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Supercars has formally enacted a last-minute change to its pre-season testing plans that will see running split over two layouts, two days and add night time running.
Supercars splits test into day-night format
The original plans for Wednesday's all-in test at Sydney Motorsport Park were thrown into disarray in recent days by resurfacing
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February 16, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Supercars has formally enacted a last-minute change to its pre-season testing plans that will see running split over two layouts, two days and add night time running.
Objective Racing has announced Jack Perkins as Jackson Walls’ co-driver for the rookie’s maiden Supercars Enduro Cup campaign.
Jack Perkins scores Triple Eight Mustang co-drive
Perkins joins the squad as its first endurance co-driver in the team’s new relationship with Triple Eight after months of
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February 16, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Objective Racing has announced Jack Perkins as Jackson Walls’ co-driver for the rookie’s maiden Supercars Enduro Cup campaign.
Mercedes-AMG driver Ralf Aron has revealed he broke his back in the crash that red-flagged the Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour.
Mercedes star wants answers after breaking back in Bathurst crash
Driving the #77 Craft-Bamboo Racing Mercedes-AMG, Aron ploughed into Johannes Zelger in the stationary #79 Tsunami RT Porsche 911 on
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February 16, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Mercedes-AMG driver Ralf Aron has revealed he broke his back in the crash that red-flagged the Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour.
Erebus Motorsport rookie Jobe Stewart will race with backing from Chiko throughout 2026.
Erebus rookie’s first Supercars livery unveiled
The iconic Australian brand takes on the naming rights of Stewart’s car #9 for the Sydney 500 and the Bathurst
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February 16, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Erebus Motorsport rookie Jobe Stewart will race with backing from Chiko throughout 2026.
Macauley Jones will race with backing from audio equipment brand AlphaTheta at five rounds of the Repco Supercars Championship.
BJR reveals limited-run Supra livery for Jones
Although it’s a new look, it’s not a new car. Brad Jones Racing converted the #96 chassis from a Chevrolet
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February 16, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Macauley Jones will race with backing from audio equipment brand AlphaTheta at five rounds of the Repco Supercars Championship.
ACDelco, the all-makes parts brand owned by General Motors, has announced Will Thompson and Jack Johnson will join its line-up of supported drivers for 2026.
Craig Lowndes to support new ACDelco-backed drivers
18-year-old Thompson joins the ACDelco family as he prepares to contest both the Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia GR Cup and
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February 16, 2026 at 5:36 AM
ACDelco, the all-makes parts brand owned by General Motors, has announced Will Thompson and Jack Johnson will join its line-up of supported drivers for 2026.
Chaz Mostert has detailed his mid-race excursion to Robbo's famous backyard bar alongside Conrod Straight during the Bathurst 12 Hour.
Mostert explains mid-Bathurst 12 Hour walkabout
Mostert was spotted by TV cameras wandering through the paddock camp ground and up to the makeshift bar on Conrod
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February 16, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Chaz Mostert has detailed his mid-race excursion to Robbo's famous backyard bar alongside Conrod Straight during the Bathurst 12 Hour.
Ruben Dan joins Sieders Racing for the 2026 Tyrepower V8 SuperUtes Series, the announcement coming just weeks after his 16th birthday.
Sixteen-year-old becomes youngest V8 SuperUtes contender
Having competed for the Sieders outfit in the Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia Scholarship Series throughout 2025, making the step up
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February 16, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Ruben Dan joins Sieders Racing for the 2026 Tyrepower V8 SuperUtes Series, the announcement coming just weeks after his 16th birthday.
Johannes Zelger, the Porsche driver involved in the brutal crash that red-flagged the Bathurst 12 Hour, has pledged to return.
Porsche driver in brutal Bathurst crash pledges return
Tsunami RT made its maiden voyage to Mount Panorama for this year’s international endurance race with Zelger, Alex Fontana and
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February 16, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Johannes Zelger, the Porsche driver involved in the brutal crash that red-flagged the Bathurst 12 Hour, has pledged to return.
Erebus Motorsport has sold its 2024 Bathurst 1000 winning Camaro and one of just four Mercedes-AMG V8 Supercars ever built.
Erebus Bathurst-winning Camaro, rare Mercedes V8 Supercar sold
The sale has been confirmed by agent Young Timers Garage, which was entrusted with moving on two of Betty Klimenko’s
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February 16, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Erebus Motorsport has sold its 2024 Bathurst 1000 winning Camaro and one of just four Mercedes-AMG V8 Supercars ever built.
Izzy Hammond, daughter of former Top Gear and Grand Tour host Richard Hammond, is uninjured after a heavy crash at a Formula E influencer event in Saudi Arabia.
Richard Hammond’s daughter destroys Formula E car in crash
Hammond was competing in an event known as the Formula E EVO sessions, where influencers and content creators competed against
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February 16, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Izzy Hammond, daughter of former Top Gear and Grand Tour host Richard Hammond, is uninjured after a heavy crash at a Formula E influencer event in Saudi Arabia.
Watch extended highlights from the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway where Shane van Gisbergen finished one lap down in 30th.
WATCH: NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 extended highlights
Watch extended highlights from the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway where Shane van Gisbergen finished one lap down in 30th. - Australia's #1 motorsport news website - Speedcafe.com
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February 15, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Watch extended highlights from the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway where Shane van Gisbergen finished one lap down in 30th.
Toyota’s Tyler Reddick emerged on top at the end of a wild last lap to the Daytona 500.
Reddick triumphs in last lap Daytona 500 wreck-fest
A four lap dash was set up when the three Toyotas of Corey Heim, Denny Hamlin, and Christopher Bell crashed
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February 15, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Toyota’s Tyler Reddick emerged on top at the end of a wild last lap to the Daytona 500.
Highlights from an action-packed Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour, won by Mercedes-AMG squad Team GMR.
VIDEO: 2026 Bathurst 12 Hour – full race highlights
Highlights from an action-packed Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour, won by Mercedes-AMG squad Team GMR. - Australia's #1 motorsport news website - Speedcafe.com
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February 15, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Highlights from an action-packed Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour, won by Mercedes-AMG squad Team GMR.
Erebus Motorsport has confirmed TotalEnergies will back Cooper Murray for the duration of the Repco Supercars Championship.
Erebus reveals Murray’s season-long Supercars livery
Erebus Motorsport has confirmed TotalEnergies will back Cooper Murray for the duration of the Repco Supercars Championship. It marks a
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February 15, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Erebus Motorsport has confirmed TotalEnergies will back Cooper Murray for the duration of the Repco Supercars Championship.
Shane van Gisbergen’s hopes of winning the Daytona 500 have taken a hit after the “big one” struck towards the end of Stage 2.
SVG goes spinning in massive Daytona 500 wreck
The #97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Camaro had been running competitively at the front of the field, and led three laps
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February 15, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Shane van Gisbergen’s hopes of winning the Daytona 500 have taken a hit after the “big one” struck towards the end of Stage 2.
Check out the best photos from Sunday/Race Day at the Bathurst 12 Hour
PHOTOS: Sunday at the Bathurst 12 Hour
It was an action packed 12 hours of racing around Mount Panorama, check out the best images captured throughout the
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February 15, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Check out the best photos from Sunday/Race Day at the Bathurst 12 Hour
Speedcafe’s Andrew van Leeuwen, Stefan Bartholomaeus and Simon Chapman give you the inside running from Sunday at the Bathurst 12 Hour.
PODCAST: Bathurst 12 Hour daily – Sunday
It was a race packed with storylines, from Ford’s horror early exit to a controversial late-race clash and a fairytale
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February 15, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Speedcafe’s Andrew van Leeuwen, Stefan Bartholomaeus and Simon Chapman give you the inside running from Sunday at the Bathurst 12 Hour.
Chaz Mostert and Jayden Ojeda have each had their say over the controversial clash that ended their respective hopes of Bathurst 12 Hour glory.
Mostert, Ojeda react to race-ending Bathurst clash
The two Supercars rivals came to blows on track in the closing stages of the 12 Hour, a spirited battle
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February 15, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Chaz Mostert and Jayden Ojeda have each had their say over the controversial clash that ended their respective hopes of Bathurst 12 Hour glory.
Mercedes-AMG star Jules Gounon and BMW rival Kelvin van der Linde have traded barbs following a clash that cost both a shot at victory in a thrilling Bathurst 12 Hour.
Bathurst 12 Hour rivals trade barbs over race-defining clash
Van der Linde vaulted to the front of the pack when Team WRT elected not to pit the #32 BMW
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February 15, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Mercedes-AMG star Jules Gounon and BMW rival Kelvin van der Linde have traded barbs following a clash that cost both a shot at victory in a thrilling Bathurst 12 Hour.
Mercedes-AMG squad Team GMR has clinched victory in another dramatic conclusion to the Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour, bringing Maro Engel his first win in his 10th attempt.
Engel finally wins Bathurst 12 Hour in remarkable comeback
The decisive moment of the race came after the penultimate Safety Car with 40 minutes to go when the #32
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February 15, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Mercedes-AMG squad Team GMR has clinched victory in another dramatic conclusion to the Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour, bringing Maro Engel his first win in his 10th attempt.
Jayden Ojeda and Chaz Mostert have had their respective comeback drives undone in the final 60 minutes of the Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour.
Barry Ryan left fuming as Supercars stars collide at Bathurst
The Supercars stars were fighting over 13th and 14th and on the lead lap when Ojeda slid up into the
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February 15, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Jayden Ojeda and Chaz Mostert have had their respective comeback drives undone in the final 60 minutes of the Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour.
Corvette Racing’s ambitious bid for a boil-over victory on debut in the Bathurst 12 Hour has come unstuck with just over 90 minutes of the race remaining.
Heartbreak for Corvette after Bathurst 12 Hour fightback
Earl Bamber was at the wheel of the #2 entry he shared with Alexander Sims and Nicky Castburg when the
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February 15, 2026 at 5:34 AM
Corvette Racing’s ambitious bid for a boil-over victory on debut in the Bathurst 12 Hour has come unstuck with just over 90 minutes of the race remaining.
Supercars has announced a record crowd for the 2026 running of the Meguiar's Bathurst 12 Hour.
Record crowd for action-packed Bathurst 12 Hour
According to the organiser, the 2026 edition of the round-the-clock enduro brought 55,231 spectators through the gates across the three
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February 15, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Supercars has announced a record crowd for the 2026 running of the Meguiar's Bathurst 12 Hour.
Supercars star James Golding was unaware his Audi R8 had burst into flames during a horror high-speed crash at the Bathurst 12 Hour.
‘Wasn’t aware’: Golding’s shock discovery following Bathurst crash
Golding tagged the wall on the outside on the entry to the ‘metal grate’ at Sulman Park while in a
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February 15, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Supercars star James Golding was unaware his Audi R8 had burst into flames during a horror high-speed crash at the Bathurst 12 Hour.