Hidden Valley Raceway

Hidden Valley Raceway is part of the Hidden Valley Motorsports Complex, located at 171 Hidden Valley Road, Hidden Valley,[1] 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. The Hidden Valley Motorsports Complex includes a 1 km drag racing track (which runs alongside the main straight of the raceway circuit), the 400 m long Northline Speedway, a Dirt Track Speedway circuit, motorcross tracks and a go-kart circuit. Hidden Valley Raceway holds an annual round of the International V8 Supercars Championship.

Hidden Valley Raceway
LocationDarwin, Northern Territory
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
Coordinates12°26′57″S 130°54′25″E
FIA Grade3
Opened1986
Major eventsSupercars Championship
Length2.87 km (1.78 mi)
Turns14
Race lap record1:02.9268 (Simon Wills, Reynard 94D Holden, 2001, Formula Holden)

The circuit

Hidden Valley Raceway is known for its high speeds and fast lap times. It is 2.87 kilometres (1.78 mi) long and has 14 corners, with a main straight 1.1 kilometres (0.7 mi) in length. In order to win, the race car has to flow well through the sweeping bends and also needs top end horse power for the main straight.[2]

Supercars
Main article: Darwin Triple Crown

V8 Supercars races have been held at Hidden Valley Raceway since 1998, with the first event occurring in July that year. The event is usually held in late June or early July as the temperature is cooler and it is in the 'dry season'. The event is currently called the CrownBet Darwin Triple Crown, with the 'Triple Crown' awarded to the driver who is fastest in the top ten shootout and wins both races. The 2008 event was voted as the V8 Supercar Event of the Year.[3]

Lap records (race)
Mark Skaife in action at the 2007 V8 Supercar event at Hidden Valley Raceway
As of June 2019.[4]
Class Driver Vehicle Time Date
Outright Simon Wills Reynard 94D Holden 1:02.9268 13 May 2001
Racing Cars
Formula Holden Simon Wills Reynard 94D Holden 1:02.9268 13 May 2001
Formula 3 Simon Hodge Mygale M11 Mercedes-Benz 1:05.1101 22 June 2014
Formula Ford Ryan Simpson Spectrum 011c Ford 1:12.9052 18 March 2011
Sports Cars
Carrera Cup Jaxon Evans Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (991) 1:08.0168 17 June 2018
Aussie Racing Cars Craig Woods Ford Mustang-Yamaha 1:17.4263 17 June 2018
Touring Cars
Supercars Championship Nick Percat Holden ZB Commodore 1:06.5590 17 June 2018
V8 Ute Racing Series George Miedecke Ford FG Falcon Ute 1:19.5543 20 June 2015
Improved Production Ray Hislop Ford BF Falcon 1:13.9257[5] 16 June 2019
Commodore Cup Bryce Fullwood Holden VH Commodore 1:17.8781[6] 18 June 2016
HQ Holdens Brett Osborn Holden HQ 1:31.1219[7] 17 June 2017
Historic Touring Cars
Touring Car Masters Steven Johnson Ford Mustang Fastback 1:13.2546 17 June 2018
Motorbikes
Superbike Josh Waters Suzuki GSXR1000 1:05.968 9 July 2017
ProStock Nicholas Waters Honda CBR1000RR 1:08.993 22 April 2012
Supersport Daniel Falzon Yamaha YZF-R6 1:09.458[8] 15 September 2013
SuperStock Daniel Falzon Yamaha YZF-R6 1:11.891 21 April 2012
Other
Stadium Super Trucks Robby Gordon Stadium Super Truck 1:32.7015 14 June 2017

References
  1. Government, Northern Territory (25 October 2016). "Hidden Valley Motor Sports Complex". nt.gov.au. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  2. "SKYCITY Triple Crown, Hidden Valley Raceway". v8supercars.com.au. n.d. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  3. "SKYCITY Triple Crown, Hidden Valley Raceway". v8supercars.com.au. n.d. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://racing.natsoft.com.au/
  6. http://racing.natsoft.com.au/
  7. http://racing.natsoft.com.au/
  8. http://www.computime.com.au/meetings/2013/ASBK6_SX12/ASBK6_SX12_R19_RES.HTML


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