- BigPond 400
V8 supercar race
Race_name = BigPond 400
Circuit_link = Barbagallo Raceway
Circuit_name = Barbagallo Raceway
Race1_laps = 50
Race1_distance = 120
Race2_laps = 50
Race2_distance = 120
Race3_laps = 50
Race3_distance = 120
Last_race_year = 2007
Last_race_link = 2007 BigPond 400
Winning_driver =Garth Tander
Winning_team = Toll HSV Dealer Team
Winning_manuf = HoldenThe BigPond 400 is aV8 Supercar event held annually atBarbagallo Raceway inWestern Australia . The name of the event comes from its corporate sponsor,BigPond (a brand name ofTelstra ) and despite being called the BigPond "400", the total race distance is actually only 360 kilometres.Like most V8 Supercar events, the BigPond 400 is staged over a three-day weekend (Friday-Sunday). Practice is held on Friday with a 55-minute qualifying session on Saturday, followed by the first of three 120-kilometre (approx. 75-mile) races. The final two races are held on Sunday. The winner of the event is determined by points accumulated over all three races.
In 2009,the Bigpond 400 will move from its traditional 3rd-4th round spot, to the 13th (second last) round.
Previous names
*Perth V8 400 (
2006 )*"* Race un-named prior to 2006, simply called V8 Supercars at Barbagallo Raceway
Past winners
External links
* [http://www.wascc.com.au/wascc_v8supercars.htm BigPond 400 website]
* [http://www.v8supercar.com.au/calendars/clndrevent.asp?eid=226&ind= Event details at V8supercar.com.au]
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