Late night motorsport broadcasts start times vary late on Saturday night per market:
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Relive all the highlights of the Melbourne 400 in this stop of the 2023 Repco Supercars Championship.
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No, you are right. Missed checking the early mornings, I was only looking at the late nights.
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Why doesn’t Seven have late night highlights of the Thursday and Friday Supercars races, I wonder?
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It could be a rights clearance matter - Formula 1 hold all the rights for what happens on a race weekend on-track (regardless of whos racing)
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Seven has adjusted the late night highlights schedule so that the programs are now only 30 minutes. Hardly seems worth it.
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The races are only 35 minutes so not losing too much.
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Plus ads though.
Wonder why they scheduled it for 70 minutes originally.
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I reckon Seven initially thought the Melbourne Supercars race (400 km in total) would take place over two days, before the organisers split the race over four days.
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Supercars take battle to the Top End
Darwin Triple Crown returns to Seven
Buckle up for the return of the hotly anticipated Darwin Triple Crown and the Repco Supercars Championship Indigenous Round, live and free on Channel 7, 7mate and 7plus.
Supercars teams will unveil a host of incredible new liveries, in a spectacular celebration of First Nations’ culture and motorsport.
Sunrise favourite and Seven’s resident motorsport expert, Mark Beretta and Super2 driver Jack Perkins will take viewers live to Hidden Valley Raceway for a weekend jam-packed with action, kicking off from midday this Saturday, and a second five-hour telecast on Sunday afternoon.
Mark Beretta said: “Darwin is one of the most anticipated rounds of the year. The drivers, the teams, and the fans all look forward to the racing and the great weather. All the pressure will be on competition frontrunner, Brodie Kostecki, to maintain his lead.”
Supercars legends Garth Tander, Mark Skaife and Craig Lowndes return to the 7SPORT commentary box, alongside motorsport “master caster”, Neil Crompton; with fan favourites Mark Larkham, Chad Nylon and Riana Crehan bringing viewers all the pit lane drama.
Tune in to the full broadcast live and free on Channel 7, 7mate and 7plus, while the full replay will be available as catch-up on 7plus, as well as Supercars highlights, documentaries, and other bonus content.
When the cars pull up to the grid for the fifth stop on the Championship tour this weekend, young guns Kostecki and Will Brown are expected to continue their form, after their podium finish at the Tasmanian SuperSprint.
Leading the charge, Kostecki holds an 87-point lead over Brown while Chad Mostert sits a further 79 points behind in third.
The only Supercars event to feature drag racing, Darwin will also host Nitro Up North – the grand finale of the Australian Top Fuel Championship – broadcast live and free on 7plus from 5.30pm AEST on Saturday.
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In Perth, the Saturday race will be shown live on 7mate, due to GWS v Fremantle AFL match on main channel from 2.30pm local time.
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Noticed Sunrise’s Mark Beretta has been doing a lot of V/O work for Seven promotions/creative team (he has been a part of the unit since they got rights back from Ten in 2007 and I believe was at the face of this current era when getting back the rights again).
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Shane Van Gisbergen chases Supercars win in Townsville after NASCAR victory on debut
Young guns fire up for leaderboard battle
REPCO Supercars champion Shane Van Gisbergen will be riding high at the NTI Townsville 500 this weekend, after stunning the world of motorsport this week by winning the NASCAR Cup Series race in Chicago on debut.
With the victory, the New Zealander became the first man in 60 years to win a NASCAR race on debut – promptly putting a target on his back on home soil, as the drivers’ championship heats up at the Reid Park street circuit, from 12.00pm this Saturday on Seven, 7mate and 7plus.
In the round six battle between the Chevrolet Racing Camaro and the Ford Performance Mustang, Van Gisbergen will have to be on guard from the young guns already dominating this year’s leaderboard – including Brodie Kostecki and Will Brown (pictured, with army mascot, ‘Courage’).
With a 142-point teams’ championship lead, Coca-Cola Racing by Erebus will look to hold their advantage, with Red Bull Ampol Racing hot on their tails.
Sunrise favourite and Seven’s resident motorsport expert Mark Beretta said: “This is fast shaping up as the round of the year in the glorious Townsville sunshine!”
“Shane Van Gisbergen arrives back all revved up from his world-beating NASCAR debut in Chicago, and the Mustangs’ pick up more speed, thanks to a tweak of the rear wing. Brodie Kostecki is going to have to fight like a Spartan to hold onto his championship lead,” he said.
“These will be the two most action-packed days of the Supercars season so far, and it’s all on Seven on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.”
TV broadcast times on Seven:
Saturday 8 July
Sydney 12.00pm on Channel 7 and 7plus
Melbourne 12.00pm on Channel 7 and 7plus
Brisbane 12.00pm on Channel 7 and 7plus
Adelaide 11.30am on 7mate and 7plus
Perth 10.00am on 7mate and 7plus
Sunday 9 July
Sydney 12.00pm on Channel 7 and 7plus
Melbourne 12.00pm to 2.30pm* on Channel 7 (*then switch to 7mate) and 7plus
Brisbane 12.00pm on Channel 7 and 7plus
Adelaide 11.30am on 7mate and 7plus
Perth 10.00am on 7mate and 7plus
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60 Years of Bathurst promo aired tonight during MKR, featuring Ricki-Lee Coulter’s song On My Own.
Mount Panorama hosted the then Armstrong 500 endurance race for the first time in 1963.
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Milestone Bathurst 1000 kicks into gear
Seven’s unbeatable live and free coverage from Mount Panorama starts on Friday
The jewel in the crown of the Supercars Championship, the 2023 Repco Bathurst 1000 kicks into gear this Friday and the screens of Seven will bring fans three full days of high-octane action live and free from Mount Panorama.
On the 60th anniversary of the Great Race, Seven’s coverage begins from 9:50am AEDT Friday, 6 October on Channel 7, 7mate and 7plus, and will include all the unmissable moments from the practice laps to the all-important race and celebrations on Sunday. Seven’s broadcast of the highly anticipated final day at Mount Panorama starts from 7.30am AEDT Sunday on Channel 7 and 7plus.
Also celebrating a milestone this year is Seven’s resident motorsport expert, Sunrise’s Mark Beretta, who will suit up for his 25th Bathurst 1000 coverage alongside 7SPORT’s Mel McLaughlin, to bring Aussies every exhilarating moment from the mountain over an action-packed three days.
Joining them will be Erebus Motorsport driver Jack Perkins, who will provide expert commentary in between competing in the Bathurst 1000 alongside co-driver Will Brown, while fan favourite Emma Freedman will bring viewers all the colour, excitement and atmosphere from the mountain and the campgrounds, and the ever-popular Mark Larkham reports live from pit lane along Chris Stubbs, Chad Neylon and Riana Crehan.
Supercars icons Mark Skaife and Neil Crompton will lead the commentary of the Supercars Championship’s premier event, while Bathurst 1000 winner Greg Murphy will also join Seven for special insights.
The Repco Supercars Championship has been building to this week at Australian motorsport’s spiritual home, where reigning Bathurst champion Shane van Gisbergen returns with a new co-driver in Richie Stanaway, while Broc Feeney and Jamie Whincup look to continue their form after a nail-biting win at Sandown.
Managing Director Seven Melbourne and Head of Network Sport, Lewis Martin, said: “It’s been a huge month of sport on Seven, and we’re just getting started.
“The Bathurst 1000 is undoubtedly the biggest day on the Australian motorsport calendar and we cannot wait to deliver all the best action from Mount Panorama across three full days of adrenaline-charged live and free racing, from this Friday.
“Once again, Seven has lined up an incredible broadcast team, led by Mark Beretta and Mel McLaughlin, alongside current driver Jack Perkins as he goes back and forth behind the wheel and the mic’ for Seven’s coverage,” he said.
“It’s going to be massive, and we cannot wait to bring you every thrilling moment, live and free.”
Seven’s Bathurst coverage on Friday will include Supercars practice and qualifying.
Saturday’s coverage from Mount Panorama starts at 9:50am AEDT on Channel 7, 7mate and 7plus, and will include Supercars practice and the Top 10 Shootout.
On Sunday, Seven’s broadcast kicks off with the Supercars warm up at 7.30am AEDT, before the event everyone has been waiting for – the Repco Bathurst 1000 – roars onto screens from 10.30am AEDT.
7plus features a dedicated motorsport hub for live and on-demand streaming of the Repco Bathurst 1000, along with race day highlights, Bathurst Throwbacks and archive footage, FAST channels, bonus content and exclusive features.
Seven has also partnered with Komo Technologies and Repco to deliver an innovative and integrated cross-platform digital experience hub to connect broadcast audiences across the Repco Bathurst 1000 weekend, and celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Great Race, with truly customised and personalised mobile engagement.
Viewers will be able to vote in real-time for their favourite decade of Bathurst’s rich 60-year history and test skills in a timed memory challenge to go in the running to win a share in more than 60 prizes, as well as submit questions to be answered live during Seven’s broadcast.
2023 Repco Bathurst 1000
Three days of live and free coverage from 9.50am AEDT Friday, 6 October on Channel 7, 7mate and 7plus
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Does Seven have a back up plan for Bathurst 1000 post-race coverage if the race (which starts at 11.15am AEDT) goes overtime this Sunday? Eight of the past ten races had been completed in between 6 hours and 6.5 hours, although both 2014 and 2017 races went over seven hours.
7two is available from 6pm AEDT while 7mate in WA will simulcast Fox Footy’s coverage of AFLW match between Fremantle and North Melbourne from 5pm AEDT.
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Contingency plans for every possible race outcome, early/late finish, no start at all etc. would have been fully mapped out for each market months ago.
We will only find out what those plans are if it becomes necessary.
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The technology of race coverage certainly come a long way. I remember the first year that Seven introduced cutting edge world first technology that allowed a fixed camera to broadcast from one car during the race. The Seven chopper had to follow the car around the whole track to get the signal out and they had to choose carefully a car they thought would make the whole race. Later years there were cameras in more cars then a camera that moved. They used to make a big thing about explaining the technology.
Another innovation was when digital TV first started 10 has coverage of the race on several multichannels.
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In the end, no back-up plan was needed, as Shane van Gisbergen combined with Richie Stanaway to win today’s Bathurst 1000 in just over six hours, crossing the finish line just before 5.30pm AEDT.
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