{"id":458565,"date":"2026-06-03T09:06:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T09:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/458565\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T09:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T09:06:15","slug":"supercars-releases-townsville-500-event-schedule-start-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/458565\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars releases Townsville 500 event schedule, start times"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Later
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe 2025 Friday race netted Brodie Kostecki his first win with DJR. Image: InSyde Media <\/p>\n

Townsville will once again feature Supercars races on all three days, with a 100km heat on Friday and 200km encounters across Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n

The Friday race has this year been pushed back from its 2025 start time of 3:40pm AEST to 4:15pm AEST.<\/p>\n

That coincides with the Professional Bullriders event held inside the precinct being shifted from Friday to Saturday night.<\/p>\n

Team bosses last year expressed concerns the \u201cnovelty\u201d Friday race would be somewhat lost in its timeslot.<\/a><\/p>\n

Supercars at the time explained the race could not start later due to requirements for getting the bulls into the venue.<\/p>\n

The Saturday and Sunday Townsville races are meanwhile both scheduled to start at 3:00pm.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/a><\/p>\n

Supercars\u2019 will be supported in Townsville by Toyota GR Cup, Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge, Touring Car Masters and Aussie Racing Cars.<\/p>\n

The event is promising improved spectator facilities for the bullriding this year, while the \u2018Summernats Goes Troppo\u2019 activation will also return.<\/p>\n

Supercars NTI Townsville 500 schedule (AEST\/local time) Find Tickets<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday July 10 <\/p>\n

Start
\nFinish
\nCategory
\nDuration
\nSession<\/p>\n

7:45
\n8:05
\nEvents
\n0:20
\nTours & Pit Walk<\/p>\n

8:15
\n8:35
\nAussie Racing Cars
\n0:20
\nPractice<\/p>\n

8:45
\n9:05
\nTouring Car Masters
\n0:20
\nPractice<\/p>\n

9:05
\n9:10
\nEvents
\n0:05
\nTrack Crossing<\/p>\n

9:15
\n9:35
\nTGRA GR Cup
\n0:20
\nPractice 1<\/p>\n

9:40
\n9:50
\nEvents
\n0:10
\nEntertainment<\/p>\n

9:55
\n10:20
\nPorsche Sprint Challenge
\n0:25
\nPractice 1<\/p>\n

10:35
\n11:20
\nSupercars
\n0:45
\nPractice<\/p>\n

11:35
\n11:55
\nAussie Racing Cars
\n0:20
\nQualifying<\/p>\n

12:05
\n12:25
\nTGRA GR Cup
\n0:20
\nPractice 2<\/p>\n

12:30
\n12:40
\nEvents
\n0:10
\nTrack Crossing<\/p>\n

12:45
\n12:57
\nSupercars
\n0:12
\nQ1 Race 20<\/p>\n

13:05
\n13:13
\nSupercars
\n0:08
\nQ2 Race 20<\/p>\n

13:20
\n13:28
\nEvents
\n0:08
\nEntertainment<\/p>\n

13:35
\n13:55
\nTouring Car Masters
\n0:20
\nQualifying<\/p>\n

14:05
\n1 lap after 14:23
\nAussie Racing Cars
\n0:20
\nRace 1<\/p>\n

14:35
\n14:50
\nTGRA GR Cup
\n0:15
\nQualifying<\/p>\n

14:55
\n15:00
\nEvents
\n0:05
\nTrack Crossing<\/p>\n

15:05
\n15:30
\nPorsche Sprint Challenge
\n0:25
\nPractice 2<\/p>\n

16:15
\n1 lap after 17:18
\nSupercars
\n35 laps
\nRace 20<\/p>\n

17:30
\n17:40
\nSupercars
\n0:10
\nTV Track Time<\/p>\n

Saturday July 11<\/p>\n

Start
\nFinish
\nCategory
\nDuration
\nSession<\/p>\n

7:35
\n1 lap after 7:53
\nAussie Racing Cars
\n0:20
\nRace 2<\/p>\n

8:05
\n1 lap after 8:23
\nTouring Car Masters
\n0:20
\nTrophy Race<\/p>\n

8:35
\n9:05
\nPorsche Sprint Challenge
\n0:30
\nQualifying<\/p>\n

9:10
\n9:15
\nEvents
\n0:05
\nTrack Crossing<\/p>\n

9:20
\n1 lap after 9:43
\nTGRA GR Cup
\n0:20
\nRace 1<\/p>\n

9:50
\n10:05
\nEvents
\n0:15
\nEntertainment<\/p>\n

10:10
\n1 lap after 10:28
\nAussie Racing Cars
\n0:20
\nRace 3<\/p>\n

10:40
\n1 lap after 10:58
\nTouring Car Masters
\n0:20
\nRace 1<\/p>\n

11:05
\n11:15
\nEvents
\n0:10
\nTrack Crossing<\/p>\n

11:20
\n11:32
\nSupercars
\n0:12
\nQ1 Race 21<\/p>\n

11:40
\n11:52
\nSupercars
\n0:12
\nQ2 Race 21<\/p>\n

12:05
\n12:40
\nSupercars
\n0:35
\nTop Ten Shootout<\/p>\n

12:45
\n13:05
\nEvents
\n0:20
\nEntertainment and Pit Walk<\/p>\n

13:10
\n1 lap after 13:33
\nPorsche Sprint Challenge
\n0:25
\nRace 1<\/p>\n

13:40
\n13:45
\nEvents
\n0:05
\nTrack Crossing<\/p>\n

13:50
\n1 lap after 14:13
\nTGRA GR Cup
\n0:25
\nRace 2<\/p>\n

14:20
\n14:25
\nEvents
\n0:05
\nTrack Crossing<\/p>\n

15:00
\n1 lap after 16:48
\nSupercars
\n70 laps
\nRace 21<\/p>\n

Sunday July 12<\/p>\n

Start
\nFinish
\nCategory
\nDuration
\nSession<\/p>\n

8:05
\n1 lap after 8:23
\nTouring Car Masters
\n0:20
\nRace 2<\/p>\n

8:30
\n8:35
\nEvents
\n0:05
\nTrack Crossing<\/p>\n

8:40
\n1 lap after 8:58
\nAussie Racing Cars
\n0:20
\nRace 4<\/p>\n

9:05
\n9:30
\nEvents
\n0:25
\nTours & Pit Walk<\/p>\n

9:35
\n1 lap after 10:18
\nPorsche Sprint Challenge
\n0:45
\nRace 2<\/p>\n

10:25
\n10:35
\nEvents
\n0:10
\nTrack Crossing<\/p>\n

10:40
\n1 lap after 10:58
\nTouring Car Masters
\n0:20
\nRace 3<\/p>\n

11:05
\n11:15
\nEvents
\n0:10
\nTrack Crossing<\/p>\n

11:20
\n11:32
\nSupercars
\n0:12
\nQ1 Race 22<\/p>\n

11:40
\n11:52
\nSupercars
\n0:12
\nQ2 Race 22<\/p>\n

12:05
\n12:40
\nSupercars
\n0:35
\nTop Ten Shootout<\/p>\n

12:45
\n12:50
\nEvents
\n0:05
\nTrack Crossing<\/p>\n

12:55
\n1 lap after 13:18
\nTGRA GR Cup
\n0:25
\nRace 3<\/p>\n

13:25
\n13:45
\nEvents
\n0:20
\nEntertainment<\/p>\n

13:50
\n1 lap after 14:13
\nPorsche Sprint Challenge
\n0:25
\nRace 3<\/p>\n

14:20
\n14:25
\nEvents
\n0:05
\nTrack Crossing<\/p>\n

15:00
\n1 lap after 16:48
\nSupercars
\n70 laps
\nRace 22<\/p>\n

Find Tickets<\/a><\/p>\n


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