Port Wakefield

A couple of miles to the east of Port Wakefield in South Australia, this was the first permanent racing circuit to be built in Australia after World War II. Totally flat and very tight, it packed six corners into its 1.3-mile layout. It held the Australian Grand Prix in 1955 but closed six years later. The surprise winner that day was future world champion Jack Brabham in his one-off 2-litre Cooper-Bristol hillclimb special – the first Australian GP victory for a rear-engine car. Although demolished, the layout of Port Wakefield is still visible from the air.