New Zealanders in Global Motorsport Action This Weekend 

It’s yet another busy weekend of motorsport action for Kiwis, although F1 fans have a further week to wait until the Azerbaijan GP at the Baku City Circuit.

Meantime, in America, Shane van Gisbergen returns to the Nascar Cup Series playoffs, held at Bristol Motor Speedway. He is still hanging in there after a trying weekend. He enters the third race of the Playoffs in 14th, two places below the cutoff line. Can he make use of his growing oval experience to progress further?

Shane van Gisbergen from the Bristol Motor Speedway, Tennessee

NZ Times:

Practice: Saturday 8:30am

Qualifying: Saturday 9:40am

Race: Sunday 11:30am

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Across the Atlantic, Cormac Buchanan continues his rookie Moto3 season at Misano, for the San Marino Grand Prix. He had another weekend to forget at the Catalan GP, so will hope to bounce back this weekend.

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Over the ditch, the 2025 Repco Supercars series launches its endurance campaign with the running of the OTR The Bend SuperSprint.

Andre Heimgartner and Jaxon Evans pair up for Brad Jones Racing, Richie Stanaway drives for PremiAir Racing, Ryan Wood heads the Walkinshaw Andretti United charge with Fabian Coulthard alongside Chaz Mostert. And Matt Payne enters the Endurance campaign with Grove Racing. He is currently second in the championship standings behind Broc Feeney. 

Supercars 500 from The Bend Motorsport Park, South Australia

View on Sky Sport at these NZ Times.

Practice 1: Friday 1:30pm Sky Sport Channel 51

Practice 2: Friday 3:45pm

Practice 3: Friday 6:10pm

Live support classes – Trans Am; TCR; Saturday 11:00am

Practice 4: Saturday 12:05pm – Channel 54.

Live Support classes – 1:15pm

Practice 5: Saturday 2:15pm

500 Qualifying: Saturday 5:15pm

Top Ten Shootout: Saturday 7:05pm

Sunday Support Classes – 10.00am

Supercar Warm Up: Sunday 11.50am

Race 26: Sunday 3:30pm

Also at The Bend, Marco Giltrap and Clay Osborne compete in the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia campaign.

North to Japan, and the Intercontinental GT Challenge hosts the Suzuka 1000. Scott McLaughlin steps into GT3 duty, sharing a Corvette Z06 GT3.R with Alexander Sims and Nicky Catsburg in the Pro class.

Scott McLaughlin
International GT Challenge from Suzuka International Circuit, Japan    
Event details and live broadcast available at: https://www.intercontinentalgtchallenge.com/watch-live