The 2024 Supercars Championship (known for commercial reasons as the 2024 Repco Supercars Championship) is an upcoming motor racing series for Supercars.

It will be the twenty-sixth running of the Supercars Championship and the twenty-eighth series in which Supercars have contested the Australian Touring Car Championship, the premier title in Australian motorsport. It is the sixty-fifth season of touring car racing in Australia.

Brodie Kostecki and Erebus Motorsport will enter the championship as the defending Drivers' and Teams' Champions respectively.[1][2]

Brodie Kostecki will enter the championship as the defending Drivers' Champion.
Erebus Motorsport will enter the championship as the defending Teams' Champion.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers are contracted to compete in the 2024 championship. Car numbers are presumed to carry over from 2023 unless otherwise stated.

Championship entries Endurance entries
Manufacturer Model Team No. Driver name Rounds Co-driver name Rounds
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1-1LE Erebus Motorsport 1 Australia Brodie Kostecki[3] TBA Australia David Russell[4] TBA
9 Australia Jack Le Brocq[5] TBA TBA TBA
Brad Jones Racing 8 New Zealand Andre Heimgartner[3] TBA TBA TBA
14 Australia Bryce Fullwood[6] TBA TBA TBA
96 Australia Macauley Jones[7] TBA TBA TBA
TBA New Zealand Jaxon Evans[8] TBA TBA TBA
Team 18 18 Australia Mark Winterbottom[9] TBA Australia Michael Caruso[10]
TBA		 TBA
20 Australia David Reynolds[11] TBA TBA
PremiAir Racing 23 Australia Tim Slade[12] TBA TBA TBA
31 Australia James Golding[12] TBA TBA TBA
Triple Eight Race Engineering 88 Australia Broc Feeney[3] TBA Australia Scott Pye[13]
Australia Jamie Whincup[14]		 TBA
TBA Australia Will Brown[15] TBA TBA
Matt Stone Racing TBA Australia Cameron Hill[16] TBA TBA TBA
TBA Australia Nick Percat[17] TBA TBA TBA
Ford Mustang GT Walkinshaw Andretti United 2 New Zealand Ryan Wood[18] TBA TBA TBA
25 Australia Chaz Mostert[3] TBA TBA TBA
Blanchard Racing Team 3 Australia Aaron Love[19] TBA TBA TBA
7 Australia James Courtney[19] TBA Australia Jack Perkins[20] TBA
Tickford Racing[21] 6 Australia Cameron Waters[22] TBA TBA TBA
TBA Australia Thomas Randle[22] TBA TBA TBA
Dick Johnson Racing 11 Australia Anton de Pasquale[23] TBA TBA TBA
17 Australia Will Davison[23] TBA TBA TBA
Grove Racing 19 New Zealand Matthew Payne[24] TBA Australia Garth Tander[25]
TBA		 TBA
26 New Zealand Richie Stanaway[26] TBA TBA
Wildcard Entries
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1-1LE Triple Eight Race Engineering[27] TBA — Australia Craig Lowndes[27]
TBA		 TBA
Source:[28]

Team changes

The amount of entrants is to be reduced from twenty-five to twenty-four with Tickford Racing downsizing from four cars to two cars after selling two of its Teams Racing Charters (TRC). One was purchased by Blanchard Racing Team, who will expand to a two car team, while the second was returned to Supercars.[21][29]

Driver changes

Shane van Gisbergen left Supercars at the end of the 2023 season and moved to the United States to race in all three NASCAR national series in 2024 for Trackhouse Racing. His seat will be taken by Will Brown, who left Erebus Motorsport. Jack Le Brocq left Matt Stone Racing to move to Erebus Motorsport, replacing Brown.[5][15][30]

Due to Tickford Racing downsizing to two cars, James Courtney and Declan Fraser left the team. For James, he will join the expanded Blanchard Racing Team, alongside Super2 Series graduate Aaron Love. Todd Hazelwood, who drove for Blanchard Racing Team in 2023, was unable to secure a full time drive in 2024.[31][19][32]

Nick Percat left Walkinshaw Andretti United to replace Jack Le Brocq at Matt Stone Racing. His seat will be taken by Super2 Series graduate Ryan Wood.[33][34][18]

Scott Pye left Team 18 to join Triple Eight Race Engineering as an endurance co-driver. His seat will be taken by David Reynolds, who left Grove Racing. His seat will be taken by Richie Stanaway, who will make his full time return to the category since 2019.[35][26][36][13]

Jack Smith retired from full-time driving at Brad Jones Racing at the end of 2023 and was replaced by Jaxon Evans.[37][8]

Operational changes

The way in which pit garages are allocated will change. Previously the order remained consistent for the whole season, being based on finishing order in the teams championship the previous year. In 2024 a live pit lane order will be adopted with the order to change from round to round, being determined by standings in the current season.[38]

Calendar

The following circuits are due to host a round of the 2024 championship.

Round Event Circuit Location Dates Map
1 Bathurst 500 New South Wales Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 24–25 February
2 Melbourne SuperSprint Victoria (state) Albert Park Circuit Albert Park, Victoria 21–24 March
3 Taupō Super400 New Zealand Taupō International Motorsport Park Taupō, Waikato Region 20–21 April
4 Perth SuperSprint Western Australia Wanneroo Raceway Neerabup, Western Australia 18–19 May
5 Darwin Triple Crown Northern Territory Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory 15–16 June
6 Townsville 500 Queensland Reid Park Street Circuit Townsville, Queensland 6–7 July
7 Sydney SuperNight New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales 20–21 July
8 Tasmania SuperSprint Tasmania Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania 17–18 August
9 Sandown 500 Victoria (state) Sandown Raceway Springvale, Victoria 22 September
10 Bathurst 1000 New South Wales Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 13 October
11 Gold Coast 500 Queensland Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise, Queensland 26–27 October
12 Adelaide 500 South Australia Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 16–17 November
Source

Calendar changes

Bathurst 500 returned to the calendar for the first time since 2021, replacing the cancelled Newcastle 500.[39][40]

The Bend Motorsport Park was omitted from the 2024 calendar, but is expected to return in 2025 as an endurance event.[41]

Taupō International Motorsport Park will host a Supercars event for the first time.[42]

Format changes

The Perth, Darwin and Tasmania rounds will now be a timed race of 60 minutes, instead of laps. While the Taupō and Sydney events are now under the Super400 format, which will feature 2x200km races.[41]

References

  1. ↑ Herrero, Daniel (25 November 2023). "Kostecki clinches championship as Waters wins Race 27". Speedcafe.
  2. ↑ Herrero, Daniel (26 November 2023). "Payne breakthrough at Adelaide 500, Erebus wins teams' title". Speedcafe.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Who is racing in Supercars in 2024". Speedcafe. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  4. ↑ Erebus announces Russell enduro contract renewal Speedcafe 20 October 2023
  5. 1 2 "Le Brocq to replace Brown at Erebus". Supercars. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  6. ↑ Fullwood lands new multi-year BJR contract Speedcafe 13 November 2023
  7. ↑ Bartholomaeus, Stefan (2023-12-15). "Supercars silly season to deliver final surprise". Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  8. 1 2 Herrero, Daniel (2023-12-18). "Jaxon Evans lands SCT Camaro seat". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  9. ↑ "Winterbottom signs new multi-year Team 18 deal". Supercars. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  10. ↑ Supercars co-driver market taking shape V8 Sleuth 31 October 2023
  11. ↑ "Team 18 confirms Reynolds signing". Supercars. 27 August 2023.
  12. 1 2 "PremiAir confirms 2024 Supercars driver line-up". Speedcafe. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  13. 1 2 Pavey, James (18 October 2023). "Pye signs Triple Eight enduro contract". Supercars.
  14. ↑ Herrero, Daniel (2023-12-14). "Whincup firms for 2024 Supercars enduros". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  15. 1 2 Pavey, James (16 August 2023). "Brown in, van Gisbergen out at Triple Eight". Supercars.
  16. ↑ Hill signs new MSR contract Speedcafe 7 September 2023
  17. ↑ "Percat joins MSR on multi-year deal". Supercars. 13 September 2023.
  18. 1 2 ""Dream come true" Supercars promotion for red hot rookie". Motorsport.com. 2023-09-01. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  19. 1 2 3 O'Brien, Connor (2023-10-26). "Love, Courtney to spearhead expanded BRT". Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  20. ↑ Herrero, Daniel (2023-12-08). "Perkins joins BRT as enduro co-driver". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  21. 1 2 "Tickford to scale back to two cars in 2024". Motorsport.com. 2023-09-01. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  22. 1 2 van Leeuwen, Andrew (12 December 2023). "Tickford makes 2024 Supercars line-up official". Speedcafe. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  23. 1 2 DJR confirms unchangeddriver line-up for 2024 Speedcafe 3 May 2023
  24. ↑ Herrero, Daniel (5 December 2023). "Grove announces Matt Payne contract extension". Speedcafe. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  25. ↑ O'Brien, Connor (2023-09-12). "Tander itching to finally join forces with Stanaway". Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  26. 1 2 "Stanaway seals comeback with Penrite Racing". Supercars. 21 August 2023.
  27. 1 2 O'Brien, Connor (2023-08-23). "Lowndes lands two-year Triple Eight extension". Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  28. ↑ Pavey, James (16 August 2023). "How the 2024 Supercars grid currently stands". Supercars.
  29. ↑ "BRT confirms two-car expansion for 2024". Motorsport.com. 2023-09-01. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  30. ↑ Trackhouse confirms 2024 van Gisbergen NASCAR contract Speedcafe 14 September 2023
  31. ↑ Pavey, James (24 October 2023). "Tickford announces Courtney departure". Supercars.
  32. ↑ Pavey, James (26 October 2023). "No full-time drive for Hazelwood in 2024". Supercars.
  33. ↑ "WAU confirms Percat departure". Supercars. 21 August 2023.
  34. ↑ "Percat joins MSR on multi-year deal". Supercars. 13 September 2023.
  35. ↑ Grove Racing confirms Reynolds exit Speedcafe 21 August 2023
  36. ↑ "Pye, Team 18 to part ways". Supercars. 25 August 2023.
  37. ↑ Herrero, Daniel (20 November 2023). "Jack Smith steps back from Supercars". Speedcafe.
  38. ↑ "SUPERCARS CONFIRM LIVE PIT LANE FOR 2024". Auto Action.
  39. ↑ Supercars Newcastle 500 has been cancelled for 2024 Speedcafe.com 19 October 2023
  40. ↑ "Bathurst SuperFest to feature Bathurst 12 Hour, Bathurst 500 in 2024". Supercars. 29 October 2023.
  41. 1 2 "Huge milestones, new race formats headline full 2024 Supercars calendar". Supercars. 10 November 2023.
  42. ↑ "Supercars returning to New Zealand in 2024". Supercars. 21 August 2023.
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