Mine Circuit
{{Motorsport venue
| Name = Mine Circuit
| Location = Mine, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
| Time = UTC+09:00
| Coordinates = {{coord|34|08|35|N|131|06|12|E|source:kolossus-jawiki|display=inline,title}}
| Image = Mine91-FIX.svg
| Image_caption = Central Park Mine Circuit (1991–2006)
| Opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1972|11}}
| Closed = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2006|02|28}}
| Owner = Mazda (January 2006–February 2006)
CQ Motors (2002–January 2006)
| Events = Formula Nippon (1977–1980, 1983–2005)
Japanese F3 (1994–2005)
JGTC (1994–2002)
JTCC (1985–1990, 1992–1998)
All-Japan Sports Prototype Championship (1992)
| Former_names = Nishi-Nihon Circuit (1976–1990)
Atsu Circuit (1972–1975)
| Layout1 = Central Park Mine Circuit (1991–2006)
| Length_km = 3.331
| Length_mi = 2.070
| Turns = 16
| Record_time = 1:14.618
| Record_driver = {{flagicon|JPN|1947}} Katsumi Yamamoto
| Record_car = Reynard 97D
| Record_year = 1997
| Record_class = Formula Nippon
| Layout2 = Nishi-Nihon Circuit (1976–1990)
| Length_km2 = 2.830
| Length_mi2 = 1.758
| Turns2 = 13
| Record_time2 = 1:01.447
| Record_driver2 = {{flagicon|JPN|1947}} Hitoshi Ogawa
| Record_car2 = Lola T90/50
| Record_year2 = 1990
| Record_class2 = F3000
| Layout3 = Atsu Circuit (1972–1975)
| Length_km3 = 1.300
| Length_mi3 = 0.808
| Turns3 = 7
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Mine Circuit (みねサーキット) was a {{cvt|3.331|km|mi|abbr=on}} motor racing circuit in Nagao, Nishiatsu-cho, Mine, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It used to be known as Nishinihon. The track closed in February 2006 as it was sold to Mazda for development purposes.{{cite news |title=Motor Racing Japan – Mine Circuit |url=http://www.motoracing-japan.com/circuit/16_mine.html |access-date=6 June 2011 |year=1996 |publisher=motoracing-japan.com}}
It was one of the main circuits in Japanese motorsport; until 2005, every year, one or more races of the most important national categories, (the Japan GT Championship and Formula Nippon series) were held at this circuit.
Lap records
The fastest official race lap records at the Mine Circuit are listed as:
See also
References
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Category:Road test tracks by manufacturer