Supercars Challenge (event)

This article is about the non-championship event that supported the Australian Grand Prix between 1989 and 2017. For the current points-paying Supercars event supporting the Australian Grand Prix, see Melbourne SuperSprint. For the former Supercars event supporting the Gold Coast Indy 300, see V8 Supercar Challenge.
For other uses, see Supercar Challenge (disambiguation).
Victoria (state) Supercars Challenge
Race Information
Venue Albert Park Circuit
Number of times held 32
First held 1985
Last held 2017
Race Format
Race 1
Laps 13
Distance 70 km
Race 2
Laps 13
Distance 70 km
Race 3
Laps 13
Distance 70 km
Race 4
Laps 13
Distance 70 km
Last Event (2017)
Overall Winner
New Zealand Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske
Race Winners
New Zealand Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske
New Zealand Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske
New Zealand Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske
Australia Chaz Mostert Rod Nash Racing

The Supercars Challenge was an annual non-championship motor racing event held for cars from the Supercars Championship, and formerly from V8 Supercars, the Shell Championship Series and the Australian Touring Car Championship. The event was held on the Albert Park Circuit in Albert Park, Victoria, Australia as a support event to the Australian Grand Prix.

First held as a Formula One World Championship support race in 1985, the event was originally held at the Adelaide Street Circuit until the Australian Grand Prix moved to Melbourne for 1996. From 2018 onwards, the event was contested for championship points and became known as the Melbourne 400.[1][2]

  1. ^ Howard, Tom (30 May 2017). "AGP to host Supercars championship round in 2018". Speedcafe. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  2. ^ Adam, Mitchell (7 December 2017). "Supercars to race for Larry Perkins Trophy at AGP". Supercars. Retrieved 7 December 2017.