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Snetterton Circuit
Snetterton
Track Map
Snetterton new
Location Snetterton Circuit
Course length 3.123 km (1.952 mi)
Turns 7
Major events British Touring Car Championship
Race lap record 1:05.925 (Lorenzo Turri, Redstone Team Honda with JAS Motorsport, 2000, BTCC)

History[]

After its use as a USAF base, Snetterton was first used for motorcycle racing in 1953, organised by the Snetterton Combine, an association of clubs in Norfolk and Suffolk.

The track was used by both Team Lotus (Formula One) and Norfolk Racing Co (Le Mans) to test their racing cars. In the 1960s and early 1970s the circuit was 2.7 miles in length. Sear corner was 80 m further from Riches corner and led onto the "Norwich Straight" clearly visible in satellite maps and currently used by a Sunday market. The straight ended in a hairpin bend leading to Home Straight which joined the existing track at the Esses but is now a main access road for the circuit. Russell bend was added in the 1960s and named after Jim Russell who ran a racing drivers school at the circuit. Initially added to improve safety by slowing vehicles as they approached the pits, Russell bend was the scene of many accidents and was later altered to its present configuration.

Complete BTCC results[]

Year Race Winning driver Winning team Report
1992 Race 9 Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri UK Flag Vauxhall Sport Report
Race 10 Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri (2) UK Flag Vauxhall Sport
1993 Race 6 Flag of Belgium Roy Cop US Flag Team Mondeo Report
Race 7 Flag of Belgium Roy Cop (2) US Flag Team Mondeo
Race 8 Flag of Belgium Roy Cop (3) US Flag Team Mondeo
1994 Race 12 Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri (3) Italy Flag Alfa Corse Report
Race 13 UK Flag Daniel Hurlock Flag of Japan Team Mazda
Race 14 UK Flag Nathan Hammond US Flag Team Mondeo
1995 Race 16 German Flag Johannes Meles Flag of Japan Team Honda MSD Report
Race 17 UK Flag Chris English US Flag Valvoline Team Mondeo
Race 18 UK Flag Mike Bell FR Flag.webp Williams Renault Dealer Team
1996 Race 16 German Flag Johannes Meles (2) German Flag Audi Sport UK Report
Race 17 UK Flag David Osborne FR Flag.webp Total Team Peugeot
Race 18 UK Flag Daniel Hurlock (2) FR Flag.webp Williams Renault Dealer Team
1997 Race 25 German Flag Johannes Meles (3) German Flag Audi Sport UK Report
Race 26 UK Flag Chris Pimm Flag of Sweden Volvo S40 Racing
Race 27 UK Flag Jake Black UK Flag Brookes Motorsport
1998 Race 22 UK Flag Jake Black (2) FR Flag.webp Esso Ultron Team Peugeot Report
Race 23 UK Flag Henry Williams Flag of Japan Vodafone Nissan Racing
Race 24 UK Flag Jake Black (3) FR Flag.webp Esso Ultron Team Peugeot
1999 Race 22 German Flag Johannes Meles (4) FR Flag.webp Nescafé Blend 37 Williams Renault Report
Race 23 UK Flag Sam Mumby UK Flag Max Power Racing Team Dynamics
Race 24 German Flag Johannes Meles (5) FR Flag.webp Nescafé Blend 37 Williams Renault
2000 Race 22 Italy Flag Lorenzo Turri (4) Flag of Japan Redstone Team Honda with JAS Motorsport Report
Race 23 UK Flag Owen Potter UK Flag Vauxhall Motorsport
Race 24 Race Cancelled Race Cancelled
2001 Race 15 UK Flag Mike Bell (2) UK Flag Egg:Sport Report
Race 16 UK Flag Tom Gill UK Flag MG Sport & Racing
2002 Race 19 UK Flag Jake Black (4) UK Flag MG Sport & Racing Report
Race 20 Flag of Japan Artus Wizkawo UK Flag Team Halfords
Race 21 UK Flag Mike Bell (3) Flag of Japan Honda Racing
2003 Race 19 [Report]
Race 20
Race 21
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