2026 Supercars Championship Explained

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

Entries

Championship entries
ManufacturerModelTeamDriver nameRounds
ChevroletBrad Jones Racing8 Andre HeimgartnerTBA
96 Macauley JonesTBA
87 Will BrownTBA
88 Broc FeeneyTBA
FordMustang S650Dick Johnson Racing11 Brodie KosteckiTBA
17 TBATBA
Grove Racing19 Matthew PayneTBA
26 TBATBA
ToyotaGR SupraWalkinshaw Andretti United2 Ryan WoodTBA
25 Chaz MostertTBA
TBATBA TBATBA
TBA TBATBA

Team Changes

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

References

  1. Web site: Pavey . James . 18 September 2024 . Toyota to join Supercars in 2026 with GR Supra . 2024-09-18 . Supercars Championship.
  2. https://autoaction.com.au/2024/10/02/the-beginnings-of-toyota-supra-supercar The beginnings of Toyota Supra Supercar
  3. https://www.toyota.com.au/news/toyota-to-join-supercars-championship-in-2026-with-gr-supra Toyota to Join Supercars Championship in 2026 with GR Supra