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TCR TO START AT THE BEND

TCR racing at Phillip Island

By Thomas Miles

Date posted: 18 June 2025

After it’s latest opening round delay, TCR Australia has confirmed its 2025 season will not begin until September at The Bend.

It follows the announcement that the previously scheduled opener at One Raceway would not take place at the end of June, plus postponements of races in NZ and Perth.

Instead, TCRs will first go racing in September as a support act of the Supercars Bend 500 enduro.

This means the August ARG round in Winton will also not feature the category and reduces the 2025 season to just two rounds as it follows the World Tour to Macau.

Full statement is below…

TCR Australia today announces that it will focus on restarting competition at The Bend 500 event on September 12-14, in conjunction with the Australian round of the Kumho FIA TCR World Tour.

TCR Australia intended to commence its 2025 season at One Raceway as part of the Motorsport Australia Trophy Tour event scheduled for June 28-29.

Following the withdrawal of other categories from the event, TCR was to have been one of only two national race categories appearing at One Raceway.

As a result, TCR has advised event organisers that it is in the best interests of the category, its competitors and stakeholders to forego this event.

TCR Australia identifies The Bend 500, where Australian teams and drivers will race alongside the Kumho FIA TCR World Tour at a high-profile event with significant spectator attendance and broadcast viewership, as the right platform to relaunch the category.

A combined grid of at least 25 cars is expected for The Bend, with no less than 11 international entries joining TCR Australia.

This decision means that TCR Australia will also forego the previously scheduled round at Winton Raceway on August 22-24.

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