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      Home > News > Sports > Motorsports

    The Australian Grand Prix has been put back exactly eight months due to Covid

    The Australian Grand Prix has been put back exactly eight months due to Covid


    Strict quarantine requirements mean Formula 1 has decided to rejig the start of the season, with the Chinese grand prix also delayed.

    The Aussie race will now take place on November 21st, rather than March 21st.

    The F1 season will now open with the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 28th.

    MOTORSPORT WITH CRC FIVE FIVE SIX. NOW AVAILABLE IN FIVE SPECIALIST APPLICATIONS.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Motorsports News
     07 Mar: Liam Lawson has recorded the 12th fastest time in practice three at Formula 1's Melbourne Grand Prix
     07 Mar: In Supercars, Broc Feeney's taken pole position for tonight's race at the Melbourne SuperSprint
     07 Mar: Scott McLaughlin's finished best of the Kiwis in fifth in qualifying for the latest Indycar event in Arizona
     06 Mar: A former teammate's predicting Kiwi Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson will maximise his results, in what's likely to be a challenging year in Formula One
     05 Mar: Matt Payne has claimed pole position for tomorrow's second race as part of Supercars' Melbourne Supersprint
     02 Mar: Tyler Reddick has held off a charging Shane van Gisbergen to make Nascar history
     02 Mar: To Indycar action, and misfortune for Scott Dixon on the streets of St. Petersburg
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