The helicopter over the South Georgia circuit: the South Georgia racing game

Grand Prix of South Georgia

South Georgia Racing GameRace a 4.3 km circuit drawn from South Georgia's outline

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Length: 4.3km
Turns: 15
Main straight: 1180m
Slowest corner: 67km/h
Climb: 34m
Setting: Snow forest

Falling snow, king penguins and a rusting whaling boat on the beach. The South Georgia racing game is a race track shaped like South Georgia, drawn from its coastline: from Shallop Cove to King Haakon Bay, past Elephant Cove, Ice Fjord and the Binnie Peaks, through Harbour Point and Tønsberg Point to Grytviken, then on to Sandebugten, Damien Bay and Drygalski Fjord.

The Grand Prix of South Georgia is a winter lap through snow forest, rolling with 34 metres of climb over 4.3 km.

The South Georgia circuit map

The racing line (orange) inside South Georgia's outline; ○ is the start and finish. Open the map

T1Shallop Cove
T2King Haakon Bay
T3Elephant Cove
T4Ice Fjord
T5Binnie Peaks
T6Harbour Point
T7Tønsberg Point
T8Tor Point
T9Grytviken
T10Eosin Hill
T11Sandebugten
T12Bjornstadt Bay
T13Damien Bay
T14Drygalski Fjord
T15South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Each corner is named after the place on South Georgia's outline it traces.

Screenshots from the South Georgia circuit

Through the slowest corner, Binnie Peaks

On the grid for the Grand Prix of South Georgia: South Georgia racing game screenshot — On the grid for the Grand Prix of South Georgia

Chasing through a corner in South Georgia: South Georgia racing game screenshot — Chasing through a corner in South Georgia

Craning over the South Georgia track: South Georgia racing game screenshot — Craning over the South Georgia track

On board around South Georgia: South Georgia racing game screenshot — On board around South Georgia

Through the dip, South Georgia: South Georgia racing game screenshot — Through the dip, South Georgia

Around the South Georgia track

The church of the Grytviken whaling station stands by the shore, and a rusting whaling boat lies on the beach. King penguins gather near the track, icebergs drift in the fjords, and snow falls all lap long. Arctic-style huts sit on the tundra. Snowmobiles and pickups are parked by the fences, and the boards read King Edward Point.

Grytviken whaling station church
King penguins
Rusting whaling boat
Icebergs

How to drive the South Georgia circuit

The 1,180-metre main straight ends at Shallop Cove, turn 1. Binnie Peaks, turn 5, is the slowest corner at 67 km/h, and in the snow it comes up fast. The rolling ground, 34 metres of climb, never gets steep, but grip is low all the way round.

Ways to race South Georgia

Time TrialA lap for the South Georgia leaderboard, chasing the record holder's ghost. Grand Prix RunRace your way across the world's circuits. One free run every day.

What country is this? Guess South Georgia from one lap

One lap behind the leader, with the racing line drawing itself as it goes. By the flag it's South Georgia's outline. Could you name it before the reveal?

With sound: the video has a voiceover.