2020 Supercars The Bend SuperSprint session times and preview

The three-race SuperSprint format will be in play for the weekend, with three 24-lap heats measuring 119 kilometres around the International layout.

Each race will feature a mandatory stop for at least two tyres.

It will be the third time Supercars has run on the 4.95-kilometre layout, ahead of a switch to the shorter West circuit for next week's second leg.

This week's action will see a return of the polarising Top 15 Shootout as part of qualifying for Saturday's opener.

On Sunday the two grids will determined with a pair of 10-minute, back-to-back qualifying sessions.

The soft tyre will be used for the first time at The Bend, with teams limited to five new sets of Dunlops from the end of practice onwards.

There will be two support categories in action, a combined sedans field and a return of the Aussie Tin Tops concept that debuted in Townsville.

Scott McLaughlin heads into the weekend with a 143-point series lead over Jamie Whincup.

2020 Supercars The Bend SuperSprint session times

Saturday 19th September 2020

• Rookie Session: 9:05-9:25 AEST (8:35-8:55 local)
• Practice 1: 9:40-10:10 AEST (9:10-9:40 local)
• Practice 2: 10:55-11:25 AEST (10:25-10:55 local)
• Qualifying 1: 12:40-12:50 AEST (12:10-12:20 local)
• Qualifying 2: 13:00-13:10 AEST (12:30-12:40 local)
• Top 15 Shootout: 13:20-14:05 AEST (12:50-13:35 local)
• Race 1: 15:45-16:48 AEST (15:15-16:48 local)

Sunday 20th September 2020

• Qualifying Race 2: 9:50-10:00 AEST (9:20-9:30 local)
• Qualifying Race 3: 10:10-10:20 AEST (9:40-9:50 local)
• Race 2: 12:25-13:28 AEST (11:55-12:58 local)
• Race 3: 14:55-15:58 AEST (14:25-15:38)

2020 Supercars The Bend SuperSprint tyre allocation

Each driver will start the weekend with four pre-marked soft compound tyres and 28 new soft compound tyres.

At the end of Practice 2 the four pre-marked tyres and eight of the new soft compound tyres need to be returned to Dunlop.

That will leave each driver with 20 soft compound tyres for the remainder of the weekend.

2020 Supercars The Bend SuperSprint entry list

Num	Driver	Team	Car
2	Bryce Fullwood	Mobil 1™ Middy's Racing	Holden Commodore ZB
3	Macauley Jones	Team Cooldrive	Holden Commodore ZB
4	Jack Smith	SCT Logistics Racing	Holden Commodore ZB
5	Lee Holdsworth	Truck Assist Tekno Racing	Ford Mustang GT
6	Cameron Waters	Tickford Racing	Ford Mustang GT
7	Andre Heimgartner	NED Racing	Ford Mustang GT
8	Nick Percat	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB
9	David Reynolds	Penrite Racing	Holden Commodore ZB
12	Fabian Coulthard	DJR Team Penske	Ford Mustang GT
14	Todd Hazelwood	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore ZB
15	Rick Kelly	Castrol Racing	Ford Mustang GT
17	Scott McLaughlin	DJR Team Penske	Ford Mustang GT
18	Mark Winterbottom	Irwin Racing	Holden Commodore ZB
19	Alex Davison	Team Sydney	Holden Commodore ZB
20	Scott Pye	Team 18	Holden Commodore ZB
22	Chris Pither	Team Sydney	Holden Commodore ZB
25	Chaz Mostert	Mobil 1™ Appliances Online Racing	Holden Commodore ZB
34	Jake Kostecki	Matt Stone Racing	Holden Commodore ZB
35	Garry Jacobson	Matt Stone Racing	Holden Commodore ZB
44	James Courtney	Boost Mobile Racing	Ford Mustang GT
55	Jack Le Brocq	Tickford Racing	Ford Mustang GT
88	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB
97	Shane van Gisbergen	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Holden Commodore ZB
99	Anton De Pasquale	Penrite Racing	Holden Commodore ZB
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