Seven’s massive week of sport
Bathurst 1000 from 10.30am Friday, BBL starts Sunday, The Ashes start Wednesday
Australia, start your engines, because one of the best-ever weeks of live and free sport awaits on the Seven Network, starting this Friday when our nation’s greatest motorsport event, the Repco Bathurst 1000, roars into action.
The Bathurst 1000 is the jewel in the crown of the world’s premier touring car championship, Supercars, and Seven will bring fans three full days of high-octane action from Mount Panorama.
Seven’s live and free coverage starts at 10.30am AEDT Friday on Channel 7, 7mate and 7plus, and will feature the first twilight finish in Bathurst 1000 history, with the iconic 161-lap race set to come to a thrilling conclusion on Sunday evening. Seven’s broadcast of the all-important final day at Mount Panorama starts at 8.30am AEDT Sunday on Channel 7 and 7plus.
The Bathurst 1000 is just the start of Sunday’s unmissable sporting action on Seven. Not long after the chequered flag has come down at Mount Panorama, an epic new season of Big Bash League will kick off, when the competition’s reigning champions, Sydney Sixers, take on bitter rivals Melbourne Stars at 7.30pm AEDT on Channel 7 and 7mate.
Three days later, Test cricket’s most revered contest, the Ashes, begins when the game’s oldest rivals, Australia and England, renew hostilities on day one of the much-anticipated First Test at the Gabba. Seven’s coverage begins at 10.00am AEDT next Wednesday, 8 December, on Channel 7 and 7mate.
The Repco Supercars Championship has been building all year to this week at Australian motorsport’s spiritual home, Mount Panorama, where recently crowned 2021 champion Shane van Gisbergen will look to cap a brilliant season with a second consecutive Bathurst 1000 victory alongside co-driver Garth Tander.
This Sunday, for the very first time on a free-to-air broadcast of the Bathurst 1000, fans in the capital cities won’t miss a second of the great race as Seven’s coverage continues uninterrupted during commercial breaks via cutting-edge picture-in-picture (PiP) technology.
Seven’s Bathurst coverage will be led by a star-studded commentary team featuring two of Australia’s premier sport broadcasters, Mark Beretta and Abbey Gelmi, along with rising star Jack Perkins, who will provide expert comments in between competing in the Bathurst 1000 alongside co-driver Will Brown.
Highly respected motorsport journalist Chris Stubbs will have all the latest from Pit Lane, while fan favourites Brad Hodge and Emma Freedman will bring viewers all the colour, excitement and atmosphere from Mount Panorama.
Motorsport icons Neil Crompton and Mark Skaife will also be part of the telecast, while the ever-popular Mark Larkham will report from Pit Lane.
Managing Director Seven Melbourne and Head of Network Sport, Lewis Martin, said: “It’s already been a massive year of sport on Seven, but this week should be the biggest yet.
“The Bathurst 1000 is without question the pinnacle of Australian motorsport and Seven will bring fans all the very best action from Mount Panorama across three full days of adrenaline-charged live and free racing, starting from this Friday.
“When Supercars’ thrilling 2021 season finishes on Sunday evening, the Summer of Cricket takes over straight away. An electrifying new season of BBL kicks off on Sunday night with a blockbuster Sixers v. Stars clash, then Test cricket’s ultimate contest, the Ashes, gets underway next Wednesday at the Gabba. Strap yourself in now because this is just the start of the hottest summer ever on Seven,” he said.
Seven’s Bathurst coverage on Friday will include Supercars practice and qualifying, along with TCR, Toyota Supports, Carrera Cup and Dunlop Series races. Then from 7.00pm AEDT on 7mate and 7plus viewers will enjoy some laughs on Friday Night Live, when Supercars drivers and teams take them behind the scenes of the world’s greatest touring car championship and compete in some fun challenges.
Saturday’s coverage from Mount Panorama starts at 10.00am AEDT on Channel 7, 7mate and 7plus. It will include Supercars practice and the Top 10 Shootout, along with S5000, TCR, Carrera Cup and
Dunlop Series races.On Sunday, Seven’s broadcast kicks off with the Supercars warm up, and S5000 and Carrera Cup races, before the event everyone has been waiting for – the Repco Bathurst 1000 – screams into action.
Sunday’s epic Big Bash season-opener launches six straight nights of BBL on Seven, each one featuring a prime-time blockbuster.
Fans should also get comfortable on the couch during the First Test (8-12 December), as live and free BBL matches will follow soon after stumps on all bar one day’s play at the Gabba.
This includes a mega day next Wednesday when day one of the Test is followed by a show-stopping BBL double-header, featuring Hobart Hurricanes v. Sydney Sixers at 6.30pm AEDT, then Perth Scorchers v. Brisbane Heat at 9.30pm AEDT.
