The 1968 Malaysian Grand Prix was held there on 8 September as a Formula Libre race and was won by Indonesian Hengkie Irawan driving an Elfin 600.

The circuit was closed in 1977 after an accident that killed six children, although it later reopened after improvements of fences and guard rails around the track were carried out.

Titled as the 1985 800 km of Selangor, the race was the tenth and final round of the 1985 World Endurance Championship, and was won by Jacky Ickx and Jochen Mass driving a Porsche 962C.

Mick Doohan is the all-time leader in motorcycle Grand Prix victories at the venue, winning the event four times.

[citation needed] The Batu Tiga Speedway Circuit Track Details In Brief: The fastest official race lap records at the Shah Alam Circuit are listed as: The track was used as one of the shooting locations for Jackie Chan's 1995 film Thunderbolt.