All News: Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit

Comuni Leads the Way at Phillip Island

February 20th, 2014 by

Just off the coast of southeast Australia lies an island rich in racing history, dating all the way back to more than eighty years ago when drivers would compete on a road circuit that changed shape and length from event to event. The road circuit eventually led to the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit being … Read the Rest »

Muggleton’s Perfect Month

December 2nd, 2013 by

The iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series came home to Phillip Island for Round 4 of Season 4 with Josh Muggleton having dominated the first three weeks of the season and on the verge of making it a perfect month of November. Shaun Kelly in his new team for Season 4 got his first pole position with … Read the Rest »

Globe-Trotting iGPS Style

September 16th, 2013 by

This is the half-way mark of the season, and the picture becomes clearer as to who will most likely earn themselves the remaining Road Pro licenses of 2013. The next obstacle to face is 45 laps around the Phillip Island circuit in Melbourne, Australia – aka Round Six of the iRacing.com Grand Prix Series (iGPS), … Read the Rest »

Ruggier Too Good Down Under

September 16th, 2013 by

Round 6 of the iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series headed home to Phillip Island for an endurance event which would see the sim-racers tackle 40 laps (178km) of “The Island.” Qualifying was extremely close with Josh Muggleton taking pole with a 1:31.222 with Justin Ruggier in second.  Madison Down and Richard Hamstead started from the second … Read the Rest »

GT Racing Down Under

March 23rd, 2013 by

Week Seven of the iRacing.com Grand Touring Cup series featured Australia’s popular Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.  With its awesome setting overlooking the southern Australian coast, the circuit enabled sim-racers to enjoy virtual views while dueling around 12 turns, a long front stretch and 2.762 miles of racing asphalt in their VW Jettas, Pontiac Solstices … Read the Rest »

Touring Cars Visit Queen City

March 14th, 2013 by

After a week of some of the best racing on the iRacing servers, the iRacing.com Grand Touring Cup series took a trip south from the good old state of West Virginia to “USA Racing Central” in North Carolina. NASCAR’s backyard in Charlotte just happens to have a 1.5 mile oval ready for racing, but more … Read the Rest »

Gentlemen, Start Your (Late Model) Engines!

January 12th, 2013 by

The first round of the Late Model Road Racing World Series will be broadcast live on latemodelroad.com on this Sunday at 22:30 GMT. Some of the iRacing.com’s fastest sim racers will begin their quest for the championship title around the challenging Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in their Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Late Models. Now … Read the Rest »

Late Models Ready to Roar Down Under

December 11th, 2012 by

Located on the southern coast of Australia, near Melbourne, the beautiful and challenging Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is set to host the first round of the inaugural season of the Late Model Road Racing World Series on Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 22:00 GMT. The 2013 Season will feature the Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS … Read the Rest »

Van Gisbergen edges Hamstead and Down at Phillip Island

March 1st, 2012 by

The iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by Big Pond returned home to Australia for Week 4 of 2012 Season 1, with a 38-lap event at the undulating, 2.762 mile Phillip Island circuit. At just a shade under 105 mile distance, the race was long enough that pit strategies would come into play. As usual, the … Read the Rest »