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 road race in Perth which can exchange the Wanneroo Raceway occasion.
The collection will begin on 21-23 February below the lights at Sydney Motorsport Park, which has moved to a late-Australian summer time date for the primary time, and finish on the Adelaide road circuit on 27-30 November.
Sandown Park in Melbourne, which has simply obtained 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, seemingly in a dash race format, in mid-November.
A 13-round championship had been anticipated and Supercars is believed to be working in the direction of including an additional spherical sooner or later, maybe abroad.
David Reynolds, Erebus Motorsport Holden
Picture by: Dirk Klynsmith / Motorsport Photographs
Taupo in New Zealand, which joined the Supercars calendar for the primary time this yr, will stay the collection’ solely worldwide venue.
“The enlargement 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 concerning the strategic additions and shifts within the calendar, together with transferring 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 might be one to mark within the calendar to attend at a very revitalised venue.”
2025 Supercars calendar
Spherical
Location
Circuit Kind
Date
1
Sydney Motorsport Park
Street Course
21-23 February
2
Albert Park (Formulation 1 Australian GP)
Avenue Circuit
13-16 March
3
Taupō (New Zealand)
Street Course
11-13 April
4
Symmons Plains
Street Course
September 11 Could
5
Perth CBD
Avenue Circuit
6-8 June
6
Hidden Valley
Street Course
20-22 June
7
Townsville
Avenue 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
Avenue Circuit
24-26 October
12
Sandown
Street Course
14-16 November
13
Adelaide Parklands
Avenue Circuit
27-30 November
