Lydden Hill Race Circuit

Lydden Hill Race Circuit
LocationWootton, Kent, United Kingdom
Time zoneGMT (UTC+0)
BST (April–October, UTC+1)
Coordinates51°10′38.59″N 1°11′58.69″E / 51.1773861°N 1.1996361°E / 51.1773861; 1.1996361
FIA Grade6R (Rallycross)
OperatorPat Doran
Opened1955
ArchitectBill Chesson
Former namesLydden Circuit
Major eventsFormer:
FIA World Rallycross Championship
World RX of Great Britain (2014–2017)
FIA European Rallycross Championship
Euro RX of Great Britain (1973–1976, 1978–1992, 1996, 2009–2018, 2023)
Nitro RX (2022)
Titans-RX Europe (2019)
Full Circuit
Length1.000 miles (1.609 km)
Turns4
Race lap record0:38.300 (Rob Cox, Lola LC88, 1989, F1)
Rallycross Circuit
Length0.870 miles (1.400 km)
Turns4

Lydden Hill Race Circuit (formerly known as Lydden Circuit) is a motorsport venue in Denton with Wootton, about half-way between Canterbury and Dover in Kent, England. The mile-long circuit is mainly used for Rallycross, Drift, Saloon and Sports car racing as well as Motorcycle racing.

It is the shortest road racing circuit in the United Kingdom. The track was previously owned by the McLaren Group and is one of two motor racing circuits in the county of Kent, along with Brands Hatch.