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.
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
[edit]| Championship entries | ||||
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| Manufacturer | Model | Team | No. | Driver name |
| Chevrolet | Camaro Mk.6 | Matt Stone Racing | 10 |  Nick Percat
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| TBA |  TBA
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| Team 18 | 18 | Anton de Pasquale
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| TBA | TBA
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| PremiAir Racing | 62 |  Richie Stanaway
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| TBA | TBA
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| Erebus Motorsport | 99 | Cooper Murray
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| TBA | TBA
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| Ford | Mustang S650 | Tickford Racing | 6 | Cameron Waters
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| 55 | Thomas Randle
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| Dick Johnson Racing | 17 | TBA
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| 38 | Brodie Kostecki
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| Grove Racing | 19 | Matthew Payne
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| 26 | Kai Allen
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| Triple Eight Race Engineering | 87 | Will Brown
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| 88 | Broc Feeney
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| Blanchard Racing Team | TBA | TBA
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| TBA | TBA
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| Toyota | GR Supra | Walkinshaw Andretti United | 2 | Ryan Wood
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| 25 | Chaz Mostert
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| Brad Jones Racing | 8 | Andre Heimgartner
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| TBA | TBA
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| TBA | TBA
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| TBA | TBA
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Driver changes
[edit]James Courtney will retire from full time competition at the end of the 2025 season.[5]
Team changes
[edit]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 running General Motors-backed Holdens and Chevrolets from 2010. Triple Eight Race Engineering will also be the homologation team for all Ford teams.[6]
Calendar
[edit]The following circuits are due to host a round of the 2026 championship.
| Event | Circuit | Location | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Motorsport Park Supercars round |  Eastern Creek, New South Wales
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Eastern Creek, New South Wales | 20-22 February |
| Melbourne SuperSprint |  Albert Park Circuit
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Albert Park, Victoria | 5-8 March |
| Taupo Super440 | Taupō International Motorsport Park
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Taupō, Waikato Region | 10-12 April |
| TBA | Euromarque Motorsport Park
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Christchurch, Canterbury Region | 17-19 April |
| Bathurst 1000 | Mount Panorama Circuit
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Bathurst, New South Wales | TBA |
Calendar changes
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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 (16 July 2024). "Courtney marks 2025 as final season".
- ^ Pavey, James (31 January 2025). "Triple Eight switching to Ford from 2026". Supercars.
- ^ "Supercars confirms first-ever New Zealand double-header". 23 May 2025.