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NTI Townsville 500 track schedule confirmed

05 Jun 2023
Dual 250km races headline Round 6 of 2023 season
3 mins by James Pavey

The first 250km races since the season-opening Thrifty Newcastle 500 will headline the on-track action at next month's NTI Townsville 500.

Round 6 of the 2023 Repco Supercars Championship, this year’s NTI Townsville 500, will be held on July 7-9.

The off-track entertainment will be headlined by Ministry of Sound, the world’s leading authority in dance music, under the famous Big Top after Saturday’s race.

The first ever Supercars race in Townsville to feature the Gen3 Chevrolet Camaros and Ford Mustangs will be held on Saturday 8 July.

Supercars will be on track on all three days of the event, with 2023 the 15th year the championship has raced in Townsville.

Support category action will also feature on all three days, led by the Dunlop Series and Porsche Carrera Cup.

The Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia 86 Series and the Battery World Aussie Racing Cars Super Series will also tackle the North Queensland circuit.

Tickets are now on sale through Ticketek and Supercars.com.

The NTI Townsville 500 is proudly supported by the Queensland Government, through Tourism and Events Queensland and features on the It’s Live! in Queensland events calendar.

The 2023 season will resume at next weekend’s betr Darwin Triple Crown, which is followed by the NTI Townsville 500.

NTI Townsville 500: Session times

All times AEST

Friday, July 7

Time

Category

Session

0740-0800

Aussie Racing Cars

Practice

0810-0830

TGRA 86

Practice 1

0840-0905

Porsche Carrera Cup

Practice 1

0910-0915

Supercars Events

Demonstration

0920-1000

Dunlop Series

Practice 1

1005-1010

Supercars Events

Track Crossing

1015-1045

Supercars

Practice 1

1050-1100

Supercars Events

Demonstration

1110-1130

Aussie Racing Cars

Qualifying

1140-1200

TGRA 86

Practice 2

1205-1210

Supercars Events

Track Crossing

1210-1235

Porsche Carrera Cup

Practice 2

1240-1250

Supercars Events

Demonstration

1255-1335

Dunlop Series

Practice 2

1345-1405

Aussie Racing Cars

Race 1

1415-1435

TGRA 86

Qualifying

1440-1445

Supercars Events

Track Crossing

1450-1520

Supercars

Practice 2

1525-1535

Supercars

TV Track Time

1555-1610

Porsche Carrera Cup

Event Rides

1615-1630

TGRA 86

Event Rides

1635-1655

Dunlop Series

Event Rides

1700-1730

Supercars

Event Rides

Saturday, July 8

Time

Category

Session

0740-0800

Supercars Events

Course Car Rides & Pit Lane Walk

0810-0830

TGRA 86

Race 1

0840-0852

Porsche Carrera Cup

Qualifying 1

0858-0910

Porsche Carrera Cup

Qualifying 2

0915-0920

Supercars Events

Track Crossing

0925-0935

Dunlop Series

Qualifying DS3

0945-0955

Dunlop Series

Qualifying DS2

1000-1010

Supercars Events

Demonstration

1010-1015

Supercars Events

Track Crossing

1015-1030

Supercars

Race 16 Qualifying

1035-1045

Supercars Events

Demonstration

1050-1110

Aussie Racing Cars

Race 2

1120-1145

TGRA 86

Race 2

1150-1155

Supercars Events

Track Crossing

1200-1230

Supercars

Top Ten Shootout

1240-1305

Porsche Carrera Cup

Race 1

1315-1355

Dunlop Series

Race 1 (40 mins)

1400-1405

Supercars Events

Demonstration

1405-1410

Supercars Events

Track Crossing

1440

Supercars

Race 16 (88 laps)

Sunday, July 9

Time

Category

Session

0735-0755

Supercars Events

Course Car Rides & Pit Lane Walk

0805-0825

Aussie Racing Cars

Race 3

0835-0915

Porsche Carrera Cup

Race 2

0920-0925

Supercars Events

Track Crossing

0930-0940

Dunlop Series

Qualifying DS3

0950-1000

Dunlop Series

Qualifying DS2

1005-1015

Supercars Events

Demonstration

1015-1020

Supercars Events

Track Crossing

1020-1035

Supercars

Race 17 Qualifying

1035-1045

Supercars Events

Demonstration

1050-1110

Aussie Racing Cars

Race 4

1120-1140

TGRA 86

Race 3

1140-1155

Supercars Events

Demonstration

1155-1200

Supercars Events

Track Crossing

1200-1230

Supercars

Top Ten Shootout

1240-1305

Porsche Carrera Cup

Race 3

1305-1310

Supercars Events

Track Crossing

1315-1355

Dunlop Series

Race 2 (40 mins)

1400-1405

Supercars Events

Demonstration

1405-1410

Supercars Events

Track Crossing

1440

Supercars

Race 17 (88 laps)

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