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 |
| Chevrolet | Camaro Mk.6 | Matt Stone Racing | 10 | Nick Percat |
| TBA | TBA | |||
| Team 18 | 18 | Anton de Pasquale | ||
| TBA | TBA | |||
| PremiAir Racing | 62 | Richie Stanaway | ||
| TBA | TBA | |||
| Erebus Motorsport | 99 | Cooper Murray | ||
| TBA | TBA | |||
| Ford | Mustang S650 | Tickford Racing | 6 | Cameron Waters |
| 55 | Thomas Randle | |||
| Dick Johnson Racing | 17 | TBA | ||
| 38 | Brodie Kostecki | |||
| Grove Racing | 19 | Matthew Payne | ||
| 26 | Kai Allen | |||
| Triple Eight Race Engineering | 87 | Will Brown | ||
| 88 | Broc Feeney | |||
| Blanchard Racing Team | TBA | TBA | ||
| TBA | TBA | |||
| Toyota | GR Supra | Walkinshaw Andretti United | 2 | Ryan Wood |
| 25 | Chaz Mostert | |||
| Brad Jones Racing | 8 | Andre Heimgartner | ||
| 12 | Jaxon Evans | |||
| 14 | Bryce Fullwood | |||
| 96 | Macauley Jones | |||
Team changes
- Walkinshaw Andretti United will switch from running Ford Mustangs to Toyota GR Supras, to become the Japanese manufacturer's factory racing team.[1]
- After running General Motors-backed Holdens and Chevrolets from 2008, Brad Jones Racing will switch from running Chevrolet Camaros to Toyota GR Supras.[4]
- After running General Motors-backed Holdens and Chevrolets, from 2010, Triple Eight Race Engineering will return to Ford and run Mustangs in 2026.[5]
Calendar
The following circuits are due to host a round of the 2025 championship.
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.[6]
References
- ^ a b Pavey, James (18 September 2024). "Toyota to join Supercars in 2026 with GR Supra". Supercars Championship. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ The beginnings of Toyota Supra Supercar Auto Action 2 October 2024
- ^ Toyota to Join Supercars Championship in 2026 with GR Supra Toyota Australia 18 September 2024
- ^ a b Andrew, van Leeuwen (10 May 2025). "Confirmed: BJR to run four Toyota Supercars". Speedcafe.
- ^ Pavey, James (31 January 2025). "Triple Eight switching to Ford from 2026". Supercars.
- ^ "Supercars confirms first-ever New Zealand double-header". 23 May 2025.