The Amazing Race Australia 8

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The Amazing Race Australia 8
Season 8
The Amazing Race Australia Celebrity Edition logo.jpg
Presented by Beau Ryan
No. of teams11
Release
Original network Network 10
Additional information
Filming dates7 May 2024 (2024-05-07) 
present
Season chronology
 Previous
Celebrity Edition

The Amazing Race Australia 8, also known as The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition, is the upcoming eighth season of The Amazing Race Australia , an Australian reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race and the fifth instalment of Network 10's iteration of the show. Hosted by Beau Ryan, it will feature eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship and including at least one celebrity contestant, in a race around the world to win the grand prize of A$100,000 for the winners' chosen charity. Starting in Buenos Aires, racers travelled through Argentina.

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Production

Development and filming

The second celebrity season of The Amazing Race Australia began outside Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Casa Rosada (5458727149).jpg
The second celebrity season of The Amazing Race Australia began outside Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

On 24 October 2023, The Amazing Race Australia was renewed for a second celebrity season. [1] In January 2024, Daniel Monaghan, SVP Content and Programming, said that the route for this season would be going "a bit further" compared to the previous season. [2] During the launch event for Top Gear Australia in early May 2024, Ryan stated that filming would start "relatively soon". [3]

Filming for this season began on 7 May 2024 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. [4] [5] In an interview after filming began, Monaghan announced that this season would travel to multiple continents, after the previous season only visited Asia, in an anti-clockwise direction. [6]

Release

Broadcast

The season is set to air in the second half of 2024. [1] On 16 May, Monaghan stated that the season would air after the third season of Hunted . [7]

Cast

The cast consists of celebrities and their relatives and friends. [8]

ContestantsNotabilityAgeRelationshipStatus
Tai "Bam Bam" Tuivasa Mixed martial artist31BrothersParticipating
Logan Tuivasa33
Billy Brownless Australian Football League player57Dad & SonParticipating
Oscar Brownless24
Brooke McClymont Singer43MarriedParticipating
Adam Eckersley Singer42
Chloe Logarzo Professional soccer player29 Matildas TeammatesParticipating
Emily Gielnik Professional soccer player32
Cyrell Paule Married at First Sight contestant35EngagedParticipating
Eden Dally Love Island contestant31
Havana Brown DJ39BestiesParticipating
Stephanie "Steph" Dunstan-Wood39
Jett Kenny Model30CoupleParticipating
Lily BrownInfluencer26
Luke McGregor Comedian41Son & MumParticipating
Julie McGregor64
Natalie Bassingthwaighte Singer & actress48SistersParticipating
Melinda "Mel" Sheldrick50
Peter Helliar Comedian48MarriedParticipating
Bridget Helliar44
Ian "Thorpie" Thorpe Olympian swimmer41MatesParticipating
Christian Miranda38

Results

The following teams are listed with their placements in each leg. Placements are listed in finishing order.

Team placement (by leg)
Team 1 23456789101112
Bam Bam & Logan
Billy & Oscar
Brooke & Adam
Chloe & Emily
Cyrell & Eden
Havana & Steph
Jett & Lily
Luke & Julie
Nat & Mel
Pete & Bridget
Thorpie & Christian

Race summary

Destinations Legenda lotnisko.svg Air travel    Legenda kolej.svg Rail travel    BSicon BOOT.svg Water travel    Bus-logo.svg Bus travel
Maki-heliport-15.svg Helicopter travel    Maki-bicycle-15.svg Bicycle travel    Maki-aerialway-15.svg Gondola travel
Route Markers Detour icon.svg Detour    Roadblock icon.svg Roadblock    Fast Forward icon.svg Fast Forward    Speed Bump icon.svg Speed Bump    Intersection icon.svg Intersection    TAR-Australia-pitstop-icon.png Pit Stop

Leg 1 (Argentina)

Locations

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