Symmons Plains Raceway

Symmons Plains Raceway is a 2.411 km (1.498 mi) motor racing circuit in Australia, located about 30 km (19 mi) south of Launceston, Tasmania (via the Midland Highway). Since the closure of the Longford 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 the Australian Touring Car Championship and the Supercars Championship. Since 2004 it has hosted the Tasmania Super 440 for Supercars Championship. In 2004, the facility received a A$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 tight hairpin bend, known as Brambles Hairpin, at the end of the old front straight. The circuit 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. Supercars Championship The circuit has hosted rounds of the Australian Touring Car Championship and Supercars Championship since 1969. The circuit was left off the Supercars Championship calendar in 2000 before returning in 2004 after the upgrades were completed. Events May: Supercars Championship Tasmania Super 440, SuperUtes Series, Aussie Racing Cars, Touring Car Masters August: Symmons 6 Hour Former Australian Drivers' Championship (1966–1967, 1969–1972, 1980, 1987, 1992–1993, 2006–2008, 2010–2013) Australian Formula 2 Championship (1971–1975, 1979, 1986–1987) Australian Formula 3 Championship (2002–2003, 2006–2008, 2010–2013) Australian Formula 4 Championship (2016, 2018) Australian Formula Ford Championship (1990–1993, 1995, 2006–2013, 2023–2024) Australian GT Championship (1982, 2007) Australian GT Production Car Championship (2002) Australian Improved Production Nationals (2001) Australian Mini Challenge (2008–2009) Australian National Trans-Am Series Hi-Tec Oils Race Tasmania (2021–2025) Australian Nations Cup Championship (2002–2003) Australian Performance Car Championship (2002–2003, 2005–2007) Australian Production Car Championship (1988–1992, 1995, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010) Australian Prototype Series (2025) Australian Super Touring Championship (1993, 1995, 2000) Australian Superbike Championship (1991–1994, 1996, 1998, 2006–2011, 2013, 2015) National Sports Sedan Series (1976–1981, 1992, 2024) Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia (2008, 2010, 2019, 2023–2024) S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship (2021–2023) Stadium Super Trucks (2021) Super2 Series (2017–2018, 2025) Tasmanian Super Prix (2006–2008, 2010) TCR Australia Touring Car Series (2021–2024) V8 Touring Car National Series (2010) V8 Ute Racing Series (2002–2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2016) Lap records From 1980 to 2021, Alfredo Costanzo held the outright race lap record by setting a time of 0:50.16 seconds with Lola T430 Formula 5000. The closest anyone had come since 1980 was British driver James Winslow who set a time of 0:50.5036 seconds on 1 April 2012 while driving a Dallara F307. Then, that outright lap record was broken in 2021 by driver Joey Mawson. Driving a Ligier 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. 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 2026, the fastest official race lap records at Symmons Plains Raceway are listed as: Notes References External links Symmons Plains at MotorsportTAS.com.au Map and track history at RacingCircuits.info