The changes affect the Saturday and Sunday program.
Saturday’s Supercars sessions have all been brought forward half an hour, meaning the first leg of qualifying will begin at 9:40am NZST.
Race 1 of the weekend, the first 120km contest, is scheduled for 12:20pm NZST.
The weekend’s longest race has been brought forward to Saturday afternoon, with a 3:30pm NZST start for the 200km feature Race 2.
Sunday’s program will jam Supercars in early, with qualifying at 8am NZST before Race 3 at 9:55am NZST.
The changes to the schedule mean that there is no Top 10 Shootout.
Tickets for the 2026 NTI Townsville 500 are on sale now. Secure your spot today.
Buy tickets
Buy tickets
See the full schedule below.
Repco Supercars Championship ITM Super440 updated schedule
| Saturday, April 11 | ||||
| Start | Finish | Category | Duration (h:mm) | Session |
| 8:30 | 8:50 | Supercars Events | 0:20 | Safety and Course Car Tours & Pit Lane Walk |
| 9:00 | 9:20 | Toyota 86 (NZ) | 8 laps or 1 lap after 09:18 | Race 1 |
| 9:40 | 9:52 | Supercars | 0:12 | Qualifying Part 1- Race 8 |
| 10:00 | 10:12 | Supercars | 0:12 | Qualifying Part 2 – Race 8 |
| 10:35 | 10:47 | Supercars | 0:12 | Qualifying Part 1 – Race 9 |
| 10:55 | 11:07 | Supercars | 0:12 | Qualifying Part 2 – Race 9 |
| 11:12 | 11:25 | Supercars Events | 0:13 | On-Track Entertainment |
| 11:30 | 11:50 | TA2 (NZ) | 10 laps or 1 lap after 11:48 | Race 1 |
| 12:20 | Supercars | 37 laps or 1 lap after 13:33 | Race 8- 120kms | |
| 13:40 | 13:50 | Supercars Events | 0:10 | On-Track Entertainment |
| 13:55 | 14:15 | Toyota 86 (NZ) | 8 laps or 1 lap after 14:13 | Race 2 |
| 14:25 | 14:45 | Central Muscle Cars | 8 laps or 1 lap after 14:43 | Race 2 |
| 15:30 | Supercars | 60 laps or 1 lap after 17:18 | Race 9 – 200kms | |
|
Sunday. April 12
|
||||
| Start | Finish | Category | Duration (h:mm) | Session |
| 8:00 | 8:12 | Supercars | 0:12 | Qualifying Part 1- Race 10 |
| 8:23 | 8:35 | Supercars | 0:12 | Qualifying Part 2 – Race 10 |
| 8:50 | 9:10 | TA2 (NZ) | 10 laps or 1 lap after 9:08 | Race 2 |
| 9:55 | Supercars | 37 laps or 1 lap after 11:08 | Race 10- 120kms | |
| 11:20 | 11:45 | Central Muscle Cars | 10 laps or 1 lap after 11:43 | Race 3 |
| 11:55 | 12:15 | Toyota 86 (NZ) | 8 laps or 1 lap after 12:13 | Race 3 |
| 12:25 | 12:45 | TA2 (NZ) | 10 laps or 1 lap after 12:43 | Race 3 |
| 12:55 | 13:15 | Central Muscle Cars | 8 laps or 1 lap after 13:13 | Race 4 |
Discussion about this post