Mazda round
World SBK 1:48.045 Carlos Checa Ducati 1098R 2010 Utah World SBK round
GT2 1:48.305 [21] Patrick Pilet Porsche 911 (997) GT3-RSR 2008 Utah Grand Prix
Superbike 1:49.200 [26] Cameron Beaubier Yamaha YZF-R1 2018 Utah MotoAmerica Superbike round
GT3 1:49.409 [27] Álvaro Parente Bentley Continental GT3 2018 Utah Pirelli World Challenge round
Trans-Am 1:50.084 [28] Tony Ave Chevrolet Corvette C6 Trans-Am 2011 Utah Trans-Am round
World SSP 1:51.702 Kenan Sofuoğlu Honda CBR600RR 2010 Utah World SSP round
Porsche Carrera Cup 1:52.087 [29] Blake McDonald Porsche 911 (992) GT3 Cup 2024 Utah Porsche Sprint Challenge North America USA West round
Supersport 1:52.264 [30] J. D. Beach Yamaha YZF-R6 2017 Utah MotoAmerica Supersport round
TA2 1:56.172 [31] Brody Goble Ford Mustang Trans-Am 2022 Utah Trans-Am West Coast round
GT4 1:58.977 [32] George Kurtz Audi R8 LMS GT4 2018 Utah Pirelli World Challenge round
TCR Touring Car 1:59.212 [33] Michael James Lewis Hyundai i30 N TCR 2018 Utah Pirelli World Challenge round
Twins Cup 2:03.134 [34] Chris Parrish Suzuki GSX-8R 2018 Utah MotoAmerica Twins round
Supersport 300 2:10.845 [35] Alex Dumas KTM RC 390 R 2018 Utah MotoAmerica Junior Cup round
East Course: 3.539 km (2006–present)
Formula BMW 1:29.565 [36] Giancarlo Vilarinho Mygale FB02 2009 Utah Formula BMW Americas round
Superbike 1:30.355 [37] Garrett Gerloff Yamaha YZF-R1 2019 Utah MotoAmerica Superbike round
Trans-Am 1:30.465 [38] Mike Skeen Chevrolet Corvette C6 Trans-Am 2010 Utah Trans-Am round
Supersport 1:32.256 [39] Hayden Gillim Yamaha YZF-R6 2019 Utah MotoAmerica Supersport round
Twins Cup 1:36.827 [40] Alex Dumas Suzuki GSX-8R 2019 Utah MotoAmerica Twins round
Supersport 300 1:40.788 [41] Dallas Daniels Kawasaki Ninja 400R 2019 Utah MotoAmerica Junior Cup round

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