Mount Panorama Records
The current official lap record is held by Christopher Mies, who set a time of 1:59.2910 during the 2018 Challenge Bathurst on 16 November 2018, driving a GT3-spec Audi R8 Ultra.
Faster laps have been recorded at Mount Panorama but not during a race so do not qualify as records. As part of publicity for the 2011 Australian Grand Prix, McLaren provided a MP4-23 Formula One car for Jenson Button and Craig Lowndes. Button recorded a time of 1:48.88. On 2 February 2019 Luke Youlden recorded 1:58.694 in a Brabham BT62.
The fastest lap of the pre-1987 circuit was a 2:09.7 set by Formula 5000 driver Neil Allen in 1970 driving a McLaren M10B-Chevrolet.
Kevin Bartlett set the first ever 100 mph (161 km/h) lap of the Mount Panorama Circuit at the Easter meeting in 1967 driving a Repco Brabham BT11A, recording a 2:17.7 lap. For his achievement he was awarded 25 bottles of champagne. Later in the weekend he won the NSW State Road Racing Championship and lowered his lap record to 2:17.4, which earned him another 100 bottles. With a time of 2:17.8, Allan Grice set the first 100 mph lap of the circuit for a touring car (under Group C regulations) during qualifying for the 1982 James Hardie 1000 driving a V8 powered Holden VH Commodore SS. Four years later at the 1986 James Hardie 1000, Grice also set the first 100 mph lap in a Group A touring car driving a Holden VK Commodore SS Group A, recording a 2:16.16 in official qualifying.
Lap records for the various racing classes are:
+ - time was set on the original 6.172 km (3.835 mi) layout
Class/Driver |
Country/Vehicle |
Time/Date |
Outright Christopher Mies |
Germany Audi R8 Ultra |
1:59.2910 16 November 2018 |
Racing Cars |
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Formula Three Simon Hodge |
Australia Mygale M11-Mercedes-Benz |
2:02.6701 20 April 2014 |
Formula 5000 Niel Allen |
Australia McLaren M10B-Chevrolet |
2:09.7+ 30 March 1970 |
Formula Ford Anton De Pasquale |
Australia Mygale SJ08a-Ford |
2:17.9144 5 October 2012 |
Formula Ford (1600) Neil McFayden |
Australia Van Diemen RF94-Ford |
2:24.1300 11 October 2002 |
Formula Vee (1200) Paul Sherman |
Australia Spectre |
2.55.7162 21 February 2009 |
Formula Vee (1600) Benjamin Porter |
Australia Checkmate JP02 |
2:43.2401 5 February 2012 |
Sports Cars |
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Track Day Luke Youlden |
Australia Brabham BT62 |
1.58.69 6 February 2019 |
GT3 Sports Cars Shane van Gisbergen |
New Zealand McLaren 650S GT3 |
2:01.5670 7 February 2016 |
Production Sports Benny Simonsen |
Denmark Ferrari 488 GT3 |
2:03.419 27 March 2016 |
Carrera Cup Jaxon Evans |
New Zealand Porsche 991 GT3 |
2:06.2285 7 October 2018 |
Radical Cup Peter Paddon |
Australia Radical SR3S |
2:12.193 6 February 2016 |
Radical Cup Neale Muston |
Australia Radical SR8 |
2:07.7654 8 February 2014 |
Nations Cup Garth Tander |
Australia Holden Monaro 427C |
2:14.3267 17 November 2002 |
Aussie Racing Cars Adrian Flack |
Australia Euro GT-Yamaha |
2:32.0659 9 October 2015 |
Historic Sports Cars |
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Group Sc Geoff Morgan |
Australia Porsche 911 Carrera |
2:32.9968 3 February 2018 |
Group Sb Terry Lawlor |
Australia Shelby GT350 |
2:40.8391 2 February 2018 |
Group Sa Brian Duffy |
Australia Austin-Healey 3000 MkI |
2:48.837 26 March 2016 |
Touring Cars |
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Supercars Championship Chaz Mostert |
Australia Ford Mustang GT |
2:04.7602 13 October 2019 |
Super2 Series Paul Dumbrell |
Australia Holden VE Commodore |
2:06.7352 10 October 2015 |
Sports Sedan Steven Lacey |
Australia Chevrolet Camaro |
2:10.9911 3 February 2018 |
Group A Mark Skaife |
Australia Nissan Skyline GT-R R |
32 2:14.50 6 October 1991 |
Group C Peter Brock |
Australia Holden VK Commodore |
2:15.13† 30 September 1984 |
Super Touring Jason Plato |
United Kingdom Renault Laguna |
2:16.8034 5 October 1997 |
NASCAR Jim Richards |
New Zealand Chevrolet Lumina |
2:18.1027 24 February 1996 |
Improved Production Ray Hislop |
Australia Ford BF Falcon |
2:19.7120 21 April 2019 |
Goup C Improved Production Touring Cars Allan Moffat |
Canada Ford Boss 302 Mustang |
2:22.4† 3 April 1972 |
GT Production Neil Crompton |
Australia Ferrari F355 |
2:24.6065 14 November 1998 |
Group 3E Series Production Chaz Mostert |
Australia Ford Focus RS LZ |
2.25.802 16 April 2017 |
Mini Challenge Jason Bargwanna |
Australia Mini Cooper S |
2:30.2732 11 October 2008 |
Commodore Cup Steve Owen |
Australia Holden VS Commodore |
2:30.7639 24 April 2011 |
V8 Ute Racing Series Kris Walton |
Australia Ford FG Falcon Ute |
2:31.1318 12 October 2014 |
Saloon Cars Shawn Jamieson |
Australia Holden VT Commodore |
2:35.9685 23 April 2011 |
Group E Series Production Allan Moffat |
Canada Ford Falcon XY GTHO Phase III |
2:36.5† 1 October 1972 |
HQ Holden Peter Holmes |
Australia HQ Holden |
2:56.0330 19 October 1997 |
Historic Touring Cars |
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Touring Car Masters John Bowe |
Australia Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 |
2:17.4462 8 October 2017 |
Group Nc Australia Vince Macri |
Australia Chevrolet Camaro |
2:28.070 27 March 2016 |
Group Nb Australia Bradley Tilley |
Australia Ford Mustang |
2:31.6091 5 April 2015 |
Group Na Australia K. Smith |
Australia MG ZA Magnette |
3:21.3310 11 April 2009 |
Motorcycles |
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Formula Xtreme Kevin Curtain |
Australia Yamaha YZF-R1 |
2:15.45 23 April 2000 |
Superbike Kevin Curtain |
Australia Yamaha YZF-R1 |
2:15.83 23 April 2000 |
Sidecar G. Biggs/L.Genova |
Australia LCR Krauser |
2:30.28 10 April 1993 |