Queensland Raceway

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Queensland Raceway

National Circuit (1999–present)
Location	Willowbank, Ipswich, Queensland
Time zone	UTC+10:00
Coordinates	27°41′25″S 152°39′9″E / 27.69028°S 152.65250°E / -27.69028; 152.65250
FIA Grade	3
Owner	Tony Quinn (October 2021–present) John Tetley (2004–September 2021) Motorsport Queensland (1999–2003)
Opened	1999
Major events	Current: GTWC Australia (2005–2007, 2013, 2016–2017, 2022–present) TCR Australia (2019, 2022–present) ASBK (2000–2014, 2022–present) Future: Supercars Championship Ipswich SuperSprint (1999–2000, 2003–2019, 2025) Queensland 500 (1999–2002) Former: ASTC (1999, 2002)
National Circuit (1999–present)
Length	3.126 km (1.942 miles)
Turns	6
Race lap record	1:04.0661 ( Simon Wills, Reynard 94D, 1999, Formula Holden)
Sportsman Circuit (1999–present)
Length	2.150 km (1.336 miles)
Turns	7
Clubman Circuit (1999–present)
Length	2.110 km (1.311 miles)
Turns	7
Sprint Circuit (1999–present)
Length	1.890 km (1.174 miles)
Turns	7

Queensland Raceway nicknamed "the paperclip" is a motor racing circuit located at Willowbank in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. The circuit hosted Supercars Championship until 2019, drifting as well as club level racing and ride days.

Queensland Raceway is 3.126 km (1.942 mi) long and 12 m (13 yd) wide, running clockwise. There are six corners. The circuit was designed by Tony Slattery with input from car and motorcycle racing authorities including CAMS circuit expert Professor Rod Troutbeck.

Queensland Raceway is a FIA Grade 3 circuit.^[1] However, the track uses a mixture of sanctioning bodies including Motorsport Australia, AASA and Motorcycling Australia for its events including race meetings, drifting, motorbike ride days and roll racing.

Spectator viewing at the facility is excellent with the flat layout of the circuit and spectator mounds. However the flat layout makes racing less exciting for the competitors than undulating circuits like Phillip Island. The track became infamous for its bumps, although it was resurfaced in late 2011.

Queensland Raceway is located with the bounds of the Ipswich Motorsport Precinct, which is also home to the Willowbank Raceway dragstrip, a kart track, a short dirt circuit and a junior (under-16) motorcycle speedway. The track is also located near RAAF Base Amberley and shares the base's 6 km (3.7 mi) noise exclusion zone.