{"id":343787,"date":"2026-03-23T14:27:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/343787\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T14:27:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:27:18","slug":"which-supercars-team-has-the-best-driver-line-up-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/343787\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Supercars team has the best driver line-up in 2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe 2026 Supercars field in Sydney. Image: Supplied <\/p>\n

The top seven in the drivers\u2019 standings after seven races represent seven different teams, indicating the depth of competition across pit lane.<\/p>\n

This week\u2019s poll asks which team you think has the strongest overall driver line-up this season.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve listed the combinations below in current teams\u2019 championship order. Cast your vote at the bottom of the story.<\/p>\n

Tickford Racing
Cam Waters, Thomas Randle<\/p>\n

Waters is a proven race winner still chasing a maiden title, while Randle is hunting a first win in his fifth full-time campaign with the team.<\/p>\n

Grove Racing
Matt Payne, Kai Allen<\/p>\n

Fourth-year driver Payne has a growing list of big trophies to his name, while Allen is looking every bit Supercars\u2019 next first-time winner in his second season.<\/p>\n

Triple Eight
Broc Feeney, Will Brown<\/p>\n

Undoubtedly one of the best combinations. Feeney is a prolific winner but not yet a champion, while Brown is trying to recapture his 2024 title-winning form.<\/p>\n

Dick Johnson Racing
Brodie Kostecki, Rylan Gray<\/p>\n

Current points leader and 2023 champion Kostecki appears at the top of his game while reigning Super2 winner Gray is on a steep main game learning curve.<\/p>\n

Team 18
Anton De Pasquale, David Reynolds<\/p>\n

A team with two race winners on its books. De Pasquale is GM\u2019s spearhead driver while veteran Reynolds is still showing flashes of speed.<\/p>\n

Walkinshaw TWG Racing
Chaz Mostert, Ryan Wood<\/p>\n

The reigning champion in Mostert and a star on the rise in Wood, currently working together to refine the new Toyota package.<\/p>\n

Matt Stone Racing
Jack Le Brocq, Zach Bates<\/p>\n

An experienced campaigner and two-time race winner Le Brocq is paired with 2024 Super2 Series winner and Supercars rookie Bates.<\/p>\n

Blanchard Racing Team
Aaron Cameron, James Golding<\/p>\n

Second-year driver Cameron and the experienced Golding have both started 2026 with stunning speed, including a front-row lockout and double podium in the opening race.<\/p>\n

Brad Jones Racing
Andre Heimgartner, Cam Hill, Macauley Jones<\/p>\n

Heimgartner and Hill make BJR one of just four teams with two race winners, joined in the three-car line-up by the experienced Jones.<\/p>\n

PremiAir Racing
Jayden Ojeda, Declan Fraser<\/p>\n

Ojeda is a rookie but with plenty of high-level racing experience in both Supercars and GT3 machinery, while Fraser has returned to the main game after a single season in 2023.<\/p>\n

Erebus Motorsport
Jobe Stewart, Cooper Murray<\/p>\n

A young gun combination with rookie Stewart alongside second-year driver Murray, having teamed up to nearly grab a surprise Bathurst win last year.<\/p>\n

Objective Racing
Jackson Walls<\/p>\n

Walls is another of the five rookies in the 2026 field, having progressed through Carrera Cup and Super2.<\/p>\n


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