Rockingham Motor Speedway

Rockingham Motor Speedway [1]

The "oval" speedway (2001–2018)

International Super Sports Car Circuit (2001–2018)
LocationRockingham, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Time zoneGMT (UTC+0)
BST (April–October, UTC+1)
Coordinates52°30′54″N 0°39′27″W / 52.51500°N 0.65750°W / 52.51500; -0.65750
Broke ground1999
Opened15 January 2001; 23 years ago (2001-01-15)
Closed24 November 2018; 5 years ago (2018-11-24)
Major eventsFormer:
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)[2]
Length1.479 miles (2.380 km)
Turns4
Banking3.5 – 7.9º
Race lap record0:25.217 (211.144 mph (339.803 km/h)) (United States Jimmy Vasser, Lola B02/00, 2002, CART)
International Super Sports Car Long Circuit (2001–2018)[3]
SurfaceTarmac
Length2.050 miles (3.299 km)
Turns13
Banking7.0º (turn 1)
Race lap record1:18.627 (United Kingdom Jack Harvey, Dallara F312, 2012, F3)
International Super Sports Car Circuit (2001–2018)
SurfaceTarmac
Length1.940 miles (3.122 km)
Turns12
Race lap record1:12.620 (Estonia Marko Asmer, Dallara F307, 2007, F3)
International Long Circuit (2001–2018)
SurfaceTarmac
Length2.560 miles (4.120 km)
Turns16
Race lap record1:32.880 (United Kingdom Tony Worswick, Jordan 194, 2001, F1)
International Short Circuit (2001–2018)
SurfaceTarmac
Length2.436 miles (3.920 km)
Turns14
Race lap record1:29.183 (Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr., Dallara F303, 2002, F3)
Superbike Circuit (2001–2018)
SurfaceTarmac
Length1.740 miles (2.800 km)
Turns13
Race lap record1:09.893 (Japan Yukio Kagayama, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 2003, BSB)
National Circuit (2001–2018)
SurfaceTarmac
Length1.700 miles (2.736 km)
Turns9
Lake Circuit (2001–2018)
SurfaceTarmac
Length0.670 miles (1.078 km)
Turns5
Handling Circuit (2001–2018)
SurfaceTarmac
Length0.970 miles (1.561 km)
Turns4

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,[4] and was the first banked oval constructed in Britain since the closure of Brooklands in 1939.[5]

The venue entered administration in 2017 and hosted its final motor race in November 2018.[6] In 2021, the facility was purchased by Constellation Automotive for £80million.[7]

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  4. ^ "Rockingham – Europe's fastest racing circuit". Rockingham Motor Speedway. Archived from the original on 16 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  5. ^ Fox, Norman (29 July 2000). "Herbert drive to put Rockingham on map". The Independent. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Rockingham Motor Speedway: Corby venue hosts final race". BBC News. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Cinch owner buys Rockingham Motor Speedway for £80 million". Autocar. Retrieved 25 August 2022.