Anglesey Circuit

Anglesey Circuit (Trac Môn)
International GP Circuit
International GP Circuit
Location	Anglesey, United Kingdom
Major events	BARC/BRSCC races
Length	3.4 km (2.1 mi)
Turns	11
Lap record	1.21.693 (Jim Hutchinson, Jade 3 Nissan (BRSSS OSS), 27/9/09)
Coastal Circuit
Length	2.5 km (1.55 mi)
Turns	10
Lap record	1:01.741 (Sylvester Mullins, Gould GR37 Judd (Leinster MC Pursuit Race), 5/7/09)
National Circuit
Length	1.9 km (1.2 mi)
Turns	6
Club Circuit
Length	1.3 km (0.8 mi)
Turns	4

For the judicial circuit, see Court of Great Sessions in Wales.

Caterhams race in 2006, with the Irish Sea in the background.

The track as it was prior to 2006

The Anglesey Circuit (Welsh: Trac Môn) is a motor racing circuit located in Ty Croes, Anglesey, Wales. It plays host to a variety of motorsport events, including rallycross. It opened as a fully licensed MSA and ACU championship racing circuit in 1997.

In 2006, the motorsports venue saw a major overhaul, with the majority of its 1.067 miles (1.72 km) circuit being scrapped in favour of a radical new development that includes four different track layouts: a 2.1 miles (3.4 km) International GP circuit, a 1.55 miles (2.5 km) Coastal Circuit, a slightly shorter National circuit and a Club Circuit that will cover under a mile. One of the straights on the circuit is named after Wales's only F1 driver, Tom Pryce, who was killed in an accident during the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami in 1977 when a track marshal carrying a fire extinguisher ran across the track in front of him. The extinguisher hit Pryce in the head, and both he and the marshal died.

The TV motoring programme Fifth Gear regularly used the Anglesey circuit for the 'Shoot Out' segment of the show. Since the new track configuration, Fifth Gear has opted to use the Coastal layout. The Coastal layout appears to be the most popular among track day enthusiasts because of the difficult downhill corkscrew segment.

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British motor racing circuits

Current	Aintree Anglesey Battersea Park Brands Hatch Cadwell Park Castle Combe Croft Darley Moor Donington Park Goodwood Knockhill Llandow Lydden Mallory Park Oliver's Mount Oulton Park Pembrey Rockingham Silverstone Snetterton Thruxton

Former	Birmingham Blandford Boreham Brooklands Brough Catterick Crystal Palace Davidstow Debden Elvington Eppynt Circuit Fersfield Full Sutton Gamston Gransden Lodge Ibsley Ingliston Racing Circuit Linton-on-Ouse Longridge Lulsgate Ouston Rufforth Thornaby Whitchurch

Proposed	Circuit of Wales

Coordinates: 53°11′24.15″N 4°29′51.58″W / 53.1900417°N 4.4976611°W / 53.1900417; -4.4976611

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