The Repco Supercars Championship has revealed its 2022 draft calendar with 13 rounds to make up the season. 
  
Scheduled to run between March and November, the new calendar will see the championship head to six different states throughout the year, as well as the return of a visit to New Zealand. 
  
With the Newcastle season opener and the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix rounds having already been confirmed earlier this year, the remaining calendar will see a handful of circuits return to the fold for the first time since 2019. 
  
Starting with Newcastle at the start of March, the championship will then head to Symmons Plains for the Tasmania Supersprint later in the month. 
  
Just two weeks later will be the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, before the first of two night events for the year takes place at Wanneroo Raceway in Perth at the end of April.
  
Only two rounds await Supercars over the next two months with Winton Motor Raceway in May and the previously announced Merlin Darwin Triple Crown taking place in its usual slot of mid-June. 
  
After hosting double rounds in both 2020 and 2021, Townsville will once again host Australia’s premier racing category as the the Reid Park Street Circuit will enjoy one round in July – the other round at the end of the month yet to have a location confirmed.
  
Following on from July’s two rounds, the iconic Sandown International Raceway will welcome back the championship in August as the final Victorian event for the year before Supercars ventures across the Tasman Sea to Pukekohe Park Raceway for the ITM Auckland SuperSprint in September. 
  
The Repco Bathurst 1000 returns to its traditional timeslot at the start of October in 2022 and as a result, the 161-lap great race will no longer act as the season finale with two more rounds to see off the year. 
  
The popular Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500 is another returning event with the championship to run on the streets of Surfers Paradise at the end of October, while the season will wrap up under lights at Sydney Motorsport Park a few weeks later with the Beaurepaires Sydney Super600. 
  
Supercars CEO Sean Seamer was happy with the 2022 calendar and was pleased to see the return of many fan favourites. 
  
“The 2022 season will follow an unprecedented two years for Supercars in which the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in two revised calendars – a huge achievement given the nature of the sport,” Seamer said. 
  
“It has been fantastic to welcome fans back to events this year, and we will continue to ensure this is done safely and in line with national guidelines as we welcome more fans back in 2022. 
  
“We are very pleased with the interest in Supercars growing continuously through large audiences watching our world-class broadcast and a significant growth of our presence online across the globe.” 
  
The 2022 Repco Supercars Championship will begin with the Repco Newcastle 500 at the Newcastle Street Circuit in New South Wales on 4-6 March. 

2022 Repco Supercars Championship Draft Calendar:

4-6 March: Repco Newcastle 500, Newcastle Street Circuit, NSW
26-27 March: Tasmania SuperSprint, Symmons Plains, TAS     
7-10 April: Melbourne, Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, VIC
30 April - 1 May: Bunnings Trade Perth SuperNight, Wanneroo Raceway, WA   
21-22 May: Winton SuperSprint, Winton Raceway, VIC
18-19 June: Merlin Darwin Triple Crown, Hidden Valley, NT
8-10 July: NTI Townsville 500, Reid Park, QLD
30-31 July: TBC
19-21 August: Penrite Sandown SuperSprint, Melbourne, VIC
10-11 September: ITM Auckland SuperSprint, Pukekohe Park Raceway, NZ
6-9 October: Repco Bathurst 1000, Mount Panorama, NSW
28-30 October: Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500, Surfers Paradise, QLD
18-20 November: Beaurepaires Sydney Super600, Sydney Motorsport Park, NSW