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Buckby Motors Symmons Plains Raceway

Launceston, Tasmania, Australia4.6 (197 Google reviews)Next: 2026 Supernats Tassie, 13 to 15 November 2026
Track length
2.41 km
Opened
1960

What's on and what's here

Upcoming events

2026 Supernats Tassie
Event

Burnout Festival

13 to 15 November 2026

2026 Supernats Tassie

Buckby Motors Symmons Plains Raceway · Launceston, Australia

2027 Supercars Tyrepower Tasmania Super440
2027 Supercars Tyrepower Tasmania Super440

Circuit Racing

12 to 14 March 2027

2027 Supercars Tyrepower Tasmania Super440

Buckby Motors Symmons Plains Raceway · Launceston, Australia

Plan the trip

Where to stay and what's nearby

Where to stay

Launceston, to the north, is the nearest city and has the most accommodation. Longford is the closest town.

Make the most of it

Your day at the track

Facilities

The pit building has air conditioned corporate suites and conference rooms, with 2,520 square metres under roof. The upgrade for the return of Supercars in 2004 added fitted garages, a two storey media and office centre and a toilet block.

Plan your day

Getting there

The circuit is at 14872 Midland Highway, Perth, on the road between Launceston and Hobart, and the operator puts it some 30 km south of Launceston. Spectators come in through the main venue gate off the Midland Highway. Parking is on site. No public transport to the circuit is published.

Public transport

No public transport to the circuit is published.

Camping

A campground by the road, reached on a gravel road, has room for 60 or more vans. It takes fully self contained motorhomes and caravans only: no tents and no sleeping in cars. There is no water, power, toilets, showers or bins, the maximum stay is 48 hours, and permits are self issued and paid by honesty envelope at the gate, AU$10 per van per night outside event weekends. Dogs must be on a lead and are not allowed inside the raceway boundary. The track itself can only be seen through the fence from the campground. The campground may close for some events or carry an extra event charge, and some events sell their own spectator camping.

Good to know

Good to know

The track

Symmons Plains Raceway is a 2.41 km permanent circuit on the Midland Highway at Perth, south of Launceston. Its best known features are a very long back straight with a kink, a very tight hairpin, and the original start and finish line and grid, which sat on a curve. The circuit opened in 1960 and became Tasmania's home of touring car racing after the Longford road circuit closed. It held a round of the Australian Touring Car Championship every year from 1969 to 1999, and Supercars came back in November 2004. Motorsports Tasmania, a not for profit body, runs it alongside Baskerville Raceway near Hobart.

Past events

2026 Supercars Tasmania Super 440
2026 Supercars Tasmania Super 440

Circuit Racing

22 to 24 May 2026

2026 Supercars Tasmania Super 440

Buckby Motors Symmons Plains Raceway · Launceston, Australia

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Last verified 8 November 2026. Official link: https://www.motorsportstas.com.au/symmons-plains-raceway