The Tasmania Super 440 is the current name for the annual motor racing event for Supercars, held at Symmons Plains Raceway in Launceston, Tasmania. The event has been a regular part of the Supercars Championship—and its previous incarnations, the Australian Touring Car Championship, Shell Championship Series and V8 Supercars Championship—since 1969.

Behind Sandown Raceway, which has most commonly hosted the Sandown 500 and Sandown SuperSprint, Symmons Plains has hosted the most events in championship history with 53 as of 2026. Prior to the 2020 event being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the only hiatus for the event was between 2000 and 2003 during which the circuit received a A$3 million upgrade. The event is seen as one of Tasmania's largest sporting events, providing a variety of benefits to the local economy.

Format The event is staged over a three-day weekend, from Friday to Sunday. Two thirty-minute practice sessions are held on Friday. On Saturday, two two-part qualifying sessions are held which decide the grid positions for the following two 120 kilometre races. A further two-part qualifying is held on Sunday, followed by a top ten shootout to determine the grid for the following 190 km race.Tasmania SuperSprint track schedule locked in Supercars 4 May 2023

History When the Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC) was first held over a series of races in 1969, Symmons Plains was included on the calendar as the final race of the series. The race would decide the championship that year, as Alan Hamilton could take the title from Ian Geoghegan if he won the race and Geoghegan failed to score. Geoghegan's car failed to start at the one-minute signal and his pit crew push started the car. This was not allowed under the regulations of the time and Geoghegan was disqualified. Hamilton ended up finishing the race in second place behind Norm Beechey, losing the title to Geoghegan by a single point. After again hosting the final round in 1970, Symmons Plains became the home of the opening round, hosting the first event of the ATCC every year from 1971 to 1981. Allan Moffat and Peter Brock were the most successful drivers at the event in this period, taking seven of the eleven possible victories between them. John Harvey also scored his only two ATCC victories at the event, winning in 1976 and 1979.

In 1985, Robbie Francevic won his and Volvo's first round victory, winning again in 1986. Between 1988 and 1990, Dick Johnson joined Moffat as the only two drivers to win three consecutive rounds at the circuit. In 1993, 1980 Formula One World Champion Alan Jones won his first ATCC round, despite clashes with Mark Skaife, which led to a confrontation after the race, and Wayne Gardner. In the late 1990s, Holden Racing Team dominated the event with four consecutive round wins from 1996 to 1999. During this period, the Symmons Plains event remained in the early part of the ATCC calendar until 1999, when it was moved to August. The Government of Tasmania didn't renew the event's contract after 1999 and the race dropped off the calendar in 2000.

Following the completion of a circuit upgrade in 2004, which included the construction of permanent pit lane facilities and a resurfacing of the track, a new deal was struck to bring the event back onto the calendar in November of the same year. Tasmanian driver Marcos Ambrose went into the 2004 event attempting to seal a back-to-back championship victory, until an engine failure in the third and final race of the weekend delayed his coronation as champion. David Besnard and three other drivers benefited from a fortuitous late-race safety car to jump to the front of the field, before the four drivers were then demoted to the back of the field at a subsequent safety car due to confusion regarding the standings. Several days later, Besnard was credited with the win, the only win for WPS Racing. Initially on its return, the event was generally held towards the end of the season, often as the penultimate event, until a move to the early stages of the championship calendar in 2012.

Between 2007 and 2015, Jamie Whincup and Triple Eight Race Engineering dominated the event with six wins. This has seen Whincup surpass Brock as the most successful driver in the event's history. In 2013, Fabian Coulthard won Brad Jones Racing their first championship round, winning two races with team-mate Jason Bright winning the other. In 2017, the Saturday race was suspended after two laps due to a twelve car pile-up in wet conditions. While the race later briefly restarted under safety car, no championship points were awarded due to the short distance completed, however Shane van Gisbergen was still credited with a race victory. In 2018, a three-stage knockout qualifying system was introduced to the championship at Symmons Plains to reduce the risks of traffic. Craig Lowndes won the round, his last round win as a solo driver, and his first at the circuit since 1998.

The 2020 event was postponed until November due to the COVID-19 pandemic, before later being cancelled altogether. In 2026, the circuit hosted its 100th championship race, the second venue after Wanneroo Raceway to achieve the milestone.

Winners

Year Driver Team/Entrant Car Report 1969 Norm Beechey Norm Beechey Holden HK Monaro GTS327 1970 Jim McKeown Shell Racing Team Porsche 911 1971 Allan Moffat Allan Moffat Racing Ford Boss 302 Mustang 1972 Allan Moffat Allan Moffat Racing Ford Boss 302 Mustang 1973 Allan Moffat Ford Works Team Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III 1974 Peter Brock Holden Dealer Team Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 1975 Colin Bond Holden Dealer Team Holden Torana L34 1976 John Harvey B&D Autos Holden Torana L34 1977 Allan Moffat Allan Moffat Racing Ford XB Falcon GT 1978 Peter Brock Holden Dealer Team Holden LX Torana SLR A9X 1979 John Harvey Holden Dealer Team Holden LX Torana SS A9X 1980 Peter Brock Holden Dealer Team Holden VB Commodore 1981 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford XD Falcon 1982 Peter Brock Holden Dealer Team Holden VC Commodore 1983 Allan Grice Roadways Racing Holden VH Commodore 1984 Peter Brock Holden Dealer Team Holden VH Commodore 1985 Robbie Francevic Mark Petch Motorsport Volvo 240T 1986 Robbie Francevic Volvo Dealer Team Volvo 240T 1987 George Fury Gibson Motorsport Nissan Skyline DR30 1988 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Sierra RS500 1989 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Sierra RS500 1990 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Sierra RS500 1991 Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R 1992 Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Sierra RS500 1993 Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 1994 Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore Report 1995 John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing Ford EF Falcon Report 1996 Craig Lowndes Holden Racing Team Holden VR Commodore 1997 Greg Murphy Holden Racing Team Holden VS Commodore 1998 Craig Lowndes Holden Racing Team Holden VT Commodore 1999 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VT Commodore Report 2000– 2003not held 2004 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford BA Falcon 2005 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden VZ Commodore 2006 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden VZ Commodore 2007 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford BF Falcon Report 2008 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford BF Falcon Report 2009 Will Davison Holden Racing Team Holden VE Commodore Report 2010 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford FG Falcon 2011 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VE Commodore 2012 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VE Commodore Report 2013 Fabian Coulthard Brad Jones Racing Holden VF Commodore Report 2014 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore Report 2015 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore Report 2016 Will Davison Tekno Autosports Holden VF Commodore Report 2017 Fabian Coulthard DJR Team Penske Ford FG X Falcon Report 2018 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden ZB Commodore Report 2019 Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden ZB Commodore Report 2020not held due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden ZB Commodore 2022 Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden ZB Commodore Report 2023 Will Brown Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro ZL1-1LE 2024 Cameron Waters Tickford Racing Ford Mustang GT 2025 Broc Feeney Triple Eight Race Engineering Chevrolet Camaro ZL1-1LE 2026 Broc Feeney Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Mustang GT

Multiple winners

By driver Wins Driver Years 7 Jamie Whincup 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2021 5 Peter Brock 1974, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984 4 Allan Moffat 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977 Dick Johnson 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990 3 Craig Lowndes 1996, 1998, 2018 2 John Harvey 1976, 1979 Robbie Francevic 1985, 1986 Mark Skaife 1994, 1999 Garth Tander 2005, 2006 Will Davison 2009, 2016 Fabian Coulthard 2013, 2017 Shane van Gisbergen 2019, 2022 Broc Feeney 2025, 2026

By team Wins Team 12 Triple Eight Race Engineering 7 Holden Dealer Team 6 DJR Team Penske 5 Holden Racing Team 3 Allan Moffat Racing Gibson Motorsport 2 Glenn Seton Racing HSV Dealer Team Tickford Racing

By manufacturer Wins Manufacturer 28 Holden 18 Ford 2 Volvo Nissan Chevrolet

Notes – DJR Team Penske was known as Dick Johnson Racing from 1980 to 2014, hence their statistics are combined. – Tickford Racing was known as Ford Performance Racing from 2003 to 2014, hence their statistics are combined.

Event names and sponsors 1969–85, 1987–99, 2004: Symmons Plains 1986: A.N.L. Cup 2005–06: Ferodo Triple Challenge 2006: Ferodo Tasmania Challenge 2007–12: Falken Tasmania Challenge 2013: Tasmania Microsoft Office 365 2014: Tyrepower Tasmania 400 2015–19: Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint 2021: Beaurepaires Tasmania SuperSprint 2022–24: NED Whisky Tasmania SuperSprint 2025: Snowy River Caravans Tasmania Super 440 2026: Tyrepower Tasmania Super 440

See also List of Australian Touring Car Championship races

References

External links 2015 event page