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PHILLIP ISLAND
The WD-40 Phillip Island SuperSprint is back for
2016, with new dates, a new format, new teams
and incredible free trackside admission on Friday!
DJR Team Penske and Tim Slade replacing
Coulthard at Brad Jones Racing. This is only a
handful of the total 10 driver changes made over
the off-season.
After being held in November for the last three
years, V8 Supercars will hit the track at the
beautiful Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit across
the weekend of April 15-17 for an action packed
weekend of motorsport thrills.
It’s double the V8 action with the V8 Supercars
Dunlop Series returning to the Island for the first
time in nearly a decade. Who will be the next
young gun to forge a career in V8 Supercars? You
could see the next Winterbottom or McLaughlin
in action at the Island!
The off-season saw plenty of shuffling among
seats, teams and sponsors. 2015 Championship
winner Mark Winterbottom, Craig Lowndes, and
Chaz Mostert will be in brand new colours for the
2016 Championship.
Shane van Gisbergen will make his debut with
Red Bull Racing Australia at the Clipsal 500
Adelaide in March. Dave Reynolds, who was
controversially pushed out of Championship
contention at last year’s WD-40 Phillip Island
SuperSprint, will return to Phillip Island with a
new team, new sponsor and new manufacturer.
Other driver changes include James Moffat in a
Volvo, Fabian Coulthard moving to an expanded
The 2015 WD-40 Phillip Island SuperSprint saw
Red Bull Racing Australia’s Lowndes and Jamie
Whincup and Wilson Security Racing GRM’s
Scott McLaughlin stand atop the podium in all
three races across the weekend.
Who will end up on top of the pack in 2016? The
weekend at Phillip Island is sure to separate the
contenders from the pretenders.
2015 Podium - McLaughlin, Whincup, Lowndes
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The biggest change for the 2016 event doesn’t
come from the drivers. Trackside entry to the
Circuit on Friday will be completely free. Race
fans will be able to head to the track and check
out all of the support categories on track on
Friday – including the V8 Supercars stars of
tomorrow in the Dunlop Series – for free!
Saturday and Sunday will see the ‘main game’
hit the track, with 26 V8 Supercars competing
in a 120km race on Saturday and a 200km race
on Sunday.
If all of that isn’t enough to get you salivating,
the 2016 WD-40 Phillip Island SuperSprint will be
the 500th round in the history of the Australian
Touring Car/V8 Supercars Championship.
Disney Zone
SUPERSPRINT
With Phillip Island being such an historic circuit,
it’s fitting that history is made again alongside
Bass Strait.
Head to Phillip Island across the weekend of April
15-17 for the WD-40 Phillip Island SuperSprint, for
an exhilarating weekend of entertainment for the
whole family. The Disney Zone will be returning
to Phillip Island with Lightning McQueen, Mack
the Transporter and plenty more from Disney/
Pixar’s Cars. Kids 12 and under receive free
trackside admission with a paying adult, making
it an affordable weekend out for the whole family.
Visit www.ticketek.com.au to pre-purchase your
tickets and save.
Disappointed Reynolds
Words and Images supplied by V8 Supercars
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