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The Australian Grand Prix Corporation (AGPC) has announced that the new S5000 series will start its first full season at the Formula 1 ® Rolex Australian Grand Prix 2020, at the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit from 12-15 March. AGPC CEO, Andrew Westacott, said that fans would appreciate the addition to
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23 year-old Ricky Capo will enter the new S5000 series as a privateer, supported by Modena Engineering and Valvoline. Capo has previously competed in Australian Formula 3, as well as taking a win in European LMP3, with a class victory at the 2017 4 Hours of Monza. Capo said “I
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Experienced Australian driver Alex Davison has been announced for the S5000 series debut at Sandown. Davison began his career in Formula Ford before moving into international Porsche racing and then the Supercars Championship. He is currently the Driver Standards Advisor for the carsales TCR Australia Series, a role which will
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Tim Berryman is the latest driver to join the S5000 field ahead of the series debut at Sandown this weekend. The New South Welshman will drive for Team BRM alongside Rubens Barrichello and Alex Davison. Berryman won the 2014 Radical Australia Cup and has competed at Spa-Francorchamps in the Radical
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Experienced open-wheel driver Barton Mawer has joined the S5000 series for its debut season, to drive for Milldun Motorsport Mawer began in Formula Ford before moving to Australian Formula 3, where he was a consistent front-runner, finishing second in the 2003 championship. He also holds the sedan lap record at
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Former Australian F3 champion Tim Macrow will join the field for the S5000 debut at Sandown, driving for MTEC Motorsport. Macrow will line up next to Australia international Matt Brabham, while the MTEC Motorsport team is owned and operated by experienced single-seater engineer Bruin Beasley. Macros said, “having done a
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New Zealander Tom Alexander has been confirmed as AGI Sport’s second entry for the S5000 series debut at Sandown on September 20-22. Alexander was one of the first drivers to get behind the wheel of the S5000, driving at the official launch event at Sydney Motorsport Park in November
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S5000, the brand new Australian open-wheel series set to debut at Sandown on September 20-22, has announced that they will use a three-part qualifying system to determine the grid for a Feature Race each Sunday. Drivers will compete in an initial Qualifying session, setting the fastest time possible in a
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The Motorsport Network, claiming the “largest audience of motorsport and auto enthusiasts in the world”, will carry the 2019 S5000 series live and free on its Motorsport.TV platform. The announcement came as part of Motorsport.com's coverage of the new Australian open-wheel series. SBS will broadcast the
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John Martin has been announced as the fifth driver for the S5000 category debut at Sandown, to drive for AGI Sport, the latest team to be announced for the new open-wheel series. Martin has raced in high-profile championships such as A1 Grand Prix, Formula Renault 3.5, and the Superleague
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Michael Gibson is the latest driver to be confirmed for the S5000 category debut at Sandown. Gibson, a motorsport engineer, comes from a well-known Australian motorsport family. His father was a well-known sports car racer, while his uncle, Bevan Gibson, was tragically killed at Bathurst in 1969. Two of Gibson’
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SBS has confirmed that they will extend their TV coverage of the Shannons Nationals to include all races of the debut S5000 series. An extra hour will be added to both Saturday and Sunday broadcasts to cover the S5000 race on each day. Saturday’s broadcast will feature Race 1