{"id":189736,"date":"2025-12-18T09:15:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T09:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/189736\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T09:15:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T09:15:19","slug":"motorsport-news-2026-tcr-australia-series-calendar-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/189736\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorsport news: 2026 TCR Australia Series calendar released"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/thebend_4-copy.jpg\" alt=\"TCR Australia to use 7.77km circuit at The Bend\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe start of a TCR World Tour race at The Bend Motorsport Park in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, The Bend announced the six dates for its suite of national events, backed by Summit Racing Equipment.<\/p>\n<p>TCR Australia Series competitors have been informed what their five-round calendar will look like, which takes place over a condensed, five-month period.<\/p>\n<p>The TCR Australia Series will feature at some but not all of those events at The Bend and Mallala Motorsport Park.<\/p>\n<p>The series will begin on March 20-22 at The Bend on the International Circuit before heading to Mallala on April 17-19.<\/p>\n<p>The three subsequent rounds at The Bend will be held on the West Circuit (June 25-26), the GT Circuit (July 17-19), and finally a return to the International Circuit (August 21-23).<\/p>\n<p>Electing not to extend the calendar into November opens the door for TCR Australia Series competitors to compete in the Asia rounds of the TCR World Tour.<\/p>\n<p>More details about the 2026 TCR Australia Series and its formats are expected to be released soon.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-955760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DJI_0499-copy.jpg\" alt=\"The Bend Motorsport Park.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The Bend Motorsport Park.<\/p>\n<p>The Bend\u2019s new Summit Championship Series will feature 15 state and national categories.<\/p>\n<p>Those categories include the AU4 Championship, National Sports Sedans, V8 Touring Cars, Australian Prototype Series, Australian Superkarts, Super Mini Challenge, Circuit Excel, Formula Vee, Improved Production, SA Sports Sedans, Saloon Cars, HQ Holdens, Formula Open, and Porsche 944 Challenge.<\/p>\n<p>The Bend Motorsport Park CEO Alistair Macdonald welcomed Summit\u2019s expanded support, having backed the adjacent drag strip.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSummit has been a great partner of The Bend for the last three years at The Dragway, we are excited to partner further with Jim and the team for another three years, expanding our partnership to now incorporate the Summit Series at our racing circuit,\u201d said Macdonald.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Bend is fast becoming one of the favourite tracks amongst motoring enthusiasts and Summit is the perfect partner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>2026 TCR Australia Series calendar<\/p>\n<p>Round 1 \u2013 March 20-22 \u2013 The Bend (International Circuit)<br \/>Round 2 \u2013 April 17-19 \u2013 Mallala Motorsport Park<br \/>Round 3 \u2013 June 25-26 \u2013 The Bend (West Circuit)<br \/>Round 4 \u2013 July 17-19 \u2013 The Bend \u2013 (GT Circuit)<br \/>Round 5 \u2013 August 21-23 \u2013 The Bend (International Circuit)<\/p>\n<p>2026 Summit Championship Series calendar<\/p>\n<p>Round 1 \u2013 March 20-22 \u2013 The Bend \u2013 (International Circuit)<br \/>Round 2 \u2013 June 12-14 \u2013 The Bend (International Circuit)<br \/>Round 3 \u2013 June 25-26 \u2013 The Bend (West Circuit)<br \/>Round 4 \u2013 July 17-19 \u2013 The Bend (West &amp; GT Circuit)<br \/>Round 5 \u2013 August 21-23 \u2013 The Bend (International Circuit)<br \/>Round 6 \u2013 November 20-21 \u2013 Mallala Motorsport Park<\/p>\n<p><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/t.cfjump.com\/92797\/b\/285249\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/285249.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The start of a TCR World Tour race at The Bend Motorsport Park in 2025. 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