2024 Supercars Championship

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

It is 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.

Will Brown (pictured in 2023) is the current Drivers' Championship leader
Triple Eight Race Engineering (pictured in 2023) is the current Teams' Championship leader.

Erebus Motorsport entered the championship as the defending Teams' Champions, while Brodie Kostecki entered the championship as the defending Drivers' Champion.[1][2][3]

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers are competing in the 2024 championship.

Championship entriesEndurance entries
ManufacturerModelTeamNo.Driver nameRoundsCo-driver nameRounds
ChevroletCamaro ZL1-1LEErebus Motorsport1 Brodie Kostecki[4]3–4 Todd Hazelwood[4]TBA
9 Jack Le Brocq[5]1–4 TBATBA
99 Todd Hazelwood[3]1–2N/A
Matt Stone Racing4 Cameron Hill[6]1–4 TBATBA
10 Nick Percat[7]1–4 TBATBA
Brad Jones Racing8 Andre Heimgartner[8]1–4 Declan Fraser[9]TBA
12 Jaxon Evans[10]1–4 TBATBA
14 Bryce Fullwood[11]1–4 Jaylyn Robotham[9]TBA
96 Macauley Jones[12]1–4 Jordan Boys[9]TBA
Team 1818/100 Mark Winterbottom[13]1–4 Michael Caruso[14]TBA
20 David Reynolds[15]1–4 Warren Luff[16]TBA
PremiAir Racing23/200 Tim Slade[17]1–4 TBATBA
31 James Golding[17]1–4 David Russell[18]TBA
Triple Eight Race Engineering87 Will Brown[19]1–4 Scott Pye[20]TBA
88 Broc Feeney[8]1–4 Jamie Whincup[21]TBA
FordMustang GTWalkinshaw Andretti United2 Ryan Wood[22]1–4 Fabian Coulthard[23]TBA
25 Chaz Mostert[8]1–4 Lee Holdsworth[23]TBA
Blanchard Racing Team3 Aaron Love[24]1–4 TBATBA
7 James Courtney[24]1–4 Jack Perkins[25]TBA
Tickford Racing[26]6 Cameron Waters[27]1–4 TBATBA
55 Thomas Randle[27]1–4 TBATBA
Dick Johnson Racing11 Anton de Pasquale[28]1–4 Tony D'Alberto[29]TBA
17 Will Davison[28]1–4 Kai Allen[29]TBA
Grove Racing19 Matthew Payne[30]1–4 Garth Tander[31]TBA
26 Richie Stanaway[32]1–4 Dale Wood[33]TBA
Wildcard Entries
ChevroletCamaro ZL1-1LETriple Eight Race Engineering[34]888 Cooper Murray[35]TBA Craig Lowndes[34]TBA
Matt Chahda Motorsport[36]TBA Matt Chahda[36]TBA TBATBA
Source:[37]

Team changes

The amount of entrants was 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 expanded to a two car team, while the second was returned to Supercars.[26][38]

Driver changes

Shane van Gisbergen left Supercars at the end of the 2023 season and moved to the United States to race full time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and partially in the NASCAR Cup Series for Kaulig Racing. His seat (which Triple Eight renumbered to 87) was taken by Will Brown, who left Erebus Motorsport. Jack Le Brocq left Matt Stone Racing to move to Erebus Motorsport, replacing Brown.[5][19][39]

Due to Tickford Racing downsizing to two cars, James Courtney and Declan Fraser left the team. Courtney joined the expanded Blanchard Racing Team alongside Super2 Series graduate Aaron Love and Fraser joined Brad Jones Racing as an endurance co-driver. Todd Hazelwood, who drove for Blanchard Racing Team in 2023, was unable to secure a full time drive in 2024.[40][24][9][41]

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.[42][43][22]

David Reynolds departed Grove Racing to join Team 18, replacing Scott Pye. Reynolds' seat at Grove was filled by Richie Stanaway, who last competed full-time in 2019. Pye would later be picked up by Triple Eight Race Engineering as an endurance co-driver.[44][32][45][20]

Jack Smith retired from full-time driving at Brad Jones Racing at the end of 2023 and he was replaced by Jaxon Evans.[46][10]

Mid season changes

Brodie Kostecki sat out the Bathurst 500 and Melbourne SuperSprint rounds and was replaced by Todd Hazelwood.[3][47] Kostecki would return to Erebus Motorsport for the Taupō Super400.[4]

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.[48]

Calendar

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

RoundEventCircuitLocationDatesMap
1Bathurst 500 Mount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South Wales24–25 February
2Melbourne SuperSprint Albert Park CircuitAlbert Park, Victoria21–24 March
3Taupō Super400 Taupō International Motorsport ParkTaupō, Waikato Region20–21 April
4Perth SuperSprint Wanneroo RacewayNeerabup, Western Australia18–19 May
5Darwin Triple Crown Hidden Valley RacewayDarwin, Northern Territory15–16 June
6Townsville 500 Reid Park Street CircuitTownsville, Queensland6–7 July
7Sydney SuperNight Sydney Motorsport ParkEastern Creek, New South Wales20–21 July
8Tasmania SuperSprint Symmons Plains RacewayLaunceston, Tasmania17–18 August
9Sandown 500 Sandown RacewaySpringvale, Victoria15 September
10Bathurst 1000 Mount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South Wales13 October
11Gold Coast 500 Surfers Paradise Street CircuitSurfers Paradise, Queensland26–27 October
12Adelaide 500 Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, South Australia16–17 November
Source

Calendar changes

Bathurst 500 returned to the calendar for the first time since 2021, replacing the cancelled Newcastle 500.[49][50]

The Bend Motorsport Park was omitted from the 2024 calendar, but is expected to return in 2025 as an endurance event.[51]

Taupō International Motorsport Park will host a Supercars event for the first time.[52]

The Sandown 500 was originally set to be held on 22 September, but on 14 March, the event was moved forward a week to 15 September.[53]

Format changes

The Perth, Darwin and Tasmania rounds were scheduled to feature two timed races of 60 minutes, but reverted to distance-based races after the first round of the season. The Taupō and Sydney events now fall under the Super400 format, which will feature two 200km races.[51][54]

Results

Season summary

RoundRaceEventPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamWinning manufacturerReport
11Bathurst 500 Will Brown Chaz Mostert Broc FeeneyTriple Eight Race Engineering ChevroletReport
2 Broc Feeney Broc Feeney Will BrownTriple Eight Race Engineering Chevrolet
23Melbourne SuperSprint Broc Feeney Broc Feeney Broc FeeneyTriple Eight Race Engineering ChevroletReport
4 Cameron Waters Will Brown Will BrownTriple Eight Race Engineering Chevrolet
5 Matthew Payne Chaz Mostert Broc FeeneyTriple Eight Race Engineering Chevrolet
6 Chaz Mostert Thomas Randle Nick PercatMatt Stone Racing Chevrolet
37Taupō Super400 Cameron Waters David Reynolds Andre HeimgartnerBrad Jones Racing ChevroletReport
8 Matthew Payne Ryan Wood Will BrownTriple Eight Race Engineering Chevrolet
49Perth SuperSprint Chaz Mostert Will Brown Chaz MostertWalkinshaw Andretti United FordReport
10 Cameron Waters Chaz Mostert Cameron WatersTickford Racing Ford
511Darwin Triple CrownReport
12
613Townsville 500Report
14
715Sydney SuperNightReport
16
817Tasmania SuperSprintReport
18
919Sandown 500Report
1020Bathurst 1000Report
1121Gold Coast 500Report
22
1223Adelaide 500Report
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Points

Points system

Points were awarded for each race at an event, to the driver or drivers of a car that completed at least 75% of the race distance and was running at the completion of the race. At least 50% of the planned race distance must be completed for the result to be valid and championship points awarded. No extra points were awarded if the fastest lap time is achieved by a driver who was classified outside the top fifteen.

Points formatPosition
1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st22nd23rd24th25thFL
Endurance30027625824022220419218016815614413813212612011410810296908478726660
Two-race15013812912011110296908478726966636057545148454239363330
Melbourne756964605551484542393634333130282725242221191816155
  • Endurance: Used for the Sandown 500 and Bathurst 1000.
  • Two-race: Used for the Bathurst 500, Taupō Super400, Perth SuperSprint, Darwin Triple Crown, Townsville 500, Sydney SuperNight, Tasmania SuperSprint, Gold Coast 500 and Adelaide 500.
  • Melbourne: Used for the Melbourne SuperSprint.

Drivers' Championship

Pos.DriverNo.BAT1
MEL
TAU
PER
DAR
TSV
ECK
LAU
SAN
BAT2
SUR
ADE
Pen.Pts.
1 Will Brown87212122912301081
2 Broc Feeney88131413212570945
3 Chaz Mostert253241735227120906
4 Cameron Waters6221657Ret789310700
5 Matthew Payne1910733Ret14134890690
6 Nick Percat1069669119167210648
7 Will Davison1716101451462192340645
8 Anton De Pasquale1121157Ret16DNS33960622
9 Thomas Randle55144222322412151050622
10 Richie Stanaway2641112137861024120622
11 Andre Heimgartner8918181420171613150618
12 James Golding31185231612117514160605
13 David Reynolds2086161149162417100580
14 Jack Le Brocq91381085Ret5820230577
15 Mark Winterbottom1812141121313111716200531
16 Ryan Wood2RetRet19121021411480526
17 James Courtney71519822111617226140494
18 Cameron Hill4523132015Ret201211110493
19 Bryce Fullwood1471217152120Ret1815170430
20 Jaxon Evans12202124181818101418180421
21 Tim Slade2317171510810Ret2112220411
22 Macauley Jones96192020211919182019190376
23 Aaron Love3Ret2221191712152321130349
24 Todd Hazelwood991113996150303
25 Brodie Kostecki1141322Ret0174
Pos.DriverNo.BAT1
MEL
TAU
PER
DAR
TSV
ECK
LAU
SAN
BAT2
SUR
ADE
Pen.Pts.
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenOther points position
BlueOther classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formattingMeaning
BoldPole position
ItalicsFastest lap

Teams' standings

Pos.DriverNo.BAT1
MEL
TAU
PER
DAR
TSV
ECK
LAU
SAN
BAT2
SUR
ADE
Pen.Pts.
1 Triple Eight Race Engineering87212122912301996
8813141321257
2Grove Racing1910733Ret14134890685
264111213786102412
3Team 181812141121313111716200661
2086161149
4Matt Stone Racing4523132015Ret0637
10696691
5Erebus Motorsport91381085Ret0598
99111399615
6Walkinshaw Andretti United2RetRet19121021411480596
25324173522712
7Tickford Racing6221657Ret789310551
5514422232241215105
8PremiAir Racing23171715108100539
3118523161211
9Brad Jones Racing8918181420170501
1471217152120
10Dick Johnson Racing1121157Ret16DNS0481
171610145146
11Blanchard Racing Team3Ret22211917120843
715198221116
12Brad Jones Racing122021241818180797
96192020211919
Pos.DriverNo.BAT1
MEL
TAU
PER
DAR
TSV
ECK
LAU
SAN
BAT2
SUR
ADE
Pen.Pts.
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenOther points position
BlueOther classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formattingMeaning
BoldPole position
ItalicsFastest lap

References

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