The Planai race course was 3.334 km (2.07 mi) in length, with a vertical drop of 976 m (3,202 ft) from a starting elevation of 1,753 m (5,751 ft) above sea level.[4] Svindall's winning time of 121.32 seconds yielded an average speed of 98.932 km/h (61.5 mph) and an average vertical descent rate of 8.045 m/s (26.4 ft/s).