BATHURST 1000, 2021: WHEN EVERY CATEGORY WILL BE ON TRACK

THE 2021 Repco Bathurst 1000 features the biggest schedule in ‘Great Race’ history with 10 support categories joining Supercars on a six-day joint bill.

The Super2 and Super3 Series, Porsche Carrera Cup, TGRA 86 Racing Series and V8 SuperUtes will be joined by a host of Australian Racing Group categories, led by the TCR Australia Series, S5000, Touring Car Masters, Trans Am and Australian GT.

We’ve listed the full daily track schedule already here at V8 Sleuth, but with categories running across different days and at different times, we thought we’d also bring you a list of practice, qualifying and race schedules broken down by category.

UPDATE 29/11: A slight tweak to Thursday’s schedule has seen Australian GT Race 1 and Trans Am Race 2 swap spots. The tables below reflect that change.

All times AEDT.

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REPCO SUPERCARS CHAMPIONSHIP

The ‘main game’ heads out for its first session on Thursday as traditional, but teams will only have two practice sessions instead of their usual three; the first is open to either driver, the second for the co-driver only.

Race day will feature the usual morning warm-up session ahead of the latest start time in Bathurst 1000 history.

SUPER2/SUPER3 SERIES

Supercars’ second and third-tier series will once again run combined for their final rounds of the 2021 season, with practice and qualifying spread over Wednesday and Thursday before the races on Friday and Saturday.

TCR AUSTRALIA SERIES

The final round of the COVID-impacted 2021 series had a minor schedule change in the lead up: the opening race was moved from Thursday to Wednesday, which allows for points leader Chaz Mostert to take part before switching focus to his Supercars duties.

PORSCHE CARRERA CUP

The Porsches are actually squeezing in two championship rounds at Mount Panorama; Races 1 and 2 will comprise Round 4, while Races 3 and 4 will comprise Round 5.

S5000 TASMAN SERIES

The second and final round of the reborn Tasman Series will mark S5000’s long-awaited debut at Mount Panorama. They will be on track on every single day of the event, including as one of the curtain-raisers to the Bathurst 1000.

TOURING CAR MASTERS

The popular muscle cars are one of the first categories to hit the track on Tuesday, with racing beginning Wednesday and finishing up on Friday morning. Five-time TCM champion John Bowe leading the points heading into the final round, with 10 drivers still in with a mathematical chance of winning the 2021 title.

AUSTRALIAN GT

The GT World Challenge Australia series wraps up its maiden series under that branding at Mount Panorama with a pair of one-hour timed races on Thursday and Friday.

TGRA 86 RACING SERIES

The Toyota 86s have their on-track activities spread out across five days, with opening practice on Wednesday ahead of Qualifying and Race 1 on Thursday, plus a race on each of the remaining days of the event.

TRANS AM

The Trans Am Series wraps up its COVID-shortened season with Nathan Herne on the verge of sealing the 2021 title. The category also has one of the longer support races on the schedule: the marquee Trans Am Bathurst 100, scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.

V8 SUPERUTES

The V8 SuperUtes have the honour of being the first category on track for the event with their opening practice session getting underway on Tuesday morning. Their inaugural season will wrap up with four races spread across Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.

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