Motorsports Calendar 2012

Well, we don't have any dates for bullfighting or mountaineering, but we can report a full year ahead of motorsports starting with the gruelling Dakar Rally this month right through to the exciting finale of the V8 Supercars in Sydney in December.

On the world scene, Aussies to watch are Mark Webber in the F1, Marcos Ambrose in Nascar, Will Power and Ryan Briscoe in IndyCar and the ubiquitous Chad Reed in the American and world supercross, motocross and Motocross of Nations in Belgium.

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• One-off events
• V8 Supercar Championship
• Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series
• Australian V8 Utes
• Australian Endurance Championship
• Touring Car Masters
• Formula One
• NASCAR Sprint Cup
• Chase For The Sprint Cup
• Indy Car
• Super World Rally Championship
• Production Car World Rally Championship
• Australia Rally Championship
• Classic Australian Targa Championship
• MotoGP
• World Superbikes
• Australian Superbike Championship
• Australian Motocross Championship
• AMA/World Supercross
• FIM Speedway Grand Prix
• Speedway World Cup

One-off events

• January 1-15 Dakar Rally, Argentina, Chile, Peru
• January 5-8 Summernats, Canberra
• January 27-29  International Phillip Island (motorcycle) Classic
• January 28-29 24 Hours of Daytona, US
• February 24-26 Bathurst 12 Hour
• March 9-11 Phillip Island Classic, Victoria
• May 27 Indianapolis 500, Indiana
• June 9-11 Finke Desert Race, Northern Territory
• June 16-17 Le Mans 24-Hour, France
• June 28-July 1 Goodwood Festival of Speed, UK
• August 18-19 Leyburn Sprints, Queensland
• August 12, FIM Junior Motocross World Championship, Bulgaria
• September 14-16 Goodwood Revival, UK
• September 24-29 International Six Day Enduro, Germany
• September 28-29 Deni Ute Muster, Victoria
• September 29-30 Trials des Nations, Switzerland
• September 30 Bay to Birdwood, SA
• September 30 Motocross of Nations, Belgium
• October 16-23 World Solar Challenge, Darwin to Adelaide
• October 24-27 Australian Four Day Enduro, Gippsland

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V8 Supercar Series

• March 1-4  Clipsal 500 Adelaide
• March 15-18  Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne
• March 30-April 1 Tasmanian Challenge Symmons Plains, Launceston
• April 20-22 ITM400 Hamilton, New Zealand
• May 4-6  Barbagallo, Perth May 18-20

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Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series

• March 1-4  Clipsal 500 Adelaide
• May 4-6  Barbagallo, Perth
• July 6-8  Townsville 400, Reid Park
• August 3-5  Ipswich 300, Queensland Raceway
• August 24-26  Winton, Victoria
• October 4-7  Bathurst 1000, New South Wales
• November 30-Dec 2  Sydney, Olympic Park

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Australian V8 Utes

• March 1-4  Clipsal 500 Adelaide
• March 30-April 1 Symmons Plains, Launceston
• May 4-6  Barbagallo, Perth
• June 15-17  Hidden Valley, Darwin
• August 24-26  Winton, Victoria
• October 4-7  Bathurst 1000, New South Wales
• October 19-21 Gold Coast 600, Queensland
• November 30-Dec 2  Sydney Telstra 500

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Australian Endurance Championship

• March 23-25 Fernvale, Queensland
• April 6-9 Oberon, New South Wales
• April 21-22 Collie, Western Australia
• May 5-7 Toorbul, Queensland
• September 7-9 Wagin, Western Australia
• November 24-26 Red Range, New South Wales

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Touring Car Masters

• March 1-4 Clipsal 500 Adelaide
• May 25-27 Phillip Island, Victoria
• June 15-17 Hidden Valley, Darwin
• August 3-5 Queensland Raceway, Ipswich
• September 1-2 astern Creek, Sydney
• September 14-16 Sandown 500, Melbourne
• October 4-7, Bathurst, NSW
• November 2-5 Sandown, Victoria

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Formula One

• March 18 Australian GP, Albert Park, Melbourne
• March 25 Malaysian GP, Sepang
• April 15 Chinese GP, Shanghai
• April 22 Bahrain GP, Sakhir
• May 13 Spanish GP, Catalunya, Barcelona
• May 27 Monaco GP, Monte Carlo
• June 10 Canadian GP, Montreal
• June 24 European GP, Valencia
• July 8 British GP, Silverstone
• July 22 German GP, Hockenheimring
• July 29 Hungarian GP, Budapest
• September 2 Belgian GP, Spa-Francorchamps
• September 9 Italian GP, Monza
• September 23 Singapore GP, Marina Bay
• October 7 Japanese GP, Suzuka
• October 14 Korean GP, Yeongam
• October 28 Indian GP, Buddh, Greater Noida
• November 4 Abu Dhabi GP, Yas Marina
• November 18 United States GP, Austin, Texas
• November 25 Brazilian GP, Sao Paulo

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NASCAR Sprint Cup

• Feb 18 Shootout, Daytona
• Feb 26 Daytona 500
• Mar 4 Phoenix
• Mar 11 Las Vegas
• Mar 18 Bristol
• Mar 25 Los Angeles
• Apr 1 Martinsville
• Apr 14 Fort Worth
• Apr 22 Kansas
• Apr 28 Richmond
• May 6 Talladega
• May 12 Darlington
• May 19 Charlotte
• May 27 Charlotte
• Jun 3 Dover
• Jun 10 Pocono
• Jun 17 Michigan
• Jun 24 Sonoma
• Jun 30 Kentucky
• Jul 7 Daytona
• Jul 15 New Hampshire
• Jul 29 Indianapolis
• Aug 5 Pocono
• Aug 12 Watkins Glen
• Aug 19 Michigan
• Aug 25 Bristol
• Sep 2 Atlanta
• Sep 8 Richmond

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Chase For The Sprint Cup

• Sep 16 Chicagoland
• Sep 23 New Hampshire
• Sep 30 Dover
• Oct 7 Talladega
• Oct 13 Charlotte
• Oct 21 Kansas
• Oct 28 Martinsville
• Nov 4 Fort Worth
• Nov 11 Phoenix
• Nov 18 Miami

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Indy Car

• March 25 St. Petersburg, Florida
• April 1  Birmingham, Alabama
• April 15  Long Beach, California
• April 29 Sao Paulo, Brazil
• May 27  Indianapolis, Indiana
• June 3 Detroit, Michigan
• June 9  Fort Worth, Texas
• June 23 Newton, Iowa
• July 8 Toronto, Ontario
• July 22 Edmonton, Alberta
• August 19 Qingdao, China
• August 26 Sonoma, California
• September 2 Baltimore, Maryland
• September 15 Fontana, California
• October 14  Las Vegas, Nevada

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Super World Rally Championship

• January 17-22 Rallye Monte-Carlo
• February 09-12 Rally Sweden
• March 29/April 1 Rally of Portugal
• June 22-24 Rally of New Zealand
• August 02-05 Rally Finland
• September 13-16 Rally of Great Britain
• October 04-07 Rally of France
• November 01-04 Rally of Spain

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Production car World Rally Championship

• March 08-11 Rally Mexico
• April 27-29 Rally Argentina
• May 25-27 Acropolis Rally
• June 22-24 Rally of New Zealand
• August 24-26 Rally of Germany
• October 18-21 Rally of Italy
• November 01-04 Rally of Spain

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Australia Rally Championship

• March 1-4, Rally Calder, Victoria
• March 31/April 1 Quit Forest Rally, WA
• May 26-27 International Rally of Queensland
• July 28-29 Scouts Rally, SA
• October 13-14 Coffs Coast Forest Rally, NSW
• November 9-10 Rally Victoria

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Classic Australian Targa Championship

• January 28-29 Targa Wrest Point, Tasmania
• April 17-22 Targa Tasmania
• August 22-26 Supaloc Classic Targa, Adelaide
• November 2-4 Targa High Country, Victoria

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MotoGP

• April 15 Doha/Losail, Qatar*
• April 29 Jerez, Spain
• May 6 Estoril, Portugal
• May 20 Le Mans, France
• June 3 Catalunya, Spain
• June 17 Silverstone, UK
• June 30 Assen, Netherlands
• July 8 TBC, Germany
• July 15 Mugello, Italy
• July 29 Laguna Seca, US
• August 19 Indianapolis, US
• August 26 Brno, Czech Rep
• September 16 Misano, San Marino
• September 30 Motorland Aragon, Spain
• October 14 Motegi, Japan
• October 21 Sepang, Malaysia
• October 28 Phillip Island, Australia
• November 11 Valencia, Spain

(* Evening race)

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World Superbikes

• February 26  Phillip Island, Australia
• April 1 Imola, Italy
• April 22 Assen, The Netherlands
• May 6  Monza, Italy
• May 13 Donington, UK
• May 28 Miller Motorsport Park, US*
• June 10 Misano, San Marino
• July 1 Motorland Aragon, Spain
• July 22 Brno, Czech Republic
• August 5 Silverstone, UK
• August 26  Moscow, Russia
• September 9 N#adiurburgring, Germany
• September 23 Portimo, Portugal
• October 7  Magny-Cours, France

(* Monday)

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Australian Superbike Championships

• February 24-26 Phillip Island, Victoria (World Superbikes)
• April 20-22 Hidden Valley, SA
• May 4-6 Barbagallo, WA (V8 Supercars)
• May 18-20 Phillip Island, (V8 Supercars)
• Jun 1-3 Queensland Raceway, Ipswich
• August 17-19 Phillip Island, Vic
• September 14-16 Queensland Raceway, Ipswich

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Australian Motocross Championship

• April 1, Queensland
• April 14-15 NSW
• April 28-29  Victoria
• May 12-13 WA
• May 20 SA
• July 1 Queensland
• July 15 Victoria
• July 29 NSW
• August 19 NSW
• August 25-26 Queensland

(Venues to be announced)

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AMA/World Supercross

• January 7 Angel Stadium, Anaheim
• January 14 Chase Field, Phoenix
• January 21 Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
• January 28 Overstock.com Stadium, Oakland
• February 4 Angel Stadium, Anaheim
• February 11 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego
• February 18 Cowboys Stadium, Arlington
• February 25 Georgia Dome, Atlanta
• March 3 Edward Jones Dome, St Louis
• March 10 Daytona, Florida.
• March 17 Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis
• March 24 Toronto, Canada
• March 31 Reliant Stadium, Houston
• April 14 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans
• April 21 Qwest Field, Seattle
• April 28 Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City
• May 5 Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas

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>FIM Speedway Grand Prix

• March 31 Auckland, New Zealand
• April 28 Leszno, Poland
• May 12Prague, Czech Republic
• May 26 Gothenburg, Sweden
• June 9 Copenhagen, Denmark
• June 23 Gorzow, Poland
• July 28 Gorican, Croatia
• August 11 Terenzano, Italy
• August 25 Cardiff, Wales
• September 8 Malilla, Sweden
• September 22 Vojens, Denmark
• October 6 Torun, Poland

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Speedway World Cup

• July 7 Bydgoszcz, Poland
• July 9 King's Lynn, Great Britain
• July 12 & 14 Malilla, Sweden

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NOTE: Dates correct at time of publication but may change throughout the year.