Located at Wanneroo, 50 kilometres north of Perth’s CBD, the Barbagallo circuit was opened in 1969. It has hosted Australian Touring Car Championship / Supercars events annually since 1978, missing only a single year in 2010, while planned upgrades took place. 2018’s Perth SuperSprint is the 41th time that the circuit has hosted a round of the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship.
Perth SuperSprint
04 – 06 May 2018
Circuit Description
The seven-turn 2.42 km circuit presents a high-speed and short lap-time of less than a minute, but its abrasive surface, sandy outfield, low grip levels and long corner length make it one of the hardest circuits on tyres on the calendar, and a difficult track for nailing the perfect set up.
Circuit Guide
Location: Wanneroo, Perth, Western Australia
Format: SuperSprint
Track Length: 2.42km
Circuit Direction: Clockwise
Corners: 7
Fastest Point: Back Straight
Slowest Point: Turn 7
Full Throttle: 43%
Top Speed: 255km/h
Race Lap Record: 0:55.9440 – Jason Bright (2004) in a Holden Commodore VY
Qualifying Lap Record: 0:54.5730 – Scott McLaughlin (2017) in a Ford Falcon FG-X
Race Wins: Craig Lowndes – 16
Pole Positions: Jamie Whincup – 8
2017 Winners: R1: Scott McLaughlin R2: Scott McLaughlin
Tyres: 28 Super Soft
2018 Perth SuperSprint Event Information
Friday 04 May – Sunday 06 May 2018
Practice 1: 45 minutes
Practice 2: 45 minutes
Qualifying 1: 10 minutes (the bottom 16 cars from Friday’s combined practice times only)
Qualifying 2: 10 minutes (the top 10 from Friday’s combined practice times and the top six in Q1)
Qualifying 3: 10 minutes (the top 10 in Q2)
Race 1: 120km (50 laps)
Practice 3: 20 minutes
Qualifying 4: 10 minutes (the bottom 16 cars from Sunday’s practice times only)
Qualifying 5: 10 minutes (the top 10 from Sunday’s practice times and the top six in Q1)
Qualifying 6: 10 minutes (the top 10 in Q2)
Race 2: 200km (83 laps)
Find out more on the Perth SuperSprint qualifying and race format in our guide to the 2018 Race Formats