2026 Supercars Championship

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The 2026 Supercars Championship (known for commercial reasons as the 2026 Repco Supercars Championship) is an upcoming motor racing series for Supercars.

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It will be 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.

Toyota is expected to enter the championship, through collaboration between Walkinshaw Andretti United and Toyota Gazoo Racing, with the GR Supra. [1] [2] As well as two Walkinshaw Andretti United entries, another four Supras will be fielded by Brad Jones Racing. [3] [4]

Entries

Championship entries
ManufacturerModelTeamNo.Driver name
Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 Matt Stone Racing 10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Percat
TBAFlag of none.svg TBA
Team 18 18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anton de Pasquale
TBAFlag of none.svg TBA
PremiAir Racing 62 Flag of New Zealand.svg Richie Stanaway
TBAFlag of none.svg TBA
Erebus Motorsport 99 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cooper Murray
TBAFlag of none.svg TBA
Ford Mustang S650 Tickford Racing 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Waters
55 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thomas Randle
Dick Johnson Racing 17Flag of none.svg TBA
38 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brodie Kostecki
Grove Racing 19 Flag of New Zealand.svg Matthew Payne
26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kai Allen
Triple Eight Race Engineering 87 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Brown
88 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Broc Feeney
Blanchard Racing Team TBAFlag of none.svg TBA
TBAFlag of none.svg TBA
Toyota GR Supra Walkinshaw Andretti United 2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ryan Wood
25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert
Brad Jones Racing 8 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andre Heimgartner
TBAFlag of none.svg TBA
TBAFlag of none.svg TBA
TBAFlag of none.svg TBA

Driver changes

James Courtney will retire from full time competition at the end of the 2025 season. [5]

Team changes

Walkinshaw Andretti United will switch from running Ford Mustangs to Toyota GR Supras, to become the Japanese manufacturer's factory racing team. Brad Jones Racing will join Walkinshaw Andretti United in switching to Toyota GR Supras, from running Chevrolet Camaros. [1] [4]

Triple Eight Race Engineering will return to Ford and running Mustang's, after having entered General Motors-backed Holdens and Chevrolets from 2010. Triple Eight Race Engineering will also be the homologation team for all Ford teams. [6]

Calendar

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

EventCircuitLocationDates
Sydney Motorsport Park Supercars round Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 20–22 February
Melbourne SuperSprint Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Albert Park Circuit Albert Park, Victoria 5–8 March
Taupo Super440 Flag of New Zealand.svg Taupō International Motorsport Park Taupō, Waikato Region 10–12 April
TBA Flag of New Zealand.svg Euromarque Motorsport Park Christchurch, Canterbury Region 17–19 April
Bathurst 1000 Flag of New South Wales.svg Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales TBA

Calendar changes

Euromarque Motorsport Park will host a Supercars event for the first time, marking the first time in the category history that two events in New Zealand took place. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 Pavey, James (18 September 2024). "Toyota to join Supercars in 2026 with GR Supra". Supercars Championship . Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  2. ↑ The beginnings of Toyota Supra Supercar Auto Action 2 October 2024
  3. ↑ Toyota to Join Supercars Championship in 2026 with GR Supra Toyota Australia 18 September 2024
  4. 1 2 Andrew, van Leeuwen (10 May 2025). "Confirmed: BJR to run four Toyota Supercars". Speedcafe.
  5. ↑ Pavey, James (16 July 2024). "Courtney marks 2025 as final season".
  6. ↑ Pavey, James (31 January 2025). "Triple Eight switching to Ford from 2026". Supercars .
  7. ↑ "Supercars confirms first-ever New Zealand double-header". 23 May 2025.
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