Grand Prix of Heard Island
Heard Island Racing GameRace a 4.3 km circuit drawn from Heard Island's outline
- Length
- 4.3km
- Turns
- 9
- Main straight
- 950m
- Slowest corner
- 67km/h
- Climb
- 91m
- Setting
- Glacier
Heard Island sits far out in the Southern Ocean, and the game still gives it a race. The Heard Island racing game is a winter circuit on a track drawn from Heard Island's coastline: from Spit Point it rounds Cape Lavett and West Bay, passes Macey Cone and Sydney Cove, climbs by Mount Aubert de la Rue, and comes back through Corinth Head and Corinthian Bay. Nine corners in 4.3 km, all of them in falling snow.
It's a glacier course with dramatic elevation, 108 metres of climb, and the Grand Prix of Heard Island runs in snowfall from start to finish.
The Heard Island circuit map
- T1Spit Point
- T2Cape Lavett
- T3West Bay
- T4Macey Cone
- T5Sydney Cove
- T6Mount Aubert de la Rue
- T7Corinth Head
- T8Corinthian Bay
- T9Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Each corner is named after the place on Heard Island's outline it traces.
Screenshots from the Heard Island circuit
Around the Heard Island track
Big Ben, the island's snow-capped volcano, rises above everything. King penguins gather near the track, icebergs drift offshore, and the ground is glacier and tundra. A few small arctic huts stand in the snow, snowmobiles are parked by the fences, and a flag-waving crowd has made the trip anyway. The banner says Welcome to Heard Island, and that's all the boards say too.
- Big Ben volcano, Heard Island
- King penguins
- Icebergs
How to drive the Heard Island circuit
The main straight runs 950 metres and ends at Spit Point, turn 1, which is also the slowest corner of the lap at 67 km/h. That makes it the biggest stop on the circuit, and in the snow it comes up quicker than you expect. The elevation is dramatic, with the road rising and falling across the glacier.
Ways to race Heard Island
What country is this? Guess Heard Island from one lap
One lap behind the leader, with the racing line drawing itself as it goes. By the flag it's Heard Island's outline. Could you name it before the reveal?
With sound: the video has a voiceover.
Heard Island lap record
The Heard Island leaderboard loads here. Set a lap in Time Trial to get on it.
Heard Island racing game: questions
Does it snow on the Heard Island track?
Yes. The glacier circuit runs in snowfall, with icebergs offshore and the Big Ben volcano above the lap.
What is the slowest corner on the Heard Island circuit?
Spit Point, turn 1, at 67 km/h. It comes at the end of the 950-metre main straight, so it's the heaviest braking zone on the lap.
How long is the Heard Island circuit?
4.3 km, with 9 turns and 91 metres of climb. The main straight is 950 metres long, and the slowest corner, Spit Point, is taken at 67 km/h.
Can I race Heard Island on my phone?
Yes. Globe Prix plays on phones and tablets with touch or tilt steering, and on desktop with a keyboard or a gamepad.
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