Location | North Waikato, New Zealand |
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Time zone | UTC+12:00 |
Coordinates | 37°21′14″S 175°4′31″E / 37.35389°S 175.07528°E |
FIA Grade | 3 |
Owner | Tony Quinn (2015–present) |
Broke ground | 23 February 2007 |
Opened | 18 October 2009 |
Major events | Current: 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) |
Website | http://www.hamptondowns.com |
International Circuit (2016–present) | |
Length | 3.800 km (2.361 miles) |
Turns | 10 |
Race lap record | 1:27.637 ( Michael Lyons, McLaren M26, 2017, F1) |
National Circuit (2009–present) | |
Length | 2.700 km (1.678 miles) |
Turns | 7 |
Race lap record | 0:59.444 ( Ken Smith, Lola T332, 2019, F5000) |
Club Circuit (2016–present) | |
Length | 1.200 km (0.745 miles) |
Turns | 4 |
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]