Supercars has agreed a new long-term broadcast deal that will commence in 2021. Supercars hopes a move back to Seven will penetrate further than the coverage on Ten, which has been criticised by teams for affecting sponsor interest through a reduced free-to-air audience. The opening round of the 2020 V8 Supercars Championship starts this weekend at the Adelaide 500.

Seven will show six events each year live with the marquee Bathurst 1000 and Adelaide 500 races among those that will be slated for free-to-air broadcast - along with the Bathurst 12 hour. The 2021 Supercars Championship (known for commercial reasons as the 2021 Repco Supercars Championship) is a planned motor racing series for Supercars. 3. Supercars now faces a nervous wait, to see is GM Holden will recommit to the sport beyond 2021. The following venues are under contract to host a round of the 2021 championship: Auckland, Sandown, Gold Coast, Newcastle, Perth, Tasmania and Winton are due to return to the calendar after they were cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. "Staying on as a co-driver for another two years takes our strong partnership and friendship to 17 years. Older Newer. The $200 million-plus deal is understood to be for less than the $241 million five-year deal signed by the pay TV broadcaster and Ten over the past five years. ", Craig Lowndes to race Bathurst until 2021, COVID-19 halts Courtney's Supercars plans, Supercars season can run into 2021: Skaife, Red Bull claim Supercars poles at Aust GP, Walkinshaw nixes Courtney Supercars return, Supercars champ set for more IndyCar races, McLaughlin enjoys early Supercars success, McLaughlin spoils Holden's Supercars party, Whincup dedicates Supercars win to Holden. It will, however, present logistical challenges for the teams in the V8 Supercars championship, as the 2021 season could start as quickly as three weeks after 2020’s final race. Lowndes now has Peter Brock's record of nine Bathurst wins in his sights. It is due to be the twenty-fifth running of the Supercars Championship and the twenty-fifth series in which Supercars have contested the Australian Touring Car Championship, the premier title in Australian motorsport. “This deal ... provides certainty for our teams, fans and commercial partners that Supercars is here to stay as the top motorsport category in Australasia,” Supercars chief executive Sean Seamer said. 1. Premier makes call on Sydney's NYE fireworks, Major changes announced to save Aussie businesses on brink of collapse, Rice brand renamed over racial stereotyping criticism, Finland's Jensen sinks Ireland once again, 'Special' Millington pens new Tigers' deal, Errors are high, but so is Souths' spirit. Supercars will return to the Seven Network in 2021 after securing a new five-year broadcast deal. “Seven and Supercars have so much shared history, so we’re excited to begin the next part of our story together with this multi-year deal,” Seven CEO James Warburton said. Supercars bought the rights to the Bathurst 12 Hour four years ago, so it has the ability to use the Bathurst race weekend – a rare commodity – for both categories.

A factory-backed Holden team will remain on the Supercars grid until at least the end of the 2021 championship. The 45-year-old retired from Supercars … The motorsport championship announced on Thursday it has signed with the free-to-air network and Fox Sports in a five-year deal running until the end of 2025.

In February 2020, Holden's parent company General Motors announced it would retire the Holden name by the end of 2020. "I'm excited to be able to continue my long relationship with Triple Eight and the Red Bull Holden Racing Team," Lowndes said.

The championship's Gen3 regulations will come in for the 2022 season.

[10], Will Brown will graduate from the Super2 series and make his championship debut with Erebus Motorsport.[4]. The 45-year-old retired from Supercars last year and but continues as a co-driver in the three endurance rounds of the season - the Bathurst 1000, Sandown 500 and Gold Coast 600.

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