AS IT HAPPENED: 2025 Thrifty Sydney 500

2025 Thrifty Sydney 500 - Opening Round as it happens

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We're here with live coverage of every session from the Sydney Motorsport Park for the opening round of what is set to be the most action-packed season in Supercars history. Race 1 takes place on Friday night, with Race 2 on Saturday night and Race 3 on Sunday afternoon.

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How to watch on TV

International race fans can stream every session of the Thrifty Sydney 500 - Opening Round on SuperView. For existing SuperView subscribers, please visit this page to follow instructions on how to regain access to your account.

Viewers can stream every practice, qualifying session and race of the 2025 Repco Supercars Championship with no ad-breaks in racing on Kayo Sports. Every session of the Repco Supercars Championship is broadcast live in high definition on Foxtel.

The Seven Network and 7plus will show live coverage of the Saturday and Sunday of the event. Check local guides.

New Zealand viewers can watch on Sky Sport live in HD.

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The story so far

Race 3: Cam Waters has taken control of the 2025 Repco Supercars Championship by completing a dominant clean sweep of the Thrifty Sydney 500 - Opening Round.Despite late rainfall, the Tickford Racing star controlled Sunday's Race 3 from start to finish to deliver a stunning pole-to-win hat-trick at Sydney Motorsport Park, also setting the fastest lap in all three races. Click here to read the full report.

Race 3 Shootout: Cam Waters has beaten Broc Feeney to Sunday pole in an action-packed Boost Mobile Top Ten Shootout, which was headlined by a wild spin for Chaz Mostert. Waters and Feeney will share the front row for the third time in as many races at the Thrity Sydney 500 - Opening Round, setting up a rematch of the Friday and Saturday starts. Click here to read the full report.

Race 3 Qualifying: Cam Waters and Broc Feeney remained the benchmarks at the Thrifty Sydney 500 - Opening Round, leading Boost Mobile Qualifying as Will Brown avoided a scare to reach the Shootout. Waters and Feeney, who have shared both front rows in Sydney and battled for victory on Saturday night, were separated by just 0.0928s. The big story was the Houdini effort by reigning champion Brown, who snuck into the Boost Mobile Top Ten Shootout by just 0.0018s. Click here to read the full report.

Race 2: After 52 laps, 200km and nearly 90 minutes of racing, Cam Waters needed just 0.03s. In what looms to go down as one of the greatest Supercars races of all time, Waters and Broc Feeney survived a late-race clash to be split by nothing in a drag race to the line at the Thrifty Sydney 500 - Opening Round. Click here to read the full report.

Race 2 Shootout: Cam Waters has continued early dominance in the 2025 Repco Supercars Championship, charging to Race 2 pole at the Thrifty Sydney 500 - Opening Round in a thrilling Boost Mobile Top Ten Shootout. In a one-lap dash dominated by tight margins and big performances, it was the driver who crushed the field on Friday who ended up fastest of all. Click here to read the full report.

Race 2 Qualifying: Cam Waters has continued his blistering form at the Thrifty Sydney 500 - Opening Round, claiming provisional pole position in Boost Mobile Qualifying for Race 2 of the 2025 Repco Supercars Championship. The big story from Boost Mobile Qualifying for Race 2 was the clumsy inter-team collision between Aaron Love and James Courtney that saw the two Blanchard Racing Team Mustangs come to blows as they rolled out of pit lane. Click here to read the full report.

Race 1: Cam Waters has put Ford on top in the first Supercars race of 2025, crushing the field in the Thrifty Sydney 500 opener after a shock puncture for Broc Feeney. Waters controlled the 26-lap race and claimed an extra five points for setting the fastest lap as he finished nearly 17 seconds clear of Chaz Mostert, with Thomas Randle denying Matt Payne the final spot on the podium on the last lap. Click here to read the full report.

Race 1 Qualifying: Cam Waters has picked up where he left off, claiming a dominant pole for Race 1. The Ford driver controlled both segments of Boost Mobile Qualifying to secure a 30th career pole position. The big talking points were reigning champion Will Brown's troubled run to 11th, following an error at Turn 8, and a dramatic run-in between Macauley Jones and James Golding. Click here to read the full report.

Practice: Earlier, Anton De Pasquale set the pace in the opening practice session of the 2025 season, with Team 18 leading the the Blanchard Racing Team Fords amid a mixture of run plans. De Pasquale, who replaced Supercars champion and Bathurst winner Mark Winterbottom at the Charlie Schwerkolt-owned team, flew out of the blocks in his #18 DEWALT Chevrolet. Click here to read the full report.