2025 National Sports Sedan Series

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The 2025 National Sports Sedan Series, known as the Precision National Sports Sedan Reason after its title sponsor, is an upcoming motor racing series for Australian sports sedans. The series has very relaxed regulations allowing a broad range of custom-built racing cars to participate, with the proviso that they have bodywork resembling a road car. A national competition for sports sedans dates to 1976, and the present series to 2004.

The series is sanctioned by Motorsport Australia, and its naming rights sponsor is Precision International, a supplier of specialty parts for racing engines.

Calendar

The five-round series will consist of four rounds as part of the Trophy Tour, a new series of motor racing events organised by local clubs, racing circuits, and coordinated by Motorsport Australia, [1] and a single round supporting the GT World Challenge Australia category organised by SRO Motorsports Group. [2]

RoundCircuitDatesSupportingMap
1 Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney Motorsport Park 21–23 March Aussie Racing Car Series
Formula 4 Australian Championship
Trophy Tour
Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia Scholarship Series
2 Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland Raceway 30 May—1 June GT World Challenge Australia
GT4 Australia Series
Radical Cup Australia
Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia
3 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Winton Raceway 22–24 August TCR Australia Touring Car Series
Australian National Trans-Am Series
Touring Car Masters
Formula Regional Australia Championship
4 Flag of South Australia.svg The Bend Motorsport Park 25–26 OctoberThe Bend Classic
5 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 21–23 November Australian Improved Production Nationals
Island Magic

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References

  1. Sergey (14 November 2024). "2025 Trophy Tour provisional calendar". Motorsport Australia. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  2. Miles, Thomas (20 December 2024). "Big Precision National Sports Sedan calendar revealed". Auto Action . Retrieved 13 January 2025.