2020–21 Australian S5000 Championship

The 2020–21 Australian S5000 Championship is planned to be the inaugural season of the Australian S5000 Championship, run after a series of exhibition races the previous year.[1] The series will be sanctioned by Motorsport Australia and promoted by the Australian Racing Group as part of the 2020 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Series. The season is currently scheduled for 6 rounds, beginning in March at the Albert Park Circuit and ending in January of 2021 at Symmons Plains Raceway. Days prior to the opening round, Motorsport Australia announced that it had conferred its premier title, the Australian Drivers Championship (for the MA Gold Star) title, on the championship.

2020 Australian S5000 Championship
Previous: 2019 Next: 2021
Parent series:
Shannons Nationals

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers are under contract to compete in the 2020–21 championship:

Team No. Drivers Rounds Ref.
Team BRM 16 Jack Aitken 1 [2]
33 James Davison 1 [3]
49 Thomas Randle 1 [4]
93 Zane Goddard 1 [5]
111 Rubens Barrichello 1 [6]
TBA Tommy Smith TBA [7]
Tim Macrow Racing 23 Tim Macrow 1 [8]
39 Antonio Astuti 1 [9]
Milldun Motorsport 27 Barton Mawer 1 [9]
Garry Rogers Motorsport 31 James Golding 1 [10][11]
34 Alexandre Prémat 1 [12]
99 Luis Leeds 1 [13]
Borland Racing Developments 38 Giancarlo Fisichella 1 [14]
88Racing 88 Jordan Michels 1 [15]
BW Motorsport 89 Braydan Willmington 1 [9]
Modena Engineering 92 Ricky Capo 1 [9]

Race calendar

The proposed 2020 calendar was released on 29 October 2019, with six confirmed rounds, plus one non-championship round. All rounds will be held in Australia. The date for the inaugural "Bathurst International" event was revealed on 15 January 2020.[16]

After the cancellation of the season opener in Melbourne†[17] and the postponement of the next two rounds[18][19] due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a revised calendar was announced on 26 May 2020, with the Bathurst event now scheduled to be a championship round.[20] The round at Sydney Motorsport Park was delayed to September due to border restrictions in Victoria.[21] The first two rounds of this new schedule were postponed on 31 July 2020 due to ongoing travel restrictions in Australia.[22]

Round Circuit Location Date
1 Albert Park Circuit Melbourne, Victoria 13–15 March †
2 TBA TBA TBA October
3 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 12–15 November
4 Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania 24–26 January
TBA Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales TBA
TBA Sandown Raceway Springvale, Victoria TBA
Source:[1]


    References
    1. "2020 Australian S5000 Championship calendar revealed". s5000.com.au. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
    2. https://www.speedcafe.com/2020/03/04/williams-formula-1-test-driver-to-race-in-s5000-at-agp/
    3. https://www.speedcafe.com/2020/02/19/james-davison-to-race-in-s5000-at-albert-park/
    4. "RANDLE ALL CLEAR TO RACE S5000". 5 March 2020.
    5. https://www.speedcafe.com/2020/02/11/goddard-adds-s5000-to-2020-supercars-program/
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    7. "AUSSIE INTERNATIONAL CONFIRMS ENTRY IN S5000 CHAMPIONSHIP". 1 July 2020.
    8. https://www.s5000.com.au/tim-macrow-reveals-new-look-and-sponsor-for-2020-s5000/
    9. "Fifteen car grid set for historic opening S5000 Championship round". 6 March 2020.
    10. "Golding commits to full S5000 season". motorsport.com. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
    11. "Garry Rogers Motorsport unveil Peugeot livery". TouringCarTimes. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
    12. "Reigning Bathurst 1000 winner secures S5000 start at AGP". 17 February 2020.
    13. https://www.s5000.com.au/s5000-class-completes-pre-season-test-at-the-bend/
    14. https://www.speedcafe.com/2020/03/03/fisichella-joins-s5000-grid-for-australian-gp/
    15. https://www.s5000.com.au/88racing-launches-its-2020-challenger/?fbclid=IwAR1wWWNo0gMPE7eY8KAQUeSzm0xmZ_ZMDnyge5KuNZpOdNWxooVjRky8sKM/
    16. "Date locked in for Bathurst International". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
    17. "Australian Grand Prix cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic - S5000". Retrieved 2020-03-13.
    18. "S5000 round at Sydney Motorsport Park postponed - S5000". Retrieved 2020-03-18.
    19. "Update on 2020 Shannons Motorsport Australia Championships - S5000". Retrieved 2020-04-20.
    20. "S5000 to race in August as part of five-round season return". Highway F1. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
    21. "SYDNEY DATE SWITCH FOR SHANNONS OPENER". 10 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
    22. "Further revisions to Shannons Motorsport Australia Championships calendar". S5000. 2020-07-31. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
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