This article is about the race course from Mario Kart: Super Circuit and retro course in Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart Tour. For other race tracks with the same name, see Luigi Circuit.
Luigi Circuit
Luigi Circuit
Information
Appears in Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001)
Mario Kart DS (2005)
Mario Kart Tour (2023)
Cup(s) Lightning Cup (Super Circuit)
Leaf Cup (DS)
Tour(s)
Online play Was never available (DS)
Music sample
Mario Kart: Super Circuit

Mario Kart DS

Mario Kart Tour
Course map
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
MKSC Luigi Circuit Map.png
MKSC Luigi Circuit Mini Map.png
Mario Kart DS
GBA Luigi Circuit mapMario Kart DS
Mario Kart Tour
GBA Luigi Circuit from Mario Kart Tour
Staff ghost(s)
DS Ninten★モリオ
1:46.581 Luigi's mugshot.The model of the Poltergust 4000 from Mario Kart DS

Luigi Circuit is the first course of the Lightning Cup in Mario Kart: Super Circuit. It is the longest of the three circuits and is Luigi's home track of the game. It is the first Mario Kart track to ever take place in the rain, and would remain the only course with this distinction until Neo Bowser City in Mario Kart 7. This is the only Luigi Circuit course to not appear in the Mushroom Cup (meaning it is placed after a Mario Circuit race).

The course is set on what appears to be an airfield filled with rain puddles during a downpour, which when driven through cause drivers to spin out and lose speed. In the background are hangars numbered "64" and "65", flanking a radio control building. In the third lap, a Luigi blimp takes off and flies around (the same blimp can be seen in Sky Garden). The course features many tight turns suited for drifting and winds around circuitously several times, akin to a real-life kart racing track. It shares its music with Peach Circuit and Mario Circuit.

Luigi Circuit reappears in Mario Kart DS as the third race of the Leaf Cup, and in Mario Kart Tour starting from the 2023 Mario vs. Luigi Tour.

Mario Kart: Super CircuitEdit

Course layoutEdit

 
Yoshi receives a Rocket Start at the start of the race

The course begins with a right turn followed by a left turn and a U-turn to the right. Racers then encounter the first set of Item Boxes and take a slight right turn and a sharp U-turn to the left. There is then a right turn, a right U-turn, and a 135° left turn that leads into a straightaway; at the end of the straightaway is an individual Item Box on the left side. After the straightaway, there is another right U-turn and the track slightly serpentines for a while, with the last item set at the end of this section. A left U-turn, a brief straightaway, a right U-turn, and another brief straightaway then brings racers to the finish line.

Throughout the course, puddles regularly appear as obstacles.

ShortcutsEdit

A notable shortcut can be found where the track slightly serpentines. The player can drive through the grass to the left of the track, passing through a small gap in the wall and cutting off the following U-turn.

Mario Kart DSEdit

This version of Luigi Circuit makes its classic course debut in Mario Kart DS, as the third course of the Leaf Cup. The layout is mostly identical to its original one, with a few differences. The second to last shortcut located by the end of the course has been removed. Many trees have been added to various off-road locations of the course. The blimp now only starts to take off on the second lap, and the numbers on the two hangars have been changed into 00's.

MissionsEdit

There is one mission that takes place on Luigi Circuit:

  • Mission 4-8: The player controls Luigi, who must perform 9 power-slide mini-turbos before completing one lap and before 60 seconds has passed.

Mario Kart TourEdit

 
Luigi Circuit in Mario Kart Tour

This version of Luigi Circuit returns in Mario Kart Tour starting from the 2023 Mario vs. Luigi Tour. The course has been significantly changed visually, with a forest now surrounding the track, breaks in the clouds, and the mountains being far taller and capped with snow. The layout has been simplified somewhat, with numerous bends from the original being straightened out and the serpentine portion being less dramatic. The sheds in the background have been redesigned, and seem closer to the course; some flagpoles and power lines also appear. The mud around the edges of the road has been removed. Unlike most GBA remakes in Tour, the course remains flat much like the original, though some elevation has been added to the end of the course, including two ramps. The blimp now bears the design of the Luigi Parafoil, still reading "Luigi Raceway", and now flies over the track throughout the race. The width of the road appears to be somewhat thinner. A starting line banner has been added, featuring the classic Mario Kart logo with a satellite dish on the right metal pole on it. Like GBA Yoshi Desert, the colored blocks follow the pattern of the SNES courses instead of the GBA ones in Tour.

The course also appears as Luigi Circuit R (reversed), Luigi Circuit T (with ramps), and Luigi Circuit R/T (reversed with ramps). In the T variant, there are two big Piranha Plants. In the R/T variant, racers can use a glide ramp at the end of the lap to glide over the finish line.

AppearancesEdit

For this course's tour appearances, see List of GBA Luigi Circuit tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Top-tier and middle-tier itemsEdit

Select "show" to reveal the drivers, karts, and gliders for which GBA Luigi Circuit and its variants are always favored or favorite courses. For instances in which additional drivers, karts, and gliders temporarily had this course and its variants as favored or favorite courses, see List of GBA Luigi Circuit tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Course Three-item drivers Bonus points ×2 karts Combo bonus ×3 gliders Two-item drivers Bonus points ×1.5 karts Combo bonus ×2 gliders
 
Normal variant
                                          ***                **           **   **  
        
 
R variant
                                            **        ***             ***      **    
             
 
T variant
                                                 ***      ***      ***             
    
   
 
R/T variant
                                      ***           ***       **              
     
    
* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3.
** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6.
*** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8 for High-End items.

Bonus challengesEdit

Time Trial
Icon Course variant Chosen
driver
Chosen
kart
Chosen
glider
Grand Star scores Tour appearances Cup
  Regular  
Baby Luigi
 
Pipe Frame
 
Super Glider
  • 1:24.00
  • 1:17.00
  • 1:10.00
Sundae Tour (2023)  
Lemmy Cup
Take them out quick!
Icon Course variant Chosen driver information Item Box type(s) found Opponent information Starting time Grand Star times Tour appearances Cup
Driver Kart Glider Number of balloons Number of item slots Driver Kart Glider Number of balloons Items used
  Regular  
Diddy Kong
 
Pipe Frame
 
Super Glider
3 1  
Bob-omb Cannon

 
Frenzy
(Bob-omb Cannon)
 
Bowser
 
Landship
TBD 7  
Banana

 
Giant Banana
1:15.00
  • 0:00.00
  • 0:05.00
  • 0:10.00
Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2023)  
Diddy Kong Cup

ProfilesEdit

Mario Kart DSEdit

  • European website bio: "If the non-stop rain doesn't dampen your spirits, the skid-inducing puddles certainly will. Luigi's second namesake course couldn't be more different from the first; with seven hairpin bends and a pair of chicanes that will test your power-sliding powers to the max."

GalleryEdit

Mario Kart: Super CircuitEdit

Mario Kart DSEdit

Mario Kart TourEdit

Course iconsEdit

ScreenshotsEdit

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ルイージサーキット
Ruīji Sākitto
Luigi Circuit

Chinese (simplified) 路易吉赛道
Lùyìjí Sàidào
Luigi Speedway

Chinese (traditional) 路易吉賽道
Lùyìjí Sàidào
Luigi Speedway

French Circuit Luigi
Luigi Circuit
German Luigis Piste
Luigi's Track
Italian Circuito di Luigi
Luigi's Circuit
Korean 루이지 서킷
Ruiji Seokit
Luigi Circuit

Portuguese Circuito Luigi
Luigi Circuit
Spanish (NOA) Pista Luigi
Luigi Track
Spanish (NOE) Pista Luigi
Circuito de Luigi (Mario Kart: Super Circuit European instruction booklet and Mario Kart DS)
Luigi Track
Luigi's Circuit