. Eastern Creek International Raceway is the only international race circuit in Sydney.
championship. The circuit has hosted rounds in
The track is fast and flowing and used for national Australian races for cars, bikes and
s. Eastern Creek formerly hosted the final round of the annual
championship. It was removed from the series calendar in 2006 but was recently reinstated to host a round of the 2007 series. But has since been removed from the calendar again.
From 1991 to 1996, Eastern Creek held the Australian round of the 500cc GP series (now Moto GP), losing it back to Phillip Island, the place it took it from. Eastern Creek is the hub of motorsport in New South Wales, also combining the world's largest karting facility and Australia's leading drag racing complex.
fans and competitors a year-round motor racing facility includes a 4,000 seat covered grandstand over looking the start/finish line providing a view of 80 per cent of the circuit. The pit facilities provide 52 roll-in/roll-out garages, all with power and immediate access to the support paddock area.
However, on August 11, 2006, the Sydney Morning Herald reported that Ron Dickson, the A1GP circuit designer who also designed the
, suggested that Eastern Creek is not up to today's standard and need to spend money to upgrade. On April 28, 2008, it was announced that Apex Circuit Design Ltd had been commissioned to perform a $350,000 feasibility study on upgrading the track to suit more purposes and hold larger events such as the
. On July 11, 2008, wheelsmag.com.au reported that
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Vehicle |
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| Outright |
Germany Nicolas HülkenbergNicolas "Nico" Hülkenberg is a German professional racecar driver. He is the incumbent champion of the GP2 Series, and is a previous champion of both the Formula Three Euroseries and A1 Grand Prix, as part of A1 Team Germany.-Career:Hülkenberg made his karting debut in 1997, at the age of 10...
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Lola A1GP Zytek |
1:19.1420 |
04/02/07 |
| Racing Cars |
A1GPA1 Grand Prix is a 'single make' open-wheel auto racing series. It is unique in its field in that competitors represent their nation as opposed to themselves or a team, the usual format in most formula racing series. As such, it is often promoted as the "World Cup of Motorsport"...
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Germany Nicolas Hülkenberg |
Lola A1GP Zytek |
1:19.1420 |
04/02/07 |
Formula HoldenFormula Holden was an Australian open wheel racing category.-History:Known during its development as Formula Australia, it was initially for chassis constructed from aluminium only, running a 3.8 litre Buick V6 engine as it was then utilised in the new versions of the Holden Commodore...
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Australia Tim Leahey |
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92D Holden |
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26/03/00 |
Formula ThreeThe Kumho Tyres Australian Formula 3 Championship is a motor racing championship for FIA Formula Three racing cars and is now the official Australian Drivers' Championship. Growing out of Australian Formula 2 racing into a series for the first time in 1999, it has grown into the premier Australian...
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Australia Nathan Caratti |
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F307 Mercedes-BenzThroughout its long history, Mercedes-Benz has been involved in a range of motorsport activities, including sportscar racing and rallying, and is currently active in Formula Three, DTM and Formula One.-Early history:...
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13/07/08 |
| Formula Two |
Australia Arthur Abrahams Arthur Abrahams was an Australian race car driver. He competed in Formula Holden for three years, debuting in 1994 and leaving the series in 1996. He had also competed in Australian Formula Two in 1987 driving a Cheetah Mk8...
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Cheetah Mk.8 VolkswagenThe Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft , also known as Volkswagen Group or as VW, is an automobile manufacturer and mobility organisation based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany and is the pioneer brand within the Volkswagen Group, which contains the car brands Audi AG, Bentley Motors Ltd.,...
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25/08/91 |
| Formula Libre/Historic |
Australia Ty Hanger |
RaltRALT was a manufacturer of single-seater racing cars, founded by ex-Jack Brabham associate Ron Tauranac after he sold out his interest in Brabham to Bernie Ecclestone. Ron and his brother had built some specials in Australia in the 1950s under the RALT name...
RT4 Ford |
1:27.6786 |
05/11/05 |
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Australia Paul Laskazeski |
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09/03/08 |
| Formula Ford Kent |
Australia Rob Storey |
Spirit WL07 Ford The Ford Motor Company is an American multinational corporation based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury brands, Ford also owns Volvo Cars of Sweden, and a small stake...
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22/09/07 |
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Australia Jay Hall |
Jacer VolkswagenThe Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft , also known as Volkswagen Group or as VW, is an automobile manufacturer and mobility organisation based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany and is the pioneer brand within the Volkswagen Group, which contains the car brands Audi AG, Bentley Motors Ltd.,...
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1:50.9297 |
25/09/05 |
| Formula Vee 1600 |
Australia Jason Cutts |
Jacer F2K7 VolkswagenThe Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft , also known as Volkswagen Group or as VW, is an automobile manufacturer and mobility organisation based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany and is the pioneer brand within the Volkswagen Group, which contains the car brands Audi AG, Bentley Motors Ltd.,...
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1:47.1592 |
23/09/07 |
| Superkarts |
Australia Warren McIlveen |
Stockman MR2 Honda is a Japanese multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. Honda is the world's largest manufacturer of motorcycles as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume. Honda surpassed Nissan in 2001 to become...
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1:28.7243 |
08/06/06 |
| Sports Cars |
| Production Sports |
Denmark Allan SimonsenAllan Rodenkam Simonsen is a former Danish football player and manager. He most prominently played for German team Borussia Mönchengladbach, winning the 1975 and 1979 UEFA Cups, as well as for FC Barcelona from Spain, winning the 1982 Cup Winners' Cup...
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Ferrari 360GTThe Ferrari 360 is a mid-engine midsize two-seater sports car produced from late 1999 until 2005. The 360 replaced the Ferrari F355 and was itself replaced by the fairly similar Ferrari F430. For the 360, Ferrari partnered with Alcoa to produce an entirely new all-aluminum space-frame chassis that...
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1:33.4054 |
06/08/06 |
| Clubman Sports |
Australia Chris Barry |
PRB Clubman PRB is an Australian builder of Clubman-style sportscars , the PRB Clubman was created by Peter Raymond Bladwell in 1978...
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1:38.7875 |
23/06/02 |
| Supersports |
Australia John Campbell |
Hooper SNH9901 Suzukiis a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan that specializes in manufacturing compact automobiles, a full range of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles , outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and a variety of other small internal combustion engines...
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1:35.6116 |
31/07/04 |
| Porsche Cup/Drivers Challenge |
Australia Ash Samadi |
Porsche 996 GT3 CupThe Porsche 911 GT3 was introduced in 1999 as a high performance version of the first water-cooled version of the Porsche 911, the 996, to continue the quarter-century tradition of low-weight RS models that ended with the 993 RS...
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1:36.4181 |
03/02/08 |
| Carrera Cup The Australian Carrera Cup Championship was a sports car racing championship open to drivers of Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. First held in 2003, it was administered by Cup Car Australia and is sanctioned by CAMS as an Australian Championship...
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Australia Alex Davison Alex Davison, born 3 November 1979, in Melbourne, Australia, is best known as a race driver. Davison preesently races for Stone Brothers Racing driving a Ford Falcon in the V8 Supercar Championship Series....
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Porsche 996 GT3 CupThe Porsche 911 GT3 was introduced in 1999 as a high performance version of the first water-cooled version of the Porsche 911, the 996, to continue the quarter-century tradition of low-weight RS models that ended with the 993 RS...
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1:34.2011 |
03/04/04 |
| GT Sports Cars The Australian GT Championship is a CAMS-sanctioned national title for drivers of GT cars, held annually from 1960 to 1963, from 1982 to 1985 and from 2005. Each championship up to and including the 1963 title was contested over a single race and those after that year over a series of races...
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Australia David Wall |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup SThe Porsche 911 GT3 was introduced in 1999 as a high performance version of the first water-cooled version of the Porsche 911, the 996, to continue the quarter-century tradition of low-weight RS models that ended with the 993 RS...
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19/07/09 |
| Aussie Racing Cars Aussie Racing Cars is an Australian motor racing category. Essentially a motorcycle powered Sports car class, it was created by former Touring car racer Phil Ward, influenced by the American Legends category....
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Australia David Sieders |
Falcon-Yamaha Yamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company...
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1:43.5824 |
11/06/07 |
| Group 2A |
Australia Rodney Forbes |
Nissan GT-RThe Nissan GT-R is a sports car created by Nissan, released in Japan on December 6th, 2007, the United States on July 7, 2008, and the rest of the world in March of 2009.- Nissan Skyline GT-R :...
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1:38.1338 |
07/12/97 |
| Historic Sports Cars |
| Group Sa |
Australia Michael Kent |
ElvaElva was a sports car manufacturing company based in Hastings, United Kingdom.It was founded in 1955 by Frank G. Nichols. The name comes from French phrase elle va . After financial problems caused by the failure of the US distributor, the company was sold to Trojan in 1961, and production moved to...
Courier |
2:00.4967 |
22/06/03 |
| Group Sb |
Australia Noel Bryen |
Morgan +4The Morgan Plus 4 is a larger and more powerful version of the Morgan Motor Company's 4/4 model and was made between 1950 and 1969. The model was revived in 1985 and filled the gap between the 4/4 and the Plus 8 until 2000; it was again revived in 2005.After World War II Morgan had re-introduced...
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1:54.8924 |
22/06/03 |
| Group Sc |
Australia William Pye |
Porsche 911The Porsche 911 is a sports car made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. The famous, distinctive, and durable design is notable for being rear engined like the Porsche-designed Volkswagen Beetle it had been based on. The car was also air-cooled until the introduction of the all-new Type 996 in 1998...
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1:51.8304 |
22/06/03 |
| Touring Cars |
V8 SupercarV8 Supercars is a touring car racing category based in Australia and run as an International Series under Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile regulations...
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Australia Mark Skaife Mark Stephen Skaife OAM is a former Australian V8 Supercar driver. Skaife is a five time winner of the V8 Supercars/Australian Touring Car Championship and five times Bathurst 1000 winner...
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Holden VT Commodore The Holden VT Commodore, released in 1997, was the tenth model of the Holden Commodore, a full-size car built by Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors. For the VT, Holden looked again to Opel in Germany for a donor platform. The proposal was to take the Opel Omega B and broaden the...
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1:31.7301 |
28/03/99 |
| Super Touring |
Australia Cameron McLean |
BMW 320iThe BMW E36 is compact executive car produced by BMW. It was the successor to the E30 3 Series and was eventually replaced by the E46 3 Series in 1998. The coupe versions were still produced for the 1999 year. In 2000, the E36 was officially discontinued...
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07/06/98 |
Sports SedanThe Australian Sports Sedan Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of cars complying with Australian Sports Sedan regulations...
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Australia Darren HossackDarren Hossack, , is a multiple-championship winning Australian race car driver. Hossack is currently the series champion of Sports Sedans and Superkarts.-Early career:...
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Audi A4The Audi A4 is a compact executive car produced by the German car manufacturer Audi AG since late 1994. The initial generation A4 succeeded the four previous generations of the Audi 80...
-ChevroletThe Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small engine block...
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1:30.4632 |
12/07/08 |
| Group 3E |
Australia Bob Pearson |
Mazda RX-7 |
1:46.4351 |
07/11/04 |
| Saloon Cars |
Australia Kris Walton |
Ford AU FalconThe Ford AU Falcon is a full-size family car, manufactured by the Ford Motor Company of Australia between September 1998 and September 2002. The AU sported a radically different design that was dubbed "New Edge", to attract the younger generation with its "out there" looks...
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1:48.8002 |
15/07/07 |
| Improved Production |
Australia Dave Loftus |
Nissan GT-RThe Nissan GT-R is a sports car created by Nissan, released in Japan on December 6th, 2007, the United States on July 7, 2008, and the rest of the world in March of 2009.- Nissan Skyline GT-R :...
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1:42.5294 |
23/09/07 |
| Commodore Cup |
Australia Michael Graham |
Holden VS CommodoreThe Holden VS Commodore, released in 1995, was the ninth model of the Holden Commodore, a large car built by Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors. The VS Commodore served as a mechanical update of the second generation architecture, destined to assist sales before the all-new VT model...
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1:45.2478 |
15/07/07 |
| Italian Challenge |
Australia Andrew Leithhead |
Alfa Romeo GTV6 |
1:44.2082 |
24/06/01 |
| HQ Holden |
Australia Greg King |
HQ Holden |
1:58.4667 |
07/12/97 |
| Production Cars |
Australia Paul Stokell |
Lamborghini Diablo GTR |
1:33.5918 |
18/07/04 |
| V8 Utes The V8 Ute Racing Series is a pickup truck racing series derived from Australian touring car series V8 Supercars. It was conceived in 2000 and launched March 2001 at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide. The series was a smash, literally, and the fans loved it...
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Australia Grant Johnson |
Holden Ute VZ SS |
1:50.4062 |
26/11/06 |
| Historic Touring Cars |
| Group Na |
Australia Craig Stephenson |
Holden FJThe Holden FJ series is a range of motor vehicles which was produced in Australia by General Motors-Holden’s from 1953 to 1957. The FJ was the second model of an "all Australian car" manufactured by Holden and was based upon the established 48-215 series, commonly referred to as the “FX”...
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2:11.2755 |
22/06/03 |
| Group Nb |
Australia Rob Tweedle |
Ford Falcon Sprint |
1:52.1100 |
03/05/93 |
| Group Nc |
Australia Ross Donnelley |
Ford Mustang |
1:46.0209 |
28/11/03 |
Group CIn relation to Australian motorsport, Group C refers to either of two sets of regulations devised by the Confederation of Australian Motorsport for use in Australian touring car racing from 1965 to 1984...
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Australia William Van Wersch |
Holden CommodoreThe Holden Commodore is an automobile manufactured by the Holden division of General Motors in Australia, and, formerly, in New Zealand. In the mid-1970s, Holden established proposals to replace the long-serving Kingswood nameplate with a smaller, Opel-based model. Opel continued to provide the...
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1:44.8823 |
02/09/07 |
| Group A In relation to motorsport governed by the FIA, Group A referred to a set of regulations providing production-derived vehicles for outright competition. In contrast to the short-lived Group B and the Group C, the Group A referred to production-derived vehicles limited in terms of power, weight,...
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Australia David Holc |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV |
1:44.9827 |
02/09/07 |
| Touring Car Masters |
Australia Steve Mason |
Chevrolet Camaro |
1:46.9165 |
11/06/07 |
| Central Muscle Cars |
New_Zealand John Colebourne |
Holden Torana LX A9X SS |
1:42.2773 |
01/09/07 |
| Motorcycles |
| 500cc Grand Prix |
Spain Alex CrivilleÀlex Crivillé is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. In 1999, he became the first Spaniard to win the 500cc World Championship.-Pre 500 cc:...
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Honda NSR500The Honda NSR500 is a race motorcycle from the Honda NSR series. It was created by HRC and debuted in 1984 for the Grand Prix motorcycle racing's 500 cc class. Honda won ten 500cc World Championships with the NSR500 from 1984 to present, six in a row 1994 to 1999...
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1.30.360 |
20/10/96 |
| 250cc Grand Prix |
Italy Max BiaggiMassimiliano "Max" Biaggi born in Rome, Italy is a motorcycle racer who currently resides in Monaco and in the United States. He has won the 250cc World Championship four times, and finished as runner-up in both the 500cc and MotoGP championships...
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Aprilia RSV 250The Aprilia RSV 250 is a race motorcycle manufactured by Aprilia to race in the Grand Prix motorcycle World Championship. It was first debuted in ; in its history it underwent several modifications and upgrades, which brought it to its most recent incarnation...
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1.32.080 |
20/10/96 |
| 125cc Grand Prix |
Japan Haruchika Aokiis a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was a two-time F.I.M. 125cc world champion. He is the youngest of three Aoki brothers who have competed in motorcycle Grand Prix races....
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Honda RS125R The Honda RS125R is a 125cc two-stoke Grand Prix racing motorcycle built for racing purposes only.More info from Honda / HRC can be found here: -2008 Honda RS125R specifications:...
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1.36.270 |
20/10/96 |
| Superbike |
Australia Jamie Stauffer Jamie Stauffer born in Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia is a professional motorcycle racer that competes in the Australian Superbike Championship....
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Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R is a superbike and Kawasaki's follow-up to the ZX-9R sport bike. It was originally released in 2004 with minor revisions in 2005, it combines ultra-narrow chassis, low weight, radial brakes, and strong engine make it a very competitive package for its Japanese rivals:...
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1.31.655 |
09/04/06 |
| Formula Xtreme |
Australia Kevin Curtain |
Yamaha R1 |
1.32.657 |
04/10/03 |