Supercars drivers will vie for the championship title in an elimination finals series in one of the biggest shake-ups to the category’s format in years.
The change is part of a significant expansion to the calendar in 2025, with 10 more races boosting the roster to 34 races across 13 rounds.
The addition of the finals series will keep fans engaged until the very last lap, said Supercars chief executive Shane Howard.
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“Our fans wanted more excitement, more unpredictability, and a true test to find the best champion,” he said.
“The finals series will do just that.”
The season will be split into three phases, with eight rounds of sprints to kick it off, before endurance races at The Bend in South Australia and the centrepiece Bathurst 1000, and ending with the elimination series to decide the title.
Finals will be held across the last three rounds of the season at the Gold Coast, Melbourne’s Sandown and Adelaide.
Ten finalists will qualify for the Gold Coast, including the winners of the Sprint Cup and Enduro Cup awarded earlier in the season, with seven drivers progressing to Sandown and four to the decider in the South Australian capital.
Points will reset between each round of finals, ensuring there are no dead rubbers. Non-finalists will continue to race during the finals series.
“The emphasis was on improving the racing product and giving drivers the opportunity to always attack without an external factor preventing them from being aggressive,” Howard said.
Wednesday’s announcement at Mount Panorama comes after automotive giant Toyota – Australia’s most popular car brand – revealed it will join Supercars in 2026.
With Supercars’ existing TV rights deal with Fox Sports and the Seven Network expiring at the end of 2025, it is hoped the recent overhaul will help boost the attractiveness of the category to broadcasters.
2025 Supercars championship calendar
SPRINT CUP
February 21-23: Sydney 500, Sydney Motorsport Park, NSW (one 100km race, two 200km races)
March 13-16: Melbourne Supersprint Australian Grand Prix, Albert Park, VIC (three 105km races, one 80km race)
April 11-13: Taupo Super440, Taupo International Motorsport Park, NZ (two 120km race, one 200km race)
May 9-11: Tasmania Super440, Symmons Plains, TAS (two 120km races, one 200km race)
June 6-8: Perth Super440, Wanneroo Raceway, WA (two 120km races, one 200km race)
June 20-22: Darwin Triple Crown, Hidden Valley, NT (two 120km races, one 200km race)
July 11-13: Townsville 500, Reid Park, QLD (one 100km race, two 200km races)
August 8-10: Ipswich Super440, Queensland Raceway, QLD (two 120km races, one 200km race)
ENDURO CUP
September 12-14: The Bend 500, The Bend Motorsport Park, SA (500km endurance race)
October 9-12: Bathurst 1000, Mount Panorama, NSW (1000km endurance race)
FINALS
October 24-26: Gold Coast 500, Surfers Paradise, QLD (two 250km races)
November 14-16: Sandown 500, Melbourne, VIC (two 250km races)
November 27-30: Adelaide Grand Final, Adelaide Street Circuit, SA (one 100km race, two 250km races)