The four-race format used in past Albert Park events has been retained this year, however it has been tweaked in a bid to create some strategic intrigue.
The biggest change is a move to a mix of tyre compounds, with Dunlop’s soft and hard control tyres both in play over the weekend.
The compounds will be split for the four individual qualifying sessions. In the two Thursday afternoon session, which will determine the grids for Races 1 and 2, drivers will use the soft tyres.
Then on Saturday morning in the two sessions to determine the grids for Races 3 and 4 the hard compound is mandatory.
In each of the 20-lap races drivers have to use both compounds, which means a mandatory stop for four tyres.
This will be the first time Supercars has raced at Albert Park since 2019, after the 2020 event was cancelled on the Friday and the 2021 Australian Grand Prix didn’t go ahead at all due to COVID-19.
It will also be the first time the category has raced on the new Albert Park layout,…
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