Hampton Downs Motorsport Park

Hampton Downs Motorsport Park
LocationNorth Waikato, New Zealand
Time zoneUTC+12:00
Coordinates37°21′14″S 175°4′31″E / 37.35389°S 175.07528°E / -37.35389; 175.07528
FIA Grade3
OwnerUnited Kingdom Tony Quinn (2015–present)
Broke ground23 February 2007; 17 years ago (2007-02-23)
Opened18 October 2009; 15 years ago (2009-10-18)
Major eventsCurrent:
FR Oceania (2010–2021, 2023–present)
Toyota 86 Championship (2014–2015, 2017–present)
Racer Products V8s (2014–2015, 2017–2019, 2021–present)
Future:
GT World Challenge Australia (2016–2018, 2025)
Former:
New Zealand Grand Prix (2021, 2023)
Ferrari Challenge Asia-Pacific (2018)
V8SuperTourer (2012–2015)
Websitehttp://www.hamptondowns.com
International Circuit (2016–present)
Length3.800 km (2.361 miles)
Turns10
Race lap record1:27.637 (United Kingdom Michael Lyons, McLaren M26, 2017, F1)
National Circuit (2009–present)
Length2.700 km (1.678 miles)
Turns7
Race lap record0:59.444 (New Zealand Ken Smith, Lola T332, 2019, F5000)
Club Circuit (2016–present)
Length1.200 km (0.745 miles)
Turns4

The Hampton Downs Motorsport Park is situated in rural northern Waikato (about halfway between Auckland and Hamilton on the Waikato Expressway), New Zealand near the Meremere drag strip and the dirt track club.[1]

  1. ^ Segedin, Kara (2009-10-27). "Motorsport: New track has vvvroom with a view". nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 2010-03-01.