{"id":487250,"date":"2026-02-18T05:13:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T05:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/487250\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T05:13:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T05:13:17","slug":"supercars-news-will-brown-fastest-slow-start-for-toyotas-at-sydney-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/487250\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Will Brown fastest, slow start for Toyotas at Sydney test"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Will
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWill Brown in the #888 Red Bull Ampol Racing Ford Mustang.<\/p>\n

The 2026 Supercars field hit the track for four hours on Wednesday, tackling the shorter, Druitt loop between 8:30am and 12:30pm ahead of a night session on the full layout Thursday.<\/p>\n

Brown ended the session on top with a 1:00.3458s best, 0.1622s clear of Grove Racing Ford driver Matt Payne, while Matt Stone Racing rookie Zach Bates flew the flag for Chevrolet in third.<\/p>\n

It was a slow start for the five Toyotas, with Walkinshaw TWG Racing\u2019s reigning champion Chaz Mostert the top Supra driver in 16th.<\/p>\n

Teammate Ryan Wood ended up 19th, while the Brad Jones Racing entries of Macauley Jones, Andre Heimgartner and Cam Hill were 20th, 22nd and 24th respectively.<\/p>\n

Heimgartner\u2019s #8 R&J entry completed just 28 laps \u2013 the least of any car \u2013 after lengthy stints in the garage early while the team traced an electrical issue.<\/p>\n

Mostert\u2019s 46 laps was the most for any Supra \u2013 a long way shy of the 89 recorded by Broc Feeney, who ended up 15th fastest.<\/p>\n

While the Toyota performances were notable, there can be little taken from the overall leaderboard given a mix of tyres, drivers and questions over track limits in the short circuit\u2019s link road chicane.<\/p>\n

Although some teams elected to give their co-drivers laps, the timing board credited all laps to primary drivers.<\/p>\n

The four-hour hitout was punctuated by three red flag periods, each called to clear debris from the circuit, while a portion of the running was also reserved for practice starts.<\/p>\n

The second segment of the two-part test will get underway at 5:30pm, running into the night ahead of a 9:30pm finish.<\/p>\n

Results: Repco Supercars Championship Destination New South Wales Sydney Test Day<\/p>\n

Pos
\nNum
\nDriver
\nTeam
\nCar
\nLaps
\nLap
\nDiff
\nGap<\/p>\n

1
\n888
\nWill Brown
\nTriple Eight Race Engineering
\nFord Mustang
\n76
\n1:00.3458<\/p>\n

2
\n19
\nMatthew Payne
\nGrove Racing
\nFord Mustang GT
\n82
\n1:00.5080
\n0.1622
\n0.1622<\/p>\n

3
\n10
\nZach Bates
\nMatt Stone Racing
\nChev Camaro ZL1
\n83
\n1:00.6041
\n0.2583
\n0.0961<\/p>\n

4
\n7
\nJames Golding
\nBlanchard Racing Team
\nFord Mustang GT
\n65
\n1:00.6348
\n0.289
\n0.0307<\/p>\n

5
\n31
\nJayden Ojeda
\nPremiAir Racing
\nChev Camaro ZL1
\n70
\n1:00.6566
\n0.3108
\n0.0218<\/p>\n

6
\n18
\nAnton De Pasquale
\nTeam 18
\nChev Camaro ZL1
\n67
\n1:00.7197
\n0.3739
\n0.0631<\/p>\n

7
\n3
\nAaron Cameron
\nBlanchard Racing Team
\nFord Mustang GT
\n64
\n1:00.7644
\n0.4186
\n0.0447<\/p>\n

8
\n777
\nDeclan Fraser
\nPremiAir Racing
\nChev Camaro ZL1
\n75
\n1:00.8611
\n0.5153
\n0.0967<\/p>\n

9
\n17
\nBrodie Kostecki
\nDick Johnson Racing
\nFord Mustang GT
\n59
\n1:00.9132
\n0.5674
\n0.0521<\/p>\n

10
\n55
\nThomas Randle
\nTickford Racing
\nFord Mustang GT
\n55
\n1:00.9422
\n0.5964
\n0.029<\/p>\n

11
\n26
\nKai Allen
\nGrove Racing
\nFord Mustang GT
\n54
\n1:00.9635
\n0.6177
\n0.0213<\/p>\n

12
\n6
\nCameron Waters
\nTIckford Racing
\nFord Mustang GT
\n67
\n1:00.9745
\n0.6287
\n0.011<\/p>\n

13
\n20
\nDavid Reynolds
\nTeam 18
\nChev Camaro ZL1
\n65
\n1:01.0515
\n0.7057
\n0.077<\/p>\n

14
\n99
\nCooper Murray
\nErebus Motorsport
\nChev Camaro ZL1
\n58
\n1:01.0769
\n0.7311
\n0.0254<\/p>\n

15
\n88
\nBroc Feeney
\nTriple Eight Race Engineering
\nFord Mustang
\n89
\n1:01.1078
\n0.762
\n0.0309<\/p>\n

16
\n1
\nChaz Mostert
\nWalkinshaw TWG Racing
\nToyota GR Supra A90
\n46
\n1:01.1100
\n0.7642
\n0.0022<\/p>\n

17
\n4
\nJack Le Brocq
\nMatt Stone Racing
\nChev Camaro ZL1
\n67
\n1:01.1359
\n0.7901
\n0.0259<\/p>\n

18
\n38
\nRylan Gray
\nDick Johnson Racing
\nFord Mustang GT
\n79
\n1:01.1725
\n0.8267
\n0.0366<\/p>\n

19
\n2
\nRyan Wood
\nWalkinshaw TWG Racing
\nToyota GR Supra A90
\n34
\n1:01.2783
\n0.9325
\n0.1058<\/p>\n

20
\n11
\nJackson Walls
\nTriple Eight Race Engineering
\nFord Mustang GT
\n65
\n1:01.3670
\n1.0212
\n0.0887<\/p>\n

21
\n96
\nMacauley Jones
\nBrad Jones Racing
\nToyota GR Supra A90
\n40
\n1:01.3701
\n1.0243
\n0.0031<\/p>\n

22
\n8
\nAndre Heimgartner
\nBrad Jones Racing
\nToyota GR Supra A90
\n28
\n1:01.4710
\n1.1252
\n0.1009<\/p>\n

23
\n9
\nJobe Stewart
\nErebus Motorsport
\nChev Camaro ZL1
\n59
\n1:01.5257
\n1.1799
\n0.0547<\/p>\n

24
\n14
\nCameron Hill
\nBrad Jones Racing
\nToyota GR Supra A90
\n39
\n1:01.7021
\n1.3563
\n0.1764<\/p>\n


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