ASBK updates 2021 calendar

Motorcycling Australia and management of the 2021 mi-bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship, presented by Motul, have updated their 2021 season calendar.

Spanning the country and featuring major events, international competition and highly exciting 2+4 rounds, season 2021 is tipped to be the biggest yet.

The provisional seven-round calendar starts at Phillip Island, with the opening round dubbed the ‘Australian All Wheels Race Fest’ where the Superbikes will join the TCR Australia Series, VHT S5000 Australian Drivers’ Championship and the Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia in a packed weekend programme.

ASBK remains in Victoria for Round 2 at Winton Motor Raceway, before heading north to Wakefield Park for Round 3 in April.

Following the mid-season break, racing resumes at Hidden Valley in June, where the Superbikes will join the Supercars for the first running of the “2+4” format in years. Also on the bill for that round are the Stadium Super Trucks and nitro drag racing.

Following Round 5 at Wakefield Park in August, ASBK goes to The Bend in South Australia, where the championship will share billing with the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship.

When the 2021 calendar was first announced, the seventh and final round was given a TBC date and location. Rumoured to be held alongside the Australian round of the World Superbike Championship at Phillip Island (which sits in an unconfirmed date in late November), the 2021 ASBK finale has now been confirmed for 4 to 7 November at Symmons Plains Raceway.

As with all other racing series, the calendar for this year’s mi-bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship, presented by Motul, remains subject to COVID-19 developments.

Further updates will be posted on: asbk.com.au

2021 ASBK Provisional Calendar (20 January, 2021)*

Date                 Round              Venue

19-21 Feb         Rd 1                 Phillip Island, VIC

12-14 Mar         Rd 2                 Winton Motor Raceway, VIC

16-18 Apr         Rd 3                 Wakefield Park Raceway, NSW

18-20 Jun         Rd 4                 Hidden Valley Raceway, NT†

20-22 Aug         Rd 5                 Morgan Park Raceway, QLD

23-26 Sep         Rd 6                 The Bend Motorsport Park, SA‡

4-7 Nov            Rd 7                 Symmons Plains Raceway, TAS

*subject to COVID-19 developments

† with Supercars Championship

‡ with FIM Asia Road Racing Championship

Photos: Russell Colvin and Andrew Gosling.