Track schedule for first ever Bend Supercars enduro revealed
Five practice sessions, Qualifying and Shootout across Friday and Saturday
500km precursor for Bathurst set to be run over 102 laps
The track schedule for the first ever Repco Supercars Championship enduro to be held at The Bend Motorsport Park has been unveiled.
The AirTouch 500 at The Bend will be the first race of the revived Supercars Enduro Cup, with the event running from September 12-14.
Having missed out on a spot on the 2024 calendar, the South Australian venue returns to the Supercars calendar in a two-driver format this season, with the 500km precursor for Bathurst set to be run over 102 laps.
Supercars sessions begin with three half-hour practice sessions on Friday, with the second session being a co-driver only session.
Saturday will be busy day for the field, with two 40-minute practice sessions beginning with a co-drivers only run, before 20 minutes of Boost Mobile Qualifying at 3:05pm local time sets the field for the Boost Mobile Top Ten Shootout at 4:50pm local time.
A 20-minute warm up on Sunday morning will set the scene for Race 28 of the Repco Supercars Championship, to begin at 1:45pm local time.
The Enduro Cup field will comprise of 27 cars, with three wildcards to be fielded by Triple Eight (Craig Lowndes/Zach Bates), Tickford (Lochie Dalton/Rylan Gray), and Matt Stone Racing (Cameron Crick/Aaron Seton).
The support bill is headlined by the TCR World Tour, with Porsche Carrera Cup Australia, Aussie Racing Cars, and Trans Am completing the on-track action.
Track schedule: 2025 AirTouch 500 at The Bend
All times ACST
Friday September 12
Start | Finish | Category | Duration | Session |
|---|---|---|---|---|
9:00 | 9:20 | Aussie Racing Cars | 0:20 | Practice |
9:30 | 9:50 | TCM | 0:20 | Practice |
10:00 | 10:20 | Trans Am | 0:20 | Practice 1 |
10:30 | 10:55 | Carrera Cup | 0:25 | Practice 1 |
11:10 | 11:40 | Supercars | 0:30 | Practice 1 (All drivers) |
11:55 | 12:15 | Aussie Racing Cars | 0:20 | Qualifying |
12:25 | 12:45 | Trans Am | 0:20 | Practice 2 |
12:55 | 13:15 | TCM | 0:20 | Qualifying |
13:30 | 14:00 | Supercars | 0:30 | Practice 2 (Co-drivers) |
14:15 | 14:35 | Aussie Racing Cars | 1 lap after 14:33 | Race 1 |
14:45 | 15:05 | Trans Am | 0:20 | Qualifying |
15:15 | 15:40 | Carrera Cup | 0:25 | Practice 2 |
15:55 | 16:25 | Supercars | 0:30 | Practice 3 (All drivers) |
16:35 | 16:45 | Supercars | 0:10 | TV Track Time |
16:50 | 17:10 | Carrera Cup | 0:20 | Event Rides |
Saturday September 13
Start | Finish | Category | Duration | Session |
|---|---|---|---|---|
7:20 | 7:50 | TCR | 0:30 | Free Practice 1 |
8:30 | 8:50 | Trans Am | 1 lap after 8:48 | Race 1 |
9:00 | 9:20 | TCR | 0:20 | Qualifying Part 1 |
9:25 | 9:35 | TCR | 0:10 | Qualifying Part 2 |
9:50 | 10:30 | Supercars | 0:40 | Practice 4 (Co-drivers) |
10:45 | 11:15 | Carrera Cup | 0:30 | Qualifying |
11:25 | 11:45 | TCM | 1 lap after 11:43 | Trophy Race |
12:00 | 12:40 | Supercars | 0:40 | Practice 5 (All drivers) |
12:55 | 13:15 | Trans Am | 1 lap after 13:13 | Race 2 |
13:25 | 13:45 | Aussie Racing Cars | 1 lap after 13:43 | Race 2 |
13:55 | 14:10 | TCR | 0:15 | Start Procedure |
14:10 | 14:45 | TCR | 1 lap after 14:43 | Race 1 |
15:05 | 15:25 | Supercars | 0:20 | Qualifying |
15:40 | 16:05 | Carrera Cup | 1 lap after 16:03 | Race 1 |
16:15 | 16:35 | TCM | 1 lap after 16:33 | Race 1 |
16:50 | 17:30 | Supercars | 0:40 | Top Ten Shootout |
Sunday September 14
Start | Finish | Category | Duration | Session |
|---|---|---|---|---|
6:55 | 7:25 | Promoter | 0:30 | Safety and Course Car Tours & Pit Lane Walk |
7:35 | 7:55 | TCM | 1 lap after 7:53 | Race 2 |
8:05 | 8:25 | Aussie Racing Cars | 1 lap after 8:23 | Race 3 |
8:35 | 9:20 | Carrera Cup | 1 lap after 9:18 | Race 2 |
9:30 | 9:50 | Supercars | 0:20 | Warm Up |
10:00 | 10:20 | TCM | 1 lap after 10:18 | Race 3 |
10:30 | 10:50 | Aussie Racing Cars | 1 lap after 10:48 | Race 4 |
11:00 | 11:20 | Trans Am | 1 lap after 11:18 | Race 3 |
11:30 | 11:50 | TCR | 0:20 | Start Procedure |
11:50 | 12:25 | TCR | 1 lap after 12:25 | Race 2 |
12:35 | 13:00 | Carrera Cup | 1 lap after 12:58 | Race 3 |
13:45 | Supercars | 102 laps or 1 lap after 17:18 | Race 26 |