THE last driver to win the Supercars championship prior to the implementation of a decisive finals series says the category is unequivocally better off for now having a playoffs format.
Will Brown clinched the 2024 title in his first season at Triple Eight, before Supercars’ big gamechanger took effect.
It was Brown’s teammate Broc Feeney who lost out after dominating much of 2025, as a red-hot Chaz Mostert stormed to his maiden crown.
This year, Brown enters the Gold Coast as the third seed and the form man.
“Being the highest-scoring car (in the last three events), it gives us confidence going into these rounds,” he told V8 Sleuth.
Will Brown finished runner-up with Scott Pye in the Bathurst 1000. Pic: Mark Walker
“I believe that we can work our way through to the final four on speed.
“But the biggest thing is the weather changes it up, crashes, there’s all of this stuff that this finals system brings that is why I think the finals system is a great thing for the sport. It brings hype, anything can happen out there.
“We’ll try to keep our nose clean and do the job. To be honest, that’s how we won in 2024.”
Triple Eight last year managed to get both Brown and Feeney through to the Adelaide Grand Final, and are committed to securing another double shot at title glory.
Pic: Red Bull Content Pool
“We run it as a two-car team, we want us both in the final and I think we can do that again this year,” said Brown.
“If that’s a disadvantage having two cars in the finals, I don’t think so, I think you give yourself a better chance for the team.
“Obviously you can’t really play the games but at the end of the day we want both cars in the finals.”
Today represents the opening day of the 2026 finals series, with two practice hitouts preceding an all-important qualifying session from 4:05pm local (5:05pm AEDT).
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