Calendar change for V8 Supercars to avoid F1 clash

The 2016 V8 Supercars calendar has been changed to avoid a clash with the recently changed Formula 1 calendar.

The Australian F1 race in Melbourne has been moved to March 17-20th where the V8 Supercars runs a non-championship round.

As a result, the V8 Supercars race at Symmons Plains has been moved in order to avoid a clash and will instead be held on April 1-3rd.

“It’s a very simple and neat swap of dates for these two events which won’t affect the rhythm of the revamped calendar for 2016. We believe the 2016 calendar is a major win for fans and the most exciting the sport has seen. It delivers consistent and regular events throughout the season and expands the championship into Asia in what is a truly exciting development for the sport,” said V8 Supercars CEO James Warburton.

2016 V8 Supercars Championship Calendar

Date – Circuit, State/Country
March 6th – Adelaide Street Circuit, South Australia
March 20th – Albert Park, Victoria (with Formula 1)
April 3rd – Symmons Plains Raceway, Tasmania
April 17th – Phillip Island, Victoria
May 8th – Barbagallo Raceway, Western Australia
May 22nd – Winton Motor Raceway, Victoria
June 19th – Hidden Valley Raceway, Northern Territory
July 10th – Townsville Reid Park, Queensland
July 24th – Queensland Raceway, Queensland
August 14th – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
August 28th – Sydney Motorsport Park, New South Wales
September 18th – Sandown Raceway, Victoria
October 9th – Bathurst 1000, New South Wales
October 23rd – Surfers Paradise, Queensland
November 6th – Pukekohe Park, New Zealand
November 27th – Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales