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Dundrod Circuit
Location	Lisburn, Northern Ireland
Time zone	WET (UTC+0); WEST (April–October, UTC+1)
Coordinates	54°34′51″N 6°05′05″W / 54.58083°N 6.08472°W
Opened	1950
Major events	Grand Prix motorcycle racing Ulster Grand Prix (1953–1971); RAC Tourist Trophy (1950–1951, 1953–1955); Sidecar World Championship; (1953–1954, 1956, 1969–1971) ; Dundrod 150; Killinchy 150
Length	11.910 km (7.401 miles)
Turns	25
Race lap record	3:15.316 — 136.415 mph (219.539 km/h) (Peter Hickman, BMW S1000rr, 2019 Ulster Grand Prix)

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Dundrod Circuit is a motorsport street circuit used for the Ulster Trophy for Formula One and Formula Two cars from 1950 to 1953, the RAC Tourist Trophy for sports cars between 1950 and 1955, and for the motorcycle Ulster Grand Prix from 1953 onwards. It is situated near the village of Dundrod in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. The nearby Clady Circuit also in County Antrim was used for the Ulster Grand Prix between (1922–1952) before moving to the Dundrod Circuit.^[2]

History

The Dundrod Circuit (Irish: Dún dTrod) in Co Antrim, first used in 1950 for the RAC Tourist Trophy automobile race and the Formula One (non-championship) Ulster Trophy (1950–1953), was 7.416 mi (11.935 km) in length and later amended for the 1965 racing season to 7.401 mi (11.911 km) with the addition of the Lindsay Hairpin. For the 1953 racing season the Clady Circuit was abandoned for motor-cycle racing and the Ulster Grand Prix as part of the FIM Motorcycle Grand Prix World Championship and was moved to the nearby Dundrod Circuit in Co Antrim. The circuit comprised public roads closed for racing including a section of the secondary B38 Hannahstown Road between Glenavy and Hannahstown, Co Antrim, the secondary B101 Leathemstown Road from Leathemstown Corner to Dundrod and the B154 Quarterland/Tornagrough Road from Cochranstown to the road junction of the B38 Upper Springsfield Road/Hannahstown Road at the Lindsay Hairpin. After 1955 cars stopped racing there due to no less than 3 fatalities during the 1955 TT race and safety concerns with the narrow, high-speed nature of the circuit, and since then it has only been used for motorcycle racing.

The photo below shows the original much tighter hairpin, with the modern hairpin, known now as the Lindsay Hairpin, being slightly further back up the road.

Speed and race records

The lap record for the Dundrod Circuit is 3 minutes and 17.928 seconds at an average speed of 134.614 mph (216.640 km/h) set by Dean Harrison riding a Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R during the 2017 Ulster Grand Prix.^[1] The race record for the Dundrod Circuit is an average speed of 133.180 mph (214.332 km/h) set by Bruce Anstey during the 2017 Ulster Grand Prix.^[1]

The lap record for the RAC Tourist Trophy on the Dundrod Circuit is 4 minutes and 42 seconds at an average speed of 94.67 mph (152.36 km/h) held by Mike Hawthorn driving a Jaguar D-Type set during the 1955 RAC Tourist Trophy.^[3] The race record for the RAC Tourist Trophy on the Dundrod Circuit is 7 hours, 3 minutes and 12 seconds an average speed of 88.32 mph (142.14 km/h) for 84 laps (622.96 miles/1002.518 km) during the 1955 RAC Tourist Trophy race held by the works Daimler-Benz entry of Stirling Moss/John Fitch driving a Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR.

The 1971 Ulster Grand Prix held on the Dundrod Circuit was won by Australian Jack Findlay in what was the Ulster Grand Prix's last year as part of the FIM Grand Prix international motorcycle racing calendar. Findlay's victory on a Suzuki was also notable for marking the first 500cc class win for a motorcycle powered by a two stroke engine.^[4]^[5]

Race lap records

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

Category	Time	Driver	Vehicle	Event
Full Circuit: 11.910 km (1950–present)^[6]
Superbike	3:15.316^[7]	Peter Hickman	BMW S1000RR	2019 Ulster Grand Prix
500cc	4:08.600	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta 500 Three	1970 Ulster Grand Prix
350cc	4:13.600	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta 350 3C	1970 Ulster Grand Prix
250cc	4:21.400	Kel Carruthers	Yamaha 250 V4	1970 Ulster Grand Prix
125cc	4:27.000	Bill Ivy^[a] Phil Read^[a]	Yamaha 125 V4^[a]	1967 Ulster Grand Prix^[a] 1968 Ulster Grand Prix^[a]
Sports car racing	4:42.000^[8]	Mike Hawthorn	Jaguar D-type	1955 RAC Tourist Trophy
Formula One	4:44.000^[9]	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo 159	1951 Ulster Trophy
50cc	5:17.200	Ángel Nieto	Derbi 50	1970 Ulster Grand Prix

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Both riders took the same lap time independently on different years.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "MCE Insurance Ulster Grand Prix - MMB Surfacing Superbike Race" (PDF). Ulster Grand Prix. MCUI (Ulster Centre) Timing. 12 August 2017. p. 32. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
^ Cook, Alastair (2004). Days of Thunder: The History of the Ulster Grand Prix. Gill & MacMillan. pp. 21–22. ISBN 0-7171-3800-3.
^ The Motor. Temple Press Limited. 1959. p. 5.
^ Jack Findlay obituary - The Telegraph
^ "MotoGP Milestones". crash.net. 22 May 2003. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
^ "Dundrod map, history and latest races - Motorsport Database - Motorsport Magazine". Retrieved 7 December 2022.
^ "Motorcycle Union of Ireland (Ulster Centre) Timing for Ulster GP2019 Superbike Race 1" (PDF). Retrieved 19 July 2024.
^ "1955 Tourist Trophy". Retrieved 7 December 2022.
^ "1951 Ulster Trophy". Retrieved 7 December 2022.

External links

[Dundrod_125cc_FL-8] Both riders took the same lap time independently on different years.

[Harrison-1] "MCE Insurance Ulster Grand Prix - MMB Surfacing Superbike Race" (PDF). Ulster Grand Prix. MCUI (Ulster Centre) Timing. 12 August 2017. p. 32. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

[2] Cook, Alastair (2004). Days of Thunder: The History of the Ulster Grand Prix. Gill & MacMillan. pp. 21–22. ISBN 0-7171-3800-3.

[3] The Motor. Temple Press Limited. 1959. p. 5.

[4] Jack Findlay obituary - The Telegraph

[5] "MotoGP Milestones". crash.net. 22 May 2003. Retrieved 30 March 2017.

[6] "Dundrod map, history and latest races - Motorsport Database - Motorsport Magazine". Retrieved 7 December 2022.

[7] "Motorcycle Union of Ireland (Ulster Centre) Timing for Ulster GP2019 Superbike Race 1" (PDF). Retrieved 19 July 2024.

[9] "1955 Tourist Trophy". Retrieved 7 December 2022.

[10] "1951 Ulster Trophy". Retrieved 7 December 2022.

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 | Location      = [[Lisburn]], [[Northern Ireland]]
 | Image         = [[File:Dundrod Circuit.svg|250px]]
- |Time          = [[Western European Time|WET]] ([[UTC+0]])<br />[[Western European Summer Time|WEST]] (April–October, [[UTC+1]])
+| Time          = [[Western European Time|WET]] ([[UTC+0]])<br />[[Western European Summer Time|WEST]] (April–October, [[UTC+1]])
+| Coordinates   = {{Coord|54|34|51|N|6|05|05|W|display=inline,title|region:GB-NIR_type:landmark}}
-| Events        = [[RAC Tourist Trophy]]<br />[[Ulster Grand Prix]]<br />[[Sidecar World Championship]]<br />(1953–1954, 1956, 1969–1971) <br />Dundrod 150<br />Killinchy 150
+| Opened        = 1950
+| Events        = [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing]] ''[[Ulster Grand Prix]]'' (1953–1971)<br />[[RAC Tourist Trophy]] (1950–1951, 1953–1955)<br />[[Sidecar World Championship]]<br />(1953–1954, 1956, 1969–1971) <br />Dundrod 150<br />Killinchy 150
 | Length_km     = 11.910
 | Length_mi     = 7.401
 | Turns         = 25
-| Record_time   = 3:17.928 — {{cvt|134.614|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}<ref name="Harrison">{{cite web|url=http://ulstergrandprix.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/MMB-SURFACING-FIRST-SUPERBIKE-RACE.pdf|page=32|title=MCE Insurance Ulster Grand Prix - MMB Surfacing Superbike Race|work=[[Ulster Grand Prix]]|publisher=MCUI (Ulster Centre) Timing|date=12 August 2017|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref>
+| Record_time   = 3:15.316 — {{cvt|136.415|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}<ref name="Harrison">{{cite web|url=http://ulstergrandprix.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/MMB-SURFACING-FIRST-SUPERBIKE-RACE.pdf|page=32|title=MCE Insurance Ulster Grand Prix - MMB Surfacing Superbike Race|work=[[Ulster Grand Prix]]|publisher=MCUI (Ulster Centre) Timing|date=12 August 2017|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref>
-| Record_driver = Dean Harrison
+| Record_driver = Peter Hickman
-| Record_car    = [[Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R]]
+| Record_car    = [[BMW S1000RR|BMW S1000rr]]
-| Record_year   = [[2019 Ulster Grand Prix|2019]]
+| Record_year   = 2019 Ulster Grand Prix
+| Record_class  =
 }}
-'''Dundrod Circuit'''  is a [[motorsport]] [[street circuit]] used for the [[RAC Tourist Trophy]] for [[Sports car racing|sports cars]] between 1950 and 1955 and for the motorcycle [[Ulster Grand Prix]] from 1953 onwards. It is situated near the village of [[Dundrod]] in [[Lisburn]], [[Northern Ireland]]. The nearby [[Clady Circuit]] also in County Antrim was used for the Ulster Grand Prix between (1922–1952) before moving to the Dundrod Circuit.<ref>{{cite book |title= Days of Thunder: The History of the Ulster Grand Prix|last= Cook|first= Alastair|year= 2004|publisher= Gill & MacMillan|isbn= 0-7171-3800-3|pages= 21–22}}</ref>
+'''Dundrod Circuit'''  is a [[motorsport]] [[street circuit]] used for the Ulster Trophy for [[Formula One]] and [[Formula Two]] cars from 1950 to 1953, the [[RAC Tourist Trophy]] for [[Sports car racing|sports cars]] between 1950 and 1955, and for the motorcycle [[Ulster Grand Prix]] from 1953 onwards. It is situated near the village of [[Dundrod]] in [[Lisburn]], [[Northern Ireland]]. The nearby [[Clady Circuit]] also in County Antrim was used for the Ulster Grand Prix between (1922–1952) before moving to the Dundrod Circuit.<ref>{{cite book |title= Days of Thunder: The History of the Ulster Grand Prix|last= Cook|first= Alastair|year= 2004|publisher= Gill & MacMillan|isbn= 0-7171-3800-3|pages= 21–22}}</ref>
 ==History==
-The Dundrod Circuit ({{lang-gle|Dún dTrod}}) in Co Antrim, first used in 1950 for the [[RAC Tourist Trophy]] automobile race and the Formula One (non-championship) Ulster Trophy ([[1950 Ulster Trophy|1950]]–1953), was {{convert|7.416|mi|km|abbr=on}} in length and later amended for the 1965 racing season to {{convert|7.401|mi|km|abbr=on}} with the addition of the Lindsay Hairpin. For the [[1953 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1953]] racing season the Clady Circuit was abandoned for motor-cycle racing and the [[Ulster Grand Prix]] as part of the [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme|FIM]] [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Motorcycle Grand Prix World Championship]] and was moved to the nearby Dundrod Circuit in Co Antrim. The circuit comprised public roads closed for racing including a section of the secondary B38 Hannahstown Road between [[Glenavy]] and [[Hannahstown]], [[Antrim, County Antrim|Co Antrim]], the secondary B101 Leathemstown Road from Leathemstown Corner to [[Dundrod]] and the B154 Quarterland/Tornagrough Road from Cochranstown to the road junction of the B38 Upper Springsfield Road/Hannahstown Road at the Lindsay Hairpin. After 1955 cars stopped racing there due to no less than 3 fatalities during the 1955 TT race and safety concerns with the narrow, high-speed nature of the circuit, and since then it has only been used for motorcycle racing.
+The Dundrod Circuit ({{langx|ga|Dún dTrod}}) in Co Antrim, first used in 1950 for the [[RAC Tourist Trophy]] automobile race and the Formula One (non-championship) Ulster Trophy ([[1950 Ulster Trophy|1950]]–1953), was {{convert|7.416|mi|km|abbr=on}} in length and later amended for the 1965 racing season to {{convert|7.401|mi|km|abbr=on}} with the addition of the Lindsay Hairpin. For the [[1953 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1953]] racing season the Clady Circuit was abandoned for motor-cycle racing and the [[Ulster Grand Prix]] as part of the [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme|FIM]] [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Motorcycle Grand Prix World Championship]] and was moved to the nearby Dundrod Circuit in Co Antrim. The circuit comprised public roads closed for racing including a section of the secondary B38 Hannahstown Road between [[Glenavy]] and [[Hannahstown]], [[Antrim, County Antrim|Co Antrim]], the secondary B101 Leathemstown Road from Leathemstown Corner to [[Dundrod]] and the B154 Quarterland/Tornagrough Road from Cochranstown to the road junction of the B38 Upper Springsfield Road/Hannahstown Road at the Lindsay Hairpin. After 1955 cars stopped racing there due to no less than 3 fatalities during the 1955 TT race and safety concerns with the narrow, high-speed nature of the circuit, and since then it has only been used for motorcycle racing.
 The photo below shows the original much tighter hairpin, with the modern hairpin, known now as the Lindsay Hairpin, being slightly further back up the road.
@@ Line 30: / Line 33: @@
 The [[1971 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1971]] Ulster Grand Prix held on the Dundrod Circuit was won by Australian [[Jack Findlay]] in what was the Ulster Grand Prix's last year as part of the [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme|FIM]] Grand Prix international motorcycle racing calendar. Findlay's victory on a [[Suzuki]] was also notable for marking the first 500cc class win for a motorcycle powered by a [[two stroke]] engine.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1553493/Jack-Findlay.html Jack Findlay obituary - The Telegraph]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crash.net/motogp/feature/72234/1/motogp_milestones_1949-2003.html |title=MotoGP Milestones |date=22 May 2003 |publisher=crash.net |access-date=30 March 2017}}</ref>
+===Race lap records===
+The fastest official race lap records at the Dundrod Circuit are listed as:
+{| class="wikitable"
+!Category!!Time!!Driver!!Vehicle!!Event
+|-
+! colspan=5 | Full Circuit: 11.910&nbsp;km (1950–present)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/circuits/dundrod/|title=Dundrod map, history and latest races - Motorsport Database - Motorsport Magazine|access-date=7 December 2022}}</ref>
+|-
+| [[Superbike racing|Superbike]] || '''3:15.316'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elaps-timing.com/results2019/ulstergp2019/ulstergp2019-sbk1.pdf|title=Motorcycle Union of Ireland (Ulster Centre) Timing for Ulster GP2019 Superbike Race 1|access-date=19 July 2024}}</ref> || [[Peter Hickman]] || [[BMW S1000RR]] || [[2019 Ulster Grand Prix]]
+|-
+| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|500cc]] || '''4:08.600''' || [[Giacomo Agostini]] || [[MV Agusta 500 Three]] || [[:it:Gran Premio motociclistico dell'Ulster 1970|1970 Ulster Grand Prix]]
+|-
+| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|350cc]] || '''4:13.600''' || [[Giacomo Agostini]] || [[MV Agusta 350 racers#MV Agusta 350 3C 1965-1973|MV Agusta 350 3C]] || [[:it:Gran Premio motociclistico dell'Ulster 1970|1970 Ulster Grand Prix]]
+|-
+| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|250cc]] || '''4:21.400''' || [[Kel Carruthers]] || [[Yamaha 250 V4]] || [[:it:Gran Premio motociclistico dell'Ulster 1970|1970 Ulster Grand Prix]]
+|-
+| [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing#Pre-MotoGP era|125cc]] || '''4:27.000''' || [[Bill Ivy]]{{efn|name=Dundrod 125cc FL|Both riders took the same lap time independently on different years.}}<br />[[Phil Read]]{{efn|name=Dundrod 125cc FL|Both riders took the same lap time independently on different years.}} || [[Yamaha 125 V4]]{{efn|name=Dundrod 125cc FL|Both riders took the same lap time independently on different years.}} || [[:it:Gran Premio motociclistico dell'Ulster 1967|1967 Ulster Grand Prix]]{{efn|name=Dundrod 125cc FL|Both riders took the same lap time independently on different years.}}<br />[[:it:Gran Premio motociclistico dell'Ulster 1968|1968 Ulster Grand Prix]]{{efn|name=Dundrod 125cc FL|Both riders took the same lap time independently on different years.}}
+|-
+| [[Sports car racing]] || '''4:42.000'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1955 Tourist Trophy |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1955-tourist-trophy/ |access-date=7 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Mike Hawthorn]] || [[Jaguar D-type]] || [[1955 RAC Tourist Trophy]]
+|-
+| [[Formula One]] || '''4:44.000'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1951 Ulster Trophy |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1951-ulster-trophy/ |access-date=7 December 2022}}</ref> || [[Giuseppe Farina]] || [[Alfa Romeo 158/159 Alfetta|Alfa Romeo 159]] || [[1951 Ulster Trophy]]
+|-
+| [[50 cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing|50cc]] || '''5:17.200''' || [[Ángel Nieto]] || [[Derbi|Derbi 50]] || [[:it:Gran Premio motociclistico dell'Ulster 1970|1970 Ulster Grand Prix]]
+|-
+|}
 ==See also==
-*[[Clady Circuit]]
+* [[Clady Circuit]]
-*[[Ulster Grand Prix]]
+* [[Ulster Grand Prix]]
-*[[North West 200]]
+* [[North West 200]]
-*[[Isle of Man TT Races]]
+* [[Isle of Man TT Races]]
-*[[RAC Tourist Trophy]]
+* [[RAC Tourist Trophy]]
+==Notes==
+{{Notelist}}
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
-==Sources==
-{{Empty section|date=April 2022}}
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.ulstergrandprix.net/09/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=127&Itemid=124 Map of the Course]{{dead link|date=October 2011}}
+* [http://www.ulstergrandprix.net/09/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=127&Itemid=124 Map of the Course]{{dead link|date=October 2011}}
-*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/8114289.stm BBC Website TT winners team up for Ulster GP]
+* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/8114289.stm BBC Website TT winners team up for Ulster GP]
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 {{Sidecar World Championship circuits}}
 {{World Sportscar Championship circuits}}
-{{Coord|54|34|51|N|6|05|05|W|display=title|region:GB-NIR_type:landmark}}
 [[Category:Motorsport venues in Northern Ireland]]
+[[Category:Motorcycle Road Racing Venues]]
 [[Category:Grand Prix motorcycle circuits]]
 [[Category:Sports venues in County Antrim]]

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