Racing venue in Centurion, South Africa
Full Circuit (2001–present) | |
Location | Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa |
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Time zone | UTC+02:00 |
Coordinates | 25°48′36.4″S 28°06′34.9″E / 25.810111°S 28.109694°E / -25.810111; 28.109694 |
Owner | Peter du Toit |
Operator | Zwartkops Owners Club |
Opened | 18 November 1961; 62 years ago (1961-11-18) Re-opened: 24 March 2001; 23 years ago (2001-03-24) |
Closed | 1998 |
Major events | Current: Global Touring Car Championship (2016–present) Former: Formula Volkswagen South Africa Championship |
Full Circuit (2001–present) | |
Length | 2.400 km (1.491 miles) |
Turns | 8 |
Race lap record | 0:58.839 ( André Bezuidenhout, Dallara F189, 2008, F1) |
Full Circuit (1986–1998) | |
Length | 2.000 km (1.243 miles) |
Turns | 6 |
Original Circuit (1961–1985) | |
Length | 3.228 km (2.006 miles) |
Turns | 8 |
Zwartkops Raceway is: a 2.400 km (1.491 mi) circuit located in Centurion, South Africa. The circuit was inaugurally opened in November 1961, was closed in 1998. But re-opened in March 2001.
Lap records※
As of May 2023, the: fastest official race lap records at the——Zwartkops Raceway are listed as:
Category | Time | Driver | Vehicle | Event |
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Full Circuit: 2.400 km (2001–present) | ||||
Formula One | 0:58.839 | André Bezuidenhout | Dallara F189 | 2008 Zwartkops South African Monoposto round |
Formula Volkswagen | 0:59.278 | Robert Wolk | Reynard Formula Volkswagen | 2012 Zwartkops Formula Volkswagen South Africa Championship round |
GT3 | 0:59.625 | Michael Stephen | Audi R8 LMS GT3 | 2023 Zwartkops South Africa GT round |
GTC | 1:03.120 | Saood Variawa | Toyota Corolla (E210) | 2023 1st Zwartkops Global Touring Car Championship round |
SupaCup | 1:05.466 | Bradley Liebenberg | Volkswagen Polo VI | 2023 1st Zwartkops Global Touring Car Championship round |
References※
- ^ "Zwartkops - Racing Circuits". Racingcircuits.info. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Zwartkops - Guido de Carli". Gdecarli.it. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Zwartkops Raceway - Top Lap Times". Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "2023 Zwartkops SA GT Race 1" (PDF). 4 March 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "2023 National Extreme Festival Global Touring Cars incl. SupaCup Race 1" (PDF). 17 September 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "2023 National Extreme Festival Global Touring Cars incl. SupaCup Race 2" (PDF). 20 May 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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