Symmons Plains Raceway

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**Symmons Plains**

Location	Launceston, Tasmania
Time zone	GMT +10
Major Events	V8 Supercars
Circuit Length	2.41 km (1.5 mi)
Turns	7
Lap Record	0:50.16 (Alf Constanzo, Lola, )

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.

[edit] Touring Car round winners

Year	Driver	Car	Entrant
1969	Norm Beechey	Holden Monaro HK GTS327
1970	Jim McKeown	Porsche 911
1971	Allan Moffat	Ford Mustang Boss 302	Allan Moffat Racing
1972	Allan Moffat	Ford Mustang Boss 302	Allan Moffat Racing
1973	Allan Moffat	Ford Falcon XY GTHO	Ford Australia
1974	Peter Brock	Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1	Holden Dealer Team
1975	Colin Bond	Holden Torana LH SLR5000 L34	Holden Dealer Team
1976	John Harvey	Holden Torana LH SLR5000 L34	Peter Janson
1977	Allan Moffat	Ford Falcon XB GT	Moffat Ford Dealers
1978	Peter Brock	Holden Torana LX SS5000 A9X	Holden Dealer Team
1979	John Harvey	Holden Torana LX SS5000 A9X	Holden Dealer Team
1980	Peter Brock	Holden Commodore VB	Holden Dealer Team
1981	Dick Johnson	Ford Falcon XD	Dick Johnson Racing
1982	Peter Brock	Holden Commodore VC	Holden Dealer Team
1983	Allan Grice	Holden Commodore VH SS	Roadways Racing
1984	Peter Brock	Holden Commodore VH	Holden Dealer Team
1985	Robbie Francevic	Volvo 242T	Mark Petch Racing
1986	Robbie Francevic	Volvo 242T	Volvo Dealer Racing
1987	George Fury	Nissan Skyline DR30 RS	Peter Jackson Nissan Racing
1988	Dick Johnson	Ford Sierra RS500	Dick Johnson Racing
1989	Dick Johnson	Ford Sierra RS500	Dick Johnson Racing
1990	Dick Johnson	Ford Sierra RS500	Dick Johnson Racing
1991	Jim Richards	Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R	Gibson Motor Sport
1992	Glenn Seton	Ford Sierra RS500	Glenn Seton Racing
1993	Alan Jones	Ford Falcon EB	Glenn Seton Racing
1994	Mark Skaife	Holden Commodore VP	Gibson Motor Sport
1995	John Bowe	Ford Falcon EF	Dick Johnson Racing
1996	Craig Lowndes	Holden Commodore VR	Holden Racing Team
1997	Greg Murphy	Holden Commodore VS	Holden Racing Team
1998	Craig Lowndes	Holden Commodore VS	Holden Racing Team
1999	Mark Skaife	Holden Commodore VT	Holden Racing Team
2004	Russell Ingall	Ford Falcon BA	Stone Brothers Racing
2005	Garth Tander	Holden Commodore VZ	Toll HSV Dealer Team
2006	Garth Tander	Holden Commodore VZ	Toll HSV Dealer Team
2007	Jamie Whincup	Ford Falcon BF	Triple Eight Race Engineering