Everything you need to know about 2025 Supercars season: A series revamp, line-ups, milestones and team moves
The Supercars season is right around the corner – and there’s plenty that has changed since last year. Here’s everything you need to know about the series revamp, team changes and upcoming milestones.
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A radical new championship format headlines the Supercars season for 2025.
Triple Eight’s reigning champion Will Brown will be out to defend his crown in a revamped championship featuring a new-look finals series.
Bathurst 1000 champion Brodie Kostecki headlines the driver moves for season 2025 after his switch to Ford squad Dick Johnson Racing.
The 2025 field will also feature two rookies with new faces at Grove Racing and Erebus Motorsport.
This year will also mark the end of Triple Eight’s partnership with General Motors before its switch to Ford from next year, while Walkinshaw Andretti United will also be campaigning in a Ford for the final time before debuting a Toyota on the grid next year.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Supercars grid and 2025 campaign.
THE GRID
TRIPLE EIGHT
Will Brown
Broc Feeney
Co-drivers: Scott Pye (Brown) and Jamie Whincup (Feeney)
TICKFORD RACING
Cam Waters
Thomas Randle
Co-drivers: Mark Winterbottom (Waters), James Moffat (Randle)
WALKINSHAW ANDRETTI UNITED
Chaz Mostert
Ryan Wood
Co-drivers: TBC
GROVE RACING
Matt Payne
Kai Allen
Co-drivers: Garth Tander (Payne), Dale Wood (Allen)
DICK JOHNSON RACING
Brodie Kostecki
Will Davison
Co-drivers: Todd Hazelwood (Kostecki), Tony D’Alberto (Davison)
EREBUS MOTORSPORT
Jack Le Brocq
Cooper Murray
Co-drivers: Jarrod Hughes (Le Brocq), Jobe Stewart (Murray)
MATT STONE RACING
Nick Percat
Cameron Hill
Co-drivers: Tim Slade (Percat), TBC
PREMIAIR RACING
James Golding
Richie Stanaway
Co-drivers: David Russell, TBC
BRAD JONES RACING
Andre Heimgartner
Bryce Fullwood
Macauley Jones
Jaxon Evans
Co-drivers: Declan Fraser, Jordan Boys, TBC.
TEAM 18
Anton De Pasquale
David Reynolds
Co-drivers: Lee Holdsworth, Harri Jones
BLANCHARD RACING TEAM
James Courtney
Aaron Love
Co-drivers: TBC
WILDCARDS
TRIPLE EIGHT
Craig Lowndes/Zach Bates – The Bend, Bathurst 1000
TICKFORD RACING
Lochie Dalton/Rylan Gray – Perth (Dalton); Darwin (Gray), The Bend, Bathurst 1000 (both)
MATT STONE RACING
Cameron Crick (Sydney Motorsport Park, The Bend, Bathurst 1000)
THE ROOKIES
Kai Allen (Grove Racing)
Age: 19
From: Mount Gambier
Cooper Murray (Erebus Motorsport)
Age: 23
From: Melbourne
TEAM MOVES
Bathurst 1000 champion Brodie Kostecki headlines the big moves for the 2025 season.
After four years at Erebus Motorsport, the 2023 Supercars champion has moved to Ford squad Dick Johnson Racing where he will team up with veteran Will Davison.
Kostecki replaces Anton De Pasquale, who replaces Mark Winterbottom at Team 18 after four years at DJR.
Rookie Cooper Murray steps into the seat vacated by Kostecki at Erebus, one of two new faces on the grid this year.
Teenage young gun Kai Allen is the other rookie on the grid, replacing Richie Stanaway at Grove Racing alongside Matt Payne.
Stanaway has found a new home at PremiAir Racing, teaming up with James Golding.
WHAT’S NEW
SEASON FORMAT AND FINALS SERIES
In the biggest championship shake-up in the category’s history, a radical NASCAR-style finals format will debut in 2025 to guarantee the title battle goes down to the wire.
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 1000 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-10 – including Sprint and Enduro Cup winners – will be eligible to win the Supercars crown in the finals series.
The top-10 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.
The highest point scorer at the end of the weekend will be crowned Supercars champion.
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 2025 with 34 races across the season – an increase of 10 from 2024.
Top-10 Shootouts will feature at every round, except the Melbourne SuperSprint.
There will be only two 30 minute practice sessions at all events outside of the Enduro Cup, except for the Sydney 500.
Different tyre compounds will be used for each Saturday sprint race and its respective qualifying session at most sprint rounds.
The 2025 championship will kick off with a three-race format over three days, including Friday and Saturday nights, at Sydney Motorsport Park.
ROUND ONE PIT LANE ORDER
1. Will Brown (Triple Eight)
2. Broc Feeney (Triple Eight)
3. Cam Waters (Tickford Racing)
4. Thomas Randle (Tickford Racing)
5. Chaz Mostert (Walkinshaw Andretti United
6. Ryan Wood (Walkinshaw Andretti United)
7. Matt Payne (Grove Racing)
8. Kai Allen (Grove Racing)
9. Brodie Kostecki (Dick Johnson Racing)
10. Will Davison (Dick Johnson Racing)
11. Cooper Murray (Erebus Motorsport)
12. Jack Le Brocq (Erebus Motorsport)
13. Nick Percat (Matt Stone Racing)
14. Cameron Hill (Matt Stone Racing)
15. Richie Stanaway (PremiAir Racing)
16. James Golding (PremiAir Racing)
17. Andre Heimgartner (Brad Jones Racing)
18. Bryce Fullwood (Brad Jones Racing)
19. Macauley Jones (Brad Jones Racing)
20. Jaxon Evans (Brad Jones Racing)
21. Anton De Pasquale (Team 18)
22. David Reynolds (Team 18)
23. James Courtney (Blanchard Racing Team)
24. Aaron Love (Blanchard Racing Team)
THE 2025 SUPERCARS CALENDAR
There are two key changes to the Supercars calendar for 2025, which has increased to 13 rounds.
The Bend in South Australia returns to host the first endurance round in September, while Ipswich also makes a comeback to the calendar in August.
Round 1 – Sydney – February 21-23
Round 2 – Melbourne (Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix) – March 13-16
Round 3 – Taupō (New Zealand) – April 11-13
Round 4 – Tasmania – May 9-11
Round 5 – Perth – June 6-8
Round 6 – Darwin Triple Crown – June 20-22
Round 7 – Townsville – July 11-13
Round 8 – Ipswich – August 8-10
Round 9 – The Bend – September 12-14
Round 10 – Bathurst 1000 – October 9-12
Round 11 – Gold Coast – October 24-26
Round 12 – Sandown – November 14-16
Round 13 – Adelaide – November 27-30
MILESTONES
James Courtney – 600 race starts (Townsville)
Will Davison – 600 race starts (Sandown)
Nick Percat – 350 race starts (Taupo)
Chaz Mostert – 350 race starts (Sydney)
Cam Waters – 300 race starts (Ipswich)
Andre Heimgartner – 300 race starts (Adelaide)
Jack Le Brocq – 250 race starts (Sandown)
Macauley Jones – 200 race starts (Sydney)
James Golding – 150 race starts (AGP)
Will Brown – 150 race starts (Ipswich)
Brodie Kostecki – 150 race starts (Adelaide)
Richie Stanaway – 100 race starts (Tasmania)
Broc Feeney – 100 race starts (Tasmania)
Anton De Pasquale – 100 rounds (The Bend)
Macaulay Jones – 100 rounds (The Bend)
Richie Stanaway – 50 rounds (Sydney)
Thomas Randle – 50 rounds (Tasmania)
Broc Feeney – 50 rounds (Gold Coast)
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