Mine Circuit
Location | Mine, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan |
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Time zone | JST |
Coordinates | 34°08′35″N 131°06′12″E / 34.14306°N 131.10333°ECoordinates: 34°08′35″N 131°06′12″E / 34.14306°N 131.10333°E |
Opened | November 1972 |
Closed | 28 February 2006 |
Length | 3.331 km (2.070 miles) |
Turns | 16 |
Mine Circuit (みねサーキット) was a 3.331 km (2.070 mi) motor racing circuit in Nagao, Nishiatsu-cho, Mine, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It used to be known as Nishinihon. The track closed in February 2006.
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.