Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Dundrod Circuit
Dundrod Circuit in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Dundrod Circuit is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
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.
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Background
History
The Dundrod Circuit 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 in length and later amended for the 1965 racing season to 7.401 mi 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…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.5808, -6.0847
- Address
- Lisburn, Northern Ireland
- Established
- 1950
Sources
- wikidata: Q173698 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Dundrod Circuit (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dundrod Circuit?
- Dundrod Circuit is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.5808°, -6.0847°.
- When was Dundrod Circuit built?
- Dundrod Circuit dates to 1950.