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Location | Welkom, Free State, South Africa |
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Time zone | GMT +2 |
Broke ground | September 1998 |
Opened | 10 October 1999 |
Phakisa Freeway is a motor racing circuit located in Welkom, South Africa. From 1999 to 2004, the venue hosted the South African motorcycle Grand Prix of the MotoGP championship. It has a capacity of 60,000 spectators and opened in 1999. The track has a 4.24 km road course and a 2.4-kilometre (1.5 mi) oval course. The oval track is an exact copy of Las Vegas Motor Speedway from 1997.
Coordinates: 27°54′16″S 26°42′44″E / 27.904517°S 26.712098°E