Lots of cars and categories: The Australian Formula Ford Championship is one of nine categories that will support the V8 Supercars Championship in 2012.
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6:00 AM Tue 31 January, 2012
Source: BigPond Sport
THE 2012 V8 Supercars Championship will again be big, but confirmation of all support categories for all of its Australian events makes it an even bigger year of motorsport ahead.
A total of nine categories – V8 Supercars Development Series, Touring Car Masters, Carrera Cup, V8 Utes, Australian GT, Formula Ford, Formula 3, Aussie Racing Cars and the Australian Superbike Championship will regularly support the V8 Supercars Championship around the country next year.
Full details of the television packages for the various categories will be announced in due course.
Among the stand-out points of interest are:
* The return of national-level Formula Ford as a support to the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000. The junior open wheeler category hasn’t raced at Bathurst since 2004 and 2012 will be the first time it has held a round at Bathurst for championship points since 1996. It’s also the first time a championship round has supported the Bathurst 1000 and will be the debut of the Fiesta engined-cars at the Mountain.
* The return of the V8 Supercars Development Series to Winton after not racing there in 2011.
* The return of the Porsche Carrera Cup to the Clipsal 500 support bill for the first time since 2008. The all-Porsche series will also race alongside the V8 Supercars at the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park, which is a non-championship event for V8 Supercars but a championship round for Carrera Cup.
* The return of the Auto One V8 Utes Series to Symmons Plains and Winton after not racing at either circuit in 2011.
* The return of the Australian Superbike Championship for ‘2+4’ meetings with V8 Supercars at Barbagallo and Phillip Island.
* The debut of Aussie Racing Cars in Townsville and return to the Gold Coast.
* The return of Touring Car Masters to Queensland Raceway after not competing there in 2011.
* The debut of the Australian GT Championship at the ARMOR ALL Gold Coast 600 and their return to the Sydney Telstra 500.
So if you’ve booked a trip to an event or two in 2012 to see the V8 Supercars and want to know what else will be there, here’s the rundown:
Clipsal 500 - March 1-4
V8 Supercars Development Series
V8 Utes
Porsche Carrera Cup
Australian GT Championship
Touring Car Masters
Formula 3
Aussie Racing Cars
Tasmania Challenge, Symmons Plains - March 30-April 1
V8 Utes
Formula Ford
Formula 3
Trading Post Perth Challenge, Barbagallo – May 4-6
V8 Supercars Development Series
V8 Utes
Porsche Carrera Cup
Australian Superbikes
Phillip Island, May 18-20
Australian Superbikes
Porsche Carrera Cup
Formula Ford
Aussie Racing Cars
SKYCITY Triple Crown, Hidden Valley – June 15-17
V8 Utes
Touring Car Masters
Formula 3
Sucrogen Townsville 400 – July 6-8
V8 Supercars Development Series
Porsche Carrera Cup
Aussie Racing Cars
Formula Ford
Coates Hire Ipswich 300, Queensland Raceway – August 3-5
V8 Supercars Development Series
Touring Car Masters
Formula Ford
Formula 3
Winton Motor Raceway – August 24-26
V8 Supercars Development Series
V8 Utes
Formula Ford
Aussie Racing Cars
Sandown 500 – September 14-16
Touring Car Masters
Formula Ford
Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 – October 4-7
V8 Supercars Development Series
V8 Utes
Porsche Carrera Cup
Touring Car Masters
Formula Ford
ARMOR ALL Gold Coast 600 – October 19-21
V8 Utes
Porsche Carrera Cup
Australian GT Championship
Aussie Racing Cars
Sydney Telstra 500 – November 30 – December 2
V8 Supercars Development Series
V8 Utes
Porsche Carrera Cup
Australian GT Championship
