Rockingham Motor Speedway
Rockingham Motor Speedway is a former racing motorsport venue in Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, near the town of Corby. It hosted professional and club races, as well as testing, track days, driver training, exhibitions and conferences. It claimed to be Europe's fastest racing circuit, and was the first banked oval constructed in Britain since the closure of Brooklands in 1939.
The "oval" speedway (2001–2018) International Super Sports Car Circuit (2001–2018) | |
| Location | Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) BST (April–October, UTC+1) |
| Coordinates | 52°30′54″N 0°39′27″W |
| Broke ground | 1999 |
| Opened | 15 January 2001 |
| Closed | 24 November 2018 |
| Major events | Former: CART Rockingham 500 (2001–2002) BTCC (2003, 2007–2018) British GT (2001–2003, 2006–2018) BRDC British F3 (2015–2018) British F3 (2002–2003, 2007–2014) BSB (2001–2003) ASCAR (2001–2008) EuroBOSS (2001) |
| Oval Circuit (2001–2018) | |
| Length | 1.479 miles (2.380 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Banking | 3.5 – 7.9º |
| Race lap record | 0:25.217 (211.144 mph (339.803 km/h)) ( Jimmy Vasser, Lola B02/00, 2002, CART) |
| International Super Sports Car Long Circuit (2001–2018) | |
| Surface | Tarmac |
| Length | 2.050 miles (3.299 km) |
| Turns | 13 |
| Banking | 7.0º (turn 1) |
| Race lap record | 1:18.627 ( Jack Harvey, Dallara F312, 2012, F3) |
| International Super Sports Car Circuit (2001–2018) | |
| Surface | Tarmac |
| Length | 1.940 miles (3.122 km) |
| Turns | 12 |
| Race lap record | 1:12.620 ( Marko Asmer, Dallara F307, 2007, F3) |
| International Long Circuit (2001–2018) | |
| Surface | Tarmac |
| Length | 2.560 miles (4.120 km) |
| Turns | 16 |
| Race lap record | 1:32.880 ( Tony Worswick, Jordan 194, 2001, F1) |
| International Short Circuit (2001–2018) | |
| Surface | Tarmac |
| Length | 2.436 miles (3.920 km) |
| Turns | 14 |
| Race lap record | 1:29.183 ( Nelson Piquet Jr., Dallara F303, 2002, F3) |
| Superbike Circuit (2001–2018) | |
| Surface | Tarmac |
| Length | 1.740 miles (2.800 km) |
| Turns | 13 |
| Race lap record | 1:09.893 ( Yukio Kagayama, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 2003, BSB) |
| National Circuit (2001–2018) | |
| Surface | Tarmac |
| Length | 1.700 miles (2.736 km) |
| Turns | 9 |
| Lake Circuit (2001–2018) | |
| Surface | Tarmac |
| Length | 0.670 miles (1.078 km) |
| Turns | 5 |
| Handling Circuit (2001–2018) | |
| Surface | Tarmac |
| Length | 0.970 miles (1.561 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
The venue entered administration in 2017 and hosted its final motor race in November 2018. In 2021, the facility was purchased by Constellation Automotive for £80million.
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