The Breedon Everard Raceway (also known as Bulawayo Motorsport Park) is a motor racing circuit in
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Bulawayo (, ; Ndebele: ''Bulawayo'') is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, and the largest city in the country's Matabeleland region. The city's population is disputed; the 2022 census listed it at 665,940, while the Bulawayo City Council cl ...
. The circuit was built in 1969 when Zimbabwe was known as
Rhodesia
Rhodesia (, ), officially from 1970 the Republic of Rhodesia, was an unrecognised state in Southern Africa from 1965 to 1979, equivalent in territory to modern Zimbabwe. Rhodesia was the ''de facto'' successor state to the British colony of S ...
. This circuit was built and completed in December 1969 and was originally long, but was shortened to in 1975.
The circuit hosted the
Rhodesian Grand Prix
The Rhodesian Grand Prix was an open-wheel motor race held in the 1960s and 70s, most often as a round of the South African Formula One Championship. During that time it played host to wide variety of racing cars, Formula One, Formula 5000, For ...
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:
See also
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James McNeillie Circuit
The James McNeillie Circuit was a motor racing circuit in Kumalo, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The circuit was built from 1959 to 1961 in Kumalo Airfield, northeast of Bulawayo. And it was named after the politician, James McNeillie. The circuit held t ...
References
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Motorsport venues in Zimbabwe
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