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Hidden Valley Raceway
Motorsport track in Australia
Motorsport track in Australia
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| name | Hidden Valley Raceway | ||
| location | Darwin, Northern Territory | ||
| coordinates | |||
| image | [[File:Hidden Valley Raceway (Australia) track map.svg | class=skin-invert | 220px]] |
| image_caption | Full Circuit (1986–present) | ||
| opened | 1986 | ||
| fia_grade | 3 | ||
| events | Current: | ||
| Supercars Championship | |||
| Darwin Triple Crown (1998–present) | |||
| FIM MXGP (2025–present) | |||
| Trans-Am Australia (2025–present) | |||
| GT World Challenge Australia (2026) | |||
| Former: | |||
| Touring Car Masters (2008–2018, 2024–2025) | |||
| Australian Improved Production Nationals (2015, 2024) | |||
| Australian SBK (1998, 2010–2013, 2017–2018, 2021–2023) | |||
| S5000 (2022) | |||
| Stadium Super Trucks (2017, 2021) | |||
| layout | Full Circuit (1986–present) | ||
| length_km | 2.870 | ||
| length_mi | 1.783 | ||
| turns | 14 | ||
| record_time | 1:02.9268 | ||
| record_driver | Simon Wills | ||
| record_car | Reynard 94D | ||
| record_year | 2001 | ||
| record_class | Formula Holden |
Supercars Championship Darwin Triple Crown (1998–present) FIM MXGP (2025–present) Trans-Am Australia (2025–present) GT World Challenge Australia (2026) Former: Touring Car Masters (2008–2018, 2024–2025) Australian Improved Production Nationals (2015, 2024) Australian SBK (1998, 2010–2013, 2017–2018, 2021–2023) S5000 (2022) Stadium Super Trucks (2017, 2021) |}}
Hidden Valley Raceway is part of the Hidden Valley Motorsports Complex, located at 171 Hidden Valley Road, Hidden Valley, 10 km 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, motocross tracks and a go-kart circuit. Hidden Valley Raceway holds an annual round of the International V8 Supercars Championship.
The circuit
Hidden Valley Raceway is known for its high speeds and fast lap times. It is 2.870 km long and has 14 corners, with a main straight 1.1 km 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.
In 2021, AIDRA announced the establishment of an annual Australian Drag Racing Championship series, with ASID as one of five venues across the country to host a round in the inaugural season.
Events
; Current
- June: Supercars Championship Darwin Triple Crown, Australian National Trans-Am Series, Porsche Carrera Cup Australia, Super2 Series
- July: GT World Challenge Australia GT Festival Darwin, GT4 Australia Series, Mustang Cup Australia
- September: Motocross World Championship MXGP of Australia
; Former
- Aussie Racing Cars (2006, 2010, 2015–2016, 2019, 2023)
- Australian Drivers' Championship (2001–2002, 2011–2014)
- Australian Formula Ford Championship (2008–2010)
- Australian GT Production Car Championship (1999)
- Australian Improved Production Nationals (2015, 2024)
- Australian Superbike Championship (1998, 2010–2013, 2017–2018, 2021–2023)
- S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship (2022)
- Stadium Super Trucks (2017, 2021)
- SuperUtes Series (2024)
- Touring Car Masters (2008–2018, 2024–2025)
- V8 Ute Racing Series (2005–2015)
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.
Lap records
As of June 2025, the fastest official race lap records at Hidden Valley Raceway are listed as:
| Class | Driver | Vehicle | Time | Date | Full Circuit (1986–present) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formula Holden | NZL Simon Wills | Reynard 94D | 1:02.9268 | 13 May 2001 | |||
| S5000 | AUS Cooper Webster | Ligier JS F3-S5000 | 1:03.4504 | 18 June 2022 | |||
| Formula Three | AUS Simon Hodge | Mygale M11 | 1:05.1101 | 22 June 2014 | |||
| Superbike | AUS Josh Waters | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 1:05.1780 | 18 June 2023 | |||
| Supercars Championship | AUS Nick Percat | Holden ZB Commodore | 1:06.5590 | 17 June 2018 | |||
| Porsche Carrera Cup | AUS Dale Wood | Porsche 911 (992) GT3 Cup | 1:07.3601 | 18 June 2023 | |||
| Supersport | AUS Cru Halliday | Yamaha YZF-R6 | title=Hidden Valley Raceway Motorcycle Lap Records - June 2022 | url=https://www.computime.com.au/LapRecords/LR_hidden_Valley.pdf | access-date=14 December 2022}} | 1 July 2018 | |
| Trans-Am Australia | AUS Todd Hazelwood | Ford Mustang | 1:09.6383 | 21 June 2025 | |||
| Improved Production | AUS Adam Poole | Holden Monaro | 1:11.7682 | 21 July 2024 | |||
| Touring Car Masters | AUS Steven Johnson | Ford Mustang Trans-Am | 1:12.3787 | 15 June 2024 | |||
| Formula Ford | AUS Ryan Simpson | Spectrum 011c | 1:12.9052 | 19 June 2009 | |||
| Combined Sedans | AUS Justin Keys | Holden Commodore VS | 1:13.8122 | 19 June 2022 | |||
| Moto3 | AUS Joel Kelso | Honda NSF250R | 1:14.257 | 9 July 2017 | |||
| Aussie Racing Cars | AUS Joel Heinrich | Ford Mustang-Yamaha | 1:17.0923 | 17 June 2023 | |||
| Commodore Cup | AUS Bryce Fullwood | Holden VH Commodore | 1:17.8781 | 18 June 2016 | |||
| Supersport 300 | AUS Hunter Ford | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 1:18.479 | 30 June 2018 | |||
| SuperUtes Series | AUS Adam Marjoram | Isuzu D-Max | 1:18.9842 | 15 June 2024 | |||
| V8 Ute Racing Series | AUS George Miedecke | Ford FG Falcon Ute | 1:19.5543 | 20 June 2015 | |||
| Excel Racing Series | AUS Noah Grosser | Hyundai Excel | 1:28.1850 | 22 June 2025 | |||
| HQ Holdens | AUS Jake Madden | Holden HQ | 1:30.8852 | 10 July 2022 | |||
| Stadium Super Trucks | USA Robby Gordon | Stadium Super Truck | 1:32.7015 | 14 June 2017 |
Notes
References
References
- (25 October 2016). "Hidden Valley Motor Sports Complex". [[Northern Territory Government]].
- (2012). "SKYCITY Triple Crown, Hidden Valley Raceway".
- (2 June 2021). "ANDRA Launches New Australian Drag Racing Championship Series". Babcox Media.
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- (18 June 2022). "S5000 Series 2022 Darwin Race 1 Statistics".
- (18 June 2023). "2023 Australian Superbike Championship - Hidden Valley Raceway - Round 4 - Race 2 - Provisional Classification".
- (17 June 2018). "2018 Crownbet Darwin Triple Crown #2".
- (18 June 2023). "Porsche Carrera Cup Australia - Round 2, 2023: Darwin Race 2".
- "Hidden Valley Raceway Motorcycle Lap Records - June 2022".
- (21 June 2025). "2025 betr Darwin Triple Crown - Hidden Valley Raceway - 2025 Trico Trans Am Series - Race 1 Results".
- "Formula Ford Australia Lap Records".
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