Don't miss out on the headlines from Supercars. Followed categories will be added to My News. Bathurst champion Brodie Kostecki headlines the driver moves for season after his switch to Ford squad Dick Johnson Racing. The field will also feature two rookies with new faces at Grove Racing and Erebus Motorsport. Rookie Cooper Murray steps into the seat vacated by Kostecki at Erebus, one of two new faces on the grid this year.
Under the revamp, the series will be divided into three across a sprint season, endurance season and end-of-year finals. The championship will enter into a three-event finals series following the Bathurst for the highest point scorers, plus the Sprint and Enduro Cup winners who will automatically qualify for the finals.
While all drivers will still complete every round, only the top β including Sprint and Enduro Cup winners β will be eligible to win the Supercars crown in the finals series. The top will have their points reset for the first finals round on the Gold Coast and the bottom three on point score will be eliminated at the end of the Surfers Paradise round. The last three will again be eliminated at the end of the next round at Sandown, leaving only the top four contending for the championship at the season finale in Adelaide.
Throughout the finals, points will be reset between each round, ensuring that every race is critical for the title contenders. The introduction of the finals system, similar to the playoffs phase in NASCAR, guarantees the final round will determine the series champion.
There is more racing in with 34 races across the season β an increase of 10 from There will be only two 30 minute practice sessions at all events outside of the Enduro Cup, except for the Sydney Different tyre compounds will be used for each Saturday sprint race and its respective qualifying session at most sprint rounds. The championship will kick off with a three-race format over three days, including Friday and Saturday nights, at Sydney Motorsport Park.
