The first-ever V8 Supercars round in the US will take place in May, using the new Circuit of the Americas track in Texas. It’s now been confirmed the weekend will adopt a similar format to the Pukekohe round in New Zealand. For the V8s, they will use a 3.7km version […]
V8 Supercars
Holden’s van Gisbergen takes pole, Mercedes-Benz struggles
After famously quitting V8 Supercars at the end of the 2012 season, Shane van Gisbergen has become the first driver to score pole position in the Car of the Future era after setting the fastest time in the top 10 shootout in the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide today. The Tekno […]
Casey Stoner makes his V8 Supercar debut in Red Bull Commodore
Dual MotoGP world champ Casey Stoner has completed his first day of practice in his V8 Supercars debut at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide. Stoner, driving a Red Bull-sponsored Holden Commodore, finished ninth and eighth in the two Dunlop Series sessions By the second session he was 0.698 seconds behind […]
2013 Mercedes-Benz V8 Supercar revealed
The first ever Mercedes-Benz V8 Supercars have been unveiled in Homebush in Sydney. Three E-Class-based racers will be on this grid for the 2013 season, driven by Lee Holdsworth, Tim Slade, and Maro Engel. Falling within the regulations of the series, the Mercedes-Benz racing cars are powered by an AMG […]
2013 Jack Daniels and Norton Nissan V8 Supercars unveiled
Two new Nissan Altima V8 Supercars have been unveiled today, ready to compete in this year’s season. The two, Jack Daniels and Norton, are Nissan factory-backed teams and will run two cars each this year. The black and white Jack Daniels cars will be driven by Nissan Motorsport co-owners Todd […]
2013 Holden VF Commodore V8 Supercar unveiled
Just one day after the VF Commodore was unveiled, teams from the V8 Supercars have revealed their new VF Commodore racing versions. Teams include HRT-Toll – the official factory racing team – Garry Rogers Motorsport, and Team BOC. The new VF V8 Supercar borrows plenty from the just-revealed Commodore road […]
Two Ford V8 Supercars teams change owners for 2013 season
Two of Australia’s most famous Ford racing teams have officially changed ownership for the 2013 V8 Supercars season. Stone Brothers Racing has announced that upon ditching the Falcons for Mercedes E 63 AMGs, it will now be officially known as Erubus Motorsport. SBR has been operated by Kiwi siblings Jimmy […]
Alex Davison to join Ford Performance Racing in 2013
Ford Performance Racing will run four, not three, Falcons in the 2013 V8 Supercars season. The team has announced Alex Davison will join his brother Will in the squad. The fourth V8 Supercars entry licence at FPR will come from Charlie Schwerkolt Racing which was leased to Dick Johnson Racing […]