The Bend SuperSprint was re-formatted as a 500 kilometre race, while the Sandown round adopted a sprint format. Please can we have Mt Panorama Bathurst circuit? Ford or Holden, regardless of where your loyalties lie, the 635+ horsepower Mustangs and Commodores are a potent combination of brute force and sophistication, capable of speeds approaching 200 mph and challenging the skill “and nerve” of the best sim racers. Fox Sports shows all practice and qualifying sessions live along with the races. wtf is this some kind of joke?! As the name suggests, the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series is the officially-sanctioned online racing series of the hugely successful V8 Supercar Series. PS Hopefuly Europe will get at least one/first server farm someday too :], AY . [50] Two of the team's RECs were purchased by Charlie Schwerkolt Racing and Matt Stone Racing, with both expanding to two car entries. [51][50][52] Matt Stone Racing acquired a second REC from Garry Rogers Motorsport to replace the one it had been leasing from Britek Motorsport. The 2020 Supercars Championship (known for commercial reasons as the 2020 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship) is a motor racing series for Supercars.It is the twenty-fourth running of the Supercars Championship and the twenty-fourth series in which Supercars have contested the Australian Touring Car Championship, the premier title in Australian motorsport. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. iRacing.com has developed dozens of formal partnerships in the motorsport industry to help create the most authentic racing simulation in the world including with NASCAR, IndyCar, International Speedway Corporation, Speedway Motorsports, IMSA, World of Outlaws, Mazda Motorsports, McLaren Racing, Williams F1, Audi, BMW, Ferrari, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Volkswagen, the Skip Barber Racing School and General Motors. It’s also the online home of one of motorsport’s great rivalries, where the Ford Mustang GT and the Holden ZB Commodore go door-to-door on some of the world’s most legendary road courses. [25] He replaced Tim Slade who will join DJR Team Penske as a co-driver. September 9th, 2019 at 2:44 pm. For more information on Supercars, visit www.supercars.com. September 5th, 2019 by [31], Simona de Silvestro and Garry Jacobson left Kelly Racing after it scaled down to two cars. 662. Deep Banerjee It entered two Triple Eight-built Holden ZB Commodores.[34][48]. 662. . August 3rd, 2011 at 4:47 pm. In 2010, iRacing added a second server farm in Australia to its system in order to ensure its members throughout Australia, New Zealand and Asia experience the best and fastest Internet connection possible. [71] The Gold Coast 600 was to have also become a night race. When the Supercars season resumes James Courtney will be a Tickford Racing driver – but it's not the first time the star driver has flirted with the famous Ford squad. Read the latest V8 Supercars News and V8 Race Results including Bathurst 1000. We can’t wait for the new cars to debut in next year’s Gfinity Supercars Eseries, and for the rest of the world to learn what we already know about these cars: they’re absolute beasts on the track.”, “iRacing is the ideal partner for Supercars in further developing the Gfinity Supercars Eseries,” said Mitch Kane, Partnerships Manager, Supercars. Scott McLaughlin entered the series as the defending drivers' champion. [74], The Saturday race at the SuperSprint and SuperNight events and the Darwin Triple Crown will be extended from 120 kilometres to 200 kilometres.[74]. Australia is the fastest growing country within the ranks of the iRacing.com membership. PLEASE?!?! save hide report. Points were awarded for each race at an event, to the driver or drivers of a car that completed at least 75% of the race distance and was running at the completion of the race. “The iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by BigPond will enable race fans around the world to experience V8 Supercar racing in a dynamic and exciting fashion. All Rights Reserved. 82 comments . [55][56] Courtney moved to the Team Sydney, with his seat at Walkinshaw Andretti United filled by Chaz Mostert. Now, we need more Aussie/Kiwi tracks please, Gustavo Cianfarani [37] Pither last competed full-time in 2016. September 13th, 2011 at 1:02 am. He will co-drive at the Bathurst 1000 for Tickford Racing after Alexandre Prémat, who resides in Las Vegas, was forced out by COVID-19 travel restrictions. The change was made in response to Auckland Council passing legislation that prohibited from running any event at the circuit on key dates, with Anzac Day falling on the Saturday of the round. At least 50% of the planned race distance must be completed for the result to be valid and championship points awarded. As with iRacing’s other worldwide eSports offerings, real-world teams like Red Bull Holden Racing Team, Walkinshaw Andretti United, and Boost Mobile Racing have all established teams in the championship. [76] This resulted in a 500 kilometre being restored as the first race of the Enduro Cup after the Bathurst 1000 was the first endurance race in 2019. August 2nd, 2011 at 7:57 pm, Circuit of the Americas? “The addition of the new Ford Mustang and Holden Commodore ZB and iRacing’s ultra-realistic simracing platform are a perfect marriage as we look to grow our involvement in eSports through our own world championship series.”.