2024 Supercars Championship
The 2024 Supercars Championship (known for commercial reasons as the 2024 Repco Supercars Championship) was a motor racing series for Supercars.
It was 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 was 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.[1][2][3]
Triple Eight Race Engineering secured their record-extending twelfth Teams' Championship at the Bathurst 1000.[4] Will Brown secured his first Drivers' Championship at the Adelaide 500.
Teams and drivers
[edit]The following teams and drivers are competing in the 2024 championship.
Team changes
[edit]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.[34][50]
Driver changes
[edit]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.[6][26][51]
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.[52][31][14][53]
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.[54][55][29]
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.[56][41][57][27]
Jack Smith retired from full-time driving at Brad Jones Racing at the end of 2023 and he was replaced by Jaxon Evans.[58][15]
Mid season changes
[edit]Brodie Kostecki sat out the Bathurst 500 and Melbourne SuperSprint rounds and was replaced by Todd Hazelwood.[3][59] Kostecki would return to Erebus Motorsport for the Taupō Super400.[5]
Jack Le Brocq participated in the opening practice of the Adelaide 500 round, but sat out the remainder of the weekend to attend the birth of his first child. Cooper Murray subbed for Le Brocq.[7]
Richie Stanaway participated at the Adelaide 500 round, up to Practice 3, but sat out the remainder of the weekend after suffering a concussion after qualifying. Kai Allen was originally set to sub for Stanaway,[60] but Allen's Super2 team, Eggleston Motorsport, blocked this in favor of Allen focusing on the Super2 title. As a result, Dale Wood ended up subbing for Stanaway.[43]
Richie Stanaway couldn't get medical clearance to race on the Sunday of the Adelaide 500 and was replaced by Kai Allen after Grove Racing got the necessary sign off from every Super2 Team to allow him to compete in both the Super2 Series and the Supercars Championship.[61]
Operational changes
[edit]The way in which pit garages are allocated was changed for 2024. Previously the order remained consistent for the whole season, being based on the finishing order in the teams championship the previous year. In 2024 a live pit lane order was adopted with the order of the pit-lane changed from round to round, being determined by the standings in the current season.[62]
Calendar
[edit]The following circuits are due to host a round of the 2024 championship.
Calendar changes
[edit]Bathurst 500 returned to the calendar for the first time since 2021, replacing the cancelled Newcastle 500.[63][64]
The Bend Motorsport Park was omitted from the 2024 calendar, but is expected to return in 2025 as an endurance event.[65]
Taupō International Motorsport Park will host a Supercars event for the first time.[66]
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.[67]
Format changes
[edit]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. These races also featured a revised format, with 2 races comprising the weekend running, down from 3 in 2023. This change has been criticised by fans, especially due to the fact that practise and qualifying sessions for the weekend add up being longer than the two races, starving fans of racing action. The Taupō and Sydney events now fall under the Super400 format, which will feature two 200km races.[65][68]
Results
[edit]Season summary
[edit]Points
[edit]Points system
[edit]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 format | Position | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th | FL | |
Endurance | 300 | 276 | 258 | 240 | 222 | 204 | 192 | 180 | 168 | 156 | 144 | 138 | 132 | 126 | 120 | 114 | 108 | 102 | 96 | 90 | 84 | 78 | 72 | 66 | 60 | |
Two-race | 150 | 138 | 129 | 120 | 111 | 102 | 96 | 90 | 84 | 78 | 72 | 69 | 66 | 63 | 60 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 30 | |
Melbourne | 75 | 69 | 64 | 60 | 55 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 5 |
- Endurance: Used for the Sandown 500 and Bathurst 1000.
- Two-race: Used for the Bathurst 500, Taupō Super400, Perth SuperSprint (with 5 points awarded for the fastest lap), Darwin Triple Crown (with 5 points awarded for the fastest lap), Townsville 500, Sydney SuperNight, Tasmania SuperSprint (with 5 points awarded for the fastest lap), Gold Coast 500 and Adelaide 500.
- Melbourne: Used for the Melbourne SuperSprint.
Drivers' Championship
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Teams' standings
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Le Brocq was entered into the Adelaide 500 round, and participated in practice 1, but later withdrew to attend the birth of his first child.[7]
- ^ Richie Stanaway participated in the Adelaide 500 until after Practice 3, when he withdrew from race 23 due to Concussion
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