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| Location | Thomson Road, Singapore[1] |
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| Time zone | SST (UTC+08:00) |
| Coordinates | 1°22′59.52″N 103°49′8.78″E / 1.3832000°N 103.8191056°E |
| Opened | 16 September 1961 |
| Closed | 22 April 1973 |
| Major events | Singapore Grand Prix (1961, 1966–1973) Malaysia Grand Prix (1962–1965) |
| Grand Prix Circuit (1961–1973) | |
| Length | 4.865 km (3.023 miles) |
| Turns | 9 |
| Race lap record | 1:54.9 ( Leo Geoghegan, Birrana 273, 1973, Australian F2) |
Thomson Road Grand Prix circuit was a former street circuit at Thomson Road in Singapore. It hosted races from 1961 to 1973 for automobiles under Formula Libre and Australian Formula 2 rules as well as for motorcycles.
During the initial years, the main races for motorcycles and cars were 60 laps long. This was eventually refined into two separate races – a preliminary 20 lap event followed by a 40 lap event.
The first Singapore Grand Prix of 1961 was won by lan Barnwell in an Aston Martin DB3S while the first Singapore Grand Prix of post-independence Singapore in 1966, which also ran to Formula Libre rules, saw Singaporean Lee Han Seng win in a Lotus 22. The final victory went to Australian Vern Schuppan in a March 722 in 1973.
- ^ "Old Upper Thomson Rd · Singapore". Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.