Lay out of the Symmons Plains Raceway |
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| Location | Launceston, Tasmania |
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| Time zone | GMT +10 |
| Owner | Motorsports Tasmania |
| Opened | 1960 |
| Major events | V8 Supercars |
| Length | 2.41 km (1.5 mi) |
| Turns | 7 |
| Lap record | 0:50.16 (Alfredo Costanzo, Lola T430 Chevrolet, 1980, 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 1960s it has been Tasmania's premier motor racing facility. The circuit is one of the longest serving circuits of the combined history 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 A$3 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.
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Symmons Plains Raceway is 2.41 km long and brakes are working very hard while racing in the raceway. The banking at the hairpin is a unique opportunity to overtake. The other overtake opportunity is the left hander at the end of the back straight.[1]
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