The 2025 Friday race netted Brodie Kostecki his first win with DJR. Image: InSyde Media
Townsville will once again feature Supercars races on all three days, with a 100km heat on Friday and 200km encounters across Saturday and Sunday.
The Friday race has this year been pushed back from its 2025 start time of 3:40pm AEST to 4:15pm AEST.
That coincides with the Professional Bullriders event held inside the precinct being shifted from Friday to Saturday night.
Team bosses last year expressed concerns the “novelty” Friday race would be somewhat lost in its timeslot.
Supercars at the time explained the race could not start later due to requirements for getting the bulls into the venue.
The Saturday and Sunday Townsville races are meanwhile both scheduled to start at 3:00pm.
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Those 200km races are currently scheduled to have two compulsory pit stops, which may yet be updated to three amid analysis of fuel consumption figures.
Supercars’ will be supported in Townsville by Toyota GR Cup, Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge, Touring Car Masters and Aussie Racing Cars.
The event is promising improved spectator facilities for the bullriding this year, while the ‘Summernats Goes Troppo’ activation will also return.
Supercars NTI Townsville 500 schedule (AEST/local time) Find Tickets
Friday July 10
Start
Finish
Category
Duration
Session
7:45
8:05
Events
0:20
Tours & Pit Walk
8:15
8:35
Aussie Racing Cars
0:20
Practice
8:45
9:05
Touring Car Masters
0:20
Practice
9:05
9:10
Events
0:05
Track Crossing
9:15
9:35
TGRA GR Cup
0:20
Practice 1
9:40
9:50
Events
0:10
Entertainment
9:55
10:20
Porsche Sprint Challenge
0:25
Practice 1
10:35
11:20
Supercars
0:45
Practice
11:35
11:55
Aussie Racing Cars
0:20
Qualifying
12:05
12:25
TGRA GR Cup
0:20
Practice 2
12:30
12:40
Events
0:10
Track Crossing
12:45
12:57
Supercars
0:12
Q1 Race 20
13:05
13:13
Supercars
0:08
Q2 Race 20
13:20
13:28
Events
0:08
Entertainment
13:35
13:55
Touring Car Masters
0:20
Qualifying
14:05
1 lap after 14:23
Aussie Racing Cars
0:20
Race 1
14:35
14:50
TGRA GR Cup
0:15
Qualifying
14:55
15:00
Events
0:05
Track Crossing
15:05
15:30
Porsche Sprint Challenge
0:25
Practice 2
16:15
1 lap after 17:18
Supercars
35 laps
Race 20
17:30
17:40
Supercars
0:10
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Saturday July 11
Start
Finish
Category
Duration
Session
7:35
1 lap after 7:53
Aussie Racing Cars
0:20
Race 2
8:05
1 lap after 8:23
Touring Car Masters
0:20
Trophy Race
8:35
9:05
Porsche Sprint Challenge
0:30
Qualifying
9:10
9:15
Events
0:05
Track Crossing
9:20
1 lap after 9:43
TGRA GR Cup
0:20
Race 1
9:50
10:05
Events
0:15
Entertainment
10:10
1 lap after 10:28
Aussie Racing Cars
0:20
Race 3
10:40
1 lap after 10:58
Touring Car Masters
0:20
Race 1
11:05
11:15
Events
0:10
Track Crossing
11:20
11:32
Supercars
0:12
Q1 Race 21
11:40
11:52
Supercars
0:12
Q2 Race 21
12:05
12:40
Supercars
0:35
Top Ten Shootout
12:45
13:05
Events
0:20
Entertainment and Pit Walk
13:10
1 lap after 13:33
Porsche Sprint Challenge
0:25
Race 1
13:40
13:45
Events
0:05
Track Crossing
13:50
1 lap after 14:13
TGRA GR Cup
0:25
Race 2
14:20
14:25
Events
0:05
Track Crossing
15:00
1 lap after 16:48
Supercars
70 laps
Race 21
Sunday July 12
Start
Finish
Category
Duration
Session
8:05
1 lap after 8:23
Touring Car Masters
0:20
Race 2
8:30
8:35
Events
0:05
Track Crossing
8:40
1 lap after 8:58
Aussie Racing Cars
0:20
Race 4
9:05
9:30
Events
0:25
Tours & Pit Walk
9:35
1 lap after 10:18
Porsche Sprint Challenge
0:45
Race 2
10:25
10:35
Events
0:10
Track Crossing
10:40
1 lap after 10:58
Touring Car Masters
0:20
Race 3
11:05
11:15
Events
0:10
Track Crossing
11:20
11:32
Supercars
0:12
Q1 Race 22
11:40
11:52
Supercars
0:12
Q2 Race 22
12:05
12:40
Supercars
0:35
Top Ten Shootout
12:45
12:50
Events
0:05
Track Crossing
12:55
1 lap after 13:18
TGRA GR Cup
0:25
Race 3
13:25
13:45
Events
0:20
Entertainment
13:50
1 lap after 14:13
Porsche Sprint Challenge
0:25
Race 3
14:20
14:25
Events
0:05
Track Crossing
15:00
1 lap after 16:48
Supercars
70 laps
Race 22