List of Australian Touring Car Championship circuits

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This is a list of circuits which have hosted a round of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the V8 Supercars Championship since the championship was first held at Gnoo Blas in Orange, New South Wales, in 1960.

Contents

The shortest track used in the championship was the 1.930 km (1.199 mi) Amaroo Park circuit located in the Sydney suburb of Annangrove. The longest track used was the Longford Circuit which measured 7.242 km (4.500 mi). Sandown Raceway in Melbourne has hosted the most rounds with 51.

Of the 35 circuits that have hosted rounds of the championship, eleven have been temporary street or airfield circuits with six still in use as of the 2023 season. Seven international circuits have also been used, three in New Zealand and one each in China, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

Championship circuits

Key
Current circuits (for the 2024 season)*Future and returning circuits (for the 2025 season)

Unless stated, all tracks are located within Australia. [1]

CircuitLocationEvents heldLengthSeasonsTotal
rounds
Map
Adelaide International Raceway Flag of South Australia.svg Virginia,
South Australia
Adelaide ATCC round 2.410 km (1.498 mi)1972–1988 [lower-alpha 1] 19 Adelaide International Raceway (Australia) track map.svg
Adelaide Street Circuit Flag of South Australia.svg Adelaide,
South Australia
Adelaide 500 3.219 km (2.000 mi)1999–2020, 2022–202324 Adelaide (short route).svg
Albert Park Circuit Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Albert Park,
Victoria
Melbourne SuperSprint 5.303 km (3.295 mi)2018–2020, 2022–20246 Albert Park Circuit 2021.svg
Amaroo Park Flag of New South Wales.svg Annangrove,
New South Wales
Amaroo Park ATCC round 1.930 km (1.199 mi)1974–1978, 1985–199415 Amaroo map.gif
Bahrain International Circuit Flag of Bahrain.svg Sakhir,
Bahrain
Desert 400 5.412 km (3.363 mi)2006–2008, 20104 Bahrain International Circuit--Grand Prix Layout.svg
Calder Park Raceway Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Keilor,
Victoria
Calder Park V8 Supercar round 2.280 km (1.417 mi)1969–1983, 1985–1988, 1996–200125 Calder Park (Australia) track map--Road only courses.svg
Canberra Street Circuit Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg Canberra,
Australian Capital Territory
Canberra 400 3.990 km (2.479 mi)2000–20023 Canberra Australia street circuit track map.svg
Circuit of the Americas Flag of the United States.svg Elroy,
Texas
Austin 400 3.792 km (2.356 mi)20131 Austin circuit.svg
Gnoo Blas Motor Racing Circuit Flag of New South Wales.svg Orange,
New South Wales
6.030 km (3.747 mi)19601 Gnoo Blas map.png
Hamilton Street Circuit Flag of New Zealand.svg Hamilton,
Waikato,
New Zealand
Hamilton 400 3.310 km (2.057 mi)2008–20125 Hamilton Street Circuit track map (New Zealand).svg
Hidden Valley Raceway Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Darwin,
Northern Territory
Darwin Triple Crown 2.870 km (1.783 mi)1998–2023 [lower-alpha 2] 27 Hidden Valley Raceway (Australia) track map.svg
Homebush Street Circuit Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney Olympic Park,
New South Wales
Sydney 500 3.420 km (2.125 mi)2009–20168 Homebush Street Circuit (Sydney, Australia) track map.svg
Lakeside International Raceway Flag of Queensland.svg Brisbane,
Queensland
Lakeside ATCC round 2.410 km (1.498 mi)1964, 1967, 1970–1971, 1975–1998 [lower-alpha 3] 29 Lakesidemap.JPG
Longford Circuit Flag of Tasmania.svg Longford,
Tasmania
7.242 km (4.500 mi)19621 Longford Circuit track map.jpg
Lowood Airfield Circuit Flag of Queensland.svg Tarampa,
Queensland
4.54 km (2.82 mi)19611 Lowood Circuit.jpg
Mallala Motor Sport Park Flag of South Australia.svg Mallala,
South Australia
Mallala ATCC round 2.601 km (1.616 mi)1963, 1969–1971, 1989–199814 Mallala Motorsport Park in Australia.svg
Mount Panorama Circuit Flag of New South Wales.svg Bathurst,
New South Wales
Bathurst 1000
Mount Panorama 500
6.213 km (3.861 mi)1966, 1969–1970, 1972, 1995–1996, 1999–2024 [lower-alpha 4] 31 Mount Panorama street racing circuit in Australia.svg
Newcastle Street Circuit Flag of New South Wales.svg Newcastle East,
New South Wales
Newcastle 500 2.641 km (1.641 mi)2017–2019, 20234 Newcastle Street Track.svg
Oran Park Raceway Flag of New South Wales.svg Narellan,
New South Wales
Oran Park V8 Supercar round 2.620 km (1.628 mi)1971–200838 Track map for Oran Park--Grand Prix circuit.svg
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Phillip Island,
Victoria
Phillip Island 500
Phillip Island SuperSprint
4.445 km (2.762 mi)1976–1977, 1990, 1993–2003, 2005–2019 [lower-alpha 5] 30 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.svg
Pukekohe Park Raceway Flag of New Zealand.svg Pukekohe,
Auckland Region,
New Zealand
Auckland SuperSprint 2.910 km (1.808 mi)2001–2007, 2013–2019, 202215 Pukekohe Park Raceway (2013).png
Queensland Raceway Flag of Queensland.svg Ipswich,
Queensland
Ipswich SuperSprint
Queensland 500
3.126 km (1.942 mi)1999–2019 [lower-alpha 6] 23 Queensland Raceway (Australia) track map -- National Circuit.svg
Reid Park Street Circuit Flag of Queensland.svg Townsville,
Queensland
Townsville 500 2.860 km (1.777 mi)2009–2023 [lower-alpha 7] 17 Townsville (Australia) street circuit track map.svg
Sandown Raceway Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Springvale,
Victoria
Sandown 500
Sandown SuperSprint
3.104 km (1.929 mi)1965, 1970–1974, 1976–1989, 1991–1992, 1994–2019, 2021–2023 [lower-alpha 8] 52 Sandown (Australia) track map.svg
Shanghai International Circuit Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai,
China
V8 Supercars China Round 4.603 km (2.860 mi)20051 Shanghai International Circuit wtcc.png
Surfers Paradise International Raceway Flag of Queensland.svg Surfers Paradise,
Queensland
Surfers Paradise ATCC round 3.219 km (2.000 mi)1969, 1971–1977, 1979–198717
Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Flag of Queensland.svg Surfers Paradise,
Queensland
V8 Supercar Challenge
Gold Coast 500
2.960 km (1.839 mi)2002–2019, 2022–202320 Surfers street circuit.png
Sydney Motorsport Park
(Eastern Creek Raceway)
Flag of New South Wales.svg Eastern Creek,
New South Wales
Sydney SuperNight 3.930 km (2.442 mi)1992–1997, 1999–2005, 2007–2008, 2012, 2014–2018, 2020–2023 [lower-alpha 9] 31 Sydney Motorsport Park Gardner.png
Symmons Plains Raceway Flag of Tasmania.svg Launceston,
Tasmania
Tasmania SuperSprint 2.411 km (1.498 mi)1969–1999, 2004–2019, 2021–202350 Symmons Plains Raceway (Australia) track map.svg
Taupo International Motorsport Park Flag of New Zealand.svg Taupō,
Waikato,
New Zealand
Taupō Super400 3.321 km (2.064 mi)20241 Taupo Motorsports Park.svg
The Bend Motorsport Park Flag of South Australia.svg Tailem Bend,
South Australia
The Bend SuperSprint
OTR SuperSprint
4.950 km (3.076 mi)2018–2023 [lower-alpha 10] 7 The Bend Motorsport Park - GT Circuit Layout.svg
Warwick Farm Raceway Flag of New South Wales.svg Warwick Farm,
New South Wales
Warwick Farm ATCC round 3.621 km (2.250 mi)1968, 1970, 1972–19734 Warwick Farm Raceway.png
Wanneroo Raceway
(Barbagallo Raceway)
Flag of Western Australia.svg Pinjar,
Western Australia
Perth SuperSprint 2.411 km (1.498 mi)1973, 1978–2009, 2011–2019, 2022–202445 Wanneroo Raceway Map (2021).svg
Winton Motor Raceway Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Winton,
Victoria
Winton Super400 3.000 km (1.864 mi)1985–1986, 1988–1995, 1997–2004, 2006–2019, 202233 Winton Motor Raceway (Australia) track map -- with extension.svg
Yas Marina Circuit Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates
Yas V8 400 5.554 km (3.451 mi)2010–20123 Circuit Yas-Island.svg

Non-championship events

This section refers to non-championship events held in the Group 3A era of 1993 onwards.

CircuitLocationEvents heldLengthYearsTotalMap
Adelaide Street Circuit Flag of South Australia.svg Adelaide,
South Australia
Supercars Challenge 3.780 km (2.349 mi)1993–19953 Adelaide (long route).svg
Albert Park Circuit Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Albert Park,
Victoria
Supercars Challenge 5.303 km (3.295 mi)1996–2006, 2008–201721 Albert Lake Park Street Circuit in Melbourne, Australia.svg
Calder Park Raceway Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Keilor,
Victoria
TAC Peter Brock Classic2.280 km (1.417 mi)19951 Calder Park (Australia) track map--Road only courses.svg
Eastern Creek Raceway Flag of New South Wales.svg Eastern Creek,
New South Wales
Winfield Triple Challenge 3.930 km (2.442 mi)1993–19953 Eastern Creek Circuit.svg
Kuala Lumpur Street Circuit Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur City Grand Prix 3.305 km (2.054 mi)20151
Mount Panorama Circuit Flag of New South Wales.svg Bathurst, New South Wales Bathurst 1000
Primus/FAI 1000 Classic
6.213 km (3.861 mi)1993–19986 Mount Panorama street racing circuit in Australia.svg
Pukekohe Park Raceway Flag of New Zealand.svg Pukekohe,
Auckland Region,
New Zealand
Mobil 1 Sprints 2.820 km (1.752 mi)19961 Pukekohe Park Raceway (1990).png
Sandown Raceway Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Springvale,
Victoria
Sandown 500 3.104 km (1.929 mi)1993–19986 Sandown (Australia) track map.svg
Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Flag of Queensland.svg Surfers Paradise,
Queensland
V8 Supercar Challenge 4.470 km (2.778 mi)1994, 1996–20017 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit.svg
Wellington Street Circuit Flag of New Zealand.svg Wellington,
Wellington Region,
New Zealand
Mobil 1 Sprints 3.230 km (2.007 mi)19961 NZL Wellington 1996.png

Notes

  1. Adelaide International Raceway hosted 2 rounds in 19761977.
  2. Hidden Valley Raceway hosted 2 rounds in 2020.
  3. Lakeside International Raceway hosted 2 rounds in 1991.
  4. Mount Panorama Circuit hosted 2 rounds in 2021, and it will host 2 rounds in 2024.
  5. Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit hosted 2 rounds in 2009.
  6. Queensland Raceway hosted 2 rounds in 19992000.
  7. Reid Park Street Circuit hosted 2 rounds in 20202021.
  8. Sandown Raceway hosted 2 rounds in 19761977.
  9. Sydney Motorsport Park hosted 2 rounds in 20032004 and 2020, hosted 4 rounds in 2021.
  10. The Bend Motorsport Park hosted 2 rounds in 2020.

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