2026 Supercars Championship

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

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
Manufacturer Model Team No. Driver name Rounds Co Driver Rounds
Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 Matt Stone Racing 10 Australia Nick Percat TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Team 18 18 Australia Anton de Pasquale TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
PremiAir Racing 62 New Zealand Richie Stanaway TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Erebus Motorsport 99 Australia Cooper Murray TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Ford Mustang S650 Tickford Racing 6 Australia Cameron Waters TBA TBA TBA
55 Australia Thomas Randle TBA TBA TBA
Dick Johnson Racing 17 TBA TBA TBA TBA
38 Australia Brodie Kostecki TBA TBA TBA
Grove Racing 19 New Zealand Matthew Payne TBA TBA TBA
26 Australia Kai Allen TBA TBA TBA
Triple Eight Race Engineering 87 Australia Will Brown TBA TBA TBA
88 Australia Broc Feeney TBA TBA TBA
Blanchard Racing Team TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Toyota GR Supra Walkinshaw Andretti United 2 New Zealand Ryan Wood TBA TBA TBA
25 Australia Chaz Mostert TBA TBA TBA
Brad Jones Racing 8 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Wildcard Entries
Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6 Team 18 TBA Australia Craig Lowndes[5][6] TBA TBA TBA

Driver changes

James Courtney will retire from full time competition at the end of the 2025 season.[7]

Craig Lowndes left Triple Eight at the end of 2025.[8] Lowndes signed a two-year contract with Team 18 to compete at the enduros.[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.[9]

Calendar

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

Event Circuit Location Dates
Sydney Motorsport Park Supercars round New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 20–22 February
Melbourne SuperSprint Victoria (state) Albert Park Circuit Albert Park, Victoria 5–8 March
Taupo Super440 New Zealand Taupō International Motorsport Park Taupō, Waikato Region 10–12 April
TBA New Zealand Euromarque Motorsport Park Christchurch, Canterbury Region 17–19 April
Bathurst 1000 New South Wales 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.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b Andrew, van Leeuwen (10 May 2025). "Confirmed: BJR to run four Toyota Supercars". Speedcafe.
  5. ^ a b van Leeuwen, Andrew (13 August 2025). "Craig Lowndes signs two-year Team 18 wildcard deal". Speedcafe. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  6. ^ O'Brien, Connor (13 August 2025). "Lowndes to part ways with iconic race number". V8 Sleuth. AN1 Media. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  7. ^ Pavey, James (16 July 2024). "Courtney marks 2025 as final season".
  8. ^ Branagan, Phil (11 March 2025). "Lowndes to split from Triple Eight after 20 years to stay at General Motors". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  9. ^ Pavey, James (31 January 2025). "Triple Eight switching to Ford from 2026". Supercars.
  10. ^ "Supercars confirms first-ever New Zealand double-header". 23 May 2025.
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