Dunlop Sydney 500 Race 1; Toyota Supras first outings, Broc Feeneys redemption arc.

It was the beginning of the 2026 season for the Supercars Championship. After the chaos and excitement of the finale in Adelaide last year, teams were excited to get things underway.

We saw the official beginning of the Toyota Supra as part of the new season of Supercars being driven by current champion Chaz Mostert and teammate Ryan Wood, as well as Brad Jones Racing drivers Andre Heimgartner, Cam Hill and Macauley Jones.

Ryan Wood and Chaz Mostert driving the Toyota Supra for 2026.

We witnessed the arrival of 5 rookies to the Supercars Championship. We saw the official arrival of Jayden Ojeda, who did make his debut last year, however this is still his first rookie year. Jobe Stewart and Zach Bates also saw some moments in the 2025 season, including the endurance cup series. our last two are Jackson Walls and Rylan Gray, who are fresh faces, full of potential with great results from previous seasons.

We also saw some switches, especially with the big one, RedBull Ampol Racing. The team officially switched back to team ford, driving the Mustang for the first time since 2009. This set the team up for a large amount of success, seeing previous wins with the ford cars in the past.

Starting off the season strong was the Blanchard Racing Team, with teammates James Golding and Aaron Cameron securing a 1-2 start position for the team. This was an exceptional result for the team, and would go on to result in good track position as well.

Early success already for Blanchard Racing Team securing their first front row lockout.

The race saw plenty of drama and unexpected results, from drivers colliding to false starts and even a return to podium for one RedBull Ampol Driver.

After the rocky ending to his championship campaign in 2025, Broc Feeney made his return to the top step, securing his first win of the season. Behind him was Aaron Cameron who would get a brilliant start, resulting in a P2 finish to start off his season campaign, whilst James Golding would go on to finish in P3.

Broc Feeney winning the first race of the 2026 supercars season

Championship leader Chaz Mostert, had a tough start to his season finishing in P15, whilst his teammate Ryan Wood would struggle and ultimately finish in P21. Feeney's teammate Will Brown would have a somewhat quiet night, battling for track position and would end up finishing P7, behind Anton De Pasquale.

Tickford and Penrite racing would put themselves into the battle for top 10, but be close to missing out for some. Matt Payne would finish P4, just missing out on a podium opportunity, whilst Kai Allen, finished just outside the top 10, in P11. Similarly, Cam Waters started his season off strong with a P5 finish, whilst Thomas Randle would be forced to fight for track position and finish P9.

We have the second and third race over the weekend with more results incoming. With the various new introductions from drivers to cars, the first few races are definitely worth the watch.

Saturday:

Race: 7:35PM (AEDT)

Sunday:

Race: 4:05PM (AEDT)