{"id":427196,"date":"2026-01-21T07:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T07:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/427196\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T07:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T07:00:16","slug":"supercars-news-third-triple-eight-bjr-cars-to-form-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/427196\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Third Triple Eight, BJR cars to form &#8216;team&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                            \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Media-Hero-Image-B.jpg\" alt=\"Third Triple Eight, BJR cars to form \u2018team\u2019\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA digital render of an SCT Mustang. Image: Supplied&#13;<\/p>\n<p>That has been clarified by the finalised 2026 version of the Supercars operations manual which was released by the series today.<\/p>\n<p>An update to section D2.1 outlines that, \u201ca team with three TRCs (three-car team) will be combined as follows:<\/p>\n<p>\u201ci. Two TRCs nominated by the team prior to the start of the season will form a two-car team, and;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cii. The third TRC will be combined as nominated by the team, to form one two-car team with either:<\/p>\n<p>\u201ca. A team that has one TRC (one-car team) or;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cb. Another team\u2019s third TRC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The rule appears to have been written deliberately to deal with SCT Motorsport\u2019s off-season switch from BJR to Triple Eight which will effectively create two three-car teams.<\/p>\n<p>By definition of the rules, however, the SCT Motorsport car is a single-car team that will run with support from Triple Eight, rather than a third car entered by Triple Eight.<\/p>\n<p>As per the updated pit order rule, the SCT-backed, T8-run Mustang of Jackson Walls will be paired with one of BJR\u2019s three Supras, with history suggesting it will be the Macauley Jones car.<\/p>\n<p>Those two cars will score combined points in the teams\u2019 championship despite being run by different organisations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/supercars-news-2025-pit-lane-implications-triple-eight-sct-motorsport-brad-jones-racing-comments-explained\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Triple Eight had previously made it clear that it planned to run its three cars together in three consecutive garages, believing that it had the rules on its side<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However this update means that will only be the case if Triple Eight is out-performed by Brad Jones Racing.<\/p>\n<p>The rule clearly states that the third-car \u2018team\u2019 will be grouped with the lower performing of the primary teams in terms of the live pit order.<\/p>\n<p>Rule D2.1.2.2 reads: \u201cAny two-car team\/s formed under Rules D2.1.2.1(c)(i), D2.1.2.1(c)(ii)(a) and D2.1.2.1(d) will be paired with the lower-performing related two-car team in the pit lane order\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/t.cfjump.com\/92797\/b\/285249\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/285249.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; A digital render of an SCT Mustang. 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