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44-467: In 2020 , the event was held twice due to calendar changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic . In 2021 , it was held four times in four consecutive weekends again due to the pandemic. The event is held over two days, from Saturday to Sunday. Following two thirty-minute practice sessions on Saturday, a three-part knockout qualifying session determine the grid for the following 200 kilometre race. On Sunday,

88-410: A bid to improve racing and encourage overtakes. The rear wing angle was reduced from 18 degrees to 13 degrees, and has gurney flaps of 13 millimetres and 10 millimetres on the wing plane and bootlid respectively. The Mustang's rear wing has also moved forward by 90 millimetres and lowered by 50 millimetres. LED panels were to be fitted in the windows of all cars. To accommodate this, the car number on

132-489: A fourth car on behalf of Tim Blanchard Racing . Kelly Racing scaled down from a four-car team racing Nissan Altimas to a two-car team with Ford Mustangs . Two of the team's RECs were purchased by Team 18 and Matt Stone Racing, with both expanding to two car entries. Matt Stone Racing acquired a second REC from Garry Rogers Motorsport to replace the one it had been leasing from Britek Motorsport . Team principal Garry Rogers cited escalating costs of competing and

176-532: A jump start in the second race giving Skaife the race and round victory. Ambrose ended the Holden Racing Team streak by winning in 2003, the first of two championship events the circuit would hold in 2003 and 2004, the second being the season finale . was won by Marcos Ambrose , who secured his first championship win in the process. The 2003 event is perhaps best remembered for an incident between Russell Ingall and Mark Skaife, which has since been dubbed

220-634: A model that required them to purchase parts rather than develop them as the reasons for his decision to withdraw. Rogers' team later returned to the championship with a single wildcard for the Bathurst 1000 – signing Super2 Series drivers Tyler Everingham and Jayden Ojeda . Nathan Herne from the Australian TA2 Racing Series was originally signed in Ojeda's place however his entry was blocked as Motorsport Australia denied him of

264-597: A night race. The Auckland Super400 moved from Pukekohe Park Raceway to Hampton Downs Motorsport Park . 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. The Bend 500 was scheduled to replace the Sandown 500 as the opening round the Enduro Cup . The Bend SuperSprint

308-414: A scheduled third appearance at Sydney Motorsport Park cancelled. The number of engines that a team was allowed to use has been reduced to three, compared with four in 2019 in a bid to reduce costs. The piston ring and rocker ratios became control components and engines must complete 4,000 km (2,485 mi) before being rebuilt. Breaking the engine seal before reaching the mileage limit will result in

352-497: A single 300 kilometre race at night, the first event under lights in the championship since the 2011 Yas V8 400 and the first in Australia since the 1997 Calder Park round . It was originally planned to use the 2.8km Druitt circuit, similar to what was used for the 1996 night event, however after further testing of the lighting system, it was decided that the 3.9km Gardner Circuit would be used, like all other previous events at

396-501: A single fifteen-minute qualifying session determine the grid for the following 140 km race. Opened in 1990 as Eastern Creek Raceway, the circuit hosted non-championship events before its first official ATCC event in 1992, including the 1990 Nissan Sydney 500 and the Winfield Triple Challenge . John Bowe won both races of the inaugural championship event, holding on in a close battle with Tony Longhurst in

440-400: A ten-place grid penalty, similar to Formula One 's system of grid penalties for changing engine components. However, engine changes can be made with the approval of Supercars provided that teams present a clear reason for doing so. A control shock absorber manufactured by Supashock was introduced in a bid to reducing costs. All cars had a reduction of downforce of up to twelve percent, in

484-807: The 2020 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship ) was a motor racing series for Supercars . It was the twenty-second 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. Due to disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic , a number of rounds were rescheduled or cancelled. The series reverted to having only two manufacturers, Ford and Holden , for

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528-647: The Homebush Street Circuit , known as the Sydney 500 . After hosting the series' pre-season test day in 2011, the renamed Sydney Motorsport Park returned to the Supercars calendar in 2012 as a late addition. As part of the renovation and name change, the layout was slightly changed, with the kink at turn 6 removed. The circuit was again removed from the calendar in 2013 before returning in 2014. The 2014 and 2015 events included rain-affected races, with

572-533: The final round of the 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series . The circuit was used for the final time in December 2016 due to a relocation to a Newcastle after it was announced the ANZ stadium precinct would be upgraded and block the track location. The circuit was designed by Mark Skaife , who focused on creating a track with a variety of bumps, camber changes and fast and slow corners making it difficult to complete

616-481: The "race rage" incident or the "shriek at the creek". Ingall and Skaife made contact exiting Turn 9 which resulted in Skaife being spun into the wall. Having parked his damaged car on the other side of the track, Skaife remained next to his car, waiting for Ingall to return on the following lap. Skaife walked towards the edge of the circuit, shaking his fist at Ingall, and Ingall responded by swerving towards Skaife. Ingall

660-560: The 2020 championship. Tekno Autosports relocated to Western Sydney and expanded to a two-car operation under the Team Sydney by Tekno brand. A second Racing Entitlement Contract (REC) was acquired from Supercars management. It entered two Triple Eight -built Holden ZB Commodores . Brad Jones Racing expanded to a three-car team, after acquiring an REC that was formerly owned by Britek Motorsport and had been leased to Matt Stone Racing . Brad Jones Racing continued to operate

704-603: The calendar and the first since 2004 for Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit . The Saturday race at the SuperSprint and SuperNight events and the Darwin Triple Crown were due to be extended from 120 kilometres to 200 kilometres. Proposed changes to the Melbourne 400 and a relocated Sandown 500 to The Bend Motorsport Park did not take place as the events were subsequently cancelled. The championship

748-455: The car started to lease the REC from 23Red Racing and Car, entered the car as a fourth entry with James Courtney from round three. The 2020 championship was originally due to be contested over twenty-eight races run at fourteen rounds. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the Melbourne 400 event was cancelled after practice and qualifying had commenced. With multiple calendar revision during the year,

792-489: The championship on a full-time basis, racing with Team Sydney by Tekno. Pither last competed full-time in 2016 . Courtney departed the team after one round. Zane Goddard and Jake Kostecki graduated from the Super2 Series and make their championship débuts driving for Matt Stone Racing . Goddard and Kostecki will share a car as part of the new SuperLite program, allowing both drivers to compete in five rounds of

836-422: The championship was contested over eleven rounds, although racing only occurred at ten rounds. The Sydney SuperNight was originally scheduled to return to the calendar after a one-year absence, but was instead be the first event back after the enforced break due to the COVID-19 pandemic , and ran in daylight hours. Sydney Motorsport Park continued to host the event. The Gold Coast 600 was to have also become

880-498: The circuit was scheduled for July 2020, to replace the Winton Super400 which was postponed due to further border restrictions caused by the pandemic. The second 2020 event had dual tyre compounds which led to mixed race results, including the first championship race victory for Jack Le Brocq , due to high degradation and a limited tyre bank. Despite the mixed results, McLaughlin again won the round. The planned third event for

924-461: The circuit. The race itself was won by van Gisbergen, who overtook Scott McLaughlin in a late race battle following a safety car. The event was excluded from the schedule for the 2019 Supercars Championship , with an intention of returning to the calendar early in the 2020 season with permanent lights to be installed. As intended, the event was announced as part of the 2020 Supercars Championship, albeit retaining its previous August slot. However,

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968-401: The event was then brought forward to June as the return race for the championship after it was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The event was run as a two-day daytime event run behind closed doors . In addition to this, it was later announced the circuit will host a second event in 2020, as in 2003 and 2004. After the first of these was held, won by McLaughlin, a third day/night event at

1012-457: The events won by Shane van Gisbergen and Chaz Mostert respectively. In the 2016 event Jamie Whincup won his 100th championship race, defeating Craig Lowndes, who was driving in his record 600th championship race, in a race-long battle. One year later, Whincup won his 106th championship race at the Sydney event, surpassing Lowndes' record of 105 wins. In 2018, the event format changed to feature

1056-484: The first Supercars race and round win for Triple Eight Race Engineering , before the event dropped off the calendar again in 2006. In winning the event in 2007, Skaife broke Peter Brock's long-standing record of 37 round victories in the ATCC and Supercars Championship, taking his 38th win which was also his final solo round win. His teammate Todd Kelly made it a one-two finish for the Holden Racing Team, while Jamie Whincup

1100-559: The first race. In 1994, Peter Brock scored the first race and round victories in the ATCC for the Holden Racing Team . The 1996 event was held on the shorter 'North' version of the circuit, enabling the third race of the event to be held at night. Craig Lowndes won the event, becoming the first driver to win an ATCC round on debut since David McKay won the very first ATCC round in 1960. Russell Ingall and Steven Richards also made their ATCC debuts on that weekend. The event

1144-499: The first time since 2012 with Nissan no longer being represented on the grid. Scott McLaughlin successfully defended his drivers' championship with one event remaining, winning the title for the third consecutive year. DJR Team Penske successfully defended the teams' championship. Ford successfully defended the manufacturers' championship. Holden was represented by factory-backed team Triple Eight Race Engineering respectively. The following teams and drivers competed in

1188-445: The front windscreen moved from the top-right to top-left corner. Originally scheduled to be introduced from the start of the season, due to production delays its introduction was postponed until 2021. 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. At least 50% of the planned race distance must be completed for

1232-561: The pandemic. All three were later cancelled. The championship recommenced in June with a reformatted round at Sydney Motorsport Park , with the postponed races assigned new dates later in the season. Races at Gold Coast and Newcastle were removed from the schedule. Due to a spike in COVID-19 cases in Victoria , Sydney Motorsport Park hosted round four of the championship on the weekend of July 18–19 instead of Winton. The event followed

1276-564: The perfect lap. It was constructed on Australia Avenue, Kevin Coombs Avenue, Edwin Flack Avenue and Dawn Fraser Avenue. 140 mature trees needed to be removed and kilometres of tarmac needed to be torn up to accommodate the race. Overall the track had a mixture of track surfaces. V8 Supercar driver Jason Richards suggested that there were many difficult braking areas, interesting corners and good passing spots. The main straight

1320-509: The required licence. Walkinshaw Andretti United fielded a new line-up in 2020 after James Courtney and Scott Pye left the team. Courtney moved to Team Sydney by Tekno , with his seat at Walkinshaw Andretti United filled by Chaz Mostert . Jack Le Brocq left Tekno Autosports and joined Tickford Racing , where he replaced Mostert. Scott Pye joined Team 18 and Walkinshaw Andretti United named reigning Super2 champion Bryce Fullwood as Pye's replacement. Chris Pither returned to

1364-497: The result to be valid and championship points awarded. Homebush Street Circuit The Homebush Street Circuit , also known as the Sydney Olympic Park Street Circuit , was a 3.420 km (2.125 mi) temporary street circuit around the former Olympic precinct at Sydney Olympic Park , Homebush Bay , Australia. The track hosted the Sydney 500 and was used for the first time at

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1408-462: The same format as the previous round but featured a night race on the Saturday night and fans were allowed to attend the event. This spike also caused the Sandown event to be removed from the calendar and replaced with two rounds at The Bend Motorsport Park on the weekends of September 19–20 and 26–27. This calendar revision also saw postponed races at Symmons Plains Raceway , Wanneroo Raceway and

1452-731: The series each before teaming up for the Enduro Cup. Todd Hazelwood left Matt Stone Racing to join Brad Jones Racing . He replaced Tim Slade who will join DJR Team Penske as a co-driver. Jack Smith made his full-time début in the championship with the team. Smith had previously competed for Brad Jones Racing in the Super2 Series and at selected Supercars rounds as a wildcard in 2019. Richie Stanaway and James Golding left Garry Rogers Motorsport after

1496-465: The team for the contract to continue. He was replaced by Alex Davison . 23Red Racing withdrew from the series after its primary sponsor withdrew after round 2, leaving Will Davison without a drive. He became a co-driver at the Bathurst 1000 for Tickford Racing after Alexandre Prémat , who resides in Las Vegas , was forced out by COVID-19 travel restrictions. Tickford Racing, which had prepared

1540-531: The team withdrew from the series. Stanaway retired from motorsport, while Golding joined Team 18 for the endurance races. Simona de Silvestro and Garry Jacobson left Kelly Racing after it scaled down to two cars. De Silvestro returned to Europe to compete in the ADAC GT Masters with Porsche , while Jacobson joined Matt Stone Racing. James Courtney left Team Sydney by Tekno after round one, citing an inability to come to an agreement with

1584-494: The threatened species law, as well as the Homebush Bay Authority's planning principals, and would cause social, environmental and economic disruption at Sydney Olympic Park. Tony McCormick, who led the team that designed Sydney Olympic Park, said "I find it truly a travesty... The site was supposed to be a legacy for generations and we can’t even make it last a decade." In 2015, V8 Supercars proposed to shorten

1628-631: The year was later cancelled. 1 Brodie Kostecki 9 Jack Le Brocq 2 Ryan Wood 25 Chaz Mostert 3 Aaron Love 7 James Courtney 4 Cameron Hill 10 Nick Percat 6 Cam Waters 55 Thomas Randle 8 Andre Heimgartner 14 Bryce Fullwood 12 Jaxon Evans 96 Macauley Jones 11 Anton de Pasquale 17 Will Davison 18 Mark Winterbottom 20 David Reynolds 19 Matthew Payne 26 Richie Stanaway 23 Tim Slade 31 James Golding 87 Will Brown 88 Broc Feeney 2020 Supercars Championship The 2020 Supercars Championship (known for commercial reasons as

1672-510: Was disqualified from the event and both drivers were fined. In 2004's first round, Rick Kelly broke the record for the lowest starting position from which an ATCC or Supercars round had been won, winning from seventeenth on the grid in wet conditions. Lowndes and Garth Tander , who completed the podium, started sixteenth and fifteenth respectively in a very wet race. In 2004's finale, Ambrose claimed his second successive championship title in race shortened due to heavy rain. In 2005, Lowndes took

1716-516: Was disqualified from the third race for using illegal rear brake rotors. The event was held on the Queen's Birthday long weekend, with qualifying and the first race on Sunday and the final two races on the Monday. In 2008, Will Davison took his first Supercars round win and the first for Dick Johnson Racing since 2001. Eastern Creek was dropped from the calendar in 2009, with the Sydney event moving to

1760-479: Was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic , with the Melbourne 400 cancelled before the first race of the event. Supercars' management later announced that should an event be postponed, the calendar would have been altered to complete the 2020 fixture, and that a January 2021 finish may have been required to do so. Supercars later announced the postponement of the Launceston , Auckland and Perth rounds due to

1804-411: Was dropped from the calendar in 1998 but returned in 1999, a year which began a four-event winning streak for Mark Skaife and the Holden Racing Team at the event. In the first race of the 2001 round , Greg Murphy was credited with a race win despite finishing third, after top two Lowndes and Marcos Ambrose were given post-race penalties for separate incidents. Murphy himself was then penalised for

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1848-551: Was re-formatted as a 500 kilometre race, while the Sandown round adopted a sprint format, called the Sandown Super400 . 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. The Ipswich and Phillip Island SuperSprints were removed from the calendar. It was the first time since opening that Queensland Raceway has not been on

1892-418: Was the single widest section of race track in Australia, while the straight along Edwin Flack Avenue was one of the narrowest. The outside of turn eight had an unusual negative camber that caught many drivers out in the inaugural race, resulting in several cars crashing into the outer barriers. The first race was won by the Holden Racing Team's Garth Tander from pole position while, the second 250 km race

1936-583: Was won by Dick Johnson Racing 's James Courtney (who started from second position on the grid). Jamie Whincup secured winning the 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series after finishing fifth in race 1 and fourteenth in race 2. The conversion of part of the Sydney Olympic Park precinct into a V8 street-car race circuit was widely criticised. The Total Environment Centre said that the New South Wales Government overrode

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