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, with collaboration with Walkinshaw Andretti United and Toyota Gazoo Racing, with the GR Supra.[1]
Teams and drivers
[edit]The following teams and drivers are expected to compete in the 2025 championship. All cars and numbers from 2024 are carried over unless stated otherwise.
Championship entries | |||||
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Manufacturer | Model | Team | No. | Driver name | Rounds |
Chevrolet | Camaro Mk.6 | Brad Jones Racing | 8 | Andre Heimgartner | TBA |
96 | Macauley Jones | TBA | |||
Triple Eight Race Engineering | 87 | Will Brown | TBA | ||
88 | Broc Feeney | TBA | |||
Ford | Mustang S650 | Dick Johnson Racing | 11 | Brodie Kostecki | TBA |
17 | TBA | TBA | |||
Grove Racing | 19 | Matthew Payne | TBA | ||
TBA | TBA | TBA | |||
Toyota | GR Supra | Walkinshaw Andretti United | 2 | Ryan Wood | TBA |
25 | Chaz Mostert | TBA | |||
TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | ||
TBA | TBA | TBA | |||
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Manufacturer changes
[edit]Toyota will enter the championship with Walkinshaw Andretti United and a yet to be decided second team, who will switch from running Ford Mustangs as a result, racing the GR Supra. The cars will be powered by a 5.4-litre 2UR-GSE V8, similar to the Lexus RC F GT3.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Pavey, James (18 September 2024). "Toyota to join Supercars in 2026 with GR Supra". supercars.com. Retrieved 18 September 2024.