Curiously, despite its high speed nature, the way Phillip Island flows through the fast turns means that it is not known as a horsepower track. Of course, the riders with a power advantage will find passing down the main straight much easier, but for outright lap times and  over race distance, top speed here is less vital than most would imagine. The fastest ever lap of Phillip Island by a motorcycle was recorded by Jorge Lorenzo on a Yamaha way back in 2013, his 1m27.899 for pole position remains the outright benchmark. 

The fastest race lap was also set that year on what was then a freshly resurfaced track. Marc Marquez is the holder of the race lap record at 1m28.108, also set that year, 2013. 

The race that year (2013) was quite controversial…. The grip of the new surface had seen tyre supplier Bridgestone caught out and the Japanese tyre manufacturer could not guarantee that their tyres would last more than ten laps. Thus the 2013 Australian GP was turned into an essentially two-part encounter over 19 laps, compared to the originally scheduled 27-lap distance. Riders were instructed to pit for new rubber after no more than ten laps. However, the Repsol Honda crew failed to bring Marquez in soon enough as they misunderstood the instructions, believing that Marquez could do ten laps and then pit for new rubber on lap 11. Marquez did that and rejoined the race right behind Lorenzo. However, Marquez was subsequently black flagged and disqualified from the race… Lorenzo went on to win with Dani Pedrosa second and Valentino Rossi third. #australiangp #phillipisland #phillipislandcircuit #jorgelorenzo #yamaha 📸 @ajrn_sp (at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjjumfwLcrn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#wsbk at #phillipislandcircuit #clouds #australia_shotz #austraia_oz #aussiephotos #scenery #australianimage #sky #hdr #everything_imaginable #gramslayers #fx_hdr #hdr_lovers #doyouseewhatisee #igdaily #igersvictoria #aussie_images #earth_shots #9weathermelbourne #9newsmelbourne #janesweather #10newsweatherwatchers #7newsweather #motorcycleracing #motorsport #racingcircuit #igersmoto (at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClKd5Eov-0J/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

MY TEAM MOTOGP 22 MALAYSIA GP CIRCUIT SEPANG Q-RACE MOTO 3 XBOX SERIES X

#Motogp22 #MyTeam #Carriera #Race #Moto3 #Menager #PhillipIslandCircuit #AustralianGp #MOTOGP2022Videogame 🎮 #gameplay #XboxSeriesX #youtubegaming 💟>

#MotoGP #moto2 #moto3 #phillipislandcircuit #2018 #mvaugusta #art (at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpYWEzHBU9d/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=jl3ilhhznmad

@joshcallan going over the bike before heading off to @phillipislandcircuit in the PLANETT Road Jacket. #planett #motorbike #phillipisland #phillipislandcircuit #theduke #ducati https://www.instagram.com/p/B5V689nAtGj/?igshid=1atkexp60trsa

Another day, another save by Marquez 😅 . . . . . . . #marcmarquez #motogp #phillipisland #phillipislandcircuit #phillipislandmotogp #australiangp #iamabiker https://www.instagram.com/p/B4CPXk6gzmY/?igshid=1oqls288q01ym

Subinats 19 Subinats 19 #subinats #subaru #subaruwrx #subaruwrxsti #brz #mollytaylor #cars #motorkhana #blobed #phillipisland #phillipislandcircuit #vic #australia @ Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit

Great to meet the @grtyamahawsbk team riders @marcomelandri33 and @sandrocortese at @phillipislandcircuit @worldsbk @ymf_ymi_aus round1 - good luck in race 1 #yamaha #wsbk #phillipislandcircuit #wer1 #yamahar1 #yamahafinancialservices (at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuNT32whe8s/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=147m1dg55ttra

'Coming out of Siberia' #35 #RedHatHudson just received this pic from Ralph Hudson racing in the International Classic at Philip Island Grand Prix Circuit Go Ralph Hudson! Go Team America! @phillipislandcircuit #phillipislandcircuit #ironwoodracing #ralphhudsonfastestmanalive (at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit)

The waiting is finally over! @worldsbk Round 1 begins tomorrow in @phillipislandcircuit 🏁🇦🇺🏆 https://www.instagram.com/p/B9EpmDWhYTw/?igshid=rar5kv8gacfc

Yesterday will be forever etched into my memory as one of the most satisfying days inside this car, every single time I strap myself in that seat it feels like I’m about to answer a multitude of questions that I asked myself during the build. This time the “will the panels stay on at 220kmh” question was answered, that’s a YES! Big thanks to @charitydrivedays and @shannonsinsurance for having me out at @phillipislandcircuit 🏁 full photo set and wrap up will be on #engineeredtoslide tomorrow morning. (at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Wi55JgteV/?igshid=zwfyga712jcr

Your @phillipislandcircuit @worldsbk lap record holder @tom66sykes has a lot of speed to find with his new team if pre-season testing is an accurate form guide, but hopefully the numbers crunched from the data gained this week allows him to roll out of pit-lane tomorrow with the confidence to push…. (at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co_v09LSt_P/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Porsche 991 GT3Cup driven by Richard Green #porsche #porsche991gt3 #phillipislandcircuit #statecircuitracing #victorianstatecircuitracingchampionships #motorsport #panningshot #sonyrx10mk4 #sonycamera #carracing #everything_imaginable #everything_transport (at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjFdmv6vhSt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#MotoGP #moto2 #moto3 #phillipislandcircuit #2018 #redbull (at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpYVxZYhdqK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1f1zdbxpiscrw

Time under the @phillipislandcircuit #ausworldsbk lap record today for @abautista19 !! A New Era is here #arubaracing #forzaducati Source IG: ducatimotor

The Beast's cousin at Philip Island #xbxccoupe #fordfalcon #fordv8 #aussiemusclecar #aussiev8 #phillipislandcircuit #worldsmostlivablecity #melbourne #loveracecars #sigmalenses #thebeast #nikonlife #lovephotography