Motorsport: $2.5m prize for V8 Supercars Grand Slam

The V8 Supercars Glam Slam includes the Clipsal 500, Bathurst 1000, Gold Coast SuperCarnivale and the final event of the year in Sydney. Photo / Getty Images

ADELAIDE - V8 Supercar racing will offer one of the richest prizes in Australian sport, with a A$2 million ($2.5 million) cash bonus for any driver who can win its newly-created Grand Slam in a single season.

The Grand Slam will take in this weekend's Clipsal 500 in Adelaide, the Bathurst 1000, the Gold Coast SuperCarnivale and the final event of the year in Sydney.

"While we have some incredible events each year, it's these four that challenge drivers and their teams due to the fatigue of both man and machine, not to mention the strategy involved," V8 Supercars chairman Tony Cochrane said.

"These are considered the hardest events to win and the key endurance races of the year."

Cochrane said the Grand Slam would be an annual prize.

- AAP