Supercars - ITM Taupō Super 440
ITM Taupō Super 440
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Europe - Zurich
10 - 12 Apr
Completed
Taupō International Motorsport Park
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Track Info
Taupō International Motorsport Park - Taupō, North Island, New Zealand
Modern multipurpose venue in the geothermal heart of Aotearoa - clockwise - current Track 1 is 3.321 km with 14 turns - former International layout 3.500 km with 17 turns
When was the track built?
Taupō began in 1959 as a short dirt-and-tar club course before being asphalted and steadily upgraded. A NZ$14m expansion in 2005–2006 created a new pit and paddock, split-able layouts and the 3.5 km International circuit to attract world series. Subsequent revisions in 2007–2008 shaped today’s Track 1 with a tightened late-lap chicane and improved overtaking.
When was its first race?
The venue’s first race season was 1959 on the original club circuit. The international breakthrough came with A1 Grand Prix in 2007–2009, when Taupō hosted New Zealand’s round and set the A1GP race-lap benchmark.
What's the circuit like?
- Power into patience: A long pit straight launches you into a tight Turn 1 hairpin, then the lap flows through linked medium-speed corners where rotation and traction matter.
- Technical sting in the tail: The late-lap chicane was squared off in 2008 to improve passing and remains the heaviest braking on the lap. It decides the run to the flag.
- Modern facilities - classic sightlines: Grandstands and earth banks give wide views across the infield, with Mount Tauhara framing the backdrop.
- Benchmark pace: A1GP 1:14.679 (race lap) sets the car ceiling on Track 1 - Toyota FR Oceania, Formula Atlantic and Supercars supply modern references.
Lap records and benchmarks (by series - Track 1, 3.321 km)
- A1GP - race lap: 1:14.679 - Neel Jani, 2008. Unofficial all-time: 1:14.072 - Nico Hülkenberg, qualifying 2007.
- Toyota Racing Series / Formula Regional Oceania - race lap: 1:23.357 - Jehan Daruvala (FT-50), 2016. Recent FR Oceania laps in the low 1:24s.
- Formula Atlantic - race lap: 1:23.669 - Kaleb Ngatoa, 2025.
- Supercars - event reference: ITM Taupō Super 440 debuted in April 2024 and returned April 11–13, 2025.
Why go?
Taupō serves tight racing you can see. Turn 1 compresses the field for classic divebombs, the flowing mid-lap shows who has mechanical grip and the final chicane decides photo finishes. With Supercars now a fixture and FR Oceania every summer, you get world-class grids in a compact amphitheatre.
Where's the best place to watch?
- Main straight - Turn 1 hairpin: Starts, restarts and the biggest stop on the lap - prime overtaking.
- Infield mid-sector: Linked sweepers let you watch tyre management and rotation differences as stints develop.
- Final chicane: Mistakes here decide the launch to the line and last-lap passes.
Not just one series - headline events at Taupō
Supercars Championship: ITM Taupō Super 440 - 2024 onward with government-backed deal through at least 2026.
Formula Regional Oceania (Toyota FR Oceania): New Zealand’s flagship single-seater series races here in the summer season.
A1 Grand Prix (2007–2009): Gave Taupō its international coming-of-age and the enduring A1GP lap benchmarks.
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ITM Taupō Super 440
10 - 12 Apr
Completed
Taupō International Motorsport Park
Track Info
Taupō International Motorsport Park - Taupō, North Island, New Zealand
Modern multipurpose venue in the geothermal heart of Aotearoa - clockwise - current Track 1 is 3.321 km with 14 turns - former International layout 3.500 km with 17 turns
When was the track built?
Taupō began in 1959 as a short dirt-and-tar club course before being asphalted and steadily upgraded. A NZ$14m expansion in 2005–2006 created a new pit and paddock, split-able layouts and the 3.5 km International circuit to attract world series. Subsequent revisions in 2007–2008 shaped today’s Track 1 with a tightened late-lap chicane and improved overtaking.
When was its first race?
The venue’s first race season was 1959 on the original club circuit. The international breakthrough came with A1 Grand Prix in 2007–2009, when Taupō hosted New Zealand’s round and set the A1GP race-lap benchmark.
What's the circuit like?
- Power into patience: A long pit straight launches you into a tight Turn 1 hairpin, then the lap flows through linked medium-speed corners where rotation and traction matter.
- Technical sting in the tail: The late-lap chicane was squared off in 2008 to improve passing and remains the heaviest braking on the lap. It decides the run to the flag.
- Modern facilities - classic sightlines: Grandstands and earth banks give wide views across the infield, with Mount Tauhara framing the backdrop.
- Benchmark pace: A1GP 1:14.679 (race lap) sets the car ceiling on Track 1 - Toyota FR Oceania, Formula Atlantic and Supercars supply modern references.
Lap records and benchmarks (by series - Track 1, 3.321 km)
- A1GP - race lap: 1:14.679 - Neel Jani, 2008. Unofficial all-time: 1:14.072 - Nico Hülkenberg, qualifying 2007.
- Toyota Racing Series / Formula Regional Oceania - race lap: 1:23.357 - Jehan Daruvala (FT-50), 2016. Recent FR Oceania laps in the low 1:24s.
- Formula Atlantic - race lap: 1:23.669 - Kaleb Ngatoa, 2025.
- Supercars - event reference: ITM Taupō Super 440 debuted in April 2024 and returned April 11–13, 2025.
Why go?
Taupō serves tight racing you can see. Turn 1 compresses the field for classic divebombs, the flowing mid-lap shows who has mechanical grip and the final chicane decides photo finishes. With Supercars now a fixture and FR Oceania every summer, you get world-class grids in a compact amphitheatre.
Where's the best place to watch?
- Main straight - Turn 1 hairpin: Starts, restarts and the biggest stop on the lap - prime overtaking.
- Infield mid-sector: Linked sweepers let you watch tyre management and rotation differences as stints develop.
- Final chicane: Mistakes here decide the launch to the line and last-lap passes.
Not just one series - headline events at Taupō
Supercars Championship: ITM Taupō Super 440 - 2024 onward with government-backed deal through at least 2026.
Formula Regional Oceania (Toyota FR Oceania): New Zealand’s flagship single-seater series races here in the summer season.
A1 Grand Prix (2007–2009): Gave Taupō its international coming-of-age and the enduring A1GP lap benchmarks.
