NTI Townsville 500 track schedule confirmed
05 Jun 2023
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) |
