Highlands Motorsport Park

The Highlands Motorsport Park is a motor racing circuit in Cromwell, Otago, New Zealand. Opened in 30 March 2013,[1] the facility features a 4.100 km (2.548 mi) circuit.

Highlands Motorsport Park
LocationCromwell, Otago
Time zoneUTC+12:00
Coordinates45°03′26″S 169°09′52″E
FIA Grade3
OwnerTony Quinn
Broke groundApril 2012 (2012-04)
Opened30 March 2013 (2013-03-30)
Major eventsCurrent:
FR Oceania (2014, 2019–2020, 2023)
Toyota 86 Championship (2013, 2019–2020, 2022)
Aussie Racing Cars (2015, 2023)
Former:
Australian GT Highlands 101 (2013–2016)
Racer Products V8s (2019)
V8SuperTourer (2014)
Websitewww.highlands.co.nz
Full Circuit (2013–present)
Length4.100 km (2.548 miles)
Turns22
Race lap record1:28.910 (New Zealand Liam Lawson, Tatuus FT-50, 2019, TRS)
'A' Course (2013–present)
Length1.133 km (0.704 miles)
Turns7
'B' Course (2013–present)
Length1.090 km (0.677 miles)
Turns2
'C' Course (2013–present)
Length1.496 km (0.930 miles)
Turns7

Circuit

The circuit offers on and off track driving, an outdoor go-kart track, off-road buggy driving, a sculpture park and "The Nose" restaurant. It is also the home of the New Zealand National Motorsport Museum, and displays machinery including ex-Formula One cars.

In early 2016, Highlands acquired the only Aston Martin Vulcan in the Southern Hemisphere, and one of only 24 worldwide, for $4.2 million.[2] The car is the most expensive production vehicle in New Zealand, It is currently on display at the National Motorsport Museum at the park. In 2016 the park introduced the Highlands Festival of Speed, held annually in mid-January.[3]

Layout configurations
  • (Full Course)
    (Full Course)
  • ('A' Course)
    ('A' Course)
  • ('B' Course)
    ('B' Course)
  • ('C' Course)
    ('C' Course)
  • ('D' Course)
    ('D' Course)
  • ('E' Course)
    ('E' Course)

Highlands 101

The Highlands 101 was an endurance race held annually at the Highlands Motorsport Park from 2013 to 2016, in conjunction with the final round of the Australian GT Championship.[4]

Past winners
Year Drivers Entrant Car Report
2013 United Kingdom Tony Quinn
New Zealand Fabian Coulthard		 VIP Holdings Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Report
2014 United Kingdom Tony Quinn
Australia Garth Tander		 VIP Holdings Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Report
2015 Australia Klark Quinn
New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen		 VIP Holdings McLaren 650S GT3 Report
2016 New Zealand Craig Baird
Australia Michael Almond		 Scott Taylor Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Report

Lap records

the unofficial all-time track record is 1:23.753, set by Liam Lawson on 16 January 2022.[5][6] As of January 2023, the fastest official race lap records at the Highlands Motorsport Park are listed as:

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleDate
Full Circuit: 4.100 km (2013–present)
Toyota Racing Series1:28.910[7]New Zealand Liam LawsonTatuus FT-5012 January 2019
Formula Regional1:28.969[8]New Zealand Callum HedgeTatuus FT-6014 January 2023
Toyota 86 Championship1:52.573[9]New Zealand Jaden RansleyToyota 8613 January 2019
'A' & 'C' Course: 2.910 km (2013–present)[10]
TCR Touring Car1:12.483[10][11]New Zealand Chris van der DriftAudi RS 3 LMS TCR23 April 2021

Notes

    References
    1. "'World-class' motorsport park opens in Cromwell". Otago Daily Times. 30 March 2013.
    2. "Tony Quinn unveils $4.2 million Aston Martin Vulcan supercar in Cromwell". Stuff. 9 April 2016.
    3. Pattison, Catherine (2 February 2016). "Motorsport: Perkins, Falcon to fore in Central Muscle Cars races". Otago Daily.
    4. "Australian GT: Highlands Motorsports Park, Race Report | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com.
    5. "Motorsport NZ Premier Championship >> Rodin laps - Demonstration Lap times (15 Jan)". 16 January 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
    6. "Motorsport NZ Premier Championship >> Rodin laps - Demonstration Lap times (16 Jan)". Retrieved 11 December 2022.
    7. "Speedworks Rd 2 - Toyota Racing Series Race 4 - 15 Laps Grid Start - 12/01/2019" (PDF). 12 January 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
    8. "Hedge wins FRegional Oceania opener which finishes behind safety car". Formula Scout. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
    9. "Speedworks Rd 2 - Toyota Racing Series Toyota 86 Championship Race 21 - Race (12 Laps) started at 15:42:59" (PDF). 13 January 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
    10. "2021 TCR Super Production Championship >> TCR Super Production - TCR Super Production - Race 2". 23 April 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
    11. "TCR NZ 2021 » Highlands Motorsport Park Round 2 Results". Retrieved 11 December 2022.
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