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This is a list of circuits which have hosted a round of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the V8 Supercars Championship since the championship was first held at Gnoo Blas in Orange, New South Wales, in 1960.

The shortest track used in the championship was the 1.930 km (1.199 mi) Amaroo Park circuit located in the Sydney suburb of Annangrove. The longest track used was the Longford Circuit which measured 7.242 km (4.500 mi). Sandown Raceway in Melbourne has hosted the most rounds with 51.

Of the 35 circuits that have hosted rounds of the championship, eleven have been temporary street or airfield circuits with six still in use as of the 2023 season. Seven international circuits have also been used, three in New Zealand and one each in China, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

Championship circuits

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Key
† Current circuits (for the 2024 season) * Future and returning circuits (for the 2025 season)

Unless stated, all tracks are located within Australia.[1]

Circuit Location Events held Length Seasons Total
rounds 		Map
Adelaide International Raceway South Australia Virginia,
South Australia 		Adelaide ATCC round 2.410 km (1.498 mi) 1972–1988[a] 19
Adelaide Street Circuit† South Australia Adelaide,
South Australia 		Adelaide 500 3.219 km (2.000 mi) 1999–2020, 2022–2023 24
Albert Park Circuit† Victoria (state) Albert Park,
Victoria 		Melbourne SuperSprint 5.303 km (3.295 mi) 2018–2020, 2022–2024 6
Amaroo Park New South Wales Annangrove,
New South Wales 		Amaroo Park ATCC round 1.930 km (1.199 mi) 1974–1978, 1985–1994 15
Bahrain International Circuit Bahrain Sakhir,
Bahrain 		Desert 400 5.412 km (3.363 mi) 2006–2008, 2010 4
Calder Park Raceway Victoria (state) Keilor,
Victoria 		Calder Park V8 Supercar round 2.280 km (1.417 mi) 1969–1983, 1985–1988, 1996–2001 25
Canberra Street Circuit Australian Capital Territory Canberra,
Australian Capital Territory 		Canberra 400 3.990 km (2.479 mi) 2000–2002 3
Circuit of the Americas United States Elroy,
Texas 		Austin 400 3.792 km (2.356 mi) 2013 1
Gnoo Blas Motor Racing Circuit New South Wales Orange,
New South Wales 		6.030 km (3.747 mi) 1960 1
Hamilton Street Circuit New Zealand Hamilton,
Waikato,
New Zealand 		Hamilton 400 3.310 km (2.057 mi) 2008–2012 5
Hidden Valley Raceway† Northern Territory Darwin,
Northern Territory 		Darwin Triple Crown 2.870 km (1.783 mi) 1998–2024[b] 28
Homebush Street Circuit New South Wales Sydney Olympic Park,
New South Wales 		Sydney 500 3.420 km (2.125 mi) 2009–2016 8
Lakeside International Raceway Queensland Brisbane,
Queensland 		Lakeside ATCC round 2.410 km (1.498 mi) 1964, 1967, 1970–1971, 1975–1998[c] 29
Longford Circuit Tasmania Longford,
Tasmania 		7.242 km (4.500 mi) 1962 1
Lowood Airfield Circuit Queensland Tarampa,
Queensland 		4.54 km (2.82 mi) 1961 1
Mallala Motor Sport Park South Australia Mallala,
South Australia 		Mallala ATCC round 2.601 km (1.616 mi) 1963, 1969–1971, 1989–1998 14
Mount Panorama Circuit† New South Wales Bathurst,
New South Wales 		Bathurst 1000
Mount Panorama 500 		6.213 km (3.861 mi) 1966, 1969–1970, 1972, 1995–1996, 1999–2024[d] 31
Newcastle Street Circuit New South Wales Newcastle East,
New South Wales 		Newcastle 500 2.641 km (1.641 mi) 2017–2019, 2023 4
Oran Park Raceway New South Wales Narellan,
New South Wales 		Oran Park V8 Supercar round 2.620 km (1.628 mi) 1971–2008 38
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Victoria (state) Phillip Island,
Victoria 		Phillip Island 500
Phillip Island SuperSprint 		4.445 km (2.762 mi) 1976–1977, 1990, 1993–2003, 2005–2019[e] 30
Pukekohe Park Raceway New Zealand Pukekohe,
Auckland Region,
New Zealand 		Auckland SuperSprint 2.910 km (1.808 mi) 2001–2007, 2013–2019, 2022 15
Queensland Raceway * Queensland Ipswich,
Queensland 		Ipswich SuperSprint
Queensland 500 		3.126 km (1.942 mi) 1999–2019[f] 23
Reid Park Street Circuit† Queensland Townsville,
Queensland 		Townsville 500 2.860 km (1.777 mi) 2009–2024[g] 18
Sandown Raceway† Victoria (state) Springvale,
Victoria 		Sandown 500
Sandown SuperSprint 		3.104 km (1.929 mi) 1965, 1970–1974, 1976–1989, 1991–1992, 1994–2019, 2021–2024[h] 53
Shanghai International Circuit China Shanghai,
China 		V8 Supercars China Round 4.603 km (2.860 mi) 2005 1
Surfers Paradise International Raceway Queensland Surfers Paradise,
Queensland 		Surfers Paradise ATCC round 3.219 km (2.000 mi) 1969, 1971–1977, 1979–1987 17
Surfers Paradise Street Circuit† Queensland Surfers Paradise,
Queensland 		V8 Supercar Challenge
Gold Coast 500 		2.960 km (1.839 mi) 2002–2019, 2022–2023 20
Sydney Motorsport Park†
(Eastern Creek Raceway) 		New South Wales Eastern Creek,
New South Wales 		Sydney SuperNight 3.930 km (2.442 mi) 1992–1997, 1999–2005, 2007–2008, 2012, 2014–2018, 2020–2024[i] 32
Symmons Plains Raceway† Tasmania Launceston,
Tasmania 		Tasmania SuperSprint 2.411 km (1.498 mi) 1969–1999, 2004–2019, 2021–2024 51
Taupo International Motorsport Park† New Zealand Taupō,
Waikato,
New Zealand 		Taupō Super400 3.321 km (2.064 mi) 2024 1
The Bend Motorsport Park * South Australia Tailem Bend,
South Australia 		The Bend SuperSprint
The Bend 500 		4.950 km (3.076 mi) 2018–2023[j] 7
Warwick Farm Raceway New South Wales Warwick Farm,
New South Wales 		Warwick Farm ATCC round 3.621 km (2.250 mi) 1968, 1970, 1972–1973 4
Wanneroo Raceway†
(Barbagallo Raceway) 		Western Australia Pinjar,
Western Australia 		Perth SuperSprint 2.411 km (1.498 mi) 1973, 1978–2009, 2011–2019, 2022–2024 45
Winton Motor Raceway Victoria (state) Winton,
Victoria 		Winton Super400 3.000 km (1.864 mi) 1985–1986, 1988–1995, 1997–2004, 2006–2019, 2022 33
Yas Marina Circuit United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates 		Yas V8 400 5.554 km (3.451 mi) 2010–2012 3

Non-championship events

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This section refers to non-championship events held in the Group 3A era of 1993 onwards.

Circuit Location Events held Length Years Total Map
Adelaide Street Circuit South Australia Adelaide,
South Australia 		Supercars Challenge 3.780 km (2.349 mi) 1993–1995 3
Albert Park Circuit Victoria (state) Albert Park,
Victoria 		Supercars Challenge 5.303 km (3.295 mi) 1996–2006, 2008–2017 21
Calder Park Raceway Victoria (state) Keilor,
Victoria 		TAC Peter Brock Classic 2.280 km (1.417 mi) 1995 1
Eastern Creek Raceway New South Wales Eastern Creek,
New South Wales 		Winfield Triple Challenge 3.930 km (2.442 mi) 1993–1995 3
Kuala Lumpur Street Circuit Malaysia Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia 		Kuala Lumpur City Grand Prix 3.305 km (2.054 mi) 2015 1
Mount Panorama Circuit New South Wales Bathurst, New South Wales Bathurst 1000
Primus/FAI 1000 Classic 		6.213 km (3.861 mi) 1993–1998 6
Pukekohe Park Raceway New Zealand Pukekohe,
Auckland Region,
New Zealand 		Mobil 1 Sprints 2.820 km (1.752 mi) 1996 1
Sandown Raceway Victoria (state) Springvale,
Victoria 		Sandown 500 3.104 km (1.929 mi) 1993–1998 6
Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Queensland Surfers Paradise,
Queensland 		V8 Supercar Challenge 4.470 km (2.778 mi) 1994, 1996–2001 7
Wellington Street Circuit New Zealand Wellington,
Wellington Region,
New Zealand 		Mobil 1 Sprints 3.230 km (2.007 mi) 1996 1

Notes

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  1. ^ Adelaide International Raceway hosted two rounds in 1976 and 1977.
  2. ^ Hidden Valley Raceway hosted two rounds in 2020.
  3. ^ Lakeside International Raceway hosted two rounds in 1991.
  4. ^ Mount Panorama Circuit hosted two rounds in 2021, and it will host 2 rounds in 2024.
  5. ^ Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit hosted two rounds in 2009.
  6. ^ Queensland Raceway hosted two rounds in 1999 and 2000.
  7. ^ Reid Park Street Circuit hosted two rounds in 2020 and 2021.
  8. ^ Sandown Raceway hosted two rounds in 1976 and 1977.
  9. ^ Sydney Motorsport Park hosted two rounds in 2003, 2004 and 2020, and hosted four rounds in 2021.
  10. ^ The Bend Motorsport Park hosted two rounds in 2020.

References

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  1. ^ Greenhalgh, David; Howard, Graham; Wilson, Stewart (2011). The official history: Australian Touring Car Championship - 50 Years. St Leonards, New South Wales: Chevron Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-9805912-2-4.
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