The Oulton Park Circuit is a motorsport raceway founded in 1953 at Little Budworth, a village in Cheshire, half an hour away from Liverpool, England. The circuit was born out of necessity to accommodate the increasing number of racers and motorsport fans in Northwestern England who desired to have a top-notch racetrack in the area. Several domestic racing events take place at Oulton Park Circuit, such as the British GT Championship, the British Touring Car Championship, and the British Superbike Championship, to name a few. A wet track surface is a natural condition for any English raceway, even more so in the Northwest, one of the wettest regions of Europe.
The International Circuit in Oulton Park is clockwise-oriented, with a total length of 4.32-km (2.69-miles). There are 17 turns in this raceway, nicely adapting into the topography to create exciting elevation changes in its whole trajectory. The northern part of the circuit is a semi rectangle, and the southern portion borders the Oulton Lake nearby to form the tail of the track. The majority of the curves in the layout are fast-paced sweepers, contributing to the high average velocity of 143 km/h (89 mph). Racing at Oulton Park Circuit is a memorable experience for any driver, experienced and novice alike.