History of Motorsport Display

The History of Motorsport Display fills the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Visitor Centre on Back Beach Road, tracing island racing from the 1928 Australian Grand Prix, the first car grand prix run in Australia, to the MotoGP era. For a modest ticket it holds one of the densest grand prix motorcycle collections in the country.

The Ago Room gathers Giacomo Agostini's MV Agusta championship machinery, three and four cylinder 350s and 500s from 1968 to 1973, alongside a 1 of 15 Superveloce AGO commemorative bike. The Aprilia collection runs 15 grand prix machines from 1992 to 2003, including world title bikes raced by Valentino Rossi (1997), Max Biaggi (1995), Loris Capirossi (1998) and Marco Melandri (2002), and the Cagiva collection adds ten 500cc two strokes raced by Lawson, Kocinski and Mamola.

Pair it with circuit viewing from the mound, karting on the 750 metre track outside, and the Champions Cafe.

A compact museum with a world class two stroke density, inside a working GP circuit's visitor centre.

Look out for:

• The Ago Room: Agostini's MV Agusta 350 and 500 championship bikes, 1968 to 1973.

• 15 Aprilia grand prix machines, including the title winning bikes of Rossi, Biaggi, Capirossi and Melandri.

• Ten Cagiva 500cc grand prix bikes from 1987 to 1994.

• The 1928 Australian Grand Prix story, the first car GP on Australian soil.

• Circuit viewing from the visitor centre mound, seeing about 80 percent of the track.

• Go karts on the 750 metre outdoor circuit, plus the Champions Cafe and gift shop.

Best way to experience it: buy the Circuit Viewing bundle, do the display first, then watch whatever is lapping from the mound.

• Display tickets $20 adult, $13.60 child (5 to 15) and senior, $67.20 family; the Circuit Viewing ticket ($17.50 adult, $8.50 child, $42 family) bundles display access with the viewing mound, so compare before buying.

• Hours vary with circuit activity and seasons; check the official site or call +61 3 5952 2710 before travelling, and expect restricted access on race and track hire days.

• On Back Beach Road, ten minutes from Cowes; drive, with free parking.

• MotoGP weekend in October transforms the whole island; book everything early.

Last updated: 3 September 2026