{"id":845066,"date":"2026-08-06T02:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T02:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/845066\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T02:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T02:00:15","slug":"australian-movie-star-eric-bana-stars-in-supercars-adelaide-grand-final-tv-promo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/845066\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian movie star Eric Bana stars in Supercars Adelaide Grand Final TV promo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">THE bp Adelaide Grand Final has continued its knack of not doing things in half-measures, calling up Eric Bana to feature in a TV promo for the 2026 Supercars decider.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A known motorsport enthusiast, the Aussie movie star was last night unveiled as the face of the campaign promoting the November 26-29 event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe countdown is on, and tonight\u2019s event launch was a launching pad for what will be a massive, adrenaline fuelled 2026 bp Adelaide Grand Final,\u201d said event director Shaun Bennetts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs the winner of the Best Supercars Event for four consecutive years and boasting enormous crowds to rival Australia\u2019s best sporting events, it\u2019s exciting to have Eric Bana onboard to showcase why our bp Adelaide Grand Final event is a must-attend spectacle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Besides being the guaranteed site where the Supercars champion will be crowned, Adelaide will again play host to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.v8sleuth.com.au\/cash-prize-returns-for-supercars-grand-final-sprint\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a $50,000 Friday race<\/a>, plus speedway, plus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.v8sleuth.com.au\/race-of-champions-style-addition-to-adelaide-grand-final\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a new Race of Champions-style rally competition<\/a>, plus concerts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.v8sleuth.com.au\/major-coup-for-supercars-adelaide-grand-final-concert\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">including Guns N\u2019 Roses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe bp Adelaide Grand Final has once again raised the bar, setting the stage for what promises to be a spectacular conclusion to the 2026 Repco Supercars Championship,\u201d said interim Supercars CEO Barclay Nettlefold.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe additions both on and off the track further enhance an event that is already one of the most anticipated on the Australian sporting calendar. Combined with a championship-deciding battle on one of the world\u2019s great street circuits, fans can expect an unforgettable weekend of racing and entertainment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAdelaide consistently delivers an incredible atmosphere for competitors, teams and fans alike. We\u2019re excited to return and crown the 2026 Supercars champion in front of a passionate South Australian crowd as the season reaches its ultimate finale.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-08-05-ADL-GF-launch-native-8-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-261301\"  \/>Pic: Supplied<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"THE bp Adelaide Grand Final has continued its knack of not doing things in half-measures, calling up Eric&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":845067,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[64,63,806,805,803,804,85],"class_list":["post-845066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-motosport","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-motor","tag-motor-sports","tag-motosport","tag-motosports","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/845066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=845066"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/845066\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/845067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=845066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=845066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=845066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}