2026 Australian Drivers' Championship

2026 Australian Drivers' Championship

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The 2026 Hankook Australian Drivers' Championship is a scheduled motor racing championship in Australia. It will be the third running of the championship created in 2024 when its sanctioning body, the Australian Auto Sport Alliance, secured the rights to the Australian Drivers' Championship title dating back to 1957. ^[1] The series is a spec series using the open-wheel Hyper Racer X1.

The 2026 season is planned to start on 13 March at The Bend Motorsport Park and will be run over six race weekends. ^[2]

Teams and drivers

All drivers will compete with a Hyper Racer X1 car powered by a Suzuki Hayabusa engine on Hankook tires. Drivers aged 40 and above will be able take part in the Masters' Australian Drivers’ Championship. ^[3]

Calendar

The 2026 calendar was first announced on 8 January 2026, with the date and venue of the final round still to be confirmed. ^[2]

Round		Circuit	Date	Support Bill	Map of circuit locations
1	R1	The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend	13–15 March	TA2 Muscle Car Series Formula RX8 Legend Car Australia Asphalt Series Australian Formula Ford Championship Production Sports Car Racing Victoria Innovation Race Cars Series	Sydney Winton The Bend Calder Park Goulburn
	R2
	R3
	R4
2	R1	Calder Park Raceway, Melbourne	18–19 April	BMW Driver's Cup Production Sports Car Racing Victoria Victorian Excel Racing Championship Series Victorian Super TT Championship Victorian V8 Series
	R2
	R3
	R4
3	R1	One Raceway, Goulburn	20–21 June	Formula RX8 Legend Car Australia Asphalt Series Stock Cars Australia National Series AASA Tin Tops Series
	R2
	R3
	R4
4	R1	Sydney Motorsport Park, Eastern Creek	17–18 July	Legend Car Australia Asphalt Series Australian Production Car Series Australian Formula Ford Championship Production Sports Car Racing Victoria Formula RX8 TA2 Muscle Car Series
	R2
	R3
	R4
5	R1	Winton Motor Raceway, Winton	3–4 October	Victorian Formula Vee Championship Victorian Superkart Championship Victorian Super TT Championship
	R2
	R3
	R4
6	R1	TBA	TBA
	R2
	R3
	R4

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points will be awarded as follows:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th
Points	25	20	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2

The worst weekend points-wise for each driver will be dropped to form the final score.

References

1. Williams, Bruce (2 March 2024). "Motorsport Australia sanctioning rival claims prestigious Australian Drivers Championship title". AutoAction. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
2. "Australian Drivers' Championship on Instagram: '📆 2026 Calendar Loading... 🏎🏁'". Instagram . 8 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
3. "2025 Australian Drivers' Championship Rules and Regulations". 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.

External links

• Australian Drivers Championship