South Africa, Gqeberha
Aldo Scribante Race Circuit
A 2.48 km circuit in Gqeberha. Timed layouts, lap times and what you need to know before a track day here.
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Driving with friends?
Find out who is faster, and in which corner.
Overlay two laps from the same day and see exactly where the gap opens, not only the final number.
Going to Aldo Scribante Race Circuit?
See which corner costs you the most time.
Record the session on your phone. Vetkuro splits the laps, times every sector and shows where the gap to your best lap opens.
Filming your laps?
Put speed, delta and lap time on your onboard video.
Overlay the data from the same session on the footage, synced automatically. One file to watch back, or to share.
Driving with friends?
Find out who is faster, and in which corner.
Overlay two laps from the same day and see exactly where the gap opens, not only the final number.
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Aldo Scribante Race Circuit lap times
Timed from GPS on real track days, not typed in. Compare within one layout and one vehicle class, because a motorcycle lap and a car lap are not the same thing.
No recorded laps on Full Circuit yet.
Record a session on this layout and your lap becomes the time other drivers in your class compare against.
Track day guide
Track day at Aldo Scribante Race Circuit
Weather by month, who runs the days and what to put in the car. Written for a first visit.
Who runs track days here
What to bring
- Helmet that meets the organiser's standard
- Long sleeves, long trousers, closed shoes
- Tyre pressure gauge, since pressures rise fast on track
- Removable towing eye fitted or in the car
- An empty boot: loose items out before the first session
- Your phone in a rigid mount, recording with Vetkuro
Weather by month
Now, in November: 22°C by day, 17°C at night, rain on 7 days. Warmest in February, 25°C by day on average. Coldest in July, 13°C at night. Fewest days with rain: June.
Rain: days with rain per month. Climate: NASA POWER, daily data 2016–2025. Monthly averages, not a forecast. Check the organiser's calendar for open dates. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division.
Elevation profile
Aldo Scribante Race Circuit elevation
Elevation change 6 m, steepest gradient 2.3%. The highest point, about 48 m above sea level, is 0.05 km from the start line; the lowest, about 42 m, 1.74 km.
Height above sea level, approximate. HoverTouch the profile for any point.
From a terrain model, sampled every 10 m along the track line and smoothed over 100 m. Heights above sea level are approximate: trees and buildings along the line read up to about 15 m high. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The organisations in charge of the Copernicus programme by law or by delegation do not incur any liability for any use of the Copernicus WorldDEM-30.
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More to do with the session than the lap time
About Aldo Scribante Race Circuit
Overview
Aldo Scribante Race Circuit is the home of the Algoa Motorsport Club. It lies in the Coega Industrial Development Zone beside the N2, on the outskirts of Gqeberha, formerly Port Elizabeth. The club runs its own circuit racing, drag racing and spinning events there. National meetings also visit, and in August 2026 the circuit hosted three race weekends in a row: a club and regional round, the Regional Extreme Festival and the National Extreme Festival. The circuit can be booked for private functions or events for half or full days. The club has also held occasional open track days with 20-minute sessions for street cars, race cars and bikes.
Technical Specifications and Track Features
The circuit is a 2.48-kilometre tarmac track built purely for racing. The club describes it as tight and narrow, a drivers' circuit that demands precise driving and a well-judged set-up to produce a good lap time. A long main straight runs past the pits, with the pit lane alongside it. In some club and regional classes a white line rule applies at Turn 1 and Turn 7, the two main overtaking points. There a broken barrier line is painted from around the 300-metre brake marker to the corner entry, and a driver who is not overtaking must stay outside it. The whole track was resurfaced in 2018 by the asphalt division of Scribante Construction.
Facilities and Specialized Areas
Two forms of drag racing use the main straight from the same staging area. The club's "Legal to Illegal" drags take place on the last Thursday of every month and were created to get drag racing off the streets of Port Elizabeth. The club's racing classes include regional Modified Saloons, the Coastal Challenge for historic and classic cars such as a 1971 Ford Escort or a BMW 2002, Open Top Cars and an Endurance Series. The Streetcar Challenge is an entry-level series for licensed, road-legal cars with a handicapped start based on lap times. The motorcycle division has senior and junior categories and uses the Honda NSF 100 to develop new riders. The club has also built a spinning bowl. Beyond the original ribbon of tarmac and its pit lane, the site gained covered garages, a control tower and better spectator facilities over the years.
History
The Algoa Motor Sport Club spent about 14 years raising money for a permanent circuit, with some backing from General Motors and Ford. When it had collected around R25,000, club president Louis Krittinger approached Aldo Scribante, a construction magnate and patron of the Scuderia Scribante racing team. Scribante lent the outstanding funds, to be repaid when the club was able, and the circuit was named in his honour. It was built on land provided by the Port Elizabeth City Council in 1974. The opening meeting drew about 12,000 spectators. Tiny Marriner won the motorcycle scratch race on a Honda 750, and Ernst Viljoen won the first car race in a Ford Escort 1600 GT. The club organised its first national race there in 1975. The track has also been used for testing by General Motors, Ford, Volkswagen, Bridgestone, Firestone, Goodyear and Continental. Celso Scribante, Aldo's son, oversaw the 2018 resurfacing with his own son Aldo. After he died in 2023, the club held a memorial race day with a two-lap parade in his honour.
Address
Coega Industrial Development Zone
6001 Gqeberha
South Africa
Contact
amsc.co.za
