Key facts
| Address | Rockingham Motor Speedway, P.O. Box 500, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 5RR |
| Capacity | 130,000 |
| Build Date | 2001 |
| Where is Rockingham Motor Speedway located? | 52°30′54″N 0°39′27″W |
Description
Rockingham Raceway is a purpose built Motorsport Complex and opened in the year 2000. It has a capacity of 130,000 and has both an Oval (US Style) and a Road Based (Formula 1 Style) track. The raceway is one of the largest stadiums in the United Kingdom.
The length of the Oval circuit is a total of 1.5 miles (2.41 km) and the length of the main road course is 2.237 miles (3.6 km). In total there are twelve configurations of track which can be used for anything from Motorbikes to Rally circuits in varying lengths.
FAQ
Rockingham Motor Speedway was officially opened on May 26, 2001.
The name “Rockingham” comes from the nearby Rockingham Castle. The speedway is located in the Rockingham Forest area of Northamptonshire.
Rockingham features a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) oval circuit, which was the first banked oval circuit built in Britain since Brooklands closed in 1939. It also has several infield circuit configurations.
Rockingham was Europe’s fastest banked oval racing circuit and the first purpose-built oval speedway-style circuit constructed in the UK since Brooklands.
No, Rockingham Motor Speedway closed as a racing venue in 2018. It has since been repurposed as an automotive logistics hub.
Rockingham hosted various motorsport events during its operational years, including rounds of the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) and the British Formula 3 Championship.
