Supercars Calendar Expanding in 2025

Supercars is reportedly well underway with an expanded 2025 calendar, a version of which has been floating around the scene so other categories can start pre-planning around the biggest motorsport category in the country. 

Our sources are reporting that there will be 14 rounds on the calendar with the return of Winton, Queensland Raceway and The Bend to replace the barely attended Bathurst sprint round.

The Bend has already been announced as a two-driver endurance race, and with the Sandown 500 remaining on the calendar for the foreseeable future, this will give the series three such races again for the first time since Covid intervened. 

Supercars has expressed a desire to start the season on the east coast of Australia, and was initially leaning towards Queensland Raceway but may now be looking at Sydney Motorsport Park two weeks prior to the Australian Grand Prix meeting in mid-March.

Both QR and SMP are talking night races, but the late sunset at that time of the year in Sydney may make twilight a more accurate reflection. 

Winton and Queensland Raceway’s return will be paved by an agreement between Supercars and its Teams Racing Charter (TRC) holders to forgo the extra income owed for racing at both tracks by not paying extra appearance fees for the home round. Meaning the Queensland based teams will not get an extra payment (believed to be $50k per car) for running that race, and likewise the Melbourne (and Albury) teams for Winton. 

This proposed agreement is part of ongoing negotiations regarding several components of the TRC which should see a revised charter in play for next season. 

The Perth street race is unlikely for 2025, but will likely make an appearance in 2026 along with a second New Zealand round, most likely at Highlands Motorsport Park on the South Island. 

Many people feel that 15 is the minimum number of rounds in a season to get enough regular action to keep people’s attention on the championship as the economy continues to tighten.

The possible 15^th round could be a much talked about street race in the Hunter Valley, using the infrastructure from Newcastle which Supercars already owns and is not thar far away. 

Race formats will also come up for discussion, with concerns in Perth that two 100km races doesn’t give enough action, and that such a short weekend carries the same points as Bathurst. 

A return to international racing has also been mooted, with plenty of inbound attention worthy of Supercars consideration. 

Auto Action has been told that the organisers of the Las Vegas Grand Pric approached Supercars about creating the undercard for the late-night race, but that a paying entity eventually shut down the deal.

Qatar has also been in discussion with Supercars about a similar deal for its Grand Prix, which is one reason why the 2024 calendar has finisher earlier than normal to allows for its possible inclusion even this year, although that now appears only a slim chance.

Singapore has also long been discussed, but its timing in relation to Bathurst remains poor. 

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Possible 2025 Supercars Calendar

1. Sydney Motorsport Park or Queensland Raceway
2. Australian Grand Prix
3. New Zealand, Taupo
4. Perth
5. Darwin 
6. Townsville
7. Queensland Raceway or Sydney Motorsport Park
8. Winton
9. Symmons Plains 
10. The Bend 500
11. Sandown 500
12. Bathurst 1000
13. Gold Coast
14. Adelaide 500

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