One Raceway, formerly known as Wakefield Park Raceway, is a motor racing circuit located near Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia. It was named after Charles Wakefield, the founder of Castrol. John Carter and Paul Samuels, the founders of Wakefield Park so believed that Castrol deserved recognition for the impact it had on amateur motorsporting events that they chose to honour Charles Wakefield. Wakefield Park was intended for amateur racers in the likelihood in the 1990s of both Amaroo and Oran Park Raceways closing and amateur racers being unable to afford the daily hire rate at Eastern Creek Raceway.

The local arm of Castrol committed to a modest three-year sponsorship deal in appreciation of this honour. Consequently, all the buildings, which were all designed by Samuels and Carter, were in Castrol colours, an appropriate but subtle recognition of the company's involvement. However, Castrol withdrew its sponsorship as it was not getting any appreciable value from the investment.

History Wakefield Park was the first privately funded circuit built in NSW in the last 35 years and faced considerable hurdles from its conception. Samuels said "when confronting neighbours and the EPA, I can see why". It took them more than a year, despite the help of Goulburn Council and the local member John Fahey, to find a place that finally gained all the necessary approvals. Interestingly, it took less than eight months from turning the first sod in mid-October 1993 to its first meeting on 8 May 1994. The total cost of the land and work was $1.2 million.

Goulburn was chosen as it was close to Canberra, the large population areas of the near south coast around Wollongong, was not too far from Sydney and a three-hour easier journey for Victorians than if it had been close to Sydney.

The road racing circuit has hosted the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series, the Australian Superbike Championship, the Australian Motor Racing Series, drifting, as well as state and club level racing, also Speed off the Streets and motorcycle ride days.

Wakefield Park operates under a CAMS National Circuit Licence, AASA and also under the Department of Sport and Recreation permit scheme.

The circuit is located two hours drive from Sydney and about one hour from Canberra, and is positioned on Braidwood Road, south of Goulburn on of cleared land. Safety is paramount and ripple strips, tyre walls and gravel traps have been positioned so as to make Wakefield a very safe circuit on which to run any type of racecar, production car or motorcycle. The track was resurfaced by its new owners, Winton Motor Raceway, in late 2007.

The track is open to the public providing three circuits licensed by the NSW Department of Sport and Recreation, CAMS, and Motorcycling NSW Inc and Australian Karting Association Inc. Commercial "thrill rides" operate there. There is also a hill climb and short variations of the circuit.

Wakefield Park is the title of a 2010 short film with Michael Fitzgerald which was filmed at the circuit.

Having had the number of days on which it operate cut to 30 days per annum after a lengthy legal battle, the circuit closed in August 2022. Following this an e-petition was submitted to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly following the closure of the motorsport park which amassed 28,950 signatures upon closure on October 28, 2022, currently holding the record of the highest amount of signatures ever collected on an e-petition within NSW Government history. The petition was tabled in the Legislative Assembly on 8 November 2022 and later responded to by the Minister of Planning on December 13, 2022.

The Benalla Auto Club announced Steve Shelley, owner of the Pheasant Wood Circuit located in nearby Marulan, would be purchasing the circuit in March 2023 with the new owner intending to work with the local community and Goulburn Mulwaree Council to re-open the facility. The acquisition was finalised on June 6, 2023. The circuit was renovated, and it was reopened in May 2024 as One Raceway.

The first event to use the Shelley loop also referred to as (reverse direction or anti-clockwise) was Bluey’s Roundup hosted by Motor Events Racing on 18–19 January 2025. Owner of the track Steve Shelley led the cars from the grid for a rolling start with his Porsche cup race car.

Events

Current

January: Motor Events Racing Blueys Roundup February: Historic Summer Spectacular March: Australian Classic TT, Wakefield 300 June: Australian Formula Ford Championship July: Australian Formula Open September: Spring Festival August: TCR Australia Touring Car Series October: Australian Formula Open November: TCR Australia Touring Car Series December: Australian Superbike Championship

Former

Aussie Racing Cars (2003, 2005, 2008, 2022) Australasian Superbike Championship (2009–2015) Australian Drivers' Championship (2003, 2005–2006, 2009–2010, 2024–2025) Australian Formula 3 Championship (2001–2006, 2009–2010, 2015, 2017–2019) Australian GT Championship (2005–2006, 2017) Australian Improved Production Nationals (2014) Australian Nations Cup Championship (2001–2004) Australian Super Touring Championship (2000–2001) Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series (2001–2008) Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship (2006, 2008) TA2 Racing Muscle Car Series (2024) V8 Ute Racing Series (2001–2007)

Lap records

As of October 2025, the fastest official race lap records at One Raceway (formerly Wakefield Park) are listed as:

Category Time Driver Vehicle Date Full Circuit (2024–present): Hyper Racer 0:54.9450 Damon Sterling Hyper Racer X1 27 October 2024 Superbike 0:58.626 Cameron Dunker Yamaha YZF-R1 5 October 2025 Sports Sedans 0:59.1070 Geoff Taunton IRC GT SS 8 December 2024 TA2 0:59.6610 Josh Haynes Ford Mustang Trans-Am 27 October 2024 Sports car racing 0:59.6950 Mark Brame Radical SR3 7 December 2024 Supersport 1:00.155 Archie McDonald Yamaha YZF-R6 5 October 2025 Formula Ford 1:02.2370 Harvey Norman Mygale SJ12 8 December 2024 Superkart 1:03.1750 Laurie Fooks Raider SKT 8 December 2024 Improved Production Cars 1:05.5150 Matthew Birks Toyota Corolla (AE82) 19 October 2025 Supersport 300 1:05.710 Scott Nicholson Kawasaki Ninja 400 4 October 2025 Formula Vee 1:06.3910 Michael Kinsella Jacer F2K10 26 October 2024 Legends car racing 1:07.0350 Askr Sendall Ford Coupé 27 October 2024 Formula RX8 1:10.0810 Thomas Derwent Mazda RX-8 26 October 2024 Excel Cup 1:12.5810 Ethan Grigg-Gault Hyundai Excel 8 December 2024 Oceania Junior Cup 1:14.968 Connor Lewis Yamaha YZF-R15 5 October 2025 Original Circuit (1994–2022): Sports car racing 0:53.0600 Brad Shiels Tilton Mitsubishi Evo 25 July 2020 Formula Three 0:53.7045 Harri Jones F308 8 September 2018 Sports Sedans 0:56.2669 Jack Perkins Audi A4-Chevrolet 18 October 2015 Radical Cup 0:56.7805 Tim Berryman Radical SR8 20 June 2015 Superbike 0:56.787 Wayne Maxwell Ducati Panigale V4 R 18 April 2021 Formula 4000/OzBoss 0:57.5504 Ty Hanger Reynard 95D 25 February 2007 Supersport 0:58.433 Broc Pearson Yamaha YZF-R6 18 April 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup 0:58.9927 Aaron Caratti Porsche 911 (997 I) GT3 Cup 5 April 2008 Dunlop V8 Supercar 0:59.0351 Steve Owen Holden VZ Commodore 6 April 2008 GT3 0:59.1113 Rod Salmon Audi R8 LMS ultra GT3 19 November 2017 Nations Cup 0:59.9060 John Bowe Ferrari 360 N-GT 1 June 2003 Formula Ford 1:00.1986 Paul Laskazeski Spectrum 011 6 April 2008 V8 Touring Cars 1:00.2464 Justin Ruggier Holden Commodore VZ 18 October 2014 Australian GT 1:01.5344 Greg Crick Dodge Viper GTS 5 March 2006 Super Touring 1:02.1715 Paul Morris BMW 320i 29 October 2000 Improved Production Over 2 Litre 1:02.8626 Michael King Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 8 September 2019 Sidecar 1:03.661 Corey Turner/Danyon Turner Suzuki LCR 1000 17 April 2021 Supersport 300 1:04.780 Ben Baker Yamaha YZF-R3 18 April 2021 Improved Production Under 2 Litre 1:05.1999 Jordan Cox Honda Civic 12 April 2015 Aussie Racing Cars 1:05.6777 Ben McCashney Falcon-Yamaha 5 April 2008 Commodore Cup 1:06.6504 Geoff Emery Holden VS Commodore 3 April 2011 Group A 1:07.0363 Craig Markland Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R 1 April 2007 Formula Vee 1:07.0951 Michael Kinsella Jacer F2K10 12 April 2015 Group N 1:07.0160 Brad Tilley Ford Mustang 23 February 2019 V8 Utes 1:09.6544 Kerry Wade Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 28 May 2006 Oceania Junior Cup 1:14.677 Marcus Hamod Yamaha YZF-R15 24 April 2022 HQ Holden 1:15.3402 Glenn Deering Holden HQ 27 May 2018

References

External links Wakefield Park Raceway Lap of Wakefield Park in MINI Cooper S Extended audio interview with Steve Shelley about rebuilding the circuit