Supercars Albert Park race start times confirmed

Four mixed compound races headline the Repco Supercars Championship’s return to Albert Park.

The provisional track schedule for the April 7-10 Formula One season opener has been released.

Supercars will race for points and the Larry Perkins Trophy for the first time in three years in Melbourne.

It will mark the fourth instance Supercars will race for points at Albert Park, although the 2020 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

It will also be the first Albert Park event held outside Daylight Savings times, and only the second Australian Grand Prix not held in March.

The 2006 Australian Grand Prix was pushed to April with Melbourne hosting the Commonwealth Games earlier in the year.

The event will be the third round of the 2022 Supercars season following events in Sydney and Tasmania.

The Albert Park round will feature four 100km-long Supercars races and a four-tyre minimum change at stops.

It will also be a mixed compound tyre event, with the Hard and Soft compounds available to drivers.

Supercars will first hit the redesigned Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit for Practice 1 on Thursday morning.

After practice, there will be four quick-fire qualifying sessions, lasting just 10 minutes each, spread across Thursday and Friday.

The sessions will set the grids for the respective races.

The first Supercars race will commence at 2:20pm AEST on Friday. There will be two races on Saturday, and one on Sunday.

A Supercars race will precede every major afternoon Formula One session on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The Australian Grand Prix will commence at 3:00pm on Sunday, with the fourth Supercars race at 12:00pm.

The 13-event 2022 Repco Supercars Championship will commence in Sydney in March. CLICK HERE to purchase your tickets.

Supercars sessions at Albert Park (provisional schedule/all times AEST)

Thursday April 7

11:05-11:35: Practice 112:30-13:00: Practice 215:00-15:10: Qualifying 1 (sets grid of Race 1)15:20-15:30: Qualifying 2 (sets grid of Race 2)

Friday April 8

09:45-09:55: Qualifying 3 (sets grid of Race 3)10:05-10:15: Qualifying 4 (sets grid of Race 4)14:20-15:05: Race 1 (100km)

Saturday April 9

10:35-11:20: Race 2 (100km)14:20-15:05: Race 3 (100km)

Sunday April 10

12:00-12:45: Race 4 (100km)