2026 Super2 Series

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The 2026 Super2 Series is an Australian motor racing competition for Supercars as a support series. It will be the twenty-seventh running of the Super2 Series.

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2025 Super2 Champion Rylan Gray will not defend his title as he will graduate to the Supercars Championship with Dick Johnson Racing.

Calendar

RdEventCircuitLocationDates
1 Sydney 500 Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 20–22 February
2 Darwin Triple Crown Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory 19–21 June
3 Perth Super 440 Flag of Western Australia.svg Wanneroo Raceway Neerabup, Western Australia 31 July—2 August
4 Bathurst 1000 Flag of New South Wales.svg Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 8–11 October
5 Sandown 500 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Sandown Raceway Springvale, Victoria 6–8 November
6 Adelaide Grand Final Flag of South Australia.svg Adelaide Parklands Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 26–29 November
[1]

Entries

ManufacturerModelEntrantNo.Driver NameClassRounds
Ford Mustang GT Tickford Autosport [2] 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Reuben Goodall
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Gomersall
55 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nash Morris
56 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Campbell Logan
Anderson Motorsport [3] 17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Tomsett
78 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Zak Best [4]
Blanchard Racing Team [3] 33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bailey Sweeny [5]
43 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lochie Dalton [5]
Masterton Motorsport [6] TBCFlag of none.svg TBC
Holden Commodore ZB Brad Jones Racing 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Hillyer [7]
80 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Vaughan [7]
Eggleston Motorsport [3] TBCFlag of none.svg TBC
TBCFlag of none.svg TBC
TBCFlag of none.svg TBC
TBCFlag of none.svg TBC
Matt Stone Racing TBC Flag of New Zealand.svg Ayrton Hodson [8]
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tommy Smith [9] R
Alice Buckley Motorsport [10] [a] 50 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alice Buckley R
Matt Chahda Motorsport [6] TBC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Chahda [11]
TBCFlag of none.svg TBC

Team Changes

Triple Eight Race Engineering withdrew from the series to focus on becoming the new Ford homologation team in Supercars. [12]

Walkinshaw TWG Racing withdrew from the series to focus on becoming the new Toyota homologation team in Supercars and its GR Cup program.

Kelly Racing withdrew from the series [13]

Matt Stone Racing rejoined the series after last competing in 2022 with two ex-Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZBs. [8]

Alice Buckley Motorsport joined the series as a satellite team for Matt Stone Racing with a ex-Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB. [10]

Matt Chahda Motorsport rejoined the series after last competing in 2024 with two ex-Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZBs. [6] [11]

Driver Changes

Rylan Gray, Jobe Stewart, Zach Bates and Jackson Walls all graduated to the Supercars Championship with Dick Johnson Racing, Erebus Motorsport, Matt Stone Racing and Triple Eight Race Engineering respectively. [14] [15] [16] [17]

Ayrton Hodson moved for Anderson Motorsport to Matt Stone Racing. He was replaced by 3x Super2 runner-up Zak Best who rejoins the team and the series after last competing with the team in 2023. [8] [4]

Lachlan Dalton left Tickford Autosport. [18]

Ben Gomersall moved from Triple Eight Race Engineering to Tickford Autosport [2]

Campbell Logan moved from Walkinshaw Andretti United to Tickford Autosport [2]

Tommy Smith will graduate from Trans Am Series to race with Matt Stone Racing

Matt Hillyer moved from Walkinshaw TWG Racing to Brad Jones Racing to replace Cody Gillis. [7]

Alice Buckley will graduate from Trans Am Series to race with Alice Buckley Motorsport. [10]

Results and Standings

Season Summary

RdEvent Pole position Fastest lap Winning DriverWinning TeamWinning CarRound Winner
1 Sydney SuperNight 500
2 Darwin Triple Crown
3 Perth Super440
4 Bathurst 1000
5 Sandown 500
6 Adelaide Grand Final

Notes

  1. ↑ Satellite team of Matt Stone Racing

References

  1. ↑ Leeuwen, Andrew van (2025-10-30). "Darwin debut in new-look Super2 calendar for 2026". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  2. 1 2 3 Bartholomaeus, Stefan (2025-12-10). "Tickford confirms Triple Eight, Walkinshaw driver recruits". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  3. 1 2 3 O'Brien, Connor (2026-01-13). "State of play: The 2026 Super2 field". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
  4. 1 2 O'Brien, Connor (2026-01-23). "Bathurst-based team signs Lacroix, Best for title quest". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
  5. 1 2 Chapman, Simon (2026-02-02). "BRT signs former Tickford star for Super2 expansion". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
  6. 1 2 3 Bartholomaeus, Stefan (2026-02-05). "Supercars announces 20-car Sydney Super2 Series field". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  7. 1 2 3 Bartholomaeus, Stefan (2026-01-29). "Walkinshaw junior makes Brad Jones Racing switch". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
  8. 1 2 3 Bartholomaeus, Stefan (2025-12-09). "MSR locks in first driver for Super2 Series return". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  9. ↑ O'Brien, Connor (2026-01-20). "Smith inks Super2 deal with Matt Stone Racing". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
  10. 1 2 3 Bartholomaeus, Stefan (2026-02-03). "Alice Buckley making Supercars step with own team". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
  11. 1 2 O'Brien, Connor (2026-02-06). "Late deal sees Walkinshaw Holdens secure racing future". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
  12. ↑ O'Brien, Connor (2025-11-19). "Triple Eight confirms impending Super2, GT4 exits". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  13. ↑ Bartholomaeus, Stefan (2025-11-27). "End of an era as Kelly Racing quits Super2 Series". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  14. ↑ "Rising star Gray scores Dick Johnson Racing drive | Supercars". www.supercars.com. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  15. ↑ "Erebus announces main game deal for rookie Stewart | Supercars". www.supercars.com. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  16. ↑ Bartholomaeus, Stefan (2025-11-07). "MSR confirms Zach Bates' Supercars graduation". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  17. ↑ "Rookie Walls scores 2026 Triple Eight/SCT seat | Supercars". www.supercars.com. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  18. ↑ O'Brien, Connor (2025-12-05). "Tickford confirms Dalton Super2 departure". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
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