Brendan Lines    March 18, 2020

Supercars CEO Sean Seamer has this morning updated the 2020 Supercars season to a 14-round calendar delaying any further racing until June in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the next rounds in Tasmania, Auckland and Perth have all been postponed until later in the year.

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The statement released this morning reads:

“Today, on behalf of the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship, I want to provide an update on our plan for managing the 2020 Championship during the months ahead.

We have been working diligently to assess all available options to ensure continuity of the Series.

Obviously, the situation is evolving, but we acknowledge the need to act decisively with the information we have at hand.

Our sport is a visceral experience and rather than run without crowds, we have decided, along with our key broadcast and government partners, to delay any further racing until June.

Tasmania, Auckland and Perth events will all be postponed until later in the year, not cancelled.

Fortunately, our calendar this year enables us to do this,” it said.

The Bathurst 1000 is set to proceed on it’s scheduled date, Supercars will communicate its plan with all stakeholders as to how they intend to lock in the event in due time.

Also this morning, Supercars series sponsor Virgin Airlines announced it has grounded international flights along with halving its domestic capacity.

So far the Winton Super400 is the next round on the current calendar that is unaffected set for June 5-7.

While some drivers had supported the idea of racing behind closed doors to a TV crowd, it seems fans will get an opportunity to see their Supercars favourites race an eSports Championship to be held between now and June.

For the teams it is a case of trying to keep business as normal as possible during the postponement.

Kelly Racing have taken to social media putting their full support behind Supercars decision to protect the health and safety of all involved.

Teams such as the Red Bull Holden Racing Team are remaining committed to their 2020 program, using their new-found time back at the factory to catch-up on development for the Bathurst-12 hour GT event.