Symmons Plains Raceway

Motorsport venue
Name = Symmons Plains | Location = Launceston, Tasmania
Time = GMT +10


Operator = Motorsports Tasmania
Opened = 1960
Events = V8 Supercars
Length_km = 2.41
Length_mi = 1.5
Turns = 7
Record_time = 0:50.16
Record_driver = Alf Constanzo
Record_team = Lola T430
Record_year = 1980
Record_class = Formula 5000

Symmons Plains Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Australia, located about 30 kilometres (about 18.6 miles) south of Launceston, Tasmania. Since the closure of the Longford circuit in the 1960's it has been Tasmania's premier motor racing facility. The circuit is one of the longest serving circuits of the combined history of the of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the V8 Supercar Championship Series. Since 2005 it has hosted the Falken Tasmania Challenge for V8 Supercars.

In 2004, the facility received a $AU 300 million upgrade which included some modifications to the layout of the track, including moving the start/finish line back to a more conventional location opposite the pits. It had previously been on a curve (which is now located just after the first corner), unusual for a road course. Symmons Plains is also known for its extremely tight hairpin bend, known as Brambles Hairpin, at the end of the front straight.

Dick Johnson and Allan Moffat have both won the round three times in a row. Peter Brock has the best record at the circuit with five round victories.

Touring Car round winners

External links

* [http://www.motorsportstas.com.au/Symmons_Plains.php?sm=4 Symmons Plains at MotorsportTAS.com.au]
* [http://www.v8supercarevents.com.au/tasmania/default.htm Falken Tasmania Challenge - Official website]
* [http://www.v8supercar.com.au/circuits/circuitmfcts.asp?vid=134&ind=M V8 Supercar's info of Symmons Plains Raceway]