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 two Supras will be fielded by a second, yet to be identified, team. [3]

Entries

Championship entries
ManufacturerModelTeamNo.Driver nameRounds
Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 Brad Jones Racing 8 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andre Heimgartner TBA
96 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Macauley Jones TBA
Triple Eight Race Engineering 87 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Brown TBA
88 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Broc Feeney TBA
Ford Mustang S650 Dick Johnson Racing 11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brodie Kostecki TBA
17Flag of none.svg TBATBA
Grove Racing 19 Flag of New Zealand.svg Matthew Payne TBA
26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kai Allen TBA
Toyota GR Supra Walkinshaw Andretti United 2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ryan Wood TBA
25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chaz Mostert TBA
TBATBAFlag of none.svg TBATBA
TBAFlag of none.svg TBATBA

Team Changes

Walkinshaw Andretti United will switch from running Ford Mustang's to Toyota GR Supra's. [1]

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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