rFactor 2 Round 3 Grand Prix of Dundrod - Thu Mar 19, 2026

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DUNDROD GRAND PRIX





Formula 1 cars raced at the Dundrod Circuit in Northern Ireland for non-championship events like the Ulster Trophy primarily in the early 1950s (1950-1953), featuring top drivers like Fangio and Moss, with the circuit later becoming famous for the Ulster Grand Prix motorcycle races, ending significant car racing after fatal accidents in the 1955 Tourist Trophy.

Origins

Hairpin bend on the Dundrod Circuit
The first races took place in 1922 and in 1935 and 1948 the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme gave it the title Grand Prix d'Europe. The Ulster Grand Prix was included as one of the races in the inaugural 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season (now MotoGP), a place it held until 1971. It also counted for the Formula TT Championship between 1979 and 1990. The race has been held on three different circuits. The 20.5 mi (33.0 km) Old Clady circuit was used from 1922 until 1939 and included a notoriously bumpy 7 mi (11 km) straight.