Australian Motorsport

Australian MotoGP Grand Prix

Australian MotoGP Grand Prix
The circuit is splendid, laid out in the 1950s to emulate the long and sweeping tracks of Europe. All but a few of them have been shortened, slowed, and otherwise sanitised. Although there are two hairpins, the rest of the 4.448 km (2.764-mile) lap comprises fast and challenging corners, as it sweeps rapidly round the green fields of a farmland site dramatically overlooking the ocean.

The technical difficulties of the track mean that riding skill plays a bigger part in the lap time than outright power, and this in turn leads to very close racing.
Race Track Details
Creation date
1926
First MotoGP
Grand Prix held
Spectactor capacity
Race Date
05/10/08
Phillip Island
Phillip Island
Address
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Rmb 500gp
Cowes
Victoria 3922
Australia
Telephone
+61 3 5952 2710
Fax
+61 3 5952 3160
Local Weather
 
Phillip Island All Time Records
Track length
4448m
Number of laps
Number of corners
Left Turns - 7 Rignt Turns - 6
Track Width
13m
Pole Position
Left
Longest Straight
900m
Best lap
Record Pole
Australian MotoGP Grand Prix Previous Winners
Year
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
Rider
Casey Stoner
Marco Melandri
Valentino Rossi
Valentino Rossi
Valentino Rossi
Valentino Rossi
Valentino Rossi
Max Biaggi
Tadayuki Okada
Michael Doohan
Àlex Crivillé
Loris Capirossi
Michael Doohan
John Kocinski
Kevin Schwantz
Michael Doohan
Wayne Rainey
Wayne Gardner
Wayne Gardner