Cemetery Circuit is a temporary motorcycle street circuit in downtown Wanganui, New Zealand, so named because the route bisects the old town cemetery. The daylong road race has traditionally been held on Boxing Day (26 December) since 1951. The event attracts around 10,000 spectators and some of the best New Zealand motorbike racers to compete on the tight one-mile street circuit. It has earned a nickname: “Southern Hemisphere’s Isle of Man”.
Recent winners
Recent winners of the race are as follows.
Year Rider Motorcycle Ref 2025 Mitch ReesHonda CBR1000RR-Rps://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/376325-bop-rider-dominates-cemetery-circuit-yet-again.html2024 Mitch Rees Honda CBR1000RR-R2023 Mitch Rees Honda CBR1000RR-R2022 Mitch Rees Honda CBR1000RR-R2021 not raced 2020 Damon Rees Honda CBR1000RR 2019 Richard Cooper Suzuki GSXR10002018 Peter Hickman BMW S1000R 2017 Scott Moir Suzuki GSXR1000 2016 Tony Rees Honda CBR1000RR 2015 Tony Rees Honda CBR1000RR 2014 Tony Rees Honda CBR1000RR
References
External links
Exhibition celebrates motorcycle racing heritage Cemetery Circuit, 2007