Sports reporter Grace Hayden is entering her next broadcasting era as she joins Fox Sports’ coverage of the Shannons SpeedSeries.
The 23-year-old TV star, who is the daughter of legendary Australian cricketer Matthew Hayden, will be among a panel of six hosts fronting the six-round series which will take place on Saturdays and Sundays over the next few months.
Familiar faces Greg Rust, Chris Stubbs, Richard Craill and Charlie Barlow will be making up the hosting lineup, as well as Bathurst 1000 winner Nick Percat.
Hayden took to Instagram to reveal that she would be hosting the first round of the sporting event, which sees powerful GT cars by Porsche, Ferrari and Mercedes race to the finish line.
“Thrilled to be joining the @speedseriesau broadcast crew for Round 1!” she captioned the post.
“We’re trackside at the iconic Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit for an epic weekend of racing.”
She signed off, adding: “See you trackside or on @foxsportsaus”.
Speaking of the annual racing event and the 2026 broadcasting lineup, the CEO of SRO Motorsports Australia Ben McMellan promised “unrivalled motorsport coverage” over the next couple of months.
“It’s very exciting to have a broadcast team that has a mix of familiar faces and new talent that will cater to all types of sports fans across the country,” he shared.
“We have a perfectly diverse team that will offer unrivalled motorsport coverage – with Greg Rust and Richard Craill, who have been long-time members of the Shannons SpeedSeries coverage, and both Chris Stubbs and Charlie Barlow, who have played key roles in the success of the platform’s coverage in recent years.”
He revealed that Percat and Hayden’s addition to the panel will “inject new life into the series” and boost the long-term growth of Shannons SpeedSeries.
“I am pleased to have such a strong cast full of experience across all areas and I am confident that the group will produce a high quality broadcast, which I am sure many in the industry are looking forward to watching,” he added.
Shannons SpeedSeries is the latest addition to Hayden’s impressive portfolio of sports broadcasting gigs.
Since her breakout role as Channel Seven’s Oaks Day Ambassador in 2022, Hayden has gone on to cover covering the Indian Premier League for Star Sports and present for Racing X, a Hong Kong-based international sports platform.
Not to mention, she has over 700,000 followers on Instagram and 95,000 followers on TikTok.