Symmons Plains Raceway

Symmons Plains Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Australia, located about south of Launceston, Tasmania (via the Midland Highway). 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 Supercars Championship. Since 2004 it has hosted the Tasmania Super 440 for Supercars Championship.

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 old front straight.

The circuit Symmons Plains Raceway is long and is very hard on brakes. The banking at the hairpin is a unique opportunity to overtake. The other overtaking opportunity is the left hander at the end of the back straight.

Supercars Championship

The circuit has hosted rounds of the Australian Touring Car Championship and Supercars Championship since 1969. The circuit was left off the Supercars Championship calendar in 2000 before returning in 2004 after the upgrades were completed.

Events

May: Supercars Championship Tasmania Super 440, SuperUtes Series, Aussie Racing Cars, Touring Car Masters August: Symmons 6 Hour

Former

Australian Drivers' Championship (1966–1967, 1969–1972, 1980, 1987, 1992–1993, 2006–2008, 2010–2013) Australian Formula 2 Championship (1971–1975, 1979, 1986–1987) Australian Formula 3 Championship (2002–2003, 2006–2008, 2010–2013) Australian Formula 4 Championship (2016, 2018) Australian Formula Ford Championship (1990–1993, 1995, 2006–2013, 2023–2024) Australian GT Championship (1982, 2007) Australian GT Production Car Championship (2002) Australian Improved Production Nationals (2001) Australian Mini Challenge (2008–2009) Australian National Trans-Am Series Hi-Tec Oils Race Tasmania (2021–2025) Australian Nations Cup Championship (2002–2003) Australian Performance Car Championship (2002–2003, 2005–2007) Australian Production Car Championship (1988–1992, 1995, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010) Australian Prototype Series (2025) Australian Super Touring Championship (1993, 1995, 2000) Australian Superbike Championship (1991–1994, 1996, 1998, 2006–2011, 2013, 2015) National Sports Sedan Series (1976–1981, 1992, 2024) Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia (2008, 2010, 2019, 2023–2024) S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship (2021–2023) Stadium Super Trucks (2021) Super2 Series (2017–2018, 2025) Tasmanian Super Prix (2006–2008, 2010) TCR Australia Touring Car Series (2021–2024) V8 Touring Car National Series (2010) V8 Ute Racing Series (2002–2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2016)

Lap records

From 1980 to 2021, Alfredo Costanzo held the outright race lap record by setting a time of 0:50.16 seconds with Lola T430 Formula 5000. The closest anyone had come since 1980 was British driver James Winslow who set a time of 0:50.5036 seconds on 1 April 2012 while driving a Dallara F307.

Then, that outright lap record was broken in 2021 by driver Joey Mawson. Driving a Ligier JS F3-S5000, the Australian driver set a time of 0:49.7242 seconds. In 2022, the record was improved again by himself, by setting a time of 0:48.5598 seconds.

The 'Tassie Tin Tops' category included below is a combined closed car category not built to any specific set of regulations, it usually runs at major national meetings bringing together a collection of vehicles that usually compete in specific categories at Tasmanian State Championship race meetings, it usually includes Sports Sedans, Improved Production and Sports GT category vehicles.

As of May 2026, the fastest official race lap records at Symmons Plains Raceway are listed as:Natsoft Race Results

Category Time Driver Car Date Permanent Circuit (1960–present): S5000 0:48.5598 Joey Mawson Ligier JS F3-S5000 12 February 2022 Formula 5000 0:50.16 Alfredo Costanzo Lola T430 23 March 1980 Sports Sedans 0:50.1985 Bradley Sherriff Nissan Skyline R34 23 March 2025 Formula 3 0:50.3278 Tim Macrow Dallara F307 6 April 2013 Supercars Championship 0:51.2276 Mark Winterbottom Holden ZB Commodore 7 April 2019 Tassie Tin Tops 0:51.9152 Bradley Sherriff Nissan Skyline R34 22 May 2026 Porsche Carrera Cup 0:52.1160 Clay Osborne Porsche 911 (991 II) GT3 Cup 18 August 2024 GT3 0:52.5247 Bryce Washington Lamborghini Gallardo 2 September 2007 Super2 Series 0:52.7091 Chris Pither Holden VF Commodore 8 April 2018 Superbike 0:53.387 Josh Waters Suzuki GSX-R1000 13 November 2011 Trans-Am Australia 0:53.9755 Kyle Gurton Ford Mustang 12 February 2022 Sports GT 0:53.9882 Tony Warren Mitsubishi Evo 7 April 2019 Australian Formula 2 0:54.73 Jon Crooke Cheetah Mk8 9 March 1986 Touring Car Masters 0:55.1795 Steven Johnson Ford Mustang Trans-Am 10 May 2025 Formula Ford 0:55.3004 Richie Stanaway Mygale SJ09 31 May 2009 N-GT 0:55.3797 John Bowe Ferrari 360 N-GT 27 April 2003 Supersport 0:55.493 Jason O'Halloran Yamaha YZF-R6 10 September 2006 TCR Touring Car 0:55.7811 Jay Hanson Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 12 February 2022 Formula 4 0:55.8236 Cameron Shields Mygale M14-F4 8 April 2018 Group A 0:55.97 Jim Richards Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R 10 March 1991 Improved Production Cars 0:57.0638 Jason House BMW M3 (E92) 18 May 2024 Super Touring 0:58.2963 Geoff Brabham BMW 318i 7 May 1995 Group C (Australia) 0:58.51 Peter Brock Holden VH Commodore SS 11 March 1984 Aussie Racing Cars 1:00.2149 Kody Garland Ford Mustang (S197) 10 May 2025 V8 Superute Series 1:00.2529 Adam Marjoram Isuzu D-MAX 10 May 2025 125cc Grand Prix 1:00.681 Blake Leigh-Smith Aprilia RSW 125 4 April 2009 Group Nc 1:01.5586 Leon Bell Holden HQ Monaro 10 November 2013 V8 Ute Racing Series 1:01.7761 Ryan Hansford Ford FG Falcon Ute 3 April 2016 Moto3 1:02.716 Tom Bramich Honda NSF250R 6 September 2015 Improved Production - U2L 1:02.601 Kyle Smith Datsun 1200 22 June 2025 Group Nb 1:07.7233 Phillip Shepherd EH Holden 25 October 2020 Supersport 300 1:07.550 Isaac Simmonds KTM RC 390 21 April 2024 Excel Cup 1:09.9997 Jackson Shaw Hyundai Excel 18 May 2024 HQ Holden 1:11.6103 Phil Ashlin HQ Holden 25 October 2020 Boost Mobile Super Trucks 1:12.2884 Paul Morris Stadium Super Truck 18 April 2021 250cc Production 1:13.693 Lachlan Keogh Kawasaki Ninja 250R 5 September 2015

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