News - latest articleAustralian and international motorsport 2001 calendarPlanning to catch some motorsport action here or overseas in 2001? Here are dates you need to know:22 Jan 2001 By JUSTIN LACY 2001 FIA Formula One World Championship March 4: GP OF AUSTRALIA (Melbourne) March 18: GP OF MALAYSIA (Kuala Lumpur) April 1: GP OF BRAZIL (São Paulo) April 15: GP OF SAN MARINO (Imola) April 29: GP OF SPAIN (Barcelona) May 13: GP OF AUSTRIA (Spielberg) May 27: GP OF MONACO (Monaco) June 10: GP OF CANADA (Montreal) June 24: GP OF EUROPE (Nürburgring) July 1: GP OF FRANCE (Magny-Cours) July 15: GP OF GREAT BRITAIN (Silverstone) July 29: GP OF GERMANY (Hockenheim) August 19: GP OF HUNGARY (Budapest) September 2: GP OF BELGIUM (Spa-Francorchamps) September 16: GP OF ITALY (Monza) September 30: GP OF USA (Indianapolis) October 14: GP OF JAPAN (Suzuka) V8 Supercars Round 1: Phillip Island, Victoria March 24-25 Round 2: Clipsal 500, Adelaide April 5-8 Round 3: Eastern Creek, NSW April 28-29 Round 4: Hidden Valley, Darwin May 12-13 Round 5: GMC 400, Canberra June 7-10 Round 6: Barbagallo, Western Australia June 23-24 Round 7: Calder Park, Victoria July 14-15 Round 8: Oran Park, NSW July 28-29 Round 9: Queensland 500, Ipswich August 24-26 Round 10: Winton, Victoria September 8-9 Round 11: FAI 1000, Bathurst October 4-7 Round 12: V8 International, New Zealand November 9-11 Round 13: The Australian V8 Ultimate Sandown, Victoria November 30, December 1-2 V8 Supercar special events Australian Grand Prix, Victoria March 1-4 Honda Indy 300, Gold Coast October 25-28 World Rally Championship Rally of Monte Carlo: January 19-21 Swedish rally: February 9-11 Tap rally of Portugal: March 9-11 Rally Catalunya: March 23-25 Rally of Argentina: May 4-6 Cyprus rally: June 1-3 Acropolis rally: June 15-17 Safari rally: July 19-22 Neste rally Finland: August 23-26 Rally of New Zealand: September 21-23 San Remo: October 5-7 V-rally tour de corse, Corsica: October 19-21 Telstra Rally Australia: November 2-4 Rally of Great Britain: November 23-25 Australian Rally Championship Round 1: Forest Rally, March 31 to April 4 Nannup, Western Australia Round 2: Rally Queensland, June 16-17 Caloundra, Sunshine Coast Round 3: Rally of SA, July 7-8 Adelaide Round 4: Saxon Safari Tasmania, August 4-5 Hobart, Tasmania Round 5: Rally of Melbourne, September 1-2 Melbourne, VIC The 2001 Konica V8 Supercar Series Round 1: Wakefield Park, Goulburn February 24-25 Round 2: Oran Park, Sydney March 17-18 Round 3: Winton, Victoria May 5-6 Round 4: Phillip Island, Victoria May 26-27 Round 5: Lakeside, Queensland July 7-8 Round 6: Mallala, Adelaide August 11-12 Special event: FAI 1000, Mt Panorama Bathurst October 4-6 Australian GTP Championship Round 1: 17/18 March Oran Park, NSW(Run in conjunction with round 2 of Konica V8 series) Round 2: 5/6 May Wakefield Park, NSW(Procar stand-alone event) Round 3: 26/27 May Philip Island, Vic(Run in conjunction with round 4 of Konica V8 series) Round 4: 7/8 July Lakeside, Qld(Run in conjunction with round 5 of Konica V8 series) Round 5: 21/22 July : Queensland Raceway, Qld(Procar stand-alone event) Round 6: 18/19 August Eastern Creek, NSW(Procar stand-alone event) Round 7: 8/9 September Winton, Vic(Run in conjunction with round 10 of Shell V8 Supercars) Round 8: 15/16 September Sandown, Vic(Procar stand-alone event) 500cc Motorcycle World Championship Round 1: Grand Prix of Japan, Suzuka, April 4 Round 2: Grand Prix of Africa, Phakisa Freeway, April 22 Round 3: Grand Prix of Spain, Jerez, May 6 Round 4: Grand Prix of France, Le Mans, May 20 Round 5: Grand Prix of Italy, Mugello, June 3 Round 6: Grad Prix of Catalunya, Circuit de Catalunya, June 17 Round 7: Dutch Grand Prix, Assen, June 30 Round 8: British Grand Prix, Donington Park, July 8 Round 9: Grand Prix of Germany, Sachsenring, July 22 Round 10: Grand Prix of the Czech Republic, Autodrom Brno, August 26 Round 11: Grand Prix of Portugal, Estoril, September 9 Round 12: Grand Prix of Valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, September 23 Round 13: Pacific Grand Prix, Motegi, Japan October 7 Round 14: Australian Grand Prix, October 14 Round 15: Malaysian Grand Prix, Sepang Circuit, October 21 Round 16: Rio Grand Prix, Nelson Piquet, Rio de Janerio November 4 CART Fed Ex Championship Series March 11: Tecate Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix, Fundidora Park, Monterrey, Mexico (street) April 8: Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, Streets of Long Beach, USA (street) April 29: Texas 600, Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, USA (oval) May 6: Lehigh Valley Grand Prix, Nazareth Speedway, Nazareth, USA (oval) May 19: Firestone Firehawk 500, Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi, Japan (oval) June 3: Miller Lite 225, The Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, USA (oval) June 17: Tenneco Grand Prix of Detroit, The Raceway on Belle Isle, Detroit, USA (street) June 24: Freightliner/G.I. Joe's 200, Portland International Raceway, Portland, USA (road) July 1: Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland, Burke Lakefront Airport, Cleveland, USA (road) July 15: Molson Indy Toronto, Exhibition Place, Toronto, Canada (street) July 22: Michigan 500, Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, USA (oval) July 29: Target Grand Prix, Chicago Motor Speedway, Cicero, USA (oval) August 12: Miller Lite 200, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, USA (road) August 19: Motorola 220, Road America, Elkhart Lake, USA (road) September 2: Molson Indy Vancouver, Concord Pacific Place, Vancouver, Canada (street) September 15: German 500, EuroSpeedway, Lausitz, Germany (oval) September 22: Rockingham 500, Rockingham Motor Speedway, Corby, UK (oval) October 7: Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of Houston, Streets of Houston, Houston, USA (street) October 14: Honda Grand Prix of Monterey featuring the Shell 300, Laguna Seca Raceway, Monterey, USA (road) October 28: Honda Indy 300, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia (street) November 4: The Marlboro 500, California Speedway, Fontana, USA (oval) |
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