2026 Supercars Championship

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Broc Feeney is the current Sprint Cup championship leader.
Triple Eight Race Engineering are the current Teams' Championship leader.

The 2026 Supercars Championship (known for commercial reasons as the 2026 Repco Supercars Championship) is a motor racing series for Supercars. It is the twenty-eighth running of the Supercars Championship and the thirtieth series in which Supercars have contested the Australian Touring Car Championship, the premier title in Australian motorsport. It is the sixty-seventh season of touring car racing in Australia.

Chaz Mostert entered the championship as the defending Drivers' Champion,[1] whilst Broc Feeney and Triple Eight Race Engineering entered the championship as the defending Sprint Cup Champion and reigning Team's Champions, respectively.[2][3]

2026 marked the year that Toyota entered the championship, with two teams fielding the GR Supra.

Manufacturer changes

The following teams and drivers compete in the 2026 championship.

Championship entries Endurance entries
Manufacturer Model Team No. Driver name Rounds Co-driver name Rounds
Chevrolet Camaro Matt Stone Racing 4 Australia Jack Le Brocq[4] 1–4 Australia Cameron Crick[5] 10–11
10 Australia Zach Bates[6] 1–4 Australia Aaron Seton[7] 10–11
Erebus Motorsport 9 Australia Jobe Stewart[8] 1–4 Australia Jarrod Hughes[9] 10–11
99 Australia Cooper Murray[10] 1–4 Australia Lochie Dalton[9] 10–11
Team 18 18 Australia Anton de Pasquale[11] 1–4 Australia Lee Holdsworth[12][13] 10–11
20 Australia David Reynolds[14] 1–4 Australia James Courtney[15][13] 10–11
PremiAir Racing 31 Australia Jayden Ojeda[16][17] 1–4 Australia David Russell[18] 10–11
777 Australia Declan Fraser[16][19] 1–4 Australia Nash Morris[18] 10–11
Ford Mustang S650 Blanchard Racing Team 3 Australia Aaron Cameron[20] 1–4 Australia Zak Best[21] 10–11
7 Australia James Golding[22] 1–4 New Zealand Richie Stanaway[23] 10–11
Tickford Racing 6 Australia Cameron Waters[24] 1–4 Australia Mark Winterbottom[25] 10–11
55 Australia Thomas Randle[24] 1–4 Australia Reuben Goodall[25] 10–11
Triple Eight Race Engineering 11 Australia Jackson Walls[26][27] 1–4 Australia Jack Perkins[28] 10–11
88 Australia Broc Feeney[29] 1–4 Australia Nick Percat[30] 10–11
888 Australia Will Brown[29][27] 1–4 Australia Scott Pye[30] 10–11
Dick Johnson Racing 17 Australia Brodie Kostecki[31] 1–4 Australia Todd Hazelwood[32][31] 10–11
38 Australia Rylan Gray[33] 1–4 Australia Tony D'Alberto[12][32] 10–11
Grove Racing 19 New Zealand Matt Payne[34] 1–4 Australia Tim Slade[12]
Australia Will Davison[35]		 10–11
26 Australia Kai Allen[34] 1–4 10–11
Toyota GR Supra Walkinshaw TWG Racing[36] 1 Australia Chaz Mostert[34][37] 1–4 New Zealand Fabian Coulthard[38] 10–11
2 New Zealand Ryan Wood[34] 1–4 New Zealand Jaxon Evans[38] 10–11
Brad Jones Racing 8 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner[39] 1–4 TBA 10–11
14 Australia Cameron Hill[40] 1–4 TBA 10–11
96 Australia Macauley Jones[40] 1–4 TBA 10–11
Wildcard Entries
Chevrolet Camaro Matt Stone Racing TBA Australia Cameron Crick[5] 7
Australia Aaron Seton[7] 9
Team 18 15 Australia Craig Lowndes[41][42] TBD Australia Bayley Hall[43] 10–11
Toyota entered the series, with Walkinshaw TWG Racing (pictured) and Brad Jones Racing running the GR Supra.
Triple Eight Race Engineering switched from running Chevrolet Camaro ZL1s to Ford Mustang GTs.
Team 18 replaced Triple Eight Race Engineering as the homologation team for Chevrolet.

Toyota entered the series, marking the first time that three manufacturers are represented since 2019, when Nissan left the series.[44][45]

Team changes

Walkinshaw TWG Racing (formerly Walkinshaw Andretti United) switched from running Ford Mustangs to Toyota GR Supras in a collaboration with Toyota Gazoo Racing, to become the Japanese manufacturer's factory racing team.[44][45] The team also underwent a name change as United Autosports sold their stake in the team and Andretti Global had been taken over by TWG Motorsports in 2023.[36]

Brad Jones Racing joined Walkinshaw TWG Racing in switching to Toyota GR Supras, from running Chevrolet Camaros making it five Toyotas for 2026.[46][47]

Triple Eight Race Engineering returned to Ford and running Mustangs, after having entered General Motors-backed Holdens and Chevrolets since 2010. Triple Eight Race Engineering will also be the homologation team for all Ford teams.[48] They will also expand to a three car team, for the first time since 2018, utilising a Teams Racing Charter (TRC) from SCT Motorsport, who parted ways with Brad Jones Racing.[49][50][51]

Team 18 became the homologation team for Chevrolet following Triple Eight Race Engineering's departure from the brand.[52] It will be General Motors third homologation team in the V8 Supercars era, after Walkinshaw Racing (1993–2016) and Triple Eight Race Engineering (2017–2025).[53][54]

Driver changes

Nick Percat announced his retirement from full-time competition at the end of 2025, and joined Triple Eight Race Engineering as a co-driver.[30][55] His seat at Matt Stone Racing was taken by 2024 Super2 Champion Zach Bates.[6]

James Courtney also retired from full-time competition and will join Team 18 as a co-driver.[15][56]

James Golding replaced Courtney at the Blanchard Racing Team.[22] Golding left PremiAir Racing, who fields a new lineup following the departure of Richie Stanaway after the 2025 Gold Coast 500.[57] The pair was replaced by Declan Fraser, who made his first full-time return to the category since 2023, and Jayden Ojeda, who made his full-time debut in the category after participating in various races as a wildcard and co-driver since 2020, including replacing Stanaway for the final two rounds of the previous season.[58] Stanaway joined the Blanchard Racing Team as a co-driver, partnering Golding.[23]

Will Davison stepped back from full-time competition and departed Dick Johnson Racing, where he was replaced by 2025 Super2 Series champion Rylan Gray.[33][59] Davison joined Grove Racing as a co-driver for the Enduro Cup races.[35]

Cameron Hill departed from Matt Stone Racing to join Brad Jones Racing, replacing Bryce Fullwood.[40][60][61] He was replaced by Jack Le Brocq, who departed Erebus Motorsport to return to the team for the first time since 2023.[4] The Erebus seat was filled by Jobe Stewart, who graduated from the Super2 Series.[8]

Jaxon Evans lost his seat at Brad Jones Racing as SCT Motorsport moved their Teams Racing Charter to Triple Eight Race Engineering.[62] Jackson Walls was named as SCT's driver, graduating from the Super2 Series.[26] Evans will join Walkinshaw Andretti United as a co-driver.[38]

Wildcard entries

With Triple Eight Race Engineering switching brands from Chevrolet to Ford, their wildcard program concluded. As a result, Craig Lowndes left after 20 years with the team and moved to Team 18, who started a wildcard entry as they became the homologation team for Chevrolet.[41][63][52] Lowndes will be joined by Porsche Carrera Cup race winner Bayley Hall.[43]

Calendar

The following circuits are due to host a round of the 2026 championship.[64]

Round Race Event Circuit Location Dates Maps
Sprint Cup
1 1 Sydney 500 New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 20–22 February
2
3
2 4 Melbourne SuperSprint Victoria (state) Albert Park Circuit Albert Park, Victoria 5–8 March
5
6
7
3 8 Taupō Super 440 New Zealand Taupō International Motorsport Park Taupō, Waikato Region 10–11 April
9
4 10 [a] Christchurch Super 440 New Zealand Euromarque Motorsport Park Christchurch, Canterbury Region 17–19 April
11
12
13
5 14 Tasmania Super 440 Tasmania Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania 22–24 May
15
16
6 17 Darwin Triple Crown Northern Territory Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory 19–21 June
18
19
7 20 Townsville 500 Queensland Reid Park Street Circuit Townsville, Queensland 10–12 July
21
22
8 23 Perth Super 440 Western Australia Wanneroo Raceway Neerabup, Western Australia 31 July – 2 August
24
25
9 26 Ipswich Super 440 Queensland Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 21–23 August
27
28
Enduro Cup
10 29 The Bend 500 South Australia The Bend Motorsport Park Tailem Bend, South Australia 11–13 September
11 30 Bathurst 1000 New South Wales Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 8–11 October
Finals Series
12 31 Gold Coast 500 Queensland Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise, Queensland 23–25 October
32
13 33 Sandown 500 Victoria (state) Sandown Raceway Springvale, Victoria 6–8 November
34
14 35 Adelaide Grand Final South Australia Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 26–29 November
36
37
Source:[64]

Calendar changes

The Euromarque Motorsport Park will host a Supercars event—the Christchurch Super 440—for the first time.[64] This will mark the first time in the category's history that two events will be held in New Zealand.[65]

The Bend 500 will use the West layout for the first time since the second The Bend SuperSprint round in 2020, instead of the International layout, in order to increase overtaking possibilities, better viewing for spectators and offer more different strategies.[66]

The third race of the Taupō Super 440 was cancelled in response to the incoming Cyclone Vaianu, with Round 10 occurring in Christchurch instead.[67]

Results and standings

Season summary

Round Race Event Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Manufacturer Report
1 1 Sydney 500 Australia James Golding Australia Jayden Ojeda Australia Broc Feeney Triple Eight Race Engineering United States Ford Report
2 Australia Anton de Pasquale Australia James Golding Australia Anton de Pasquale Team 18 United States Chevrolet
3 Australia Broc Feeney Australia Cooper Murray Australia Broc Feeney Triple Eight Race Engineering United States Ford
2 4 Melbourne SuperSprint Australia Brodie Kostecki Australia Brodie Kostecki Australia Brodie Kostecki Dick Johnson Racing United States Ford Report
5 New Zealand Matt Payne Australia Kai Allen Australia Brodie Kostecki Dick Johnson Racing United States Ford
6 Australia Broc Feeney Australia Kai Allen Australia Broc Feeney Triple Eight Race Engineering United States Ford
7 Australia Will Brown New Zealand Matt Payne Australia Brodie Kostecki Dick Johnson Racing United States Ford
3 8 Taupō Super 440 Australia Brodie Kostecki New Zealand Ryan Wood Australia Brodie Kostecki Dick Johnson Racing United States Ford Report
9 New Zealand Ryan Wood Australia Broc Feeney New Zealand Ryan Wood Walkinshaw TWG Racing Japan Toyota
4 10 [b] Christchurch Super 440 New Zealand Matt Payne New Zealand Ryan Wood Australia Kai Allen Grove Racing United States Ford Report
11 Australia Brodie Kostecki New Zealand Matt Payne Australia Brodie Kostecki Dick Johnson Racing United States Ford
12 New Zealand Ryan Wood New Zealand Matt Payne New Zealand Matt Payne Grove Racing United States Ford
13 New Zealand Matt Payne New Zealand Matt Payne New Zealand Matt Payne Grove Racing United States Ford
5 14 Tasmania Super 440 Report
15
16
6 17 Darwin Triple Crown Report
18
19
7 20 Townsville 500 Report
21
22
8 23 Perth Super 440 Report
24
25
9 26 Ipswich Super 440 Report
27
28
Enduro Cup
10 29 The Bend 500 Report
11 30 Bathurst 1000 Report
Finals Series
Round of 10
12 31 Gold Coast 500 Report
32
Round of 7
13 33 Sandown 500 Report
34
Grand Final 4
14 35 Adelaide Grand Final Report
36
37

Points system

Points were awarded for each race at an event, to the driver or drivers of a car that completed at least 75% of the race distance and was running at the completion of the race. At least 50% of the planned race distance must be completed for the result to be valid and championship points awarded.

Points format Position
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th FL[68]
Rounds 1, 6–7 Race 1 60 55 51 47 43 40 36 33 31 28 26 24 22 20 19 17 16 15 13 12 11 10 10 9 8 5
Race 2 & 3 120 110 102 93 86 79 73 67 62 57 52 48 44 41 37 34 32 29 27 25 23 21 19 18 16 5
Round 2 All races 75 69 63 58 54 49 45 42 38 35 33 30 28 25 23 21 20 18 17 15 14 13 12 11 10 5
Rounds 3–5, 8–9 Race 1 & 2 80 74 68 62 57 53 49 45 41 38 35 32 29 27 25 23 21 19 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 5
Race 3 140 129 118 109 100 92 85 78 72 66 61 56 51 47 44 40 37 34 31 29 26 24 22 21 19 5
Rounds 10–11 Enduro race 300 276 258 240 222 204 192 180 168 156 144 138 132 126 120 114 108 102 96 90 84 78 72 66 60
Rounds 12–13 All races 150 138 127 117 107 99 91 84 77 71 65 60 55 51 47 43 40 36 33 31 28 26 24 22 20
Round 13 Race 1 50 46 42 39 36 33 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 17 16 14 13 12 11 10 9 9 8 7 7
Race 2 & 3 125 115 106 97 90 82 76 70 64 59 54 50 46 42 39 36 33 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 17
  • Rounds 1 and 6–7: Used for the Sydney 500, Darwin Triple Crown, and Townsville 500. Race 1 is 100km and Races 2 & 3 are 200km.
  • Round 2: Used for the Melbourne SuperSprint. All four races are approximately 100km.
  • Rounds 3–5 and 8–9: Used for the Taupō Super 440, Christchurch Super 440, Tasmania Super 440, Perth Super 440 and Ipswich Super 440. Races 1 & 2 are 120km and Race 3 is 200km.
  • Rounds 10–11: Used for The Bend 500 and Bathurst 1000.
  • Rounds 12–13: Used for the Gold Coast 500 and Sandown 500. Both races are 250km.
  • Round 14: Used for the Adelaide Grand Final. Race 1 is 100km and Races 2 & 3 are 250km.

Driver's Championship

Pos Driver No. Sprint Cup Enduro Cup Finals Series Pen. Points
SMP MEL TAU CHC SYM HID TOW BAR QLD BEN BAT SUR SAN ADE
1 Australia Broc Feeney 88 1 6 1 3 7 1 Ret 4 2 10 5 2 3 0 925
2 Australia Brodie Kostecki 17 10 2 12 1 1 2 1 1 6 2 1 5 18 0 902
3 New Zealand Matt Payne 19 4 3 2 2 2 Ret 20 5 5 4 19 1 1 0 879
4 Australia Cameron Waters 6 5 4 3 6 4 3 6 21 9 7 7 8 5 0 787
5 Australia Kai Allen 26 11 8 23 11 5 4 9 23 8 1 2 7 2 0 728
6 New Zealand Ryan Wood 2 21 7 5 7 3 18 21 3 1 3 3 4 Ret 0 726
7 Australia Anton De Pasquale 18 6 1 15 9 10 6 12 8 10 5 6 6 11 0 689
8 Australia James Golding 7 3 10 24 4 13 19 5 6 7 6 15 3 4 0 679
9 Australia Will Brown 888 7 14 18 8 21 21 2 2 4 17 4 13 6 0 632
10 Australia Jack Le Brocq 4 17 9 6 13 6 10 4 9 11 15 12 9 7 0 618
11 Australia Chaz Mostert 1 15 DSQ 4 5 14 5 8 7 3 8 13 12 17 0 595
12 Australia Thomas Randle 55 9 13 8 12 8 Ret 3 19 13 11 14 17 19 0 462
13 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner 8 8 Ret 9 14 9 9 15 12 12 13 23 15 8 0 456
14 Australia Jayden Ojeda 31 13 21 19 16 18 13 7 18 14 12 8 11 14 0 416
15 Australia Cameron Hill 14 16 11 7 18 11 8 13 11 16 Ret 24 16 12 0 407
16 Australia David Reynolds 20 12 5 16 15 19 7 17 10 19 Ret 21 19 13 0 402
17 Australia Zach Bates 10 14 17 13 19 17 14 Ret 17 17 9 10 14 15 0 358
18 Australia Declan Fraser 777 19 12 21 22 12 15 11 14 23 18 20 22 10 0 349
19 Australia Rylan Gray 38 20 20 11 17 15 17 14 15 21 14 11 10 Ret 0 332
20 Australia Macauley Jones 96 22 22 10 21 20 11 10 16 18 22 18 23 16 0 330
21 Australia Aaron Cameron 3 2 15 17 23 24 20 19 20 15 20 9 21 Ret 0 313
22 Australia Cooper Murray 99 Ret 18 20 10 23 22 Ret 13 20 19 16 18 9 0 304
23 Australia Jackson Walls 11 18 19 14 24 16 12 16 22 Ret 21 22 24 21 0 250
24 Australia Jobe Stewart 9 23 16 22 20 22 16 18 Ret 22 16 17 20 20 0 246
Pos Driver No. SMP MEL TAU CHC SYM BAR HID TOW QLD BEN BAT SUR SAN ADE Pen. Points

Teams' Championship

Pos. Team No. SMP MEL TAU CHC SYM BAR HID TOW QLD BEN BAT SUR SAN ADE Pen. Points
1 Triple Eight Race Engineering 88 1 6 1 3 7 1 Ret 4 2 10 5 2 3 0 1557
888 7 14 18 8 21 21 2 2 4 17 4 13 6
2 Grove Racing 19 4 3 2 2 2 Ret 20 5 5 4 19 1 1 60 1547
26 11 8 23 11 5 4 9 23 8 1 2 7 2
3 Walkinshaw TWG Racing 1 15 DSQ 4 5 14 5 8 7 3 8 13 12 17 30 1291
2 21 7 5 7 3 18 21 3 1 3 3 4 Ret
4 Tickford Racing 6 5 4 3 6 4 3 6 21 9 7 7 8 5 0 1249
55 9 13 8 13 8 Ret 3 19 13 11 14 17 19
5 Dick Johnson Racing 17 10 2 12 1 1 2 1 1 6 2 1 5 18 0 1234
38 20 20 11 17 15 17 14 15 21 14 11 10 Ret
6 Team 18 18 6 1 15 9 10 6 12 8 10 5 6 6 11 0 1091
20 12 5 16 15 19 7 17 10 19 Ret 21 19 13
7 Blanchard Racing Team 3 2 15 17 23 24 20 19 20 15 20 9 21 Ret 0 992
7 3 10 24 4 13 19 5 6 7 6 15 3 4
8 Matt Stone Racing 4 17 9 6 13 6 10 4 9 11 15 12 9 7 0 976
10 14 17 13 19 17 14 Ret 17 17 9 10 14 15
9 Brad Jones Racing 8 8 Ret 9 14 9 9 15 12 12 13 23 15 8 0 863
14 16 11 7 18 11 8 13 11 16 Ret 24 16 12
10 PremiAir Racing 31 13 21 19 16 18 13 7 18 14 12 8 11 14 30 735
777 19 12 21 22 12 15 11 14 23 18 20 22 10
11 Erebus Motorsport 9 23 16 22 20 22 16 18 Ret 22 16 17 20 20 0 550
99 Ret 18 20 10 23 22 Ret 13 20 19 16 18 9
12 Brad Jones Racing 96 22 22 10 21 20 11 10 16 18 22 18 23 16 0 330
13 Triple Eight Race Engineering 11 18 19 14 24 16 12 16 22 Ret 21 22 24 21 0 250
Pos. Team No. SMP MEL TAU CHC SYM BAR HID TOW QLD BEN BAT SUR SAN ADE Pen. Points


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