South Island Grand Prix
New Zealand Racing GameRace a 4.6 km circuit drawn from New Zealand's outline
- Length
- 4.6km
- Turns
- 19
- Main straight
- 1410m
- Slowest corner
- 70km/h
- Climb
- 95m
- Setting
- Southern Alps lake
New Zealand races on its South Island here. The New Zealand racing game takes a race track shaped like the South Island, from Pakawau Inlet and Tasman across to Picton and the Marlborough Sounds, past Cook Strait, down the east through Christchurch, Banks Peninsula and Ashburton to the Otago Peninsula, then round Invercargill and up through Te Anau and Fiordland.
It's the South Island Grand Prix, a dramatic mountain lap by a lake with 95 metres of climb, in the spirit of the roads around Queenstown.
The New Zealand circuit map
- T1Pakawau Inlet
- T2Tasman
- T3Picton
- T4Marlborough Sounds
- T5Marlborough
- T6Cook Strait
- T7Christchurch
- T8Banks Peninsula
- T9Canterbury
- T10Ashburton
- T11Otago Peninsula
- T12Otago
- T13Invercargill
- T14Price Point
- T15Edwardson Sound
- T16Mount Anderson
- T17Te Anau
- T18Southland
- T19Fiordland
Each corner is named after the place on New Zealand's outline it traces.
Screenshots from the New Zealand circuit
Around the New Zealand track
Aoraki / Mount Cook rises above the Southern Alps, the landmark of the lap. The road runs down to a lake, a stone church stands by the shore, and sheep graze on the hills. Utes, campers and cars are parked by the fences. A Kia ora banner hangs over the crowd, and the boards read Auckland, Queenstown, Christchurch, Rotorua, Taupō and Hampton Downs.
- Aoraki / Mount Cook
- Stone church
- Sheep
How to drive the New Zealand circuit
The main straight is 1,410 metres and ends at Pakawau Inlet, turn 1. Banks Peninsula, turn 8, is the slowest corner at 70 km/h. The lap drops steeply down to the lake and goes light over a crest below the mountains, with 95 metres of climb in all.
Ways to race New Zealand
What country is this? Guess New Zealand from one lap
One lap behind the leader, with the racing line drawing itself as it goes. By the flag it's New Zealand's outline. Could you name it before the reveal?
With sound: the video has a voiceover.
New Zealand lap record
The New Zealand leaderboard loads here. Set a lap in Time Trial to get on it.
New Zealand racing game: questions
Is the New Zealand track the North Island or the South Island?
The South Island. The circuit is drawn from its coastline, from Pakawau Inlet round to Fiordland.
Can you see Mount Cook from the New Zealand circuit?
Yes. Aoraki / Mount Cook rises above the Southern Alps, with a lake and a stone church below.
How long is the New Zealand circuit?
4.6 km, with 19 turns and 95 metres of climb. The main straight is 1410 metres long, and the slowest corner, Banks Peninsula, is taken at 70 km/h.
Can I race New Zealand 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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