L&H 500 Phillip Island, Victoria

Circuit Map & Directions

On Phillip Island, 128km by road south-east of Melbourne via Monash Freeway, take the South Gippsland Highway to San Remo, then cross the bridge to Phillip Island.

Circuit Length 4.445 kilometres
Race Direction Anticlockwise
Top Speed 290km/h
Average Speed 174km/h
Interesting Fact Originally designed in 1956, the circuit was re-born for the 1989 Australian Parking Motorcycle Grand Prix. The fast and flowing venue has been basically unchanged and hosts two international motorcycle events (MotoGP and World Superbikes) and a full program of national events, including the L&H 500 for V8 Supercars.


Click Map for Larger View l Updated 5 Sept 2011 

Records

  Year Driver Car Time
Current Qualifying Record 2000 Craig Lowndes Holden Commodore VT
 1m32.0713s
Current Lap Record 1999 Craig Lowndes Holden Commodore VT 1m33.4389s

Statistics

Year Driver on Pole Car Round Winner Car
1996 Peter Brock Holden VR Larry Perkins Holden VR
1997 Glenn Seton Ford EL Russell Ingall Holden VS
1998 Craig Lowndes Holden VS Craig Lowndes Holden VS
1999 Glenn Seton Ford AU Mark Skaife Holden VT
2000 Craig Lowndes Holden VT Garth Tander Holden VT
2001 Mark Skaife Holden VX Mark Skaife Holden VX
2002 Marcos Ambrose Ford AU Mark Skaife Holden VX
2003 Mark Skaife Holden VY Craig Lowndes Ford BA
2005 Craig Lowndes Ford BA Marcos Ambrose Ford BA
2006 Todd Kelly Holden VZ Todd Kelly Holden VZ
2007 Rick Kelly Holden VE Garth Tander Holden VE
2008 Lowndes/Whincup Ford BF Garth Tander/Mark Skaife Holden VE
2009 Winterbottom/S. Richards Ford FG Garth Tander/Will Davison Holden VE
2010 Whincup/Owen Holden VE Craig Lowndes/Mark Skaife Holden VE