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The Amazing Race Australia 8, also known as The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition 2, is the upcoming eighth season of The Amazing Race Australia, an Australian reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race. The season is the fifth instalment of Network 10's iteration of the show and the second celebrity edition. 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 and Namibia. The season will premiere on 9 September 2024.
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] It was later revealed that the season visited South America, Africa and Asia.[7]
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.[8] On 20 August 2024, Network 10 announced that the season was scheduled to premiere on 9 September.[9]
The cast consists of celebrities and their relatives and friends.[10]
| Contestants | Notability | Age | Relationship | Charity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed martial artist | 31 | Brothers | Participating | ||
| 33 | |||||
| Australian Football League player | 57 | Dad & Son | Participating | ||
| 24 | |||||
| Singer | 43 | Married | Participating | ||
| Singer | 42 | ||||
| Professional soccer player | 29 | Matildas Teammates | Participating | ||
| Professional soccer player | 32 | ||||
| Married at First Sight contestant | 35 | Engaged | Participating | ||
| Love Island contestant | 31 | ||||
| DJ | 39 | Besties | Participating | ||
| 38 | |||||
| Model | 30 | Couple | Participating | ||
| Influencer | 26 | ||||
| Comedian | 41 | Son & Mum | Participating | ||
| 64 | |||||
| Singer & actress | 48 | Sisters | Participating | ||
| 50 | |||||
| Comedian | 48 | Married | Participating | ||
| 44 | |||||
| Olympian swimmer | 41 | Mates | Participating | ||
| 38 | |||||
The following teams are listed with their placements in each leg. Placements are listed in finishing order.