Layout: Fictitious (designed by me) – © 2021 AllAlongTheRacetrack
When was the track built?
Ireland’s first and only permanent motor racing circuit, until the new F1 Organization arrived, carrying an amazing heritage for both 2 and 4-wheel racing.
Built in 1968 and extended the following year, it was named after Mondello, a suburb of the Italian city Palermo, where the Targa Florio took place.
A new layout increase was completed in 1998 to attract international events, but it was still too short for major motorsport series.
A significant extension and redesign, made by me, will finally make it FIA Grade-1, with also a museum.
When was its first Grand Prix?
It will be the first ever GP in this country.
It will rotate with Fairy Castle circuit in the European Continental Series.
What’s the circuit like?
The new layout clearly retrace the famous concept of the previous one, expanding on both sides and improving safety and overtaking spots for drivers.
The first sector has a significantly longer main straight, followed by two new tight corners.
It then continues to a series of long fast sweeping corners, normally taken at high-speed, although the middle sector is slightly twistier as it goes through the old circuit.
The final sector again is fast, larger and with areas for wheel-to-wheel action.
Where is it located?
Just outside the town of Naas, around 40 km west of Dublin and its airport. (+ 53°15’27”, – 6°44’49”)
