Mine Circuit
Appearance
Location | Mine, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan |
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Time zone | UTC+09:00 |
Coordinates | 34°08′35″N 131°06′12″E / 34.14306°N 131.10333°E |
Owner | Mazda (January 2006–February 2006) CQ Motors (2002–January 2006) |
Opened | November 1972 |
Closed | 28 February 2006 |
Former names | Nishi-Nihon Circuit (1976–1990) Atsu Circuit (1972–1975) |
Major events | Formula Nippon (1977–1980, 1983–2005) Japanese F3 (1994–2005) JGTC (1994–2002) JTCC (1985–1990, 1992–1997) All-Japan Sports Prototype Championship (1992) |
Central Park Mine Circuit (1991–2006) | |
Length | 3.331 km (2.070 miles) |
Turns | 16 |
Race lap record | 1:14.618 ( Katsumi Yamamoto, Reynard 97D, 1997, Formula Nippon) |
Nishi-Nihon Circuit (1976–1990) | |
Length | 2.830 km (1.758 miles) |
Turns | 13 |
Race lap record | 1:01.447 ( Hitoshi Ogawa, Lola T90/50, 1990, F3000) |
Atsu Circuit (1972–1975) | |
Length | 1.300 km (0.808 miles) |
Turns | 7 |
Mine Circuit (みねサーキット) was a 3.331 km (2.070 mi) motor racing circuit in Nagao, Nishiatsu-cho, Mine, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It used to be known as Nishinihon. The track closed in February 2006 as it was sold to Mazda for development purposes.[1]
It was one of the main circuits in Japanese motorsport; until 2005, every year, one or more races of the most important national categories, (the Japan GT Championship and Formula Nippon series) were held at this circuit.
Lap records
[edit]The fastest official race lap records at the Mine Circuit are listed as:
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Motor Racing Japan – Mine Circuit". motoracing-japan.com. 1996. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Mine Circuit - Racing Circuits". RacingCircuits.info. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "1997 Mine Formula Nippon". Motor Sport Magazine. 18 May 1997. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "1995 Mine Japanese F3000 - Round 3". Motor Sport Magazine. 7 May 1995. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Mine 500 Kilometres 1992". 1 November 1992. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "2004 Mine Japanese F3". Motor Sport Magazine. 3 October 2004. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Mine 250 Kilometres 2002". 27 October 2002. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Mine 250 Kilometres 2001". 11 November 2001. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "2002 Esso Formura Toyota Series Round 7 Race 2". 21 September 2002. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "93 All-Japan Touring Car Championship 1st round - Mine". 14 March 1993. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Mine 250 Kilometres 1995". 1 October 1995. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "Mine 250 Kilometres 2000". 1 October 2000. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "1990 Mine Japanese F3000". Motor Sport Magazine. 14 May 1990. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Super Cup Mine 1985". 27 October 1985. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "1990 All-Japan Touring Car 300 Km Race - Nishi Nippon West Circuit". 18 March 1990. Retrieved 11 January 2023.