# Race tracks and track day organisers
Source: https://lotustrails.com/tracks/

## Circuits
- [Silverstone](https://www.silverstone.co.uk/) (Towcester, United Kingdom; 5.891 km; 52.0733, -1.0147): Home of the British Grand Prix. Fast and wide, with long high-speed corners; track days run on the Grand Prix, National and International layouts.
- [Brands Hatch](https://www.brandshatch.co.uk/) (Fawkham, Kent, United Kingdom; 3.908 km; 51.3569, 0.2631): A natural amphitheatre with the plunging Paddock Hill Bend. Most track days use the short Indy circuit; the full Grand Prix loop through the woods is offered less often.
- [Donington Park](https://www.donington-park.co.uk/) (Castle Donington, United Kingdom; 4.02 km; 52.8306, -1.375): Flowing and downhill through the Craner Curves, with a strict noise limit because of nearby housing.
- [Oulton Park](https://www.oultonpark.co.uk/) (Tarporley, Cheshire, United Kingdom; 4.307 km; 53.18, -2.6128): A narrow parkland circuit with crests, blind corners and little run-off. Rewarding and unforgiving.
- [Snetterton](https://www.snetterton.co.uk/) (Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom; 4.779 km; 52.4636, 0.945): A former airfield with two long straights and a technical infield on the 300 layout. Run-off is generous, which makes it a good first circuit.
- [Cadwell Park](https://www.cadwellpark.co.uk/) (Louth, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom; 3.477 km; 53.3103, -0.0597): Very narrow and steeply undulating, often called a miniature Nürburgring, with the crest known as the Mountain.
- [Anglesey Circuit](https://www.angleseycircuit.co.uk/) (Aberffraw, Anglesey, United Kingdom; 3.38 km; 53.1886, -4.4964): A coastal circuit with sea views, a banked hairpin and a downhill corkscrew section. Kind to brakes and tyres.
- [Knockhill](https://www.knockhill.com/) (Dunfermline, Fife, United Kingdom; 2.04 km; 56.13, -3.5067): Scotland's national circuit. Short, steep and busy, and run in both directions on different days.
- [Goodwood Motor Circuit](https://www.goodwood.com/) (Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom; 3.809 km; 50.8594, -0.7583): A very fast perimeter-road circuit unchanged since the 1950s, with tight noise limits and a limited number of track days.
- [Castle Combe](https://castlecombecircuit.co.uk/) (Chippenham, Wiltshire, United Kingdom; 2.977 km; 51.4928, -2.2158): Fast and bumpy, with three chicanes to slow an otherwise flat-out lap.
- [Thruxton](https://thruxtonracing.co.uk/) (Andover, Hampshire, United Kingdom; 3.791 km; 51.2075, -1.6092): The fastest circuit in Britain by average speed. Planning restrictions mean very few open track days each year.
- [Bedford Autodrome](https://www.bedfordautodrome.co.uk/) (Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom; 6.1 km; 52.235, -0.4744): Built purely for track days and testing, with no racing, very large run-off areas and several layouts.
- [Mondello Park](https://www.mondellopark.ie/) (Naas, County Kildare, Ireland; 3.5 km; 53.2575, -6.745): Ireland's international circuit, tight and technical.
- [Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps](https://www.spa-francorchamps.be/) (Stavelot, Belgium; 7.004 km; 50.4372, 5.9714): Seven kilometres through the Ardennes forest, including Eau Rouge and Raidillon. Public days are run by track-day organisers and are in high demand.
- [Circuit Zolder](https://www.circuit-zolder.be/) (Heusden-Zolder, Belgium; 4.011 km; 50.99, 5.2569): A flat, stop-start circuit with chicanes, hard on brakes. A regular Lotus Cup Europe venue.
- [Circuit Zandvoort](https://www.circuitzandvoort.nl/) (Zandvoort, Netherlands; 4.259 km; 52.3888, 4.5409): Set in the dunes on the North Sea coast, with two steeply banked corners added for the return of the Dutch Grand Prix.
- [Nürburgring Grand Prix circuit](https://nuerburgring.de/) (Nürburg, Germany; 5.148 km; 50.3356, 6.9475): The modern circuit beside the Nordschleife. It has its own public sessions and is the safer place to start.
- [Hockenheimring](https://www.hockenheimring.de/) (Hockenheim, Germany; 4.574 km; 49.3278, 8.5656): A stadium section with grandstands on all sides and a long back straight into a hairpin.
- [Bilster Berg](https://www.bilster-berg.de/) (Bad Driburg, Germany; 4.2 km; 51.79, 9.07): A private resort circuit with steep gradients and blind crests, laid out on a former ammunition depot.
- [Circuit de la Sarthe (Bugatti)](https://www.lemans.org/) (Le Mans, France; 4.185 km; 47.95, 0.2244): The permanent Bugatti circuit shares the pits and the Dunlop curve with the 24 Hours track, most of which is public road for the rest of the year.
- [Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours](https://www.circuitmagnycours.com/) (Magny-Cours, France; 4.411 km; 46.8642, 3.1633): A smooth former Grand Prix circuit in central France, with a long hairpin and fast chicanes.
- [Circuit Paul Ricard](https://www.circuitpaulricard.com/) (Le Castellet, France; 5.842 km; 43.2506, 5.7917): Known for its painted abrasive run-off areas and the long Mistral straight. Close to the Route Napoléon.
- [Mugello](https://www.mugellocircuit.com/) (Scarperia e San Piero, Italy; 5.245 km; 43.9975, 11.3719): A fast, flowing circuit in the Tuscan hills, owned by Ferrari.
- [Autodromo Nazionale Monza](https://www.monzanet.it/) (Monza, Italy; 5.793 km; 45.6156, 9.2811): Long straights and heavy braking in a royal park, with the old banking still standing beside the track.
- [Imola](https://www.autodromoimola.it/) (Imola, Italy; 4.909 km; 44.3439, 11.7167): An anticlockwise circuit that climbs and falls along the Santerno river.
- [Red Bull Ring](https://www.redbullring.com/) (Spielberg, Austria; 4.318 km; 47.2197, 14.7647): A short lap with long uphill straights and big braking zones, in the Styrian hills.
- [Autódromo Internacional do Algarve](https://autodromodoalgarve.com/) (Portimão, Portugal; 4.653 km; 37.227, -8.6267): A modern circuit of blind crests and steep drops, popular for winter track days.
- [WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca](https://www.weathertechraceway.com/) (Monterey, California, United States; 3.602 km; 36.5841, -121.7535): Home of the Corkscrew, a blind chicane that drops several storeys. Strict sound limits apply on most days.
- [Sonoma Raceway](https://www.sonomaraceway.com/) (Sonoma, California, United States; 4.05 km; 38.1611, -122.4547): A hillside road course of constant elevation change in wine country.
- [Thunderhill Raceway Park](https://www.thunderhill.com/) (Willows, California, United States; 4.83 km; 39.5386, -122.3311): Owned by the San Francisco Region of the SCCA and used heavily by clubs for track days.
- [Buttonwillow Raceway Park](https://www.buttonwillowraceway.com/) (Buttonwillow, California, United States; 5 km; 35.4889, -119.5442): A flat, technical circuit with many configurations, the regular testing ground for Southern California.
- [Circuit of the Americas](https://circuitoftheamericas.com/) (Austin, Texas, United States; 5.513 km; 30.1328, -97.6411): The United States Grand Prix circuit, with a steep climb to turn one and a fast sequence of esses.
- [Road Atlanta](https://michelinracewayroadatlanta.com/) (Braselton, Georgia, United States; 4.088 km; 34.1487, -83.8156): Fast and hilly, with the downhill esses and a blind final corner under the bridge.
- [Barber Motorsports Park](https://www.barberracingevents.com/) (Birmingham, Alabama, United States; 3.83 km; 33.5326, -86.6195): An immaculately kept circuit beside the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum, which holds a large collection of Lotus racing cars.
- [Virginia International Raceway](https://virnow.com/) (Alton, Virginia, United States; 5.263 km; 36.5666, -79.2058): A long, fast country circuit with the climbing esses. A drive from the Blue Ridge Parkway.
- [Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course](https://www.midohio.com/) (Lexington, Ohio, United States; 3.63 km; 40.6892, -82.6364): Tight and technical with little grip off line.
- [Road America](https://www.roadamerica.com/) (Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, United States; 6.515 km; 43.7979, -87.9897): Four miles through woodland with three long straights. One of the fastest road courses in North America.
- [Watkins Glen International](https://www.theglen.com/) (Watkins Glen, New York, United States; 5.43 km; 42.3369, -76.9273): A former United States Grand Prix venue, fast and lined with blue barriers.
- [Lime Rock Park](https://limerock.com/) (Lakeville, Connecticut, United States; 2.41 km; 41.9283, -73.3806): A short, fast lap with almost no left-hand corners, in the Berkshire hills.
- [Canadian Tire Motorsport Park](https://canadiantiremotorsportpark.com/) (Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada; 3.957 km; 44.0481, -78.6756): Still widely known as Mosport. Very fast, with blind downhill corners.
- [Circuit Mont-Tremblant](https://www.lecircuit.com/) (Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada; 4.26 km; 46.1877, -74.6099): A scenic circuit in the Laurentian mountains that once hosted the Canadian Grand Prix.
- [Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit](https://www.phillipislandcircuit.com.au/) (Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia; 4.445 km; -38.5006, 145.2311): Fast, flowing corners above Bass Strait. Among the quickest circuits in Australia by average speed.
- [Winton Motor Raceway](https://www.wintonraceway.com.au/) (Winton, Victoria, Australia; 3 km; -36.5186, 146.0869): A tight, twisting club circuit that favours handling over power. On the way to the Great Alpine Road.
- [Mount Panorama](https://www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au/services/facilities/mount-panorama/) (Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia; 6.213 km; -33.4486, 149.555): A public road with a 60 km/h limit for most of the year, so anyone can drive the lap of the Bathurst 1000 at walking pace across the top of the mountain.
- [Sydney Motorsport Park](https://www.sydneymotorsportpark.com.au/) (Eastern Creek, New South Wales, Australia; 3.93 km; -33.8039, 150.8706): Sydney's permanent circuit, with a very fast first corner and several layouts.
- [The Bend Motorsport Park](https://www.thebend.com.au/) (Tailem Bend, South Australia, Australia; 4.95 km; -35.3233, 139.5153): A large modern complex an hour from Adelaide. The full GT circuit is 7.77 km, one of the longest permanent tracks in the world.
- [Queensland Raceway](https://qldraceways.com.au/) (Willowbank, Queensland, Australia; 3.12 km; -27.6903, 152.6544): A flat circuit of six corners west of Brisbane, known as the Paperclip.
- [Hampton Downs Motorsport Park](https://www.hamptondowns.com/) (Te Kauwhata, Waikato, New Zealand; 3.8 km; -37.355, 175.075): Between Auckland and Hamilton, with a short national layout and a longer international one.
- [Highlands Motorsport Park](https://www.highlands.co.nz/) (Cromwell, Otago, New Zealand; 4.1 km; -45.053, 169.156): A members' circuit in Central Otago with public experiences, under an hour from the Crown Range Road.
- [Taupo International Motorsport Park](https://www.taupomp.co.nz/) (Taupō, New Zealand; 3.5 km; -38.665, 176.145): A technical circuit in the central North Island that has hosted the Supercars championship.
- [Suzuka Circuit](https://www.suzukacircuit.jp/) (Suzuka, Mie, Japan; 5.807 km; 34.8431, 136.5411): The figure-of-eight circuit of the Japanese Grand Prix, with the Esses and 130R.
- [Fuji Speedway](https://www.fsw.tv/) (Oyama, Shizuoka, Japan; 4.563 km; 35.3717, 138.9267): A 1.5 km main straight beneath Mount Fuji. Host of large one-make owner gatherings.
- [Tsukuba Circuit](https://www.tsukuba-circuit.jp/) (Shimotsuma, Ibaraki, Japan; 2.045 km; 36.1503, 139.9197): Two kilometres long and the benchmark lap for Japanese car magazines and time attack.
- [Sepang International Circuit](https://www.sepangcircuit.com/) (Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia; 5.543 km; 2.7606, 101.7381): Wide, hot and humid, with two long straights joined by a hairpin.
- [Yas Marina Circuit](https://www.yasmarinacircuit.com/) (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 5.281 km; 24.4672, 54.6031): The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix circuit, floodlit for evening track days in the cooler months.
- [Dubai Autodrome](https://www.dubaiautodrome.ae/) (Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 5.39 km; 25.0497, 55.2389): A flowing circuit with several layouts and regular open track evenings.
- [Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit](https://www.kyalamigrandprixcircuit.com/) (Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa; 4.529 km; -25.9978, 28.0689): Rebuilt and resurfaced, at 1,500 m altitude, which costs naturally aspirated engines noticeable power.
- [Killarney International Raceway](https://www.wpmc.co.za/) (Cape Town, South Africa; 3.267 km; -33.8225, 18.5286): Cape Town's club circuit, run by the Western Province Motor Club.

## Track day organisers
- [Lotus on Track](https://www.lotus-on-track.com/) (UK and Europe): Members' track day club run by Lotus owners, with days at British and continental circuits for Lotus cars and a published list of other accepted sports cars.
- [MSV Trackdays](https://msvtrackdays.com/) (UK): Car and bike track days run by the circuit owner MSV at its own venues, including Brands Hatch, Oulton Park and Snetterton.
- [Javelin Trackdays](https://javelintrackdays.co.uk/trackdays/) (UK and Europe): Car track days at most British circuits, from Anglesey to Thruxton, plus trips to Spa-Francorchamps and Zandvoort.
- [OpenTrack](https://opentrack.co.uk/) (UK and Europe): Open pit lane track days at British and European circuits, open to first-timers and regulars.
- [Circuit Days](https://circuit-days.co.uk/) (UK and Europe): Track days and organised road tours.
- [RMA Track Days](https://www.rmatrackdays.com/) (UK and Europe): Track days since 1990 at circuits including Brands Hatch, Donington Park, Goodwood, Spa-Francorchamps and Le Mans.
- [Goldtrack](https://www.goldtrack.co.uk/) (UK and Europe): Driving club running limited-number track days at British and European circuits, including Spa-Francorchamps.
- [Trackdays.ie](https://trackdays.ie/) (Ireland and UK): Car track days at Mondello Park, with trips to circuits in the UK.
- [Curbstone Track Events](https://www.curbstone.net/) (Belgium and Europe): Membership-based organiser of track events at European circuits, with a winter ice driving programme.
- [RSRNurburg](https://rsrnurburg.com/) (Germany and Belgium): Nürburgring-based company offering track days, car rental, tuition and road tours, with a sister operation at Spa-Francorchamps.
- [Pistenclub](https://www.pistenclub.de/en/) (Germany and Europe): German members' club running track events and driver coaching for road cars.
- [Gedlich Racing](https://gedlich-racing.com/) (Germany and Europe): Track days, Nordschleife training and one-to-one coaching.
- [Destination Nürburgring](https://www.dnevents.com/) (Germany): Track days on the Nürburgring, with instruction and car rental available.
- [Trackdays.de](https://www.trackdays.de/) (Germany and Belgium): Track days, driver training and guided laps on the Nürburgring Nordschleife and at Spa-Francorchamps.
- [SCCA Track Night in America](https://www.tracknightinamerica.com/) (United States): Weekday evening sessions run by the SCCA at circuits across the country, aimed at road cars and newcomers.
- [NASA HPDE](https://drivenasa.com/) (United States): The National Auto Sport Association's High Performance Driving Events, run by regional chapters with graded groups and instructors.
- [Hooked on Driving](https://www.hookedondriving.com/) (United States): High performance driving days with coaching, run by regional operations across the country.
- [Chin Track Days](https://www.chintrackdays.com/) (Eastern and central United States): Open-track days at circuits including Sebring, Road Atlanta, Watkins Glen, VIR and Road America.
- [Speed Ventures](https://www.speedventures.com/) (California, United States): Track events at Californian circuits such as Buttonwillow and Chuckwalla, open to all drivers and cars.
- [Golden Gate Lotus Club](https://www.gglotus.org/) (California, United States): Lotus club that runs its own track days at circuits such as Laguna Seca and Sonoma Raceway, plus an autocross series.
- [Simply Sports Cars](https://www.simplysportscars.com/driving-events/) (New South Wales and Victoria, Australia): The Lotus retailer's own programme for its owners: track days and track nights at Sydney Motorsport Park, a Bathurst day and driver training.
- [Track Day Club](https://www.trackdayclub.com.au/) (New South Wales, Australia): Weekend track days for road cars in the Sydney area, with coaching, running since 2012.
- [Trackschool](https://www.trackschool.com.au/) (Victoria and New South Wales, Australia): Track days, open pit lane days and twilight sessions at Winton and Luddenham, with tuition available.