SUPERCARS TO GO TWILIGHT RACING IN PERTH

The Supercars Championship returns to Perth this May, in what will be the 45th event held at the iconic Wanneroo circuit.

In anticipation Supercars has unveiled its on-track schedule for the Perth event, with is highlighted by the decision to run both of its 55-lap races at 3:45pm local time.

The decision means that motorsport fans on the east coast will get to watch the action during prime-time as the race will culminate in the sunset.

Supercars will be in action across all three days, with practice sessions to be held on both Saturday and Sunday in the lead-up to Races 9 and 10 of the championship.

The event will also see the debut of the new-look SuperSprint format, which sees cars roll out for a 60-minute practice session on the Friday, before switching to shorter 20-minute sessions for Saturday and Sunday.

Western Australian race fans will be spoilt for choice when it comes to seeing local drivers participating across all the categories, with 2024 Supercars Champion, Brodie Kostecki being the main draw card, while BRT rookie Aaron Love will be making his main-game debut in front of his home-crowd.

Reigning Super2 Champion Kai Allen in action once again as he looks to retain his lead in the Supercars feeder series.

Fans will also see Touring Car Masters, Aussie Racing Cars, and Radicals Cup hitting the track over the course of the weekend.

The 2024 Bosch Power Tools Perth SuperSprint will run from May 17-19. Check your local guides for telecast information.

2024 Bosch Power Tools Perth SuperSprint: Session times (All times AWST)

Friday May 17

Time Category Session

0830-0900 Supercars Events Safety/Course Car Tours

0910-0930 Radicals Cup Practice 1

0940-1000 Aussie Racing Cars Practice

1010-1050 Dunlop Series Practice 1

1105-1125 Touring Car Masters Practice

1130-1145 Supercars Events Entertainment

1150-1210 Radicals Cup Practice 2

1220-1240 Aussie Racing Cars Qualifying

1250-1310 Touring Car Masters Qualifying

1325-1405 Dunlop Series Practice 2

1420-1520 Supercars Practice 1

1530-1540 Supercars TV Track Time

1550-1620 Radicals Cup Qualifying

1630-1650 Dunlop Series Event Rides

1655-1725 Supercars Event Rides

Saturday May 18

Start Category Session

0745-0805 Supercars Events Safety/Course Car Tours & Pit Lane Walk

0815-0835 Touring Car Masters Trophy Race

0845-0905 Aussie Racing Cars Race 1

0915-0935 Supercars Practice 2

0935-0950 Supercars Events Entertainment

1000-1045 Radicals Cup Race 1

1100-1140 Dunlop Series Qualifying Race 1

1200-1240 Supercars Qualifying Race 9

1245-1300 Supercars Events Entertainment

1310-1330 Touring Car Masters Race 1

1340-1405 Aussie Racing Cars Race 2

1420-1500 Dunlop Series Race 1

1545 Supercars Race 9 (55 laps)

Sunday May 19

Start Category Session

0730-0750 Supercars Events Safety/Course Car Tours & Pit Lane Walk

0800-0825 Radicals Cup Race 2

0835-0855 Aussie Racing Cars Race 2

0905-0925 Touring Car Masters Race 2

0940-1000 Supercars Practice 3

1005-1020 Supercars Events Entertainment

1030-1050 Radicals Cup Race 3

1105-1145 Dunlop Series Qualifying Race 2

1200-1240 Supercars Qualifying Race 10

1245-1300 Supercars Events Entertainment

1310-1330 Aussie Racing Cars Race 4

1340-1400 Touring Car Masters Race 3

1415-1455 Dunlop Series Race 2

1545 Supercars Race 10 (55 laps)

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Brodie Kostecki was back for Erebus, Andre Heimgartner won for Brad Jones Racing, and Will Brown battled his teammate Broc Feeney for the other win. Anton De Pasquale also won the Jason Richards Trophy for the best performer over the two races – is Dick Johnson Racing back?