Zwartkops Raceway | |
Location: | Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa |
Opened: | Re-opened: |
Closed: | 1998 |
Owner: | Peter du Toit |
Operator: | Zwartkops Owners Club |
Events: | Current: Global Touring Car Championship (2016–present) Former: Formula Volkswagen South Africa Championship |
Layout1: | Full Circuit (2001–present) |
Length Km: | 2.400 |
Length Mi: | 1.491 |
Turns: | 8 |
Record Time: | 0:58.839 |
Record Driver: | André Bezuidenhout |
Record Car: | Dallara F189 |
Record Year: | 2008 |
Record Class: | F1 |
Layout2: | Full Circuit (1986–1998) |
Length Km2: | 2.000 |
Length Mi2: | 1.243 |
Turns2: | 6 |
Layout3: | Original Circuit (1961–1985) |
Length Km3: | 3.228 |
Length Mi3: | 2.006 |
Turns3: | 8 |
Zwartkops Raceway is a circuit located in Centurion, South Africa.[1] The circuit was inaugurally opened in November 1961, was closed in 1998, but re-opened in March 2001.[2]
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) | ||||
0:58.839[3] | 2008 Zwartkops South African Monoposto round | |||
0:59.278 | 2012 Zwartkops Formula Volkswagen South Africa Championship round | |||
0:59.625[4] | 2023 Zwartkops South Africa GT round | |||
1:03.120[5] | 2023 1st Zwartkops Global Touring Car Championship round | |||
1:05.466[6] | 2023 1st Zwartkops Global Touring Car Championship round | |||