Ultimate beginner's guide to Supercars Championship 2026
If you have never heard about Supercars Championship 2026 but you have been watching it this weekend and want to know more, here are some interesting facts that may interest you.
Here it’s all you need to know about Supercars
If you have never heard about Supercars Championship 2026 but you have been watching it this weekend and want to know more, here are some interesting facts that may interest you.
Source: Supercars Official Website.
How it all started
The Repco Supercars Championship was founded in 1960 under the name of the Australian Touring Car Championship. What started as a one-race championship for production cars turned into a championship featuring V8s with more than one stage.
The first race of the championship was won by David McKay in a Jaguar, held at Gnoo-Blas in Orange on February 1, 1960. Later on, the Bathurst 1000 (known then as Armstrong 500) began at Phillip Island on November 20.
In 1962, Tasmania hosted its first Australian Touring Car Championship at the Longford circuit with a 15-lap race won by Bob Jane in his Jaguar 3.8. The podium was completed by Bill Pitt and Bill Burns.
Two years later, the Sandown endurance race was held in Melbourne and it is now known as the Sandown 500.
Supercars Championship announces a new and exciting calendar
This year, the Repco Supercars Championship is bringing a lot of surprises to the track. Isn’t it thrilling? In this season, the fans will be able to enjoy a total of 37 races across 14 rounds in Australia and New Zealand.
This is the first time in over a decade that the championship will feature the most races, except for the 2014 season, which staged 38 races.
The Supercars season started last weekend with the Sydney 500 at Sydney Motorsport Park adding the Toyota Supra to the Gen3 era and it will continue in March.
Here are the dates and places for you to follow the championship. You can watch it live on Kayo Sports, Foxtel, and SkySport.
You can also tune in free-to-air television through Channel 7, 7mate, and 7plus. Only five races will be covered: DUNLOP Sydney 500, NTI Townsville 500, Repco Bathurst 1000, Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500, and bp Adelaide Grand Final.
Source: Supercars Official Website.
Format and stages of the Repco Supercars Championship
If you are new to Supercars Championship and you have no idea about its races and stages, no worries! I’ve got your back. For someone who just steps into the season, it may all feel a little confusing, but it’s not.
This 2026 season, the championship will be divided into three parts that finishes in a Finals Series where the winner is crowned. First of all, it is the Repco Sprint Cup with nine rounds that concludes at the Century Batteries Ipswich Super 440.
Followed by the Ryco Enduro Cup, in this stage, there are two parts, The Bend 500 and The Bathurst 1000.
After that, the Repco Supercars Championship gets into the Finals. At this point, only the top 10 drivers of the season are able to go through the final rounds. This is determined by a system of points that the drivers won during the races.
The top ten drivers will enter the Elim Final (Gold Coast), and only the top 7 will be able to win the Semi Final (Sandown). Then, the top 4 will race at the BP Adelaide Grand Final.
