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| Location | Launceston, Tasmania |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°39′34″S147°15′10″E / 41.65944°S 147.25278°E /-41.65944; 147.25278 |
| FIA Grade | 3 |
| Owner | Motorsports Tasmania |
| Opened | March 1960; 65 years ago (1960-03)[1] |
| Major events | Current: Supercars Championship Tasmania Super 440 (1969–1999, 2004–2019, 2021–present) Trans-Am Australia (2021–present) SuperUtes Series (2022, 2025) Aussie Racing Cars (2005, 2008, 2011, 2013–2015, 2017, 2019, 2021–present) Former: TCR Australia (2021–2024) S5000 (2021–2023) Stadium Super Trucks (2021) Australian Superbike Championship (1991–1994, 1996, 1998, 2006–2011, 2013, 2015) Tasmanian Super Prix (2006–2008, 2010) Australian GT (1982, 2007) |
| Full Circuit (1960–present) | |
| Length | 2.411 km (1.498 mi) |
| Turns | 7 |
| Race lap record | 0:48.5598 ( Joey Mawson,Ligier JS F3-S5000,2022,S5000) |
Symmons Plains Raceway is a 2.411 km (1.498 mi)motor racing circuit inAustralia, located about 30 km (19 mi) south ofLaunceston, Tasmania. Since the closure of theLongford Circuit in the 1960s it has been Tasmania's premier motor racing facility. The circuit is one of the longest serving circuits of the combined history of theAustralian Touring Car Championship and theSupercars Championship. Since 2004 it has hosted theTasmania Super 440 forSupercars Championship.
In 2004, the facility received aA$3 million upgrade which included some modifications to the layout of the track, including moving the start/finish line back to a more conventional location opposite the pits. It had previously been on a curve (which is now located just after the first corner), unusual for a road course. Symmons Plains is also known for its extremely tighthairpin bend, known as Brambles Hairpin[citation needed], at the end of the old front straight.
Symmons Plains Raceway is 2.411 km (1.498 mi) long and is very hard on brakes. The banking at the hairpin is a unique opportunity to overtake. The other overtaking opportunity is the left hander at the end of the back straight.[2]
The circuit has hosted rounds of theAustralian Touring Car Championship andSupercars Championship since 1969. The circuit was left off the Supercars Championship calendar in 2000 before returning in 2004 after the upgrades were completed.
From 1980 to 2021,Alfredo Costanzo held the outright race lap record by setting a time of 0:50.16 seconds withLola T430Formula 5000. The closest anyone had come since 1980 was British driverJames Winslow who set a time of 0:50.5036 seconds on 1 April 2012 while driving aDallara F307.
Then, that outright lap record was broken in 2021 by driverJoey Mawson. Driving aLigier JS F3-S5000, the Australian driver set a time of 0:49.7242 seconds. In 2022, the record was improved again by himself, by setting a time of 0:48.5598 seconds.[3]
The 'Tassie Tin Tops' category included below is a combined closed car category not built to any specific set of regulations, it usually runs at major national meetings bringing together a collection of vehicles that usually compete in specific categories at Tasmanian State Championship race meetings, it usually includes Sports Sedans, Improved Production and Sports GT category vehicles.
As of May 2025, the fastest official race lap records at Symmons Plains Raceway are listed as:[4]
