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Morgan Park Raceway
LocationWarwick, Queensland
Time zoneUTC+10:00 (UTC+11:00 DST)
Coordinates28°15′44″S 152°2′1″E / 28.26222°S 152.03361°E / -28.26222; 152.03361
OwnerWarwick District Sporting Car Club
OperatorWarwick District Sporting Car Club
Opened1969
Major eventsAustralian Drivers' Championship
Australian Sports Sedan Series
Australian Superkart Championship
Queensland Motor Racing Championships
Circuit A
Length0.730 km (0.453 miles)
Circuit B
Length1.200 km (0.754 miles)
Circuit C
Length1.000 km (0.621 miles)
Circuit D
Length1.500 km (0.932 miles)
Circuit E
Length2.100 km (1.304 miles)
Turns12
Race lap record0:55.569[1] (Dean Tighe, Dallara-Judd, 2020, Qld Super Sprint State Championships)
Circuit K
Length2.967 km (1.843 miles)
Turns12
Race lap record1:07.600[2] (Dean Tighe, Dallara-Judd, 2020, Qld Interclub Challenge)

Morgan Park Raceway is a motorsports complex located at Old Stanthorpe Road near Warwick, in Queensland, Australia and is operated by the Warwick District Sporting Car Club Inc. The venue features a race circuit with five different layouts.

The initial 730-metre race circuit was constructed in 1968 and the first race meeting was staged in March of the following year.[3] The circuit was bitumen sealed in 1997 and an extension to 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) was subsequently undertaken.[3] A further extension to 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) was completed in 2002 and the venue hosted its first Queensland Motor Racing Championships round the same year.[3] In 2007 it hosted its first national championship races, the Formula Vee Nationals and the Australian Improved Production Nationals.[3]

The new 3.0-kilometre (1.9 mi) layout was first used on the weekend of 14/15 August 2010 for a round of the Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships. This meeting featured a round of Australia's oldest motor racing championship, the Australian Drivers' Championship, which was visiting Morgan Park for the first time.

The raceway features sprint events, WDSCC Southern Downs Challenge and Queensland Super Sprint Championships, as well as being the home of the Queensland state championships for motor racing The circuit is also home to Queensland's biggest historic motor racing festival held in July or August, hosted by the Historic Racing Car Club of Queensland. The raceway is also an event round for the Australian Superbike Championship as well as club level racing for both cars and motorcycles. It is also widely known as the home track of Porsche Factory Driver Matt Campbell.

Available circuits

  • "Circuit E" which is the former full circuit. The circuit has since been extended to Circuit K.[4]
    "Circuit E" which is the former full circuit. The circuit has since been extended to Circuit K.[4]
  • "Circuit B"[4]
    "Circuit B"[4]
  • "Circuit D"[4]
    "Circuit D"[4]

Not shown:

Existing circuits have only temporary names with permanent names chosen by fans.[4]

Lap Records

As of 12 June 2021.

Unless otherwise stated, all records shown are for Circuit K.[5]

Class Driver Vehicle Time Date
Outright Australia Dean Tighe Dallara F395 Judd 1:07.600 18 July 2020
Racing Cars
Formula Libre Australia Dean Tighe Dallara F395 Judd 1:07.600 18 July 2020
Formula Three Australia Calan Williams Dallara F311 Mercedes-Benz 1:07.948 20 May 2017
Superkarts Australia Warren McIlveen Stockman MR2 Honda 1:13.273 14 August 2010
Formula Ford Australia Valentino Astuti Mygale SJ15 Ford 1:17.627 28 August 2022
Formula Ford - Kent Australia Hayden Cooper Van Diemen RF02K Ford 1:20.678 15 May 2011
Formula Vee Australia Gerrit Van de Pol Sabre Volkswagen 1:28.576 6 June 2021
Sports Cars
Supersports/Sports Racer Australia David Barram Chiron LMP3-05 Honda 1:12.628 2 September 2017
Production Sports Australia Hayden Cooper Mosler MT900 GT3 1:14.105 2 September 2017
Radical Australia Cup Australia Peter Opie Radical SR3 RS 1:14.528 13 August 2011
Porsche GT3 Cup Australia Matt Kingsley Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 1:17.623 15 August 2010
Aussie Racing Cars Australia Jack Perkins Aurion-Yamaha 1:25.497 6 November 2010
Touring Cars
Sports Sedan Australia Tony Ricciardello Alfa Romeo GTV-Chevrolet 1:12.612 14 August 2011
Improved Production Australia Zak Hudson Mazda RX7 1:20.096 29 August 2021
Group 3E Australia Dalton Ellery BMW M3 F80 Competition 1:20.116 28 August 2021
Trans Am Australia Australia Michael Kulig Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1:21.022 3 September 2016
Saloon Cars Australia John Carter Ford Falcon (AU) 1:27.099 9 September 2018
Series X3 Australia Luke Pink Hyundai Excel X3 1:32.728 29 August 2021
HQ Holden Australia Brandon Madden HQ Holden 1:36.009 28 September 2019
Holden Gemini Series Australia Michael Dawes Holden Gemini 1:36.383 15 April 2018
Historic Touring Cars
Group A Australia Tony Alford Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 1:22.175 30 April 2016
Group N Australia Grant Wilson Chevrolet Camaro 1:25.619 21 November 2020

References

  1. ^ 2020 Qld Super Sprint State Championships - Fastest Lap Sunday
  2. ^ Shannons and Porsche Club of Qld Sprint - Saturday K Track Fastest
  3. ^ a b c d Morgan Park Raceway Archived 15 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 17 August 2010
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Morgan Park Raceway". Archived from the original on 31 January 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  5. ^ Morgan Park fastest laps comparison Lap Records on Circuit K at Morgan Park Raceway
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