2026 GR Cup
The 2026 GR Cup (known for commercial reasons as the 2026 Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia GR Cup) is a motor racing competition for Toyota 86 race cars. It is the ninth running of the GR Cup. The season started at Sydney Motorsport Park on 20 February and will conclude at Sandown Raceway on 15 November.
Calendar
The following circuits are due to host a round of the 2026 championship.[1]
| Rd | Circuit | Dates | Supporting | Maps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney Motorsport Park | 20–22 February | Supercars Championship Super2 Series SuperUtes Series Touring Car Masters |
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| 2 | Reid Park Street Circuit | 10–12 July | Supercars Championship Aussie Racing Car Series Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia | |
| 3 | Queensland Raceway | 21–23 August | Supercars Championship Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Aussie Racing Car Series | |
| 4 | Mount Panorama Circuit | 8–11 October | Supercars Championship Super2 Series Porsche Carrera Cup Australia SuperUtes Series | |
| 5 | Sandown Raceway | 13–15 November | Supercars Championship Super2 Series Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia |
Teams and drivers
| Entrant | No | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASAP Trading | 2 | Jenson Teleskivi | 1 |
| Sieders Racing Team | 3 | Ashton Sieders | 1 |
| Walkinshaw Foundation Academy | 5 | Ayce Buckley[2] | 1 |
| 19 | Pip Casabene[2] | 1 | |
| 67 | Liam Gerges[2] | 1 | |
| 99 Motorsport | 14 | Will Thompson | 1 |
| 99 | Ben Stewart | 1 | |
| 777 | Romeo Nasr | 1 | |
| Lachlan Gibbons Motorsport | 18 | Lachlan Gibbons | 1 |
| Ashton Cattach Racing | 22 | Ashton Cattach[3] | 1 |
| Jascott Civil | 23 | Kobe McInerney | 1 |
| Marsh Height Safety | 30 | Joshua Marsh | 1 |
| Stinson Family Racing | 31 | Brock Stinson | 1 |
| Jack Szewczuk Racing | 39 | Jack Szewczuk | 1 |
| Apogee Motorsport | 43 | Jr-Lung Hay-Bartlem | 1 |
| 49 | Anthony Capobianco | 1 | |
| JND Racing | 46 | Tommy Roso[4] | 1 |
| 155 | Zane Rinaldi[4] | 1 | |
| Hadley Green Investment Group | 65 | Hugh Zochling | 1 |
| That Patio Guy | 69 | Charlie Parker | 1 |
| Thornsport | 71 | Craig Thornton | 1 |
| Toyota Gazoo Racing Australia | 84 | Fabian Coulthard[5] | 1 |
| 86 | Jaxon Evans[5] | 1 | |
| Seal's Tyre & Auto | 95 | William Seal | 1 |
| WeetBix/Supercheap Auto | 116 | Kade Davey | 1 |
| BJS Workwear | 136 | Isaac Demellweek | 1 |
| Action Motorsport | 186 | Cooper Barnes | 1 |
Results and standings
Results
| Rnd | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 | Sydney Motorsport Park (Eastern Creek, New South Wales) |
20–22 February | Brock Stinson | Brock Stinson | Brock Stinson | Stinson Family Racing |
| R2 | Cooper Barnes | Brock Stinson | Stinson Family Racing | ||||
| R3 | Brock Stinson | Brock Stinson | Stinson Family Racing | ||||
| 2 | R1 | Reid Park Street Circuit (Townsville, Queensland) |
10–12 July | ||||
| R2 | |||||||
| R3 | |||||||
| 3 | R1 | Queensland Raceway (Ipswich, Queensland) |
21–23 August | ||||
| R2 | |||||||
| R3 | |||||||
| 4 | R1 | Mount Panorama Circuit (Bathurst, New South Wales) |
8–11 October | ||||
| R2 | |||||||
| R3 | |||||||
| 5 | R1 | Sandown Raceway (Melbourne, Victoria) |
13–15 November | ||||
| R2 | |||||||
| R3 | |||||||
Standings
| Pos. | Driver | SMP |
TOW |
QUE |
BAT |
SAN |
Pen | Points | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brock Stinson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 300 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Cooper Barnes | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 262 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Lachlan Gibbons | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 254 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Jack Szewczuk | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 220 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Pip Casabene | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 216 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Liam Gerges | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 210 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Ben Stewart | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 198 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Will Thompson | 5 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 196 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Jaxon Evans | 12 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 182 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Ashton Cattach | 15 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 170 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Kade Davey | 16 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 168 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | William Seal | 23 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 164 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Anthony Capobianco | 14 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 164 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Zane Rinaldi | 7 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 158 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Isaac Demellweek | 11 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 148 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | Ashton Sieders | 19 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 142 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | Jr-Lung Hay-Bartlem | 17 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 138 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | Jenson Teleskivi | 22 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 128 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | Craig Thornton | 8 | Ret | 15 | 0 | 118 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | Kobe McInerney | 21 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 118 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Charlie Parker | 18 | 12 | Ret | 0 | 104 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Fabian Coulthard | Ret | 20 | 11 | 0 | 102 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Hugh Zochling | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 102 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Joshua Marsh | 13 | DSQ | 21 | 0 | 96 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Tommy Roso | 20 | 23 | Ret | 0 | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Ayce Buckley | Ret | 25 | 23 | 0 | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 27 | Romeo Nasr | Ret | 15 | Ret | 0 | 52 | ||||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | SMP |
TOW |
QUE |
BAT |
SAN |
Pen | Points | ||||||||||
References
- ^ Chapman, Simon (2025-11-18). "Big changes to Toyota GR Cup calendar for 2026". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
- ^ a b c Bartholomaeus, Stefan (2026-01-23). "Walkinshaw names drivers for expanded Toyota program". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
- ^ Dale, Will (2025-12-15). "Hall of Famer's nephew takes step towards Supercars". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
- ^ a b O'Brien, Connor (2026-01-23). "Percat team names four-pronged Toyota driver roster". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
- ^ a b O'Brien, Connor (2026-02-06). "Walkinshaw co-drivers lock in early Toyota racing miles". V8 Sleuth. Retrieved 2026-02-21.