Bathurst 1000 delay: Covid chaos hits the supercar calendar

As the Greater Sydney area faces the prospect of a lockdown until September, it is understood that the biggest event on the supercar calendar may be postponed by a few weeks from the traditional early October date to ensure that the crowd can participate.

The Endurance Classic was originally scheduled to be held from October 7th to 10th, but due to ongoing restrictions in New South Wales, the number of visitors to this category of exhibition events may be severely affected.

Supercars is focused on ensuring that the largest number of people can participate in events starting from Sydney with most fans.

Last year in Malaysia, Won by Shane Van Gisbergen and Garth Tande on March 8th, The maximum number of spectators per day is 4000.

The supercar has not confirmed any changes to the schedule for the second half of the championship, but it is expected that there will be more adjustments to the schedule.

The series will still be played in Ipswich in August-the competition was selected as a substitute for the Sydney SuperSprint round-Perth (September), Bathurst (October), Auckland (November) And Gold Coast 500 (early December).

It is understood that the Perth and Oakland races may be threatened, and due to border issues, the new round of the Queensland Circuit may be threatened.

Phillip Island is not on the original 2021 calendar. It is believed to have entered the framework as a possible alternative event. It is hoped that the cancelled games in Winton and Sydney can also be rescheduled later this year.

So far, the supercar has completed the seven rounds of the 2021 championship-Bathurst 500, Sandown, Simmons Plains, Taylor Bender, Darwin and Townsville double heads-and still need Five rounds of competition to complete its 12-round season.