{"id":4595,"date":"2020-12-02T21:40:44","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T22:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=4595"},"modified":"2020-12-03T02:26:09","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T02:26:09","slug":"new-bathurst-race-to-kick-off-supercars-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=4595","title":{"rendered":"New Bathurst race to kick-off Supercars season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bathurst has been confirmed as the opening race of the 2021 Supercars championship, with the iconic venue to host two races during the year.<\/p>\n

As well as the traditional Bathurst 1000 in October<\/a>, the Mount Panorama 500 will kick off the season on the last weekend of February.<\/p>\n

The Newcastle street race, not held this year due to the pandemic, is also off the calendar for 2021, but has already been announced as the season-opening race for 2022.<\/p>\n

Dates for each race have been locked in, but at this stage there's no announcement regarding the format of each weekend, although six of the races will be held over the two-day format that proved successful this year, instead of the traditional three days.<\/p>\n

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"It is important to us to ensure the 2021 calendar features as much certainty for fans as we can provide given the current COVID-19 restrictions in each state and territory," said Supercars boss Sean Seamer.<\/p>\n

"We're thrilled that next year we can deliver two events at Mount Panorama, including the season opener in February.<\/p>\n

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"We are still working with all government partners on fan limits for each event, but we are confident of strong crowd numbers across Australia and New Zealand, in line with the current loosening of COVID-19 restrictions."<\/p>\n

The season runs for just over nine months, including a six-week break around the Tokyo Olympics, with the series wrapping up on the streets of the Gold Coast in the first week of December.<\/p>\n

Sydney Motorsport Park will also host the pre-season test session, set down for Sunday, February 14, while Sandown is a notable omission from the calendar, with Supercars confirming it remains on standby should other events be cancelled.<\/p>\n

Supercars 2021 Calendar<\/strong><\/p>\n

February 26-28: Mount Panorama 500, Bathurst, NSW<\/p>\n

March 18-21: Melbourne, Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, VIC<\/p>\n

April 10-11: Tasmania SuperSprint, Symmons Plains, TAS<\/p>\n

May 8-9: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 OTR SuperSprint, Tailem Bend, SA<\/p>\n

May 29-30:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Winton SuperSprint, Winton, VIC<\/p>\n

June 19-20:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Darwin Triple Crown, Hidden Valley, NT<\/p>\n

July 9-11:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NTI Townsville, Reid Park, QLD<\/p>\n

Aug 20-22:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sydney SuperNight, Sydney Motorsport Park, NSW<\/p>\n

Sept 11-12:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Perth SuperNight, Wanneroo Raceway, WA<\/p>\n

Oct 7-10:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Repco Bathurst 1000, Mount Panorama, NSW<\/p>\n

Nov 6-7:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ITM Auckland SuperSprint, NZ<\/p>\n

Dec 3-5:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gold Coast Street Circuit, Surfers Paradise, QLD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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