V8 Races

The V8 Supercar racing series is the most popular motor sport in Australia, as well as having a large following in New Zealand.

Its popularity is also growing across the world as sports television coverage expands.

V8 races draw crowds in excess of 250,000 and are held in every state in Australia, with additional rounds in New Zealand and Bahrain.

The V8 Supercar races reflect the intense rivalry between Falcon and Holden, the two most popular passenger cars in Australia. With the ultimate in performance motor engineering technology under the bonnets, the challenge of V8 racing between the Ford and Holden teams is legendary.

This ongoing rivalry offers fans of V8 races the opportunity for speed-freaks to cash in on their heroes’ success.

V8 Race formats

Each round in the V8 series follows either a sprint or endurance race format and all V8 races include variations on the following format:

Warm Up

The V8 Supercars warm up for about 20 minutes prior to the endurance races.

Practice

V8 sprint races generally include a two hour practice session, while endurance drivers usually practice for two half-hour sessions.

Qualifying

The outcome of each V8 qualifying leg determines the drivers’ grid positions for the start of the championship race, so qualifying times are crucial.

While qualifying legs vary for individual V8 races, they usually include 2 legs. The first leg includes all competitors and is 20 minutes in length. The second leg includes the top 20 competitors from the first leg and is 15 minutes long.

V8 Supercar Endurance Races

The Bathurst 1000 is the most popular and widely viewed event on the annual V8 Supercar racing calendar. It is run over a distance of 1000 km (161 laps of the Mt Panorama circuit), with compulsory pit stop rules for fuel, tyre changes and drive changes. Each team is permitted 24 tyres per car for the weekend.

The Phillip Island 500 is run over a distance of 500 km.

Clipsal 500

The Clipsal 500 is made up of two V8 races totalling 500 kilometres. Each race is 78 laps of the circuit with compulsory pit stops for re-fuelling and tyre changes. The Clipsal 500 teams are permitted 16 tyres for the weekend racing event.

V8 Supercar Sprint races

The regulations for V8 sprint races were altered at the beginning of 2009.

Each Supercar sprint race series consists of 2 races held over the weekend. Each race is over a distance of 200 kilometres.

Although pit stops are not compulsory, each sprint V8 race team is only permitted 50 litres of fuel per race. This means that with the current longer race format and the high performance E85 fuel blend, drivers are forced to refuel to complete the race distance. Each team is permitted 12 tyres per car for the entire weekend of racing.

The premier event in this series is the V8 Supercar Sprint Gas event.

Online Betting on V8 Races

Few motor sport events offer punters the same thrill as the intense rivalry that exists between the two main contenders in the V8 Supercar Races – Ford Performance Racing and the Holden Racing Team (often called HSV for Holden Special Vehicles).

In fact, more money is wagered on the V8 races in each state than on Australia’s premier racing event, the Grand Prix, held in Melbourne each year.

The most popular single event in the V8 races is the marathon Bathurst 1000, televised live on race day via the commercial TV network.

V8 Supercar race punters have a wide choice of betting selections throughout the entire V8 series.

Online betting agencies offer very competitive odds on straight-out wins, multi-driver bets, betting on the series championship for both teams and drivers and individual V8 races bets.

Successful betting on the V8 Supercar series is about brains not brawn. Internet betting sites provide you with heaps of relevant information to help you make an informed choice. These statistics and data include previous V8 race winners, V8 Supercar champions, the leading teams, plus much more.

The best part about backing your favourite driver or team online is the sheer simplicity of it all.

Once you’ve browsed through the statistics and chosen your bets, all that you need do is select the V8 races, drivers or teams you want to back, decide how much you’re willing to wager and click on the “BET” button.

That leaves you free to actively participate in the edge-of-your-seat excitement and thrill that comes from watching every moment of the V8 Supercar races, either from the comfort of your favourite recliner or on-course. And it doesn’t get much better than that!