The view from race control towards Turn 1 at Ruapuna.
Supercars will host back-to-back New Zealand events in April, the first at Taupo in the North Island before heading to the South Island for the first time to Christchurch.
Friday at Ruapuna will feature back-to-back practice sessions, each for 25 minutes with a 15-minute gap in between.
Those will be the only official test sessions of the day, outside of event rides at the end of Friday.
Supercars will utilise its two-part, knockout qualifying to determine the grid for Saturday’s two races – totalling four, 12-minute hit-outs. The first leg begins at 10:05am NZST
Race 1 is slated for 12:45pm NZST before Race 2 at 4:10pm NZST. Each race will comprise 37 laps.
Sunday’s program features a three-part, knockout qualifying culminating in a Top 10 Shootout. The first leg of qualifying will begin at 11:50am NZST.
Race 3 starts at 3:05pm NZST and will take in 61 laps.
Support categories include Formula Ford, Heritage Touring Cars, and GT racing.
Friday April 17
Start
Finish
Category
Duration
Session
9:30
9:50
GTNZ
0:20
Practice 1
10:00
10:20
Formula Ford
0:20
Practice 1
10:30
11:50
Historic
0:20
Practice
11:00
11:20
Events
0:20
Safety & Course Car Tours and Pit Lane Walk
11:30
11:55
GTNZ
0:25
Qualifying
12:05
12:25
Formula Ford
0:20
Qualifying
12:40
13:00
Historic
0:20
Practice 2
13:10
13:40
GTNZ
0:30
Race 1
13:55
14:20
Supercars
0:25
Practice 1
14:35
15:00
Supercars
0:25
Practice 2
15:15
15:35
Formula Ford
0:20
Race 1
15:45
16:05
Historic
0:20
Qualifying
16:15
16:25
Supercars
0:10
TV Track Time
16:30
17:00
Supercars
0:30
Event Rides
Saturday April 18
Start
Finish
Category
Duration
Session
8:45
9:05
Events
0:20
Safety and Course Car Tours & Pit Lane Walk
9:15
9:45
GTNZ
0:30
Race 2
10:05
10:17
Supercars
0:12
Q1 Race 11
10:25
10:37
Supercars
0:12
Q2 Race 11
11:00
11:12
Supercars
0:12
Q1 Race 12
11:20
11:32
Supercars
0:12
Q2 Race 12
11:37
11:50
Events
0:13
Entertainment
11:55
12:15
Formula Ford
0:20
Race 2
12:45
1 lap after 13:58
Supercars
37 laps
Race 11
14:05
14:15
Events
0:10
Entertainment
14:25
14:55
GTNZ
0:30
Race 3
15:05
15:25
Historic
0:20
Race 1
16:10
1 lap after 17:23
Supercars
37 laps
Race 12
Sunday April 19
Start
Finish
Category
Duration
Session
9:05
9:25
Formula Ford
0:20
Race 3
9:35
9:55
Historic
0:20
Race 2
10:05
10:30
Events
0:25
Super Fan Experience (Pit Lane)
10:05
10:30
Events
0:25
Safety and Course Car Tours
10:30
10:45
Events
0:15
Drivers Parade
10:50
11:30
GTNZ
0:40
Race 4
11:50
12:02
Supercars
0:12
Q1 Race 13
12:10
12:22
Supercars
0:12
Q2 Race 13
12:45
13:15
Supercars
0:30
Top Ten Shootout
13:30
13:50
Formula Ford
0:20
Entertainment
14:00
14:20
Historic
0:20
Race 4
15:05
1 lap after 16:53
Supercars
61 laps
Race 13
