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| Location | Northamptonshire, United Kingdom | |
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| Major events | BTCC, British Superbikes, British F3, Pickup Truck Racing, Stock Car Speed Association | |
| Rockingham Oval | ||
| Circuit Length | 2.38 km (1.47 mi) | |
| Turns | 4 | |
| Lap Record | 0:25.217 (Jimmy Vasser, Patrick Racing, 2002, CCWS) | |
| Infield Circuit | ||
| Circuit Length | 3.12 km (1.94 mi) | |
| Turns | 9 | |
- This article is about Rockingham Motor Speedway, a race track in England. For the former NASCAR track in Rockingham, North Carolina; see Rockingham Speedway
Rockingham Motor Speedway is a motor racing circuit near Rockingham and Corby in Northamptonshire, England. There is an oval circuit, and an infield road course. It was opened by the Queen on May 26, 2001. Rockingham is Europe’s fastest banked oval racing circuit, with the unbeaten lap record for the 1.5 miles (2.4 km) oval set at 24.719 seconds by Tony Kanaan in his Ford/Lola Champ Car on 22nd September, 2001 - an average speed of 215.397 mph (346.648 km/h). Rockingham is the first purpose built banked oval in the UK since Brooklands in 1907. It has a capacity of 52,000 and has both an oval (US Style) and a road based (Formula 1 Style) track. The length of the oval circuit is a total of 1.5 miles (2.41 km) and the length of the main road course is 2.237 miles (3.6 km). In total there are fourteen configurations of track which can be used for anything from touring cars to motorcycles to rally cars. CART races were held at the track in 2001 and 2002 and were won by Gil de Ferran and Dario Franchitti respectively. The races were known as the Rockingham 500. On December 12 2004, the first Stage Rally, the Rockingham Stages, was held at the venue. This was jointly promoted by Middlesex County Automobile Club & Thame Motorsport Club. It has also plays host to the SCSA series (formerly known as ASCAR and later "Days of Thunder") and the Pickup Truck Racing series.
Oval Lap Records
- Champ Car: 24.719s , Tony Kanaan (2001)
- Pickup Truck Racing: 39.887s, Steve Dance (2006)
- SCSA: 34.475s, Ben Collins (2003)
External links
- Rockingham Motor Speedway official site
- Rockingham Speedway - Description and Gallery
- BBCi: Rockingham Motor Speedway
- Pickup Truck Racing
- Satellite image by Google Maps
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| Drivers | Dance • Seager • N Grindrod • Willis • Wilkinson • Stevens • Smith • Heath • Wells • Turner • Poulter • R Grindrod • White • S Carr • Briggs • Tressler • Hawkins • Saunders • Pyke • Pearce • Mumford • Arnold • Stant • Rogers • Dobbs • France • D Carr • Novell • Butterfield • Doble • Dawkins |
| Circuits | Brands Hatch • Rockingham • Mondello • Donnington • Pembrey • Thruxton |
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| Drivers | Chilton • Giovanardi • Neal • Shedden • Plato • Turner • Turkington • Onslow-Cole • Howell • Allison • George • Kizilirmak • Jackson • Jordan • Leason • Bell • Blanckley • Pinkney • Marsh • Stockton • Kerry • Pocklington • Hughes • Smith • Leggate • Ferrier |
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| Circuits | Brands Hatch • Rockingham • Thruxton • Croft • Oulton Park • Donington Park • Snetterton • Knockhill |
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