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30 January 2023 | General

2023 AWC Race Tasmania schedule released

A packed schedule for the third annual AWC Race Tasmania has been released ahead of the event on February 24-26.

The traditional opening round of the Shannons SpeedSeries will again descend on Symmons Plains Raceway, opening the season for Supercheap Auto TCR Australia, S5000 Australian Drivers’ Championship, Gulf Western Oil Touring Car Masters and the National Trans Am Series.

Joining the four core Shannons SpeedSeries categories are two state-based categories, the Tasmanian Hyundai Excels and Tassie Tin Tops alongside demonstrations to provide added intrigue to the event.

It’s set to be an exciting campaign for the Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series, capped off by the TCR World Tour taking in the final two rounds of the year, but it all starts on Friday with two practice sessions, before qualifying and Race 1 on Saturday followed by two encounters on Sunday.

The thrilling S5000 Australian Drivers’ Championship will again aim to lower the lap record at Symmons Plains across qualifying and three races.

The popular Gulf Western Oil Touring Car Masters class returns to Symmons Plains following a year away, with more action set to come from its four-race schedule including the Feature Race as a bit of old school comes back to AWC Race Tasmania.

National Trans Am always provides action as an exciting field of drivers arrive in Tasmania aiming to make a great start to their campaigns across qualifying and three races across the weekend.

Further racing from the Tasmanian Hyundai Excels and Tassie Tin Tops ensures all bases will be covered as Symmons Plains comes alive.

Drift demos throughout Saturday and Sunday will add further action at AWC Race Tasmania, while not taking away from the racing.

CLICK HERE for tickets to the opening round of the Shannons SpeedSeries at Symmons Plains Raceway.

The opening round of the National Trans Am Series is at AWC Race Tasmania on February 24-26.

Stan Sport will provide live, uninterrupted and on-demand coverage of all Shannons SpeedSeries rounds. AWC Race Tasmania will also feature free-to-air broadcasting on the Nine Network’s digital channels on Saturday afternoon from 2-5pm (February 25).

AWC RACE TASMANIA 2023, SCHEDULE

Friday, February 24

Start End Category Session Duration
10:30am 10:50am Hyundai Excels Practice 20 minutes
10:55am 11:15am Tin Tops Practice 20 minutes
11:20am 11:40am Gulf Western Oil Touring Car Masters Practice 20 minutes
11:45am 12:05pm S5000 Australian Drivers’ Championship Practice 1 20 minutes
12:10pm 12:40pm Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series Practice 1 30 minutes
12:45pm 1:05pm National Trans Am Series Practice 1 20 minutes
1:45pm 2:05pm Hyundai Excels Qualifying 20 minutes
2:10pm 2:30pm Tin Tops Qualifying 20 minutes
2:35pm 2:55pm S5000 Australian Drivers’ Championship Practice 2 20 minutes
3:00pm 3:30pm Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series Practice 2 30 minutes
3:35pm 3:55pm Gulf Western Oil Touring Car Masters Qualifying 20 minutes
4:00pm 4:20pm National Trans Am Series Practice 2 20 minutes

Saturday, February 25

Start End Category Session Duration
9:25am 9:40am Hyundai Excels Race 1 10 laps
9:50am 10:05am Tin Tops Race 1 10 laps
10:15am 10:30am Demonstration   15 minutes
10:35am 10:50am Hyundai Excels Race 2 10 laps
11:00am 11:15am Tin Tops Race 2 10 laps
11:25am 11:40am Drift Demonstration Practice 1 20 minutes
11:50am 12:10pm S5000 Australian Drivers’ Championship Qualifying 20 minutes
12:20pm 12:40pm Gulf Western Oil Touring Car Masters Trophy Race 18 laps
12:50pm 1:10pm National Trans Am Series Practice 2 20 minutes
1:20pm 1:50pm Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series Qualifying 30 minutes
1:55pm 2:05pm Drift Demo   10 minutes
2:10pm 2:35pm S5000 Australian Drivers’ Championship Race 1 26 laps
2:50pm 3:10pm Gulf Western Oil Touring Car Masters Race 1 18 laps
3:25pm 3:50pm National Trans Am Series Race 1 26 laps
4:10pm 4:40pm Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series Race 1 26 laps

Sunday, February 25

Start End Category Session Duration
9:20am 9:35am Hyundai Excels Race 3 10 laps
9:45am 10:00am Tin Tops Race 3 10 laps
10:10am 10:25am Demonstration   15 minutes
10:30am 10:45am Hyundai Excels Race 4 10 laps
10:55am 11:10am Tin Tops Race 4 10 laps
11:20am 11:35am Drift Demo   15 minutes
11:45am 12:10pm S5000 Australian Drivers’ Championship Race 2 26 laps
12:10pm 12:40pm Gulf Western Oil Touring Car Masters Race 2 18 laps
12:50pm 1:15pm National Trans Am Series Race 2 26 laps
1:30pm 2:00pm Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series Race 2 26 laps
2:05pm 2:15pm Drift Demo   10 minutes
2:20pm 2:45pm S5000 Australian Drivers’ Championship Race 3 26 laps
2:55pm 3:15pm Gulf Western Oil Touring Car Masters Race 3 18 laps
3:25pm 3:55pm National Trans Am Series Race 3 26 laps
4:10pm 4:40pm Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series Race 3 26 laps