Tasmania SuperSprint
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The Tasmania SuperSprint (formally known as the NED Whisky Tasmania SuperSprint) is an annual motor racing event for Supercars, held at Symmons Plains Raceway in Launceston, Tasmania. The event has been a regular part of the Supercars Championship—and its previous incarnations, the Australian Touring Car Championship, Shell Championship Series and V8 Supercars Championship—since 1969.
Race Information | |
Venue | Symmons Plains Raceway |
Number of times held | 50 |
First held | 1969 |
Race Format | |
Race 1 | |
Laps | 42 |
Distance | 100 km |
Race 2 | |
Laps | 42 |
Distance | 100 km |
Race 3 | |
Laps | 42 |
Distance | 100 km |
Last Event (2023) | |
Overall Winner | |
Will Brown | Erebus Motorsport |
Race Winners | |
Will Brown | Erebus Motorsport |
Broc Feeney | Triple Eight Race Engineering |
Will Brown | Erebus Motorsport |
Behind Sandown Raceway, which has most commonly hosted the Sandown 500 and Sandown SuperSprint, Symmons Plains has hosted the most events in championship history with 49 as of 2022.[1] Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the only hiatus for the event was between 2000 and 2003 during which the circuit received a A$3 million upgrade.[2] The event is seen as one of Tasmania's largest sporting events, providing a variety of benefits to the local economy.[2]