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_track_map--Combined_road_and_Thunderdome_(oval)_course.svg) Combined Circuit (1987–present) | |
| Location | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (UTC+11:00 DST) |
| Coordinates | 37°40′18″S 144°45′21″E / 37.67167°S 144.75583°E |
| Capacity | 44,000 (Thunderdome) |
| Owner | Rodney McDonald |
| Operator | Australian Motorsport Club Limited |
| Opened | 14 January 1962 |
| Closed | 2001 |
| Major events | Former: World Touring Car Championship (1987) V8 Supercars Calder Park V8 Supercar round (1969–1983, 1985–1988, 1996–2001) Australian Drivers' Championship (1974–1978, 1980, 1982–1984, 1986, 1988, 1996–1998, 2001) Australian Super Touring Championship (1995, 1997–1999) Australian GT (1963, 1982–1985) Australian Grand Prix (1980–1984) Goodyear NASCAR 500 (1988) |
| Thunderdome (1987–present) | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 1.801 km (1.119 miles) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Banking | Turns - 24° Front straight - 4° Back straight - 6° |
| National Circuit (1986–present) | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 2.280 km (1.417 miles) |
| Turns | 9 |
| Race lap record | 0:52.69 ( John Bowe, Veskanda C1, 1986, Group C) |
| Combined Circuit (road + oval) (1987–present) | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 4.216 km (2.620 miles) |
| Turns | 15 |
| Banking | Thunderdome Turns - 24° Front straight - 4° Back straight - 6° |
| Race lap record | 1:45.03 ( Andrew Miedecke, Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth, 1987, Group A) |
| Main Circuit (1984–1985) | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 1.609 km (1.000 miles) |
| Turns | 6 |
| Race lap record | 0:41.27 ( Niki Lauda, Ralt RT4, 1984, Formula Mondial) |
| Original Circuit (1962–1983) | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 1.609 km (1.000 miles) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Race lap record | 0:36.9 ( Alan Jones, Williams FW07, 1980, F1) |
Calder Park Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The complex includes a dragstrip, a road circuit with several possible configurations, and the "Thunderdome", a high-speed banked oval equipped to race either clockwise (for right-hand-drive cars) or anti-clockwise (for left-hand-drive cars such as NASCAR).
As of 2025, the dragstrip and the road circuit remain in use for grassroots-level motorsport events, but the banked oval has not been used since 1999.[1]
- ^ Dale, Will (18 December 2024). "GALLERY: Calder Park Thunderdome's final NASCAR round". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 30 January 2025.