THE Dunlop Super2 Series will not feature 99motorsport this season after all.
Marcus LaDelle’s team had last year announced its intentions to contest the 2026 series with a pair of Triple Eight-built Commodore Supercars leased from PremiAir Racing owner Peter Xiberras.
That plan, however, is now officially on the backburner after LaDelle confirmed they had failed to secure drivers.
99motorsport will in the meantime focus on other categories before having another run at making its Super2 dream a reality for next year.
“It’s disappointing that I couldn’t make it work for a second year in a row,” LaDelle told V8 Sleuth.
“Pete has been understanding throughout this and we’ll continue to work on getting Super2 cars to 99.
“It certainly wasn’t made easy with a lot of announcements so late, a lot of guys committed to Porsche early through the uncertainty.
“We had some great conversations with exceptionally talented drivers, but unfortunately we just couldn’t get anything together early enough with the February SMSP first round.
“Super2 is still the crown jewel in my roadmap for the 99motorsport program.
“We’ll continue with our TGRA86 and GR Cup programs and work again towards next year.”
99motorsport previously competed in TCR Australia while LaDelle himself last year raced in GT4 Australia.
Just six drivers have been officially confirmed on the 2026 Super2 grid but a flurry of announcements are expected to come from Eggleston Motorsport, Anderson Motorsport, Image Racing, Brad Jones Racing, Matt Stone Racing and the Blanchard Racing Team.