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Snetterton Circuit is a motor racing course in Norfolk, England, originally opened in 1953. Owned by Jonathan Palmer's MotorSport Vision organisation, it is situated on the A11 road 12 mi (19 km) north-east of the town of Thetford and 19 mi (31 km) south-west of the city of Norwich. The circuit is named after the nearby village of Snetterton to the north-west of the circuit, although much of the circuit lies in the adjoining civil parish of Quidenham.[3]

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Snetterton Circuit

Snetterton 300 Circuit
Location	Snetterton, Norfolk, England
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0) BST (April–October, UTC+1)
Coordinates	52°27′59.47″N 0°56′53.66″E
FIA Grade	2
Owner	MotorSport Vision (2004–present)
Opened	27 October 1951; 71 years ago (1951-10-27)
Major events	Current: BTCC (1979, 1984–present) British GT (1993–1996, 1998–2004, 2006–present) BSB (1996–present) GB3 (2013–present) TCR UK (2022) Former: British F3 (1977–2004, 2006–2012) F5000 (1969–1975) ETCC (1965–1968) F2 (1967) Lombank Trophy (1960–1963)
Snetterton 300 Circuit (2011–present)[1]
Length	2.969 miles (4.779 km)
Turns	12
Race lap record	1:39.933 (Felipe Nasr, Dallara F308, 2011, F3)
Snetterton 200 Circuit (2011–present)[1]
Length	2.000 miles (3.219 km)
Turns	8
Race lap record	1:06.572 (Chris Dittmann, Dallara F312, 2017, F3)
Snetterton 100 Circuit (2011–present)[1]
Length	0.980 miles (1.577 km)
Turns	5
Race lap record	1:16.210[lower-alpha 1] (Colin Calder, Gould GR37, 2011, British Sprint Championship)
Snetterton Circuit (1997–2010)
Length	1.952 miles (3.141 km)
Turns	8
Race lap record	0:56.095 (Klaas Zwart, Benetton B197, 2007, F1)
Snetterton Circuit (1990–1996)
Length	1.949 miles (3.137 km)
Turns	8
Race lap record	0:59.470 (Luiz Garcia Jr., Reynard 95D, 1996, F3000)
Snetterton Circuit (1974–1989)
Length	1.917 miles (3.085 km)
Turns	8
Race lap record	0:55.370 (Andrew Gilbert-Scott, Reynard 88D, 1989, F3000)
Snetterton Circuit (1965–1973)
Length	2.710 miles (4.361 km)
Turns	9
Race lap record	1:18.400 (Brett Lunger, Trojan T101, 1973, F5000)
Snetterton Circuit (1951–1964)
Length	2.710 miles (4.361 km)
Turns	8
Race lap record	1:32.600 (Jim Clark, Lotus 18, 1960, F1)

The circuit hosts races from series including the British Touring Car Championship, British Formula Three Championship and British Superbike Championship. From 1980 to 1994, the track hosted the UK's first 24-hour race, the Willhire 24 Hour. From 2003 to 2013 the Citroën 2CV 24 Hour Race was held at Snetterton on the 200 Circuit. After a short stint racing at Anglesey the 2CV 24Hr race has again returned to Snetterton and is usually held around the August bank holiday weekend. [4]

Pre-racing history

Snetterton was originally an RAF airfield, RAF Snetterton Heath, later used by the United States Army Air Force. The airfield opened in May 1943 and closed in November 1948.

Racing history

After its use as a USAF base, in 1948 Snetterton Heath was returned to the local landowner, Fred Riches. Oliver Sear and Dudley Coram of the Aston Martin Owners Club (AMOC) approached Riches in early 1951 to suggest using the defunct airbase roadways as a circuit for club racing. Mr. Riches agreed, but, being a local churchwarden, only on condition that there was no racing between 10:45 am and noon on Sundays, and that all racing stopped before Evensong started, to avoid disturbing church services. The AMOC held the first open meeting on 27 October 1951, for what were dubbed "speed trials", but were actually a series of one lap sprint races. The first meeting was described by Motor Sport magazine as "an excellent event over an interesting new course." Fastest time of the day was set by Ken Wharton, driving ERA R11B, who averaged 82.4 mph (132.6 km/h).[5][6]

The circuit was first used for motorcycle racing in 1953, organised by the Snetterton Combine, an association of clubs in Norfolk and Suffolk.[7]

The track was used by both Team Lotus (Formula One) and Norfolk Racing Co (Le Mans) to test their racing cars.

In the 1960s and early 1970s the circuit was 2.710 mi (4.361 km) in length. Sear corner was 87 yards (80 m) further from Riches corner and led onto the "Norwich Straight" clearly visible in satellite maps and currently used by a Sunday market. The straight ended in a hairpin bend leading to Home Straight, which joined the existing track at the Esses, and is now a main access road for the circuit. Russell bend was added in the 1960s and named after Jim Russell who ran a racing drivers school at the circuit. Initially added to improve safety by slowing vehicles as they approached the pits, Russell bend was the scene of many accidents and was later altered to its present configuration.

Layout history

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  Grand Prix Circuit (1951–1964)
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  Grand Prix Circuit (1965–1973)
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  Club Circuit (1974)
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  Club Circuit (1975–1979) & Grand Prix Circuit (1980–1989)
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  Grand Prix Circuit (1990–2010)
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  Comparison between 2010 and 2011 layouts
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  Snetterton 100 Circuit (2011–present)
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  Snetterton 200 Circuit (2011–present)
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  Snetterton 300 Circuit (2011–present)

Circuit developments

In October 2005, Jonathan Palmer of MotorSport Vision, the owners of Snetterton Circuit, announced that the circuit would undergo extensive rebuilding work, in order to lengthen the circuit and improve its facilities.

On 23 September 2010, MSV announced that construction of the new infield section and track improvements would be finished in time for the 2011 motorsport season.[8] The main development was the addition of a new one mile infield section, after Sear Corner, which was replaced and renamed Montreal, in deference to it being modelled on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve hairpin. The final chicane before Senna Straight was also removed and replaced by an extension to Coram curve coupled with a new, tight, left-hand corner named Murrays. In addition to the track work, the redevelopment also improved spectator viewing and increased safety.

Snetterton 300 Circuit

The 300 Circuit is 2.969 mi (4.778 km) long, Snetterton's longest layout and the second longest racing track in the country.[8] The track incorporates much of the previous circuit with the infield section that was completed in 2011. The 300 track has been designed to bring international levels of racing to the circuit by gaining an FIA Grade 2 Licence. The layout also hosts major British motorsport championships. The British Formula 3 Championship and British GT Championship were the first of these to visit the new layout on 14 and 15 May 2011. The British Touring Car Championship with its ToCA support package also uses this layout, as does the British Superbike Championship.[9] In 2016, ahead of Justin Wilson's 38th birthday, the Montreal hairpin was renamed Wilson, in memory of the Yorkshire IndyCar driver killed at the 2015 Pocono 500.[10]

Snetterton 200

This layout is closest to the pre-2011 layout. The main differences between the original layout and the 200 layout are the re-profiled Justin Wilson, Coram, and Murray's corners, which have been designed to provide better opportunities for overtaking. This 2.000 mi (3.219 km) layout is mainly used for club and local racing.[8]

Snetterton 100

The 100 layout is made up solely of the new 0.980 mi (1.577 km) infield section and is mainly used for testing and as a race school.[8] Both the 100 layout and the 200 layout can be used simultaneously.

The first event which both events were used simultaneously was the BRSCC meeting held on the 29 and 30 May 2011. There was club racing on the outer circuit (VW Fun Cup, Saker Challenge, TVRs and Mighty Minis) and two rounds of the British Sprint Championship on the inner circuit.

Lap Records

The fastest official race lap records at Snetterton Circuit are listed as:

Category	Time	Driver	Vehicle	Date	Circuit Map
Snetterton 300 Circuit (2011–present): 4.779 km
Formula 3	1:39.933[11]	Felipe Nasr	Dallara F308	2011 Snetterton British F3 round
GB3	1:41.885[12]	Javier Sagrera	Tatuus MSV-022	2022 Snetterton GB3 round
BSB	1:47.079[13]	Tarran Mackenzie	Yamaha YZF-R1	2022 Snetterton BSB round
GT3	1:47.469[14]	Ulysse de Pauw	Mercedes-AMG GT3	2022 Snetterton British GT round
Formula 4	1:48.655[15]	Ugo Ugochukwu	Tatuus F4-T-421	2022 Snetterton British F4 round
GB4	1:49.380[16]	Jack Sherwood	Tatuus F4-T014	2022 2nd Snetterton GB4 round
NGTC	1:55.682[17]	Dan Cammish	Honda Civic Type R (FK8)	2019 Snetterton BTCC round
GT4	1:57.901[14]	Jamie Orton	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport	2022 Snetterton British GT round
Snetterton 200 Circuit (2011–present): 3.219 km
Formula 3	1:06.572	Chris Dittmann	Dallara F312	2017 Snetterton F3 Cup round
TCR Touring Car	1:25.084[18]	Chris Smiley	Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8)	2022 Snetterton TCR UK round
Snetterton 100 Circuit (2011–present): 1.577 km
British Sprint Championship	1:16.210	Colin Calder	Gould GR37	2011 Snetterton British Sprint Championship round
Grand Prix Circuit (1997–2010): 3.141 km[19]
Formula One	56.095[20]	Klaas Zwart	Benetton B197	2007 Snetterton EuroBOSS Super Prix
Formula 3	1:01.200[21]	Adriano Buzaid	Dallara F308	2010 Snetterton British F3 round
GT1 (Prototype)	1:03.393[22]	Tim Sugden	McLaren F1 GTR	1999 Snetterton British GT round
BSB	1:47.143[23]	Ryuichi Kiyonari	Honda CBR1000RR	2006 Snetterton BSB round
GT2	1:08.563[24]	Geoff Lister	Porsche 911 GT2 (993)	1998 Snetterton British GT round
Super Touring	1:09.011[25]	David Leslie	Nissan Primera GT	1999 Snetterton BTCC round
Formula BMW	1:09.849[26]	Henry Surtees	Mygale FB02	2007 Snetterton Formula BMW UK round
Super 2000	1:11.711[27]	Darren Turner	SEAT León TDI	2008 Snetterton BTCC round
BTC Touring	1:12.249[28]	Matt Neal	BTC-T Honda Integra Type R	2005 Snetterton BTCC round
Grand Prix Circuit (1990–1996): 3.137 km
British F2	59.470[29]	Luiz Garcia Jr.	Reynard 95D	1996 2nd Snetterton British F2 round
Formula 3	1:06.550[30]	Kelvin Burt	Dallara F393	1993 Snetterton British F3 round
GT1	1:09.570[31]	Ian Flux	McLaren F1 GTR	1996 Snetterton British GT round
Group 4	1:11.660[32]	Thorkild Thyrring	De Tomaso Pantera	1995 1st Snetterton British GT round
Super Touring	1:13.130[33]	Rickard Rydell	Volvo 850 20V	1995 Snetterton BTCC round
Group A	1:14.020[34]	Robb Gravett	Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth	1990 Snetterton BTCC round
Group 5	1:15.080[35]	John Greasley	Porsche 935 K3	1993 Snetterton British GT round
GT2	1:24.470[36]	John Morrison	Porsche 911 (993) GT2	1995 2nd Snetterton British GT round
Grand Prix Circuit (1974–1989): 3.085 km
British Formula 3000	55.370[37]	Andrew Gilbert-Scott	Reynard 88D	1989 Snetterton British F3000 round
Formula One	56.530[38]	Rupert Keegan	Arrows A1	1979 Budweiser Trophy
Group C2	59.510[39]	Tim Harvey	Spice SE89C	1989 RAC Championship Car Races Snetterton
Formula 5000	1:00.000[40]	Teddy Pilette	Lola T400	1975 2nd Snetterton F5000 round
Group A	1:07.500[41]	Robb Gravett	Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth	1989 Snetterton BTCC round
Grand Prix Circuit (with Russell Bend Chicane added) (1965–1973): 4.361 km
Formula 5000	1:18.400[42]	Brett Lunger	Trojan T101	1973 1st Snetterton F5000 round
Group 4	1:26.200[43]	Brian Redman	Lola T70 Mk.IIIB GT	1969 Guards Trophy Snetterton
Sports 2000	1:27.200[44]	Guy Edwards	Lola T290	1972 Anglia Television Trophy
Formula Two	1:28.200	Jackie Stewart[lower-alpha 2] Graham Hill[lower-alpha 2] Jochen Rindt[lower-alpha 2]	Matra MS5[lower-alpha 2] Lotus 48[lower-alpha 2] Brabham BT23[lower-alpha 2]	1967 Guards 100
Group 6	1:35.200[45]	Jeremy Lord	Astra RNR1	1970 Snetterton MN GT round
Original Grand Prix Circuit (1951–1964): 4.361 km
Formula One	1:32.600[46]	Jim Clark	Lotus 18	1960 Lombank Trophy
Group 4	1:35.600[47]	Innes Ireland	Lotus 19	1963 Snetterton Sports Car race
Formula Libre	1:38.200[48]	Brian Naylor	JBW-Maserati	1959 Snetterton Formula Libre race
Group 3	1:39.200[49]	Roy Salvadori	Ferrari 250 LM	1964 Scott-Brown Memorial Snetterton

Cars

The current 300 circuit lap record was set by Felipe Nasr from Brazil driving a Carlin prepared Dallara F308 in the 2nd race of the 2011 British F3 meeting. The lap was 1m 39.933s at an average speed of 106.95 mph (172.12 km/h).[50]

Prior to the introduction of the 300 circuit in 2011, the lap record stood at 56.095 (125.27 mph (201.60 km/h)) set by Klaas Zwart, during a BRSCC meeting in August 2007. During qualifying he set an unofficial lap record of 54.687 (128.50 mph (206.80 km/h)).[50]

Notes

References

External links

• Snetterton Race Circuit web site.
• Map sources for Snetterton Circuit

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