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Historic Bathurst weekend schedule confirmed
THE schedule for S5000’s historic debut at Mount Panorama, Bathurst, has been confirmed.
The S5000 Tasman Series will be decided over four races spread across the massive six-day Bathurst 1000 event this November – December, heralding the return of open-wheel racing to the Mountain for the first time since 2014.
The schedule includes prime positioning on Sunday morning as one of only three support races prior to the start of the Bathurst 1000.
The program commences on Tuesday afternoon with an exploritory first practice session, while Wednesday will bring a second practice and all-important qualifying.
The first race will be held early on Thursday afternoon with subsequent races on Friday and Saturday.
The Tasman Series finale’, which will likely decide the $30,000 winners prize, will start at 10:15am on Bathurst Sunday morning.
Further details, including TV broadcast information, will be announced in due course. All times listed are local (AEDT) to the circuit.
S5000 TASMAN SERIES – BATHURST SCHEDULE
Practice 1 – 14:35, Tuesday November 30.
Practice 2 – 08:55, Wednesday, December 1
Qualifying – 14:35, Wednesday, December 1
Tasman Series Race 4 – 13:00, Thursday, December 2
Tasman Series Race 5 – 10:05, Friday, December 3
Tasman Series Race 6 – 11:35, Saturday, December 4
Tasman Series Race 7 – 10:15, Sunday, December 5