Rockingham Motor 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. Its oval is the fastest racing circuit in Europe. Rockingham Raceway is a purpose built Motorsport Complex, it has a capacity of 130,000 and has both an Oval (US Style) and a Road Based (Formula 1 Style) track. The raceway is one of the largest stadiums in the United Kingdom.

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 twelve configurations of track which can be used for anything from Motorbikes to Rally circuits in varying lengths.

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 was held at the venue. This was jointly promoted by Middlesex County Automobile Club & Thame Motorsport Club.

It plays host to the SCSA series (formerly known as ASCAR and later “Days of Thunder”) In which 6 races are held at the track, and the Pickup Truck Racing series.

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