Surfers Paradise Street Circuit

Surfers Paradise Street Circuit

Supercars Street Circuit (2010–present)

Original Street Circuit (1991–2009)
LocationSurfers Paradise, Queensland
Time zoneUTC+10:00
Coordinates27°59′23″S 153°25′40″E / 27.98972°S 153.42778°E / -27.98972; 153.42778
FIA Grade2
Broke ground1988
Opened15 March 1991; 33 years ago (1991-03-15)
Major eventsCurrent:
Supercars Championship
Gold Coast 500 (2010–2019, 2022–present)
V8 Supercar Challenge (1994, 1996–2009)
Former:
S5000 Tasman Series (2022)
Australian GT (2012, 2019)
Australian F4 (2015–2017)
Champ Car Gold Coast Indy 300 (1991–2008)
Supercars Street Circuit (2010–present)
Length2.960 km (1.839 miles)
Turns15
Race lap record1:09.4981 (Australia Joey Mawson, Rogers AF01/V8, 2022, S5000)
Original Street Circuit (1991–2009)
Length4.470 km (2.778 miles)
Turns20
Race lap record1:31.093 (United States Graham Rahal, Panoz DP01, 2007, Champ Car)

The Surfers Paradise Street Circuit is a temporary street circuit in Surfers Paradise, in Queensland, Australia. The 2.960 km (1.839 mi) beach-side track has several fast sections and two chicanes, having been shortened from an original 4.470 km (2.778 mi) length in 2010. It is the third of three motor racing circuits that have existed in the Gold Coast region, after the Southport Road Circuit (1954–1955) and Surfers Paradise International Raceway (1966–1987).

From 1991 to 2008, the circuit hosted an American Championship car racing event, the Gold Coast Indy 300. The circuit has also hosted touring car races since 1994, with the Supercars Championship currently contesting the annual Gold Coast 500 at the circuit.[1]

  1. ^ "GALLERY: Gold Coast 500 track build". Speedcafe. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.