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Circuit map: here.
Circuit web page: Phillip Island Circuit.
A lap with Troy Bayliss in cartoon form.

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Quick Guide
Phillip Island Circuit is situated on the southern coast of Australia, near Melbourne. High on the cliffs overlooking the Bass Straight, Phillip Island is well known for windy, changeable conditions. It is also well liked among the riders, it’s combination of straights, corners and inclines rewarding riders for the effort they put in. In particular, Lukey Heights and the section of track from turns 8 to 10 are challenging, as is the long final turn into the home straight.

Always a feature of the first lap of any race at the Island is the war of nerves and guts that is the first corner on the first lap. Doohan Corner followed by the Southern Loop is a challenge on hot slicks, let alone in the madness of the first lap of a MotoGP race. Click through to the Google Map from the link above to see embedded video of Doohan Corner and also an onboard lap of the circuit from one of the instructors at the California Superbike School based at the circuit. This is MotoGPBlog’s favourite track on the calendar.

Circuit length: 4.448 km
Circuit width: 13m
Corners: 12: 7 left-handers, 5 right-handers
MotoGP race distance: 27 laps

Recent winners
2008:
2007: Casey Stoner: 41m 12.244
2006: Marco Melandri: 44m 15.621
2005: Valentino Rossi: 41m 08.542