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BRUCE MCLAREN MOTORSPORT PARK
TAUPO
Description Official name:
- Taupo Motorsport Park (1959 ÷ November 2015)
- Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park (November 2015 ÷ December 2021)
- Taupo International Motorsport Park (from December 2021)
Location Taupō
Waikato - North Island
Latitude - Longitude - 38°40'07"     +176°08'30"
-38.668611     176.141667
UTM Coordinates X = 425329.372  -  Y = 5719647.484  -  Zone 60H
Aerial photo / Map (*) Aerial photo / Map (*) OpenStreetMap  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Google Maps  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Bing Maps  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Zoom Earth  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Wikimapia
Altitude AMSL 460 m - 1509 ft
Inauguration 1959
Closing  
Designer  
Sources and links (Translation) (**)
(1) New Zealand English www.taupocarclub.org.nz/default.asp Official website
(2) New Zealand English www.taupocarclub.org.nz/events/race.html Official website
(3) New Zealand English www.taupomp.co.nz Official website
(4) English Forum Forum --> Oceania --> New Zealand --> New Zealand - Taupo [ENG]
(5) English www.a1gp.com/Circuit/CircuitInfo.aspx?circuitId=13 A1GP Official website
(6) New Zealand English en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taupo_International_Motorsport_Park Wikipedia
(7) English www.racingcircuits.info/australasia/new-zealand/taupo.html Racingcircuits.info
(8) Italian Autosprint Extra 2/2015 (page 28) Circuit named after Bruce McLaren December 1st 2015

(*) NOTE: a complete and detailed view of the circuit can be found (if available) on Street View by Google Maps and/or Bird's Eye and 3D views by Bing Maps for Enterprise (former Microsoft Virtual Earth): both can be reached using their own link in Aerial photo / Map cell.

(**) For on-line not-English speaking sources, click on each small flag and you open the corresponding Google Translator page with automatic translation.

Taupo Motorsport Park
Description  
Years 1959÷...
Direction Anticlockwise   Anticlockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Permanent
Inauguration 1959
Closing  
Last update of this page March 19th 2026
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 1398  m 4588  ft 0.869  mi Club Circuit (7)

Taupo Motorsport Park
International Circuit
Description  
Years 2006
Direction Anticlockwise   Anticlockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Permanent
Inauguration 2006
Closing December 31st 2006
Last update of this page March 19th 2026
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 1398  m 4588  ft 0.869  mi Club Circuit (7)
length 2200  m 7218  ft 1.367  mi National Circuit (7)
length 3500  m 11483  ft 2.175  mi International Circuit (6)
length 3500  m 11483  ft 2.175  mi International Circuit (7)
Straight length 830  m 2723  ft 0.516  mi Longest straight  

Taupo Motorsport Park
Description  
Years 2007.
Direction Anticlockwise   Anticlockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Permanent
Inauguration 2008
Closing  
Last update of this page March 19th 2026
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 2200  m 7218  ft 1.367  mi Circuit # 2 (7)
length 3300  m 10827  ft 2.051  mi Circuit # 1 (7)
length 1300  m 4265  ft 0.808  mi Circuit # 3 (7)
length 3400  m 11155  ft 2.113  mi Circuit # 4 (7)

Taupo Motorsport Park / Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park / Taupo International Motorsport Park
Description  
Years 2008÷...
Direction Anticlockwise   Anticlockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational  
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Permanent
Inauguration 2008
Closing  
Last update of this page March 19th 2026
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 2200  m 7218  ft 1.367  mi Circuit # 2 (7)
length 3300  m 10827  ft 2.051  mi Circuit # 1 (7)
length 3321  m 10896  ft 2.064  mi Circuit # 1 (6)
length 1300  m 4265  ft 0.808  mi Circuit # 3 (7)
length 3400  m 11155  ft 2.113  mi Circuit # 4 (7)


Updates
Date Track layout Years Description by Map by Thanks to Note
March 19th 2026     Guido de Carli     Update Description
January 9th 2008     Guido de Carli   jab Update Description
January 27th 2007 Taupo Motorsport Park 2006 Guido de Carli     Update Description
March 4th 2003     Guido de Carli     New Description
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list
 
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