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Thursday Supercars race at Australian GP

Mat Coch
Mat Coch
3 Feb 2023
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Thursday Supercars race at Australian GP

Supercars will race on the Thursday of the Formula 1 Australian GP

Supercars will race on the Thursday of the Formula 1 Australian GP

Organisers of the Formula 1 Australian GP will today unveil the track schedule for this year’s Albert Park event including four Supercars races.

Melbourne is Round 3 of this year’s Formula 1 championship, which kicks off early next month in Bahrain.

From there it ventures to Saudi Arabia before touching down in Albert Park for the March 30-April 2 event.

Session times for the headline act were confirmed in December with all sessions throughout the year announced by the FIA.

For the first time in the event’s history, Formula 1 will be supported by established open-wheel feeder categories Formula 2 and Formula 3.

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Also on the cards is the Supercars Championship and Porsche Carrera Cup Australia.

The open-wheel action doesn’t begin until Friday, with Formula 3 practice kicking off the second day of track action in Melbourne.

That follows a day dedicated to Carrera Cup and Supercars, both of which have Qualifying and one race on Thursday.

Supercars will feature on all four days of this year’s Australian GP weekend, a point outgoing CEO Andrew Westacott was keen to see happen.

“I really want to make sure that F2, F3 are supported by a Supercars race on Sunday and a Porsche race on Sunday. Now, if we can achieve that, great,” Westacott told Speedcafe.com as planning was underway late last year.

“It might mean that they race early, but it is an important thing because the great attraction of our event is that families can bring young children, grandparents can bring their grandchildren, and they have a look at the off-track support categories in their paddocks, and they really are great entertainment for people walking around.”

The schedule reveals a practice session, two qualifying sessions, and the first race on Thursday.

There is just one session for the touring car class on Friday with Race 2 of the weekend immediately prior to Formula 1 Free Practice 2.

Two more qualifying sessions and another race are scheduled for Saturday before Supercars’ Australian GP concludes on Sunday morning at 10:50.

“We are thrilled to welcome Formula 2 and Formula 3 to the Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix 2023,” said David Corrigan, Motorsport Division Manager for the event.

“With Australians on the track in every category, fans can expect four action-packed days of racing.

“The return of the popular Supercars and Porsche Carrera Cup categories round out an incredibly exciting track schedule, including races for both categories on Thursday for the first time. There’s something for every motorsport fanatic and for those new to the sport.”

You can stay across F1 throughout the 2023 season with dates, drivers, key personnel and more with Speedcafe.com’s Key Details reference, available here.

2023 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix track schedule

THURSDAY 30 MARCH
10:00 10:20 HISTORIC DEMONSTRATION – 70th YEAR CELEBRATION
10:30 11:00 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP FIRST PRACTICE SESSION
11:25 11:55 AUSTRALIAN SUPERCARS CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST PRACTICE SESSION
12:30 13:00 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP QUALIFYING SESSION
13:15 13:45 AUSTRALIAN SUPERCARS CHAMPIONSHIP SECOND PRACTICE SESSION
14:00 14:30 WELCOME TO COUNTRY / LITTLE LONG WALK
14:45 15:00 AUSTRALIAN SUPERCARS CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING SESSION PART 1 (FOR RACE 1 GRID)
15:10 15:25 AUSTRALIAN SUPERCARS CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING SESSION PART 2 (FOR RACE 2 GRID)
RAAF – AIR DISPLAY
16:50 17:35 AUSTRALIAN SUPERCARS CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST RACE
18:00 18:35 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP FIRST RACE
FRIDAY 31 MARCH
8:50 9:35 FIA FORMULA 3 PRACTICE SESSION
10:00 10:45 FIA FORMULA 2 PRACTICE SESSION
11:40 12:00 HISTORIC DEMONSTRATION – 70th YEAR CELEBRATION
12:30 13:30 FORMULA 1 FIRST PRACTICE SESSION
14:00 14:30 FIA FORMULA 3 QUALIFYING SESSION
RAAF – AIR DISPLAY
14:50 15:25 AUSTRALIAN SUPERCARS CHAMPIONSHIP SECOND RACE
16:00 17:00 FORMULA 1 SECOND PRACTICE SESSION
17:30 18:00 FIA FORMULA 2 QUALIFYING SESSION
18:25 18:55 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP SECOND RACE
SATURDAY 1 APRIL
9:30 9:45 AUSTRALIAN SUPERCARS CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING SESSION PART 3 (FOR RACE 3 GRID)
9:55 10:10 AUSTRALIAN SUPERCARS CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING SESSION PART 4 (FOR RACE 4 GRID)
11:00 11:40 FIA FORMULA 3 SPRINT RACE
12:30 13:30 FORMULA 1 THIRD PRACTICE SESSION
13:40 14:00 HISTORIC DEMONSTRATION – 70th YEAR CELEBRATION
14:25 15:10 FIA FORMULA 2 SPRINT RACE
RAAF – AIR DISPLAY
16:00 17:00 FORMULA 1 QUALIFYING SESSION
17:25 17:55 AUSTRALIAN SUPERCARS CHAMPIONSHIP THIRD RACE
18:25 18:55 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP THIRD RACE
SUNDAY 2 APRIL
9:05 9:50 FIA FORMULA 3 FEATURE RACE
10:20 10:50 AUSTRALIAN SUPERCARS CHAMPIONSHIP FOURTH RACE
RAAF – AIR DISPLAY
11:35 12:35 FIA FORMULA 2 FEATURE RACE
13:00 13:30 FORMULA 1 FORMULA 1 DRIVERS’ PARADE
RAAF – AIR DISPLAY
15:00 17:00 FORMULA 1 FORMULA 1 ROLEX AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX


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