Alonso, Perez to sample Supercars at Albert Park

byPhillip Horton

4 years ago

Fernando Alonso (ESP) Alpine F1 Team walks the circuit. Australian Grand Prix, Wednesday 6th April 2022. Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia.

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Formula 1 drivers Fernando Alonso and Sergio Perez are due to get behind the wheel of Supercars machinery at Albert Park later on Thursday.

Supercars are acting as one of the main support categories to Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix, with track activity commencing on Thursday.

Alonso is set to drive Thomas Randle’s Tickford Castrol Mustang around the revised Albert Park Circuit.

Castrol, which has naming rights to the Tickford team, is also a partner of Alonso’s Alpine Formula 1 team.

Perez meanwhile will get behind the wheel of the Red Bull Ampol Racing Commodore.

Supercars are set to have four 20-lap sprint races around Albert Park through the course of the weekend.

Formula 1

#	Event	Date
18	Singapore GP	09-11 October
19	United States GP	23-25 October
20	Mexico City GP	30 October-01 November
21	São Paulo GP	06-08 November
22	Las Vegas GP	19-21 November

#	.	Driver	Pts
		George Russell	51
		Andrea Kimi Antonelli	47
		Charles Leclerc	34
		Lewis Hamilton	33
		Oliver Bearman	17
		Lando Norris	15
		Pierre Gasly	9
		Max Verstappen	8
		Liam Lawson	8
		Arvid Lindblad	4