The Bend Motorsport Park
.svg) Proposed Track Map (GT Circuit)
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| Location | Tailem Bend, South Australia |
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| Time zone | UTC+09:30 (UTC+10.5 DST) |
| Coordinates | 35°18′30″S 139°31′0″E / 35.30833°S 139.51667°ECoordinates: 35°18′30″S 139°31′0″E / 35.30833°S 139.51667°E |
| Owner | Peregrine Corporation |
| Opened | January 2018 (scheduled) |
| Length | 7.77 km |
| Website | www |
The Bend Motorsport Park is an under construction 7.7 kilometre bitumen motor racing circuit near the town of Tailem Bend, South Australia, 100 kilometres south-east of the state capital, Adelaide.
The complex will host a 7.77 km (4.8 mi) bitumen circuit, drag racing strip, and drift racing circuit.
The race circuits will be of a high international standard and will be licensed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) for car racing and the (FIM) for motorcycle racing.
Initially titled the South Australian Motorsport Park, it will be officially known as The Bend Motorsport Park.
In February 2015, Peregrine Corporation lodged plans with the Government of South Australia to redevelop the former Mitsubishi Motors Australia test track at Tailem Bend, South Australia. Approval was granted in May 2015 with construction commencing in March 2016.
The first major event of 2018 will be the Revolve24 Endurance Cycling Challenge on the 13th and 14th of January.
The Bend Motorsport Park holds a Memorandum of Understanding to hold a round of the 2018 Supercars Championship, with a desire to hold a MotoGP round.
In January 2019, the circuit will host the Australian Scout Jamboree.
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Construction commenced in February 2017 for a 300 metres (980 ft)-long pit building which will include hotel accommodation in the upper levels of the four-storey building. There will be 34 pit garages.
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