 GT Circuit (2018–present) | |
| Location | Tailem Bend, South Australia, Australia |
|---|---|
| Time zone | UTC+09:30 (UTC+10.30 DST) |
| Coordinates | 35°18′30″S 139°31′0″E / 35.30833°S 139.51667°E |
| FIA Grade | 2 (3 layouts) |
| Owner | Peregrine Corporation |
| Broke ground | March 2016 |
| Opened | 13 January 2018 |
| Former names | The Bend Motorsport Park (January 2018–August 2023) |
| Major events | Current: Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia (2023–2024) GT World Challenge Australia (2018–2019, 2021–present) TCR Australia (2019, 2024) Australian SBK (2018–2019, 2021–present) Future: TCR World Tour (2025) Supercars Championship The Bend 500 (2025) The Bend SuperSprint (2018–2023) Former: S5000 (2019, 2023) Asian Le Mans Series (2020) Asia Road Racing Championship (2018–2019) |
| Website | www |
| GT Circuit (2018–present) | |
| Length | 7.770 km (4.828 miles) |
| Turns | 35 |
| Race lap record | 2:38.673 ( Aidan Read, Ligier JS P217, 2020, LMP2) |
| International Circuit (2018–present) | |
| Length | 4.950 km (3.076 miles) |
| Turns | 18 |
| Race lap record | 1:40.7295 ( John Magro, Dallara F308, 2019, F3) |
| West Circuit (2018–present) | |
| Length | 3.410 km (2.119 miles) |
| Turns | 12 |
| Race lap record | 1:10.085 ( Josh Kean, Footwork FA15, 2020, F1) |
| East Circuit (2018–present) | |
| Length | 3.930 km (2.442 miles) |
| Turns | 22 |
| West PLUS Circuit (2018-present) | |
| Length | 3.660 km (2.274 miles) |
| Turns | 17 |
| Sprint Circuit (2018-present) | |
| Length | 2.784 km (1.730 miles) |
| Turns | 11 |
| Southwest Circuit (2018-present) | |
| Length | 1.811 km (1.125 miles) |
| Turns | 7 |
| North Circuit (2018-present) | |
| Length | 1.341 km (0.833 miles) |
| Turns | 13 |
| Karting Circuit (2018-present) | |
| Length | 1.101 km (0.684 miles) |
| Turns | 16 |
| Drag Strip (2023–present) | |
| Length | 0.402 km (0.250 miles) |
The Bend Motorsport Park, currently known as Shell V-Power Motorsport Park for naming rights reasons, is a 7.770 km (4.828 mi) bitumen motor racing circuit at Tailem Bend, South Australia, Australia, about 100 km (62 mi) south-east of the state capital, Adelaide.
The complex has a bitumen circuit, drag racing strip, and drift racing circuit.[1]
The race circuits are of a high international standard and licensed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) for car racing and the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) for motorcycle racing. Along with Sydney Motorsport Park, Surfers Paradise Street Circuit and the only Grade 1 track, the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, The Bend is one of only four race circuits in Australia with an FIA Grade 2 track licence or better, while it is also one of only two Australian race tracks along with the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, to carry an FIM Category A track licence.
The circuit name was changed to Shell V-Power Motorsport Park in August 2023.[2]
- ^ Pepper, Robert (21 May 2015). "New Motorsport Park in Tailem Bend, South Australia". Practicalmotoring.com.au. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "The Bend unveiled as Shell V-Power Motorsport Park". speedcafe.com. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.