This weekend’s Bathurst 500 will feature two 250-kilometre heats, each featuring a 60-litre fuel drop and two mandatory stops for fuel and tyres.
Each driver will have seven sets of hard compound Dunlop tyres to cover the competitive sessions.
The grids will be set by regular qualifying followed by a Top 10 Shootout each day.
2024 Thrifty Bathurst 500 schedule
All times AEDT
| Start | Finish | Category | Duration (h:mm) | Session |
| Friday, February 23 | ||||
| 07:25 | 07:45 | Aussie Racing Cars | 0:20 | Practice |
| 07:55 | 08:15 | Touring Car Masters | 0:20 | Practice |
| 08:25 | 08:45 | V8 SuperUtes | 0:20 | Practice |
| 09:00 | 09:50 | Dunlop Series | 0:50 | Practice 1 |
| 10:00 | 10:20 | Supercars | 0:20 | SC Procedure Check Session |
| 10:40 | 11:00 | Aussie Racing Cars | 0:20 | Qualifying |
| 11:10 | 11:30 | Touring Car Masters | 0:20 | Qualifying |
| 11:45 | 12:15 | Supercars Events | 0:30 | Resident Access / Pit Lane Walk |
| 12:30 | 13:30 | Supercars | 1:00 | Practice 1 |
| Supercars | 0:10 | SC Procedure Check Session | ||
| 13:30 | 13:50 | Supercars | 0:10 | Entertainment |
| 14:00 | 14:15 | V8 SuperUtes | 0:15 | Qualifying |
| 14:25 | 14:45 | Aussie Racing Cars | 1 lap after 14:43 | Trophy Race |
| 14:55 | 15:15 | Touring Car Masters | 1 lap after 15:13 | Race 1 |
| 15:25 | 16:05 | Dunlop Series | 0:40 | Practice 2 |
| 16:20 | 17:20 | Supercars | 1:00 | Practice 2 |
| Supercars | 0:05 | Practice Starts | ||
| 17:30 | 17:40 | Supercars | 0:10 | TV Track Time |
| Saturday, February 24 | ||||
| 07:15 | 07:40 | Supercars Events | 0:25 | Safety & Course Car Experiences |
| 07:50 | 08:10 | Aussie Racing Cars | 1 lap after 8:08 | Race 2 |
| 08:20 | 08:40 | V8 SuperUtes | 1 lap after 8:38 | Race 1 |
| 08:50 | 09:10 | Touring Car Masters | 1 lap after 9:08 | Race 1 |
| 09:25 | 09:40 | Dunlop Series | 0:15 | Qualifying Group 1 |
| 09:50 | 10:05 | Dunlop Series | 0:15 | Qualifying Group 2 |
| 10:20 | 10:40 | Supercars | 0:20 | Qualifying |
| 10:45 | 11:00 | Supercars | 0:10 | Entertainment |
| 11:05 | 11:25 | Aussie Racing Cars | 1 lap after 11:18 | Race 3 |
| 11:40 | 12:10 | Supercars Events | 0:30 | Resident Access / Pit Lane Walk |
| 12:25 | 12:50 | V8 SuperUtes | 1 lap after 12:43 | Race 2 |
| 13:05 | 13:50 | Supercars | 0:45 | Top Ten Shootout |
| 13:50 | 14:00 | Supercars | 0:15 | Entertainment |
| 14:10 | 14:30 | Touring Car Masters | 1 lap after 14:28 | Race 2 |
| 14:45 | 15:25 | Dunlop Series | 1 lap after 15:23 | Race 1 |
| 15:40 | Supercars | 30 Minute Signal | ||
| 15:45 | Supercars | Pit Exit Open | ||
| 15:55 | Supercars | Pit Exit Closed | ||
| 16:10 | Supercars | 40 laps or 1 lap after 17:47 | Race 1 – 250km | |
| Supercars | Podium | |||
| Sunday, February 25 | ||||
| 07:30 | 07:50 | Supercars Events | 0:20 | Safety & Course Car Experiences |
| 08:00 | 08:20 | V8 SuperUtes | 1 lap after 8:23 | Race 3 |
| 08:35 | 08:50 | Dunlop Series | 0:15 | Qualifying Group 1 |
| 09:00 | 09:15 | Dunlop Series | 0:15 | Qualifying Group 2 |
| 09:30 | 09:50 | Supercars | 0:20 | Qualifying |
| 09:55 | 10:10 | Supercars | 0:10 | Entertainment |
| 10:15 | 10:35 | Aussie Racing Cars | 1 lap after 10:28 | Race 4 |
| 10:45 | 11:05 | Touring Car Masters | 1 lap after 10:58 | Race 3 |
| 11:20 | 11:50 | Supercars Events | 0:30 | Resident Access / Pit Lane Walk |
| 12:05 | 12:50 | Supercars | 0:45 | Top Ten Shootout |
| 12:50 | 13:00 | Supercars | 0:15 | Entertainment |
| 13:05 | 13:25 | V8 SuperUtes | 1 lap after 13:23 | Race 4 |
| 13:40 | 14:20 | Dunlop Series | 1 lap after 14:18 | Race 2 |
| Podium | ||||
| 14:35 | Supercars | 30 Minute Signal | ||
| 14:40 | Supercars | Pit Exit Open | ||
| 14:50 | Supercars | Pit Exit Closed | ||
| 15:05 | Supercars | 40 laps or 1 lap after 16:42 | Race 2 – 250km | |
| Supercars | Podium | |||
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