V8 Supercars has confirmed next year’s Perth 400 has been locked in for the weekend of May 16-18 at Barbagallo Raceway, Wanneroo.
Also confirmed is the August 1-3 date for the Coates Hire Ipswich 400 at Queensland Raceway.
The highly successful Perth 400, one of Western Australia’s largest annual events, was subject to confirmation of the date as Eventscorp, Tourism WA’s events division, was finalising its overall events calendar for 2014.
The May event will be the fourth SuperSprint event in 2014 featuring two 100km races on Saturday and a single 200km race on Sunday, giving West Australian fans more racing and action.
Perth will also host the third event in the Dunlop Series as part of a full support category card, as well as V8 Supercar practice on Friday and qualifying sessions on Saturday and Sunday morning.
V8 Supercars has finalised the agreement with Queensland Raceway for the Coates Hire Ipswich 400, which is also a SuperSprint event including the Dunlop Series and a range of supports.
The SuperSprint format is part of a standardisation of race weekends into three clear formats – SuperSprint, SuperStreet and the PIRTEK Enduro Cup.
The 2014 V8 Supercars calendar:
Date | Event | Location | Race Format |
Feb 15 | sydney.com V8 Supercars Test Day | Sydney MSP | Test Day |
Feb 27-Mar 2 | Clipsal 500 Adelaide | Adelaide Street Circuit | SuperStreet DS |
Mar 13-16 | 2014 Formula 1 Aust Grand Prix | Albert Park | TBC |
Mar 28-30 | Tasmania 400 | Symmons Plains Raceway | SuperSprint |
Apr 4-6 | Winton 400 | Winton Motor Raceway | SuperSprint DS |
April 24-27 | ITM 500 Auckland | Pukekohe Park Raceway | SuperSprint |
May 16-18 | Perth 400 | Barbagallo Raceway | SuperSprint DS |
June 20-22 | SKYCITY Triple Crown Darwin 400 | Hidden Valley Raceway | SuperSprint |
July 4-6 | Townsville 500 | Reid Park | SuperStreet DS |
Aug 1-3 | Coates Hire Ipswich 400 | Queensland Raceway | SuperSprint DS |
Aug 22-24 | Sydney Motorsport Park 400 | Sydney Motorsport Park | SuperSprint |
Sept 12-14 | Wilson Security Sandown 500 | Sandown Raceway | PIRTEK Enduro Cup |
Oct 9-12 | Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | Mount Panorama | PIRTEK Enduro Cup DS |
Oct 24-26 | ARMOR ALL Gold Coast 600 | Surfers Paradise | PIRTEK Enduro Cup |
Nov 14-16 | Phillip Island 400 | Phillip Island Circuit | SuperSprint |
Dec 5-7 | Sydney 500 | Sydney Olympic Park | SuperStreet DS |
DS Denotes Dunlop Series