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The 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship will be an FIA-sanctioned international motor racing series for V8 Supercars. It will be the fifteenth running of the V8 Supercar Championship Series and the seventeenth series in which V8 Supercars have contested the premier Australian touring car title. The championship will start in Adelaide on 2 March 2012, with the running of the Clipsal 500.[1] The 2013 season will see the introduction of the "Car of the Future", a revision to the regulations designed to cut costs to A$250,000 per car through the use of "control" parts.[2] Nissan and Mercedes-Benz will enter the series,[3][4] with four Nissan Altimas being prepared by Kelly Racing and three Mercedes-Benz E63 AMGs being run by Stone Brothers Racing in association with Erebus Racing.[5][6] The series' calendar will also expand, travelling to the United States for the first time for a race at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.[7]

Jamie Whincup will start the season as the defending drivers' champion.[8]

Scheduled events

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The 2013 calendar was released on 15 October 2012.[9]

Race Event Circuit City / State Date
1   Clipsal 500 Adelaide Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 28 February—3 March
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3   Tasmania Challenge Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania 5—7 April
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6   ITM Auckland 400 Pukekohe Park Raceway Pukekohe, New Zealand 12—14 April
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8   Perth Challenge Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia 3—5 May
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11   Texas 400 Circuit of the Americas Austin, Texas 17—19 May
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13   Skycity Triple Crown Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory 14—16 June
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16   Sucrogen Townsville 400 Townsville Street Circuit Townsville, Queensland 5—7 July
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18   Coates Hire Ipswich 300 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 27—28 July
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21   Winton Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 23—25 August
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24   Sandown 500 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 13—15 September
25   Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 10—13 October
26   Armor All Gold Coast 600 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise, Queensland 25—27 October
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28   Yas V8 400 Yas Marina Circuit Yas Island, United Arab Emirates 1—3 November
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30   Phillip Island 400 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 23—24 November
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33   Sydney 500 Homebush Street Circuit Sydney, New South Wales 29 November—1 December
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Calendar changes

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Teams and drivers

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The following teams and drivers have been confirmed for the 2013 series.

Season entries
Team Vehicle No. Drivers Sandown/Bathurst Gold Coast
Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore 1   Jamie Whincup   Paul Dumbrell   Sébastien Bourdais
888   Craig Lowndes   Warren Luff   Richard Lyons
Holden Racing Team Holden VF Commodore 2   Garth Tander   Nick Percat   Ryan Briscoe
22   James Courtney   Cameron McConville   Darren Turner
Walkinshaw Racing (HRT) 66   Russell Ingall   Greg Murphy   TBA
Tony D'Alberto Racing Holden VF Commodore 3   Tony D'Alberto   Dale Wood   Vitantonio Liuzzi
SBR-Erebus Racing Mercedes E63 AMG 4   Lee Holdsworth   Luke Youlden   TBA
9   Jeroen Bleekemolen   Christian Klien   TBA
James Rosenberg Racing (SBR-Erebus) 47   Tim Slade   Andrew Thompson   TBA
Ford Performance Racing Ford FG Falcon 5   Mark Winterbottom   Steven Richards   Will Power
6   Will Davison   John McIntyre   Mika Salo
Charlie Schwerkolt Racing (FPR) 18   Alex Davison   Chaz Mostert   TBA
Rod Nash Racing (FPR) 55   David Reynolds   Dean Canto   TBA
Nissan Motorsport1 Nissan Altima 7   Todd Kelly   Jacques Villeneuve   Takuma Sato
11   James Moffat   Craig Baird   TBA
15   Rick Kelly   David Russell   TBA
16   Michael Caruso   Owen Kelly   James Hinchcliffe
Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore 8   Jason Bright   Andrew Jones   Stéphane Sarrazin
14   Fabian Coulthard   David Besnard   TBA
Britek Motorsport (BJR) 21   David Wall   Chris Pither   TBA
Dick Johnson Racing Ford FG Falcon 17   Steven Johnson   Matt Halliday   TBA
Triple F Racing (DJR) 12   Dean Fiore   Steve Owen   Gianni Morbidelli
Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore 19   Jonathon Webb   Michael Patrizi   TBA
91   Karl Reindler   Daniel Gaunt   TBA
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 30   Taz Douglas   Scott Pye   Mike Conway
49   Tim Blanchard   Cameron Waters   TBA
Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VF Commodore 33   Alexandre Prémat   Jack Perkins   TBA
34   Scott McLaughlin   Greg Ritter   TBA
  • ^1 — For points-scoring purposes, Nissan Motorsport is recognised as two separate entities: "Jack Daniel's Racing", which is made up of car #7 and car #15; and "Nissan Motorsport", which consists of cars #11 and #16.

Team changes

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References

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  1. ^ "Adelaide's iconic Clipsal 500 dates announced for landmark 2013 opener". SpeedCafe.com. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 2 Ocotber 2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ Gunther, Briar (29 March 2010). "Car of the Future released". V8Supercars.com.au. BigPond Sport. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Nissan confirms Kelly Racing V8 Supercars entry". Speedcafe.com. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Mercedes-Benz to join V8 Supercars". Herald Sun. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Nissan to unveil its V8 Supercars future in New York". Speedcafe.com. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Erebus Motorsport on the V8 Supercar grid in 2013". V8 Supercars. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  7. ^ a b Paukert, Chris (30 June 2011). "Official: V8 Supercar Series coming to Austin in 2013". autoblog.com. AOL Autos. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  8. ^ "Lowndes wins Race 28 as Whincup secures fourth title". Speedcafe. 18 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  9. ^ a b "Eastern Creek dropped from calendar". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  10. ^ "2013 Texas V8 Supercar date confirmed". V8 Supercars Australia. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  11. ^ "Future of Hamilton Race Decided". V8 Supercars Australia. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  12. ^ "Councillors vote in favour or Pukekohe Supercar proposal". 3 News. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  13. ^ "V8 Supercars Confirms 2012 Formats". V8 Supercars Australia. 7 December 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference TaD Holden was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  15. ^ "FPR, Schwerkolt to join forces in 2013". SpeedCafe.com. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  16. ^ Rowley, Grant (4 December 2012). "Full steam ahead for LDM's new second entry". Speedcafe. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  17. ^ "Mercedes-Benz rules out V8 Supercars program". SpeedCafe.com. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012. The traditional Ford/Holden championship will see Nissan join the ranks next year with a four-car factory squad prepared by Kelly Racing. The team will be known as Nissan Motorsport next year.
  18. ^ Canning, Simon (7 June 2012). "Vodafone dumps Cricket, V8s". The Australian. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  19. ^ "Triple Eight confirms multi-year deal with Red Bull". Speedcafe.com. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  20. ^ Cite error: The named reference Mercedes-Benz to join V8 Supercars was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  21. ^ Bartholomaeus, Stefan (19 September 2012). "Mercedes: Initial Erebus proposal was 'misunderstood'". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 19 September 2012. Erebus Racing CEO Ryan Maddison confirmed that the three E63 AMG race cars will carry Mercedes badgework but no additional signage.