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.

Erebus Motorsport entered the championship as the defending Teams' Champions, while Brodie Kostecki entered the championship as the defending Drivers' Champion.

Teams and drivers

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Mid season changes

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

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.

Calendar

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

Calendar changes

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

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

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

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.

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.

Results

Season summary

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.

• 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

Teams' standings

References

External links