Oulton Park

Widely acknowledged as the most picturesque race circuit in the country, Oulton Park is recognised as much for its stunning surroundings as the spectacular racing that takes place on its hallowed tarmac.

Voted the best UK circuit by British Superbike fans in 2007, Oulton Park features rapidly changing gradients and blind crests, and presents a supreme challenge to riders and drivers. Spectators can enjoy fantastic views of the action, with the outside of Knickerbrook in particular providing a stunning vista.

The new season commences with the traditional Easter weekend round of the British F3/GT Championships and features a number of other high profile events, including the British Touring Car Championship, two rounds of the British Superbike Championship and a vintage sports car festival. Don’t miss the HSCC Gold Cup, the north’s premier historic racing event, on August Bank Holiday weekend.

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History of Oulton Park

This superb park was once the grounds of Oulton Hall, which burned down in 1926.The land was used throughout the war years as an army staging camp - General Patton was based here in the run-up to the Normandy landings, and his PT instructor, the reigning Heavyweight Champion of the World, Joe Louis, gave exhibition bouts in the valley at Deer Leap.

The Mid-Cheshire Car Club developed the track, building it into the natural contours of the picturesque land and, when a crowd of 40,000 attended a meeting there in 1953, its future as a race circuit was assured.

International racing followed and a tradition was started with the Gold Cup event, which in its heyday regularly attracted F1 teams and drivers. The Gold Cup quickly became known as a real test of man and machine. Stirling Moss won the Cup five times, the first in a Maserati 250F delivered that morning from the factory in '54, the last in '61 in the four-wheel drive Ferguson. It was the car's only victory.

When F1 cars were banned from racing outside Grand Prix in the '70s, the Gold Cup was awarded to the winner of the race deemed Oulton's highlight of the weekend. The proper event has now been reinstated by the HSCC, and has immediately become a high point of the historic racing season. Many past masters are regular visitors to the event, and the enormous variety of historic racing cars on show is unparalleled.

Circuit Statistics

International Circuit

Length: 2.692 miles (4.3072 km)

Direction: Clockwise

Corners: 8

Island Circuit

Length: 2.260 miles (3.616 km)

Direction: Clockwise

Corners: 7

Fosters Circuit

Length: 1.660 miles (2.656 km)

Direction: Clockwise

Corners: 6