Breedon Everard Raceway

{{Short description|Motor racing circuit in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe}}

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{{Motorsport venue

| Name = Breedon Everard Raceway

| Location = Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

| Time = UTC+02:00

| Coordinates = {{coords|20|06|31|S|28|34|13|E|display=it}}

| Image = 260px

| Image_caption = Short Circuit (1975–present)

| Track_map = 260px

| Track_map_caption = Original Circuit (1969–1974)

| Events = Current:
Bulawayo 3 Hours
Former:
South African Formula One Championship Rhodesian Grand Prix (1971–1973)

| Opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1969|11}}

| Layout1 = Short Circuit (1975–present)

| Length_km = 3.478

| Length_mi = 2.161

| Turns = 8

| Record_time =

| Record_driver =

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| Layout2 = Original Circuit (1969–1974)

| Length_km2 = 4.079

| Length_mi2 = 2.536

| Turns2 = 10

| Record_time2 = 1:21.400

| Record_driver2 = {{flagicon|RHO}} John Love

| Record_car2 = Chevron B25

| Record_year2 = 1973

| Record_class2 = F2

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The Breedon Everard Raceway (also known as Bulawayo Motorsport Park) is a motor racing circuit in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The circuit was built in 1969 when Zimbabwe was known as Rhodesia. This circuit was built and completed in December 1969 and was originally {{cvt|2.536|mi|km|abbr=on|order=flip}} long, but was shortened to {{cvt|2.161|mi|km|abbr=on|order=flip}} in 1975.{{Cite web |title=Bulawayo - Racing Circuits |url=https://www.racingcircuits.info/africa/zimbabwe/bulawayo.html |website=RacingCircuits.info}} The circuit hosted the Rhodesian Grand Prix on 3 occasions and hosts the Bulawayo 3 Hours sportscar race.

Lap records

The fastest official race lap records at the Breedon Everard Raceway are listed as:

class="wikitable"

!Category!!Time!!Driver!!Vehicle!!Event

colspan=5 | Original Circuit: 4.079 km (1969–1974)
Formula Two1:21.400{{cite web |title=VIII Bulawayo 100 |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/VIII_Bulawayo_100 |date=10 June 1973 |access-date=6 August 2023}}John LoveChevron B251973 Bulawayo 100
Formula One1:24.600{{cite web |title=1972 Rhodesian Grand Prix |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1972-rhodesian-grand-prix/ |website=Motor Sport Magazine |date=10 September 1972 |access-date=6 August 2023}}Dave CharltonLotus 72D1972 Rhodesian Grand Prix

See also

References

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Category:Bulawayo

Category:Motorsport venues in Zimbabwe

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