![]() About 2 km (1.2 mi) away from the original circuit, it still bears the corner name signs of the original circuit. In 1951, a group of six local businessmen decided to build a new track. The final car event on the circuit was held on Cup Day (1 November) 1938 and the final motorcycle race meeting was conducted on 30 January 1940. Ī new 3.312 mi (5.330 km) triangular circuit utilising the pit straight from the original rectangular course was subsequently mapped out and first used for the Australian Race Drivers' Cup on 5 November 1935. The circuit was the venue for the Australian Grand Prix through to 1935 and it was used for the last time on for the Jubilee Day Races. The course length varied, with the car course approximately 6 mi (9.7 km) per lap, compared to the motorcycle circuit which was approximately 10 mi (16 km) in length. It utilised a high speed rectangle of local closed-off public roads with four similar right hand corners. Motor racing on Phillip Island began in 1928 with the running of the 100 Miles Road Race, an event which has since become known as the first Australian Grand Prix. The current circuit was first used in 1956. ![]() ![]() The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near Ventnor, on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. ![]()
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