We’re headed to Tasmania for Round 5 of the 2026 Supercars Championship, the drivers and crew are ready for another weekend of exciting racing. Here’s what you can expect this weekend.

Format

Friday: On track action begins with two 25-minute practice sessions which are back-to-back.

Saturday: There are two qualifying sessions for Race 14 and 15 which follow the below format:

• Part 1: Sets the grid for positions 11 – 24
• Part 2: Sets the grid for positions 1 – 10

There will be two 120km races on Saturday afternoon that will see the lights go out for Race 14 at 12:55pm AEST and Race 15 at 3:55pm.

Sunday: There is a three-part qualifying session for Race 10 which will follow the below format:

• Part 1: Sets the grid for P19 – P24
• Part 2: Sets the grid for P11 – P18
• Top 10 Shootout: Determines the top 10 positions for the race

The final race of the weekend will get underway at 2:45pm AEST, for 200km of exciting racing.

The Track

Symmons Plains is a unique track. It’s only 2.41kms long, so the lap times are regularly in the low 50 second barrier. The field spread is small as well, with most cars, if not all, within a second of each other in qualifying.

The turn-four hairpin is one of the most well-known corners in Australian motorsport. It requires near-on full lock to get around and is the slowest corner we go to all season.

The top of the track slopes down to the apex, so it’s a great passing opportunity, but also the chance to hang around the outside and drag the inside car down the back straight.

Tyres

We will be running both the Dunlop Soft and Dunlop SuperSoft compound tyres. For Race 14 and 16 we will be on the Dunlop Soft tyre and Race 15 we will be on the Dunlop SuperSoft tyre.

Pitstops

There is a minimum for one compulsory pit stop for Saturday’s races, with a minimum of two tyres being changed. On Sunday there are three compulsory pit stops for Race 16 which is one more than what we have previously seen for the 200km races on Sunday’s.

How to Watch

Get ready for a big weekend, you won’t want to miss a minute!

• Fox Sports and Kayo: Live coverage of every session
• Sky Sports NZ: Live coverage of every session

For the full TV guide, please CLICK HERE.

Chaz Mostert

“It’s been a while since we’ve been racing, I’ve been itching to get back behind the wheel.

“It’s always great fun in Tassie, Symmons Plains is a short and fast track that always throws something at you.

“There are now three compulsory pit stops for Sunday’s race which will really throw a spanner in the works for strategy across the whole field, it’s going to be an entertaining one.”

Ryan Wood

“I’m looking forward to going racing again this weekend, it’s always really tight in the timesheets around Symmons Plains, one mistake and you’ll tumble down the grid pretty quickly.

“We want to be rolling out of the truck strong this weekend, with two practice sessions back-to-back on Friday, we want to head into Saturday feeling confident.

“We built a lot of momentum in New Zealand, we definitely want to keep these results rolling but we know have to keep working hard and keep our heads down.”