Mount Panorama Circuit
The Mountain | ||
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FIA Grade 3 | | |
Opened | 17 March 1938 | |
Major events | Current: Supercars Bathurst 1000 (1963–present) Bathurst 500 (1966, 1969–1970, 1972, 1995–1996, 2021, 2024) Intercontinental GT Challenge Bathurst 12 Hour (1991–1994, 2007–2020, 2022–present) Former: TCR World Tour (2023) Australian Grand Prix (1938, 1947, 1952, 1958) Australian motorcycle Grand Prix (1940, 1946, 1952, 1966–1968, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1988) Bathurst 24 Hour (2002–2003) Australian Drivers' Championship Bathurst 100 (1940–1969) Australian Tourist Trophy (1958, 1961) | |
Current Circuit (1987–present) | ||
Length | 6.213 km (3.861 miles) | |
Turns | 23 | |
Race lap record | 1:59.2910 ( Christopher Mies, Audi R8 LMS, 2018, GT3 (unrestricted)) | |
Original Circuit (1938–1986) | ||
Length | 6.172 km (3.835 miles) | |
Turns | 20 | |
Race lap record | 2:09.7 ( Niel Allen, McLaren M10B, 1970, F5000) |
Mount Panorama Circuit is a
The track has an unusual design by modern standards, with a 174 m (571 ft) vertical difference between its highest and lowest points, and grades as steep as 1:6.13. From the start-finish line, the track can be viewed in three sections; the short pit straight and then a tight left turn into the long, steep Mountain straight; the tight, narrow section across the top of the mountain itself; and then the long, downhill section of Conrod Straight, with the very fast Chase and the turn back onto the pit straight to complete the lap.
Historically, the racetrack has been used for a wide variety of racing categories, including everything from open-wheel racers to motorcycles. With tighter safety regulations and less tolerance of risk, motorcycle racing is no longer conducted at the circuit, and open-wheel racing events did not occur for many years until a Formula 3 event was added as a support race for the
As a public road, on non-race days and when it is not closed off during the day as part of a racing event, Mount Panorama is open to the public. Cars can drive in both directions around the circuit for no charge. A strict speed limit of 60 km/h (37 mph) is enforced, and police regularly patrol the circuit. The National Motor Racing Museum is located next to the Mount Panorama Circuit.
The venue's infield and pit parking served as the home of the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships.
Early history
The area's racing history dates back to the 1900s. A man by the name of Dr. Machattie persuaded two local builders to drive from Melbourne to Bathurst- a 793 km (493 mi) drive in his steam-powered Thomson. Various circuits made up of public roads made up of dirt and tarmac were raced on starting in 1906. Until 1913, races took place on the 33.0 km (20.5 mi) Peel-Limekilns circuit, then from 1914 to 1925 the 24.9 km (15.5 mi) Yetholme circuit was used, then the incredibly long 100.6 km (62.5 mi) Sunny Corner (also known as the Mount Horrible circuit) circuit was used from 1926 to 1930 and the 11 km (7 mi) Vale Circuit was used from 1931 to 1937. Construction of the Mount Panorama circuit commenced in mid-1936.[3] The first race meeting, for motorcycles, was held on 16 April 1938 and the first race, the 1938 Junior Tourist Trophy, was won by 20 year old Queenslander Les Sherrin[4] riding a Norton.[5] The first car race, the 1938 Australian Grand Prix, was held two days later and was won by Peter Whitehead[4] driving an ERA.[6]
The circuit
It also has the fastest corner in
The Pit Straight
The Pit Straight of Mount Panorama, which is adjacent to the pit complex, has a different start line and finish line. For the standing start only, the start line is 143 m (156 yd) closer to Hell Corner so that traffic does not go too far around Murray's Corner when the start grid is formed. The finish line is positioned such that all of the pit bays are located after it.
Hell Corner
The common misconception of nomenclature due to the accidents that happen at this turn are widespread. Hell Corner was named after a tree stump that existed on the apex of the turn. It was believed that any motorcycle riders who hit the stump would die in an act of folly and thereby be doomed to an eternity of birth.
Mountain Straight
Mountain Straight is a long straight that begins the climb up the mountain towards Griffins Bend. V8 Supercars reach speeds of up to 290 km/h (180 mph) before the braking point for Griffins Bend [citation needed]. In the days before modern aerodynamics, drivers would have to lift off the throttle to prevent becoming airborne over the crest halfway up the straight.[citation needed] The crest also caused problems during the old Easter motorbike races at the circuit with a number of riders having serious crashes due to not lifting before the crest and their bikes becoming airborne.
Since late 2022 a campaign is being run to have Mountain Straight renamed to Moffat Mountain Straight or Moffat Straight, honouring the Ford driver Allan Moffat and his fierce competition with Holden's Peter Brock, which personified the uniquely Australian Ford vs Holden rivalry. This rivalry popularised the annual 500 mile (later 1000KM) race and made it a national event, even for non motor sport followers.[8]
Griffins Bend
Named after Martin Griffin, the Mayor of Bathurst whose vision it was to create the circuit, drivers heading around this right-hander have to be careful not to drift too far out of this negatively cambered turn and hit the wall upon exit.
The Cutting
A pair of left hand corners leading into a steep 1 in 6 grade exit, overtaking in this section of circuit is difficult and it is very hard to recover from a spin here because of the narrow room and steep gradient. This corner was the location of the infamous 'race rage' incident between Marcos Ambrose and Greg Murphy. The pair collided when both drivers refused to give the other racing room late in the 2005 Supercheap Auto 1000, with the resulting incident partially blocking the circuit.
Quarry Corner
Sometimes confused with Griffins Bend, Quarry Corner is a right hander that immediately follows the Cutting.
Reid Park
Following Quarry, there is a loaded right-hand turn followed by an open left-hand turn. This is Reid Park, named after the Bathurst City engineer Hughie Reid, who redesigned sections of the track to be more suitable for motor racing. At the
Sulman Park
After Reid Park, there is a steep drop which flows into a climbing left-hand turn, heading towards the highest point of Mount Panorama. This is the location of Sulman Park and its nature park.
McPhillamy Park
McPhillamy Park is a fast, downhill left-hand turn which is guarded by a crest prior to the turn-in point, rendering the corner blind to approaching drivers. Drivers have to stay close to the wall while turning so as not to run wide on exit. However, going too close may cause the car to clip the inside kerbing, which Allan Moffat did in practice for the
McPhillamy was the site of Bill Brown's rollover during the 1971 Hardie-Ferodo 500 when the front right tyre on his Ford Falcon XY GTHO Phase III blew at over 100 mph (161 km/h), sending Brown up an earth bank before barrel-rolling along the fence. A pair of marshals stationed at that point were lucky to escape being hit after taking evasive action. Amazingly, Brown suffered only minor cuts and bruises in the accident largely due to the driver's seat breaking in the initial impact.[11] The famous corner was also the site of the crash between the Falcons of Bob Morris and Christine Gibson that blocked the track and stopped the 1981 James Hardie 1000 on lap 120, 43 laps short of race distance, giving Dick Johnson and John French the win.
In the interests of safety for both drivers and spectators at McPhillamy (and to open up the corner to avoid a repeat of the 1981 crash that blocked the track), the banking that had been just off the outside of the track was removed and pushed back approximately 30 m (33 yd) on an angle to allow a sand trap and concrete retaining wall to be put in place prior to the 1985 James Hardie 1000.
Brock's Skyline
A short straight connects McPhillamy to the next corner. Skyline is a sharply descending right hand corner which signifies the beginning of the descent from the top of the circuit. The corner acquired the name from the visual effect of looking upwards at the corner from below, such is the sharpness of that initial plunge. During the
In late 1997 Skyline was renamed as Brock's Skyline to honour the nine time 500 mile (later 1000KM) race winner. Following his fatal crash in a Western Australian car rally, a statue of the driver many call "The King of the Mountain" stands outside the motorsport museum near Murray's Corner.[12]
The Esses and The Dipper
The Esses are the series of corners which begin at Skyline and stretch down the Mountain towards Forrest's Elbow. There have been many notable accidents at this part of the circuit, including a blockage of the track in
Forrest's Elbow
Forrest's Elbow is named after Arthur Ronald 'Jack' Forrest, an Australian motor cycle racer born in Wellington, New South Wales during 19 February 1920 and who died in Capalaba, Queensland on 12 August 2002. 'Jack' crashed his Norton International during the first day of official practice during the October 1947 Bathurst meeting and ground the end off his elbow. Following the crash, the corner initially described as 'The Elbow' or as 'Devil's Elbow' was re-dubbed as (Jack) Forrest's Elbow by fellow Australian rider Harry Hinton, much to the amusement of everyone (except for Jack) in the Mount Panorama pits. Forrest's Elbow is geographically positioned as a slow, descending left-hand turn that leads on to the long Conrod Straight. Alternatively it is described as a severely downhill and adverse camber left hander leading onto Conrod Straight. The corner's line drifts towards the outside wall on exit and drivers have to be careful of getting too close. It was on the exit of the corner that Dick Johnson clipped a tyre barrier during the top ten shootout for the 1983 James Hardie 1000, which broke the car's steering and sent Johnson off into a grove of trees and demolishing the car. This is also where Craig Lowndes aquaplaned into the tyre wall in 2001.
Conrod Straight
Formerly known as Main Straight, Conrod Straight was so named because of a con-rod failure that ended the 1939 Easter race of Frank Kleinig in his Kleinig/Hudson racecar. At 1.916 km (1.191 mi), Conrod Straight is the fastest section of Mount Panorama, with V8 Supercars almost reaching 300 km/h (190 mph). The straight is a roller-coaster ride featuring two distinct crests, the second of which was rebuilt in 1987. Conrod Straight has been the scene of six of the seven car racing deaths on the circuit – Reg Smith, Bevan Gibson, Tom Sulman, Mike Burgmann, Denny Hulme and Don Watson. All except 1967 Formula One World Champion Denny Hulme (heart attack) died in high-speed accidents. However, the chicane introduced into Conrod Straight reduced the top speed of cars going down the straight and has created one of the fastest corners in the world. Most drivers arrive at the initial part of the chicane at over 290 km/h (180 mph). Prior to the introduction of The Chase in 1987, Conrod Straight was a mile-long straight where the faster cars were getting airborne over the second hump, which was a contributing factor in Burgmann's accident.
The fastest ever speed recorded by a touring car on the old straight was by Scotland's
The Chase
Known for many years as "Caltex Chase", this three-turn sequence was added in preparation for the World Touring Car Championship round in 1987 to comply with a FIA requirement that a straight could not exceed 1,200 m (1,300 yd). It interrupts Conrod Straight with a fast right hand bend sometimes referred as "The Kink," based on international motorsport commentator Mike Joy comparing it to Road America's Kink during a United States broadcast of the Bathurst 1000 in 2011,[citation needed] descending to the right away from the crest prior to the spectator bridge, before a sharp 120 km/h (75 mph) left-hand bend. A right-hand corner then returns the cars to Conrod Straight for the run down to Murray's Corner. The section was dedicated to Mike Burgmann, who died in an accident at the chicane's spot in the previous year.
This corner was the scene of
Don Watson was killed in an accident at the Chase during qualifying for the
Murray's Corner
Murray's Corner is the final corner before Pit Straight and the lowest point of the circuit. It is a 90-degree left hand turn, and is a good overtaking spot as drivers hold braking duels for the corner. It was previously called Pit Corner before Bill Murray crashed his Hudson racing car there in 1946.
Lap records
As of February 2024[update] the official lap record is held by
Faster laps have been recorded at Mount Panorama but are not recognised as lap records as they were not set during an officially sanctioned session. As part of publicity for the 2011 Australian Grand Prix, McLaren provided a MP4-23 Formula One car for Jenson Button and Craig Lowndes. Button recorded a time of 1:48.88.[17][18] During a demonstration at the 2019 Bathurst 12 Hour, Luke Youlden recorded a lap time of 1:58.694 in a Brabham BT62.[16] A day before the 2024 Bathurst 12 Hour, Jules Gounon bettered this by over two seconds, setting a 1:56.6054 in an unrestricted Mercedes-AMG GT3.[19] On 25 February 2024, merely a week after Gounon's effort, Romain Dumas set a 1:56.3247 in the electric Ford SuperVan 4.2, unofficially the fastest time ever recorded by a closed car at the track.[20]
Kevin Bartlett set the first ever 100 mph (160 km/h) lap of the Mount Panorama Circuit at the Easter meeting in 1967 driving a Repco Brabham BT11A, recording a 2:17.7 lap. For his achievement he was awarded 25 bottles of champagne. Later in the weekend he won the NSW State Road Racing Championship and lowered his lap record to 2:17.4, which earned him another 100 bottles. With a time of 2:17.8, Allan Grice set the first 160 km/h (100 mph) lap of the circuit for a touring car (under Group C regulations) during qualifying for the 1982 James Hardie 1000 driving a V8 powered Holden VH Commodore SS. Four years later at the 1986 James Hardie 1000, Grice also set the first 100 mph lap in a Group A touring car driving a Holden VK Commodore SS Group A, recording a 2:16.16 in official qualifying.
As of February 2024, the fastest official race lap records at Mount Panorama Circuit are listed as:[16][17][21][22]
Class | Driver | Vehicle | Time | Date |
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Current Circuit: 6.213 km (1987–present) | ||||
GT3 (unrestricted) | Christopher Mies | Audi R8 LMS | 1:59.2910[14][15][17] | 16 November 2018 |
S5000
|
James Golding | Rogers AF01/V8 | 1:59.8375[21][23] | 2 December 2021 |
GT3 | Shane van Gisbergen | McLaren 650S GT3 | 2:01.5670[17][24][21] | 7 February 2016 |
Formula 3
|
Simon Hodge | Mygale M11 | 2:02.6701[21] | 20 April 2014 |
Production Sports | Benny Simonsen | Ferrari 488 GT3 | 2:03.419[25] | 27 March 2016 |
Sports Sedan
|
Jordan Caruso | Audi A4 | 2:03.6473 | 7 October 2023 |
Supercars Championship | Chaz Mostert | Ford Mustang GT | 2:04.7602[17][21] | 13 October 2019 |
Porsche Carrera Cup | Harri Jones | Porsche 911 (992) GT3 Cup | 2:05.5698[26] | 8 October 2023 |
Super2 Series | Paul Dumbrell | Holden VE Commodore
|
2:06.7352[17] | 10 October 2015 |
Group CN | John-Paul Drake | Wolf GB08 Mistral | 2:07.1295[21] | 12 November 2022 |
Radical Cup | Neale Muston | Radical SR8 | 2:07.7654[16][21] | 8 February 2014 |
Trans-Am Australia | Aaron Seton | Ford Mustang Trans Am | 2:10.5053[17][21][27] | 3 April 2021 |
TCR Touring Car | Bailey Sweeny | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 2.13.9023[21][28] | 17 April 2022 |
Group 3A | Dick Johnson | Ford Falcon (EB) | 2:14.1458 | 2 October 1994 |
Nations Cup | Garth Tander | Holden Monaro 427C | 2:14.3267[16] | 17 November 2002 |
Group A | Mark Skaife | Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 | 2:14.50[21][29][30] | 6 October 1991 |
Touring Car Masters | Angus Fogg | Ford Mustang Fastback | 2:14.8525[21] | 13 October 2019 |
GT4 | Shane Smollen | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport | 2:14.8915 | 12 November 2023 |
Formula Xtreme | Kevin Curtain | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 2:15.45[16] | 23 April 2000 |
Superbike | Kevin Curtain | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 2:15.83[16] | 23 April 2000 |
Super Touring | Jason Plato | Renault Laguna | 2:16.8034[21][31] | 5 October 1997 |
Formula Ford | Anton De Pasquale
|
Mygale SJ08a | 2:17.9144[16][21] | 5 October 2012 |
Stock car racing | Jim Richards | Chevrolet Lumina | 2:18.1027[16][21] | 24 February 1996 |
Improved Production | Ray Hislop | Ford BF Falcon | 2:19.7120 | 21 April 2019 |
Group 3E Series Production | Jayden Ojeda | BMW F82 M4
|
2:21.7375[21] | 11 November 2022 |
Formula Ford (1600) | Neil McFayden | Van Diemen RF94 | 2:24.1300 | 11 October 2002 |
GT Production | Neil Crompton | Ferrari F355 | 2:24.6065 | 14 November 1998 |
Group Nc | Vince Macri | Chevrolet Camaro | 2:28.070[16][21][25] | 27 March 2016 |
SuperUtes Series | Aaron Borg | Isuzu D-Max | 2:28.8303 | 6 October 2023 |
Group Nb | Jamie Tilley | Ford Mustang | 2:29.3172 | 3 April 2021 |
Aussie Racing Cars | Kody Garland | ARC Mustang Yamaha | 2:29.3418[32] | 25 February 2024 |
Mini Challenge | Jason Bargwanna | Mini Cooper S | 2:30.2732[21][33] | 11 October 2008 |
Sidecar | G. Biggs/ L. Genova | LCR Krauser | 2:30.28[16] | 10 April 1993 |
Commodore Cup | Steve Owen | Holden VS Commodore | 2:30.7639[34] | 24 April 2011 |
V8 Ute Racing Series | Kris Walton | Ford FG Falcon XR8 Ute | 2:31.1318[21] | 12 October 2014 |
Group Sc | Geoff Morgan | Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7
|
2:32.9968[16][21] | 3 February 2018 |
Saloon Cars | Shawn Jamieson | Holden VT Commodore | 2:35.9685[21][35] | 23 April 2011 |
Toyota 86 Racing Series
|
Jarrod Hughes | Toyota 86 | 2:36.8654 | 8 October 2023 |
Group Sb | Terry Lawlor | Shelby GT350
|
2:40.8391 | 2 February 2018 |
Nissan Pulsar | Joshua Craig | Nissan Pulsar (N14)
|
2:42.9216 | 8 April 2023 |
Formula Vee (1600) | Benjamin Porter | Checkmate JP02 Volkswagen | 2:43.2401[21][36] | 5 February 2012 |
Group Sa | Brian Duffy | Austin-Healey 3000 MkI | 2:48.837 | 26 March 2016 |
Circuit Excels | Asher Johnston | Hyundai X3 Excel | 2:52.7000[21] | 21 April 2019 |
Formula Vee (1200) | Paul Sherman | Spectre Volkswagen | 2.55.7162 | 21 February 2009 |
HQ Holden | Peter Holmes | HQ Holden | 2:56.0330[21][37] | 19 October 1997 |
Group Na | K. Smith | MG ZA Magnette | 3:21.3310 | 11 April 2009 |
Original Circuit: 6.172 km (1938–1986) | ||||
Formula 5000 | Niel Allen | McLaren M10B | 2:09.7[16] | 30 March 1970 |
Group C (Australia) | Peter Brock | Holden VK Commodore | 2:15.13[38] | 30 September 1984 |
Group C Improved Production Touring Cars
|
Allan Moffat | Ford Boss 302 Mustang
|
2:22.4[39] | 3 April 1972 |
Group E Series Production | Allan Moffat | Ford Falcon XY GTHO Phase III | 2:36.5[40] | 1 October 1972 |
Formula Libre | Ted Gray | Chevrolet
|
2:45.400 | 6 October 1958 |
Notable races
Motorcycles
The inaugural race held at the Mount Panorama Circuit was the 1938 Junior Tourist Trophy for motorcycles.[4] Mount Panorama hosted the Australian motorcycle Grand Prix nine times in the era before the event became part of the world championship.
Australian Grand Prix
The
Winners
Year | Driver | Constructor | Report |
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1938 | Peter Whitehead | ERA | Report |
1947 | Bill Murray | MG
|
Report |
1952
|
Doug Whiteford | Talbot-Lago | Report |
1958 | Lex Davison | Ferrari | Report |
Bathurst 1000
The circuit has been home to one of the world's classic
ATCC sprint rounds
In addition to the Bathurst 1000, the circuit has hosted seven sprint rounds of the ATCC; in
Endurance events
In more recent years, the circuit has also hosted longer endurance races including the
Other events
The first motorsport event was a speed hillclimb held from Mountain Straight up to Reid Park. This event is still held today as a round of the New South Wales Hillclimb Championship.
In 2008, the circuit hosted the IGSA Gravity Sports World Championships: skateboard downhill and street luge downhill. The race began at Skyline and ended at Conrod Straight.
Event list
- Current
- February: Intercontinental GT Challenge Bathurst 12 Hour, Supercars Championship Bathurst 500, GT World Challenge Australia, Super2 Series, Super3 Series, SuperUtes Series, Touring Car Masters, Aussie Racing Cars
- March: Bathurst Motor Festival Bathurst 6 Hour
- October: Supercars Championship Bathurst 1000, Super2 Series, Super3 Series, SuperUtes Series, Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship
- November: TCR Australia Touring Car Series Supercheap Auto Bathurst International, GT World Challenge Australia, Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia, Australian National Trans Am Series
- Former
- Australian Drivers' Championship Bathurst 100 (1940–1969)
- Australian Grand Prix (1938, 1947, 1952, 1958)
- Australian motorcycle Grand Prix (1940, 1946, 1952, 1966–1968, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1988)
- Australian Tourist Trophy (1958, 1961)
- Bathurst 24 Hour (2002–2003)
- S5000 Tasman Series (2021)
- TCR World Tour (2023)
- World Touring Car Championship
- James Hardie 1000 (1987)
Racing deaths at Mount Panorama
Sixteen competitors have died during racing associated with Mount Panorama, including
- 17 April 1949 Jack Johnson, MG TC, Easter races
- 6 April 1953 Billy Raymond Baldry Motorcycle race, Easter races
- 5 April 1958 Barry Halliday, Motorcycle, Bathurst Tourist Trophy
- 2 October 1960 Reg Smith, Porsche, Australian GT Championship
- 7 April 1969 Bevan Gibson, Elfin 400 Repco, Mount Panorama Trophy
- 30 March 1970 Tom Sulman, Lotus Eleven Climax, Sir Joseph Banks Trophy
- 2 April 1972 Lan Hog, sidecar, Bathurst tt race
- 17 April 1976 Ross Barelli, Suzuki RG500, Easter races
- 15 April 1979 Ron Toombs, Yamaha TZ 350F, Easter races
- 4 April 1980 Alec Dick, Easter motorcycle races
- 6 April 1980 Rob Moorhouse, Easter motorcycle races
- 5 October 1986 Mike Burgmann, Holden Commodore VK SS Group A, James Hardie 1000
- 4 October 1992 Denny Hulme, BMW M3 Evolution, Tooheys 1000
- 2 April 1994 Jim Colligan, Sidecar, Australian Tourist Trophy
- 2 April 1994 Ian Thornton, Sidecar, Australian Tourist Trophy
- 30 September 1994 Don Watson, Holden Commodore VP, Tooheys 1000
- 8 October 2006 Mark Porter, Holden Commodore VZ, Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series
Notes
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External links
- Official Website
- Take a drive around Mt Panorama Circuit Archived 14 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine