Super2 to run on super soft tyres at Sandown

The Dunlop Super2 Series will race on super soft compound tyres this weekend at the Rabble.Club Sandown 500.

The Supercars Commission’s decision aligns the second tier with the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship’s rubber allocation for the Pirtek Enduro Cup opener.

Each Super2 car will be handed six new super soft tyres for practice to use alongside up to six pre-marked hard compound tyres, and another eight new super soft tyres for the two races, according to Supercars’ official website.

The allocation means that drivers should start both 22-lap races with brand new super soft rubber.

Previously for Sandown, and all six other rounds, teams were given eight new hard tyres and allowed eight pre-marked hard tyres.

Eight drivers from the Super2 ranks have been called up to race as co-drivers in the Sandown 500, Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, and Gold Coast 600.

Super2 has once previously used the softer compound tyre, in Race 3 of the Townsville round in 2013.

The series will have two 40-minute practice sessions on Friday before a 15-minute Armor All Qualifying session and a race on each of Saturday and Sunday.

Sandown 500/Super2 double duty

Driver	Super2 team	Championship team	Primary driver
Paul Dumbrell	Eggleston Motorsport	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Jamie Whincup
Garry Jacobson	MW Motorsport	Nissan Motorsport	Rick Kelly
Dean Fiore	MW Motorsport	Nissan Motorsport	Michael Caruso
Alex Rullo	MW Motorsport	Nissan Motorsport	Simona de Silvestro
Macauley Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Brad Jones Racing	Nick Percat
Will Brown	Eggleston Motorsport	Erebus Motorsport	Anton De Pasquale
Chris Pither	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Garth Tander
Bryce Fullwood	Matt Stone Racing	Matt Stone Racing	Todd Hazelwood