FREE ENTRY<\/a><\/p>\nTriple Eight has an unchanged line-up across both cars while other combos continuing are Matt Payne\/Garth Tander, Andre Heimgartner\/Declan Fraser, Macauley Jones\/Jordan Boys, James Golding\/David Russell and James Courtney\/Jack Perkins.<\/p>\n
There are some high-profile changes, including Mark Winterbottom\u2019s return to the Tickford Racing fold to partner Cam Waters, which has seen James Moffat move across the garage to Thomas Randle\u2019s Mustang.<\/p>\n
Nick Percat and Tim Slade now form an all-South Aussie line-up for Matt Stone Racing while there is change at Walkinshaw Andretti United too, Jayden Ojeda joining to partner Ryan Wood while Fabian Coulthard shifts back to Chaz Mostert\u2019s car.<\/p>\n
When is The Bend 500?<\/p>\n
The ninth round of the 2025 Repco Supercars Championship takes place at The Bend Motorsport Park, South Australia on September 12-14.<\/p>\n
Where is The Bend Motorsport Park?<\/p>\n
The Bend Motorsport Park (commercially Shell V-Power Motorsport Park) is about 100km south-east of Adelaide, with a drive from the city CBD to Tailem Bend taking about one hour and 15 minutes.<\/p>\n
The Bend 500 Supercars sessions (ACST)<\/p>\n
Friday, August 12<\/p>\n
Practice 1 \u2013 11:10am (30 mins)
Practice 2 \u2013 1:30pm (30 mins)
Practice 3 \u2013 3:55pm (30 mins)<\/p>\n
Saturday, August 13<\/p>\n
Practice 4 \u2013 9:50am (30 mins)
Practice 5 \u2013 12:00pm (30 mins)
Qualifying \u2013 3:05pm (20 mins)
Top 10 Shootout \u2013 4:50pm<\/p>\n
Sunday, August 14<\/p>\n
Warm-up \u2013 9:30am (20 mins)
Race \u2013 1:45pm (102 laps)<\/p>\n
How does qualifying work?<\/p>\n
The grid for the 2025 The Bend 500 will be set across two sessions.<\/p>\n
Positions 11-27 will be set by a 20-minute qualifying session, with the 10 fastest cars from that session progressing to the Top 10 Shootout. That single-lap dash will then set the first five rows of the grid.<\/p>\n
Who is co-driving with who at The Bend<\/p>\n
Num
\nDriver
\nCo-driver
\nTeam<\/p>\n
1
\nWill Brown
\nScott Pye
\nTriple Eight Race Engineering<\/p>\n
2
\nRyan Wood
\nJayden Ojeda
\nWalkinshaw Andretti United<\/p>\n
3
\nAaron Cameron
\nZak Best
\nBlanchard Racing Team<\/p>\n
4
\nCameron Hill
\nCameron McLeod
\nMatt Stone Racing<\/p>\n
5
\nRylan Gray (R)
\nLochie Dalton (R)
\nTickford Racing<\/p>\n
6
\nCam Waters
\nMark Winterbottom
\nTickford Racing<\/p>\n
7
\nJames Courtney
\nJack Perkins
\nBlanchard Racing Team<\/p>\n
8
\nAndre Heimgartner
\nDeclan Fraser
\nBrad Jones Racing<\/p>\n
9
\nJack Le Brocq
\nJarrod Hughes (R)
\nErebus Motorsport<\/p>\n
10
\nNick Percat
\nTim Slade
\nMatt Stone Racing<\/p>\n
12
\nJaxon Evans
\nJack Smith
\nBrad Jones Racing<\/p>\n
14
\nBryce Fullwood
\nBrad Vaughan
\nBrad Jones Racing<\/p>\n
17
\nWill Davison
\nTony D\u2019Alberto
\nDick Johnson Racing<\/p>\n
18
\nAnton De Pasquale
\nHarri Jones (R)
\nTeam 18<\/p>\n
19
\nMatt Payne
\nGarth Tander
\nGrove Racing<\/p>\n
20
\nDavid Reynolds
\nLee Holdsworth
\nTeam 18<\/p>\n
25
\nChaz Mostert
\nFabian Coulthard
\nWalkinshaw Andretti United<\/p>\n
26
\nKai Allen
\nDale Wood
\nGrove Racing<\/p>\n
31
\nJames Golding
\nDavid Russell
\nPremiAir Racing<\/p>\n
35
\nCameron Crick
\nAaron Seton
\nMatt Stone Racing<\/p>\n
38
\nBrodie Kostecki
\nTodd Hazelwood
\nDick Johnson Racing<\/p>\n
55
\nThomas Randle
\nJames Moffat
\nTickford Racing<\/p>\n
62
\nRichie Stanaway
\nNash Morris (R)
\nPremiAir Racing<\/p>\n
88
\nBroc Feeney
\nJamie Whincup
\nTriple Eight Race Engineering<\/p>\n
96
\nMacauley Jones
\nJordan Boys
\nBrad Jones Racing<\/p>\n
99
\nCooper Murray
\nJobe Stewart (R)
\nErebus Motorsport<\/p>\n
888
\nCraig Lowndes
\nZach Bates (R)
\nTriple Eight Race Engineering<\/p>\n
How to watch The Bend 500 on TV<\/p>\n
Live coverage of the Supercars The Bend 500 will be live on Foxtel and Kayo across all three days. There is no live free-to-air coverage of The Bend 500.<\/p>\n
How to live stream Supercars The Bend 500<\/p>\n
The Bend 500 will be broadcast live on subscription streaming services Foxtel Go and Kayo Sports from Friday through to Sunday.<\/p>\n
Viewers outside of Australia and New Zealand can watch via Supercars\u2019 own SuperView service.<\/p>\n
Viewers in New Zealand can watch via Sky Sports Now and Sky Go.<\/p>\n
The Bend 500 broadcast start times (ACST)<\/p>\n
Friday, August 12
Foxtel\/Kayo \u2013 11:00am<\/p>\n
Saturday, August 13
Foxtel\/Kayo \u2013 8:30am<\/p>\n
Sunday, August 14
Foxtel\/Kayo \u2013 7:30am<\/p>\n
Will there be live updates from The Bend 500?<\/p>\n
Speedcafe will provide real-time, live updates from every session of The Bend 500 thanks to Mobil 1.<\/p>\n
The Bend 500 ticket details<\/p>\n
Tickets for The Bend 500 are available via The Bend Motorsport Park or Supercars. See their official websites for more details.<\/p>\n
The Bend 500 weather forecast<\/p>\n
The forecast from the Bureau of Meteorology for the Tailem Bend area is for a maximum of 17 degrees and a 30 percent chance of rain on Friday, a maximum of 20 degrees and a 10 percent chance of rain on Saturday and a maximum of 23 degrees and a 10 percent chance of rain on Sunday.<\/p>\n
What are the support categories for The Bend 500?<\/p>\n
Supercars will headline the bill with support from FIA TCR World Tour, Aussie Racing Cars, Touring Car Masters, Trans Am, and Carrera Cup.<\/p>\n
2025 Airtouch 500 at The Bend track schedule (all times local\/ACST)<\/p>\n
Friday, September 12<\/p>\n
Start
\nFinish
\nCategory
\nDuration (h:mm)
\nSession<\/p>\n
9:00
\n9:20
\nAussie Racing Cars
\n0:20
\nPractice<\/p>\n
9:30
\n9:50
\nTouring Car Masters
\n0:20
\nPractice<\/p>\n
10:00
\n10:20
\nTrans Am
\n0:20
\nPractice 1<\/p>\n
10:30
\n10:55
\nPorsche Carrera Cup
\n0:25
\nPractice 1<\/p>\n
11:10
\n11:40
\nSupercars
\n0:30
\nPractice 1 (all Drivers)<\/p>\n
11:55
\n12:15
\nAussie Racing Cars
\n0:20
\nQualifying<\/p>\n
12:25
\n12:45
\nTrans Am
\n0:20
\nPractice 2<\/p>\n
12:55
\n13:15
\nTouring Car Masters
\n0:20
\nQualifying<\/p>\n
13:30
\n14:00
\nSupercars
\n0:30
\nPractice 2 (Additional Drivers)<\/p>\n
14:15
\n14:35
\nAussie Racing Cars
\n1 lap after 14:33
\nRace 1<\/p>\n
14:45
\n15:05
\nTrans Am
\n0:20
\nQualifying<\/p>\n
15:15
\n15:40
\nPorsche Carrera Cup
\n0:25
\nPractice 2<\/p>\n
15:55
\n16:25
\nSupercars
\n0:30
\nPractice 3 (all Drivers)<\/p>\n
Saturday, September 13<\/p>\n
Start
\nFinish
\nCategory
\nDuration (h:mm)
\nSession<\/p>\n
7:15
\n7:45
\nFIA TCR World Tour
\n0:30
\nFree Practice 1<\/p>\n
8:30
\n8:50
\nTrans Am
\n1 lap after 8:48
\nRace 1<\/p>\n
9:00
\n9:20
\nFIA TCR World Tour
\n0:20
\nQualifying Part 1<\/p>\n
9:25
\n9:35
\nFIA TCR World Tour
\n0:10
\nQualifying Part 2<\/p>\n
9:50
\n10:30
\nSupercars
\n0:40
\nPractice 4 (additional Drivers)<\/p>\n
10:45
\n11:15
\nPorsche Carrera Cup
\n0:30
\nQualifying<\/p>\n
11:25
\n11:45
\nTouring Car Masters
\n1 lap after 11:43
\nTrophy Race<\/p>\n
12:00
\n12:40
\nSupercars
\n0:40
\nPractice 5 (All Drivers)<\/p>\n
12:55
\n13:15
\nTrans Am
\n1 lap after 13:13
\nRace 2<\/p>\n
13:25
\n13:45
\nAussie Racing Cars
\n1 lap after 13:43
\nRace 2<\/p>\n
14:10
\n14:45
\nFIA TCR World Tour
\n1 lap after 14:43
\nRace 1<\/p>\n
15:05
\n15:25
\nSupercars
\n0:20
\nQualifying<\/p>\n
15:40
\n16:05
\nPorsche Carrera Cup
\n1 lap after 16:03
\nRace 1<\/p>\n
16:15
\n16:35
\nTouring Car Masters
\n1 lap after 16:33
\nRace 1<\/p>\n
16:50
\n17:30
\nSupercars
\n0:40
\nTop Ten Shootout<\/p>\n
Sunday, September 14<\/p>\n
Start
\nFinish
\nCategory
\nDuration (h:mm)
\nSession<\/p>\n
7:35
\n7:55
\nTouring Car Masters
\n1 lap after 7:53
\nRace 2<\/p>\n
8:05
\n8:25
\nAussie Racing Cars
\n1 lap after 8:23
\nRace 3<\/p>\n
8:35
\n9:20
\nPorsche Carrera Cup
\n1 lap after 9:18
\nRace 2<\/p>\n
9:30
\n9:50
\nSupercars
\n0:20
\nWarm-up<\/p>\n
10:00
\n10:20
\nTouring Car Masters
\n1 lap after 10:18
\nRace 3<\/p>\n
10:30
\n10:50
\nAussie Racing Cars
\n1 lap after 10:48
\nRace 4<\/p>\n
11:00
\n11:20
\nTrans Am
\n1 lap after 11:18
\nRace 3<\/p>\n
11:50
\n12:25
\nFIA TCR World Tour
\n1 lap after 12:25
\nRace 2<\/p>\n
12:35
\n13:00
\nPorsche Carrera Cup
\n1 lap after 12:58
\nRace 3<\/p>\n
13:45<\/p>\n
Supercars
\n102 laps or 1 lap after 17:18
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