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2026 Island Magic

Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island, Australia20–22 Nov 20263 days

Why You Should Go

The TA2 muscle car title decider on the coastal circuit the club itself built

Format

Three Day Race Meeting

Crowd

Club race meeting crowd, no figure published

Vibe

End of season club meeting with national titles

About This Event

Island Magic is the Phillip Island Auto Racing Club's end of season meeting, run by the club that built the circuit, and in 2026 it settles the TA2 Racing Muscle Car Series title in the last of six rounds. Sports sedans race for the 50K Plate, and Road Racing Trophies go to other classes on the fast circuit above Bass Strait.

1What to Expect

The organiser's dates: PIARC lists Island Magic as 20 to 22 November 2026, with racing on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November.
National categories: The National Sports Sedans Series, Radical Cup Australia and Hyper Racer Australia race alongside TA2, and it is Hyper Racer's first race meeting at Phillip Island.
Victorian championships: Group N Historic Touring Cars, IPRA, Formula Vee and the Victorian Sports Sedans Championship fill out the program.
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Trophy races: Formula Vee races for the Mauri Fordham Trophy and Improved Production for the Matthew Flinders Plate. Past Road Racing Trophy winners include Bob Jane, Garry Rogers, Mark Winterbottom and Chaz Mostert.
The club's own circuit: Local enthusiasts bought the site in 1952, formed PIARC and ran the first meeting in December 1956 on what is now a 4.445 km circuit.

2Best Way to Experience It

Gold

The TA2 title races

The Camaro and Mustang muscle cars of TA2 race for the series title, on a circuit the category says lets its cars run door to door.

Silver

The Sports Sedans 50K Plate

The Sports Sedans race for the 50K Plate, the Island Magic trophy won in 2025 with a last to first drive in mixed weather in a rotary powered Fiat 124.

Bronze

Both race days

Racing runs on Saturday and Sunday, so two days at the circuit cover every category on the program.

About the Venue

The venue

Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit

  • 4.45 km
  • Opened 1956
See the venue guideDirections

3Nearby Accommodation

4Logistics

Getting there

Driving

  • The circuit's route from Melbourne is the Monash Freeway to the Cranbourne exit, then the South Gippsland and Bass Highways and Phillip Island Road over the San Remo bridge, turning off at Back Beach Road.

Public transport

  • Trains run daily from Melbourne, Dandenong and Cranbourne with a coach connection to Cowes, and a passenger ferry runs from Stony Point to Cowes.
  • No shuttle from Cowes to the circuit is published for 2026.

Rideshare and taxis

  • No rideshare or taxi drop off point is published for 2026.

Best value route

  • Driving is the most direct way in, as no event shuttle is published for 2026.
Tickets and entry

Tickets

  • Spectator tickets are sold on PIARC's Smart Tix page, priced from AU$10 to AU$102 (2026).

Cash and cards

  • The circuit is cashless.
  • Eftpos, Visa, Mastercard and American Express are accepted across the venue.
On the day

Weather

  • Late November is late spring on Phillip Island.
Staying over

Where to stay

  • Cowes is the main town on the island.
  • Ventnor, Newhaven and San Remo are closer to the circuit and the bridge.

5Frequently Asked Questions

Which days have racing?
Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November. PIARC lists the event as 20 to 22 November, and no public racing is listed for Friday.
Can you pay with cash?
No. Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a cashless venue, and cards and Eftpos are accepted.

6Cost Breakdown

2026 pricesPrice
Spectator ticketsAU$10 to AU$102
Last verified: 8 November 2026Official link: piarc.com.au

Tags

Multi Day EventCircuit RacingChevroletOpen-Wheel RacingHistoric RacingTouring CarsFordAmerican MuscleRadical

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