The headline act will be supported by Ferrari Challenge and Combined Sedans, while Supercars will also have track time to test.
A total of four sessions across Friday and Saturday have been allocated for Supercars.
The Supercars sessions will feature the new Toyota Supra, which as Speedcafe revealed last week will line-up alongside the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro at Mount Panorama for the first time.
There has been no year-on-year change to the Bathurst 12 Hour sessions, with four practice sessions of 40 minutes apiece on Friday.
Saturday will feature two 60-minute sessions before the three-part qualifying.
Sunday’s race will begin at 5:45am AEDT.
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2026 Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour event schedule (all times in AEDT)
| Friday, February 13 | ||||
| Start | Finish | Category | Duration | Session |
| 7:00 | 7:15 | Bathurst 12 Hour | 0:15 | Commence Circuit Closure |
| 7:20 | 7:50 | Supercars | 0:30 | Testing |
| 8:00 | 8:30 | Ferrari Challenge | 0:30 | Practice 1 |
| 8:45 | 9:25 | Bathurst 12 Hour | 0:40 | Practice 1 |
| 9:35 | 10:05 | Combined Sedans | 0:30 | Qualifying 1 |
| 10:15 | 10:45 | Ferrari Challenge | 0:30 | Practice 2 |
| 11:00 | 11:40 | Bathurst 12 Hour | 0:40 | Practice 2 (Bronze Drivers only) |
| 11:50 | 12:20 | Ferrari Challenge | 0:30 | Race 1 |
| 12:25 | 13:25 | Bathurst 12 Hour | 1:00 | Resident Access |
| 12:40 | 13:00 | 0:20 | Pit Lane Walk | |
| 13:30 | 14:00 | Combined Sedans | 0:30 | Qualifying 2 |
| 14:10 | 14:50 | Bathurst 12 Hour | 0:40 | Practice 3 |
| 15:20 | 15:50 | Ferrari Challenge | 0:30 | Race 1 |
| 16:40 | 17:20 | Bathurst 12 Hour | 0:40 | Practice 4 (Bronze Drivers only) |
| 17:30 | 18:00 | Supercars | 0:30 | Testing |
| 18:00 | 18:10 | Bathurst 12 Hour | 0:10 | Commence Circuit Opening |
| Saturday, February 14 | ||||
| Start | Finish | Category | Duration | Session |
| 7:00 | 7:15 | Bathurst 12 Hour | 0:15 | Commence Circuit Closure |
| 7:25 | 7:55 | Combined Sedans | 0:30 | Race 2 |
| 8:05 | 9:05 | Bathurst 12 Hour | 1:00 | Practice 5 |
| 9:20 | 9:50 | Ferrari Challenge | 0:30 | Race 2 |
| 10:05 | 11:05 | Bathurst 12 Hour | 1:00 | Practice 6 |
| 11:15 | 11:25 | Bathurst 12 Hour | 0:10 | Entertainment |
| 11:20 | 11:50 | Supercars | 0:30 | Testing |
| 12:00 | 13:00 | Bathurst 12 Hour | 1:00 | Resident Access |
| 12:15 | 12:35 | 0:20 | Pit Lane Walk | |
| 13:05 | 13:35 | Bathurst 12 Hour | 0:30 | Qualifying – Part 1 (Q1) – Lower 50% |
| 13:50 | 14:20 | Bathurst 12 Hour | 0:30 | Qualifying – Part 2 (Q2) – Upper 50% |
| TBC | Bathurst 12 Hour | 0:30 | Autograph Session | |
| 14:35 | 15:05 | Combined Sedans | 0:30 | Race 3 |
| 15:30 | 16:00 | Ferrar Challenge | 0:30 | Race 2 |
| 16:15 | 16:30 | Bathurst 12 Hour | 0:15 | Qualifying – Part 3 (Q3) – Pirelli Pole Battle |
| 16:45 | 17:05 | Supercars | 0:20 | Testing |
| 17:10 | 17:55 | Bathurst 12 Hour | 0:45 | Sponsor ride session |
| 18:00 | 18:10 | Bathurst 12 Hour | 0:10 | Commence Circuit Opening |
| Sunday, February 15 | ||||
| Start | Finish | Category | Duration | Session |
| 4:50 | 5:05 | Bathurst 12 Hour | 0:15 | Commence Circuit Closure |
| 0:10 | ||||
| 5:15 | Pit Exit Open | |||
| 5:20 | Pit Exit Close | |||
| 5:45 | 17:45 | Bathurst 12 Hour | 1 lap after 17:43 | Race |
| Podium | ||||
| 17:55 | 18:10 | Bathurst 12 Hour | 0:15 | Commence Circuit Opening |
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