Supercars has revealed an expanded 13-round championship for 2025.
A number of calendar modifications for the Australian touring automotive collection have been introduced, with a spherical at Queensland Raceway becoming a member of the schedule for the primary time in 5 years, together with a brand new avenue race in Perth which is able to exchange the Wanneroo Raceway occasion.
The collection will begin on 21-23 February beneath the lights at Sydney Motorsport Park, which has moved to a late-Australian summer season date for the primary time, and finish on the Adelaide avenue circuit on 27-30 November.
Sandown Park in Melbourne, which has simply acquired a reprieve from potential closure, will stay on the calendar, however the conventional 500km endurance race has been moved to The Bend in South Australia in September.
As an alternative, Sandown will host the penultimate spherical of the collection, possible in a dash race format, in mid-November.
A 13-round championship had been anticipated and Supercars is believed to be working in direction of including an additional spherical sooner or later, maybe abroad.
David Reynolds, Erebus Motorsport Holden
Photograph by: Dirk Klynsmith / Motorsport Pictures
Taupo in New Zealand, which joined the Supercars calendar for the primary time this 12 months, will stay the collection’ solely worldwide venue.
“The growth to 13 occasions not solely brings again Ipswich [Queensland Raceway] however solidifies Supercars’ nationwide and worldwide footprint,” Supercars CEO Shane Howard stated.
“We’re thrilled in regards to the strategic additions and shifts within the calendar, together with shifting Sandown to a November date and debuting an endurance spherical at The Bend.
“We’re extremely excited to announce the return of the Ipswich occasion in 2025. After just a few years off the calendar, we all know followers in south-east Queensland have been longing for its return. Queensland Raceway has had vital upgrades, and the August occasion can be one to mark within the calendar to attend at a really revitalised venue.”
2025 Supercars calendar
Spherical | Location | Circuit Kind | Date |
1 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Street Course | 21-23 February |
2 | Albert Park (Method 1 Australian GP) | Road Circuit | 13-16 March |
3 | Taupō (New Zealand) | Street Course | 11-13 April |
4 | Symmons Plains | Street Course | Sep 11 Might |
5 | Perth CBD | Road Circuit | 6-8 June |
6 | Hidden Valley | Street Course | 20-22 June |
7 | Townsville | Road Circuit | 11-13 July |
8 | Queensland Raceway | Street Course | 8-10 August |
9 | The Bend | Street Course | 12-14 September |
10 | Bathurst 1000 | Street Course | 9-12 October |
11 | Gold Coast | Road Circuit | 24-26 October |
12 | Sandown | Street Course | 14-16 November |
13 | Adelaide Parklands | Road Circuit | 27-30 November |