2026 Super2 Series

The 2026 Super2 Series is an Australian motor racing competition for Supercars as a support series. It will be the twenty-seventh running of the Super2 Series.

2025 Super2 Champion Rylan Gray will not defend his title as he will graduate to the Supercars Championship with Dick Johnson Racing.

Calendar

Rd Event Circuit Location Dates
1 Sydney SuperNight 500 Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 20–22 February
2 Darwin Triple Crown Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory 19–21 June
3 Perth Super440 Wanneroo Raceway Neerabup, Western Australia 31 July—2 August
4 Bathurst 1000 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 8–11 October
5 Sandown 500 Sandown Raceway Springvale, Victoria 13–15 November
6 Adelaide Grand Final Adelaide Parklands Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 26–29 November
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Entries

Manufacturer Model Entrant No. Driver Name Class Rounds
Ford Mustang GT Tickford Autosport[2] 5 Reuben Goodall
6 Ben Gomersall
55 Nash Morris
56 Campbell Logan
Holden Commodore ZB Matt Stone Racing TBC Ayrton Hodson[3]
TBC TBC

Team Changes

Triple Eight Race Engineering withdrew from the series to focus on becoming the new Ford homologation team in Supercars.[4]

Walkinshaw TWG Racing withdrew from the series to focus on becoming the new Toyota homologation team in Supercars and its GR Cup program.

Kelly Racing withdrew from the series[5]

Matt Stone Racing rejoined the series after last competing in 2022 with two ex-Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZBs.[3]

Driver Changes

Rylan Gray, Jobe Stewart, Zach Bates and Jackson Walls all graduated to the Supercars Championship with Dick Johnson Racing, Erebus Motorsport, Matt Stone Racing and Triple Eight Race Engineering respectively.[6][7][8][9]

Ayrton Hodson moved for Anderson Motorsport to Matt Stone Racing.[3]

Lachlan Dalton left Tickford Autosport.[10]

Ben Gomersall moved from Triple Eight Race Engineering to Tickford Autosport[2]

Campbell Logan moved from Walkinshaw Andretti United to Tickford Autosport[2]

Results and Standings

Season Summary

Rd Event Pole position Fastest lap Winning Driver Winning Team Winning Car Round Winner
1 Sydney SuperNight 500
2 Darwin Triple Crown
3 Perth Super440
4 Bathurst 1000
5 Sandown 500
6 Adelaide Grand Final

References

  1. ^ Leeuwen, Andrew van (2025-10-30). "Darwin debut in new-look Super2 calendar for 2026". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  2. ^ a b c Bartholomaeus, Stefan (2025-12-10). "Tickford confirms Triple Eight, Walkinshaw driver recruits". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  3. ^ a b c Bartholomaeus, Stefan (2025-12-09). "MSR locks in first driver for Super2 Series return". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  4. ^ O'Brien, Connor (2025-11-19). "Triple Eight confirms impending Super2, GT4 exits". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  5. ^ Bartholomaeus, Stefan (2025-11-27). "End of an era as Kelly Racing quits Super2 Series". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  6. ^ "Rising star Gray scores Dick Johnson Racing drive | Supercars". www.supercars.com. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  7. ^ "Erebus announces main game deal for rookie Stewart | Supercars". www.supercars.com. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  8. ^ Bartholomaeus, Stefan (2025-11-07). "MSR confirms Zach Bates' Supercars graduation". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  9. ^ "Rookie Walls scores 2026 Triple Eight/SCT seat | Supercars". www.supercars.com. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  10. ^ O'Brien, Connor (2025-12-05). "Tickford confirms Dalton Super2 departure". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 2025-12-09.