Motor racing competition
The 2023 Supercars Championship (known for commercial reasons as the 2023 Repco Supercars Championship ) was a motor racing series for Supercars .
It was the twenty-fifth running of the Supercars Championship and the twenty-seventh series in which Supercars have contested the Australian Touring Car Championship , the premier title in Australian motorsport. It was the sixty-fourth season of touring car racing in Australia .
The 2023 season saw the introduction of Gen3, a revision to the sport's technical regulations. These regulations were designed to cut costs for competitors by introducing more standardised components to the cars and redesigning the chassis to favour coupé body shapes.
Brodie Kostecki and Erebus Motorsport secured their first Drivers' and Teams' Champions respectively.[ 1] [ 2]
The following teams and drivers competed in the 2023 championship.
Manufacturer changes [ edit ]
Chevrolet returned to the series for the first time since 1984 , replacing Holden and the ZB Commodore with the Camaro ZL1 .[ 48]
All Ford teams upgraded to the Mustang GT S650 .[ 49]
Walkinshaw Andretti United switched from Holden to Ford.[ 26] In addition, Walkinshaw Andretti United is receiving the same treatment as Dick Johnson Racing , Tickford Racing , Blanchard Racing Team and Grove Racing by receiving factory support from Ford Performance .
Cameron Hill graduated from the Super2 Series to race full time at Matt Stone Racing . He replaced Todd Hazelwood , who joined Blanchard Racing Team , replacing Tim Slade , who joined PremiAir Racing replacing Chris Pither .[ 50] [ 30] [ 21]
Declan Fraser graduated from the Super2 Series to replace Jake Kostecki after Tickford Racing terminated his contract early. Kostecki was contracted to race with the team throughout 2023.[ 36] [ 51]
Matthew Payne graduated from the Super2 Series to race full time at Grove Racing . He replaced Lee Holdsworth , who announced his retirement from full-time competition at the end of the 2022 season .[ 40] [ 52]
Twelve, down from thirteen in 2022, circuits are due to host a round of the 2023 championship.
Round
Event
Circuit
Location
Dates
Map
1
Newcastle 500
Newcastle Street Circuit
Newcastle, New South Wales
11–12 March
2
Melbourne SuperSprint
Albert Park Circuit
Albert Park, Victoria
30 March–2 April
3
Perth SuperSprint
Wanneroo Raceway
Neerabup, Western Australia
29–30 April
4
Tasmania SuperSprint
Symmons Plains Raceway
Launceston, Tasmania
20–21 May
5
Darwin Triple Crown
Hidden Valley Raceway
Darwin, Northern Territory
17–18 June
6
Townsville 500
Reid Park Street Circuit
Townsville , Queensland
8–9 July
7
Sydney SuperNight
Sydney Motorsport Park
Eastern Creek, New South Wales
29–30 July
8
The Bend SuperSprint
The Bend Motorsport Park
Tailem Bend, South Australia
19–20 August
9
Sandown 500
Sandown Raceway
Springvale, Victoria
15–17 September
10
Bathurst 1000
Mount Panorama Circuit
Bathurst, New South Wales
5–8 October
11
Gold Coast 500
Surfers Paradise Street Circuit
Surfers Paradise, Queensland
28–29 October
12
Adelaide 500
Adelaide Street Circuit
Adelaide , South Australia
25–26 November
Source
The Newcastle 500 returned as the season opener, after a three-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 53]
The Melbourne 400 and Perth SuperNight reverted to a SuperSprint format.
The Sandown 500 will return to the calendar for the first time 2019 , and the first as the precursor to the Bathurst 1000 since 2018 .[ 54]
Pukekohe Park Raceway closed, citing the focus on horse racing and club facilities:[ 55] a new venue in New Zealand was unable to be secured for 2023.[ 56]
The Winton SuperSprint was omitted from the calendar.[ 56]
Gen3 made its debut, replacing the Car of the Future regulations that débuted in 2013 , with regulations designed to lower costs of a standard Supercar.[ 57] It was due to debut midway through 2022, but due to ongoing challenges with international supply chains and domestic disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic , it was delayed to 2023.[ 58]
The regulations introduced more controlled components into the cars to address the rising costs of maintaining a car. The pedal kit, brake kit and wheels became control components, with tenders needing the rims to be 'finger friendly' for pit crew during a pit stop. The roll cage lowered by 100mm to be suited to coupes, after the controversy surrounding the Ford Mustang GT , which required the roof to be stretched beyond the dimensions of its road-going counterpart to fit the Car of the Future chassis. Supercars manufactured the roll cage in kit form for teams that do not have the budget to build one themselves.[ 59] [ 60] [ 61] [ 62]
The engines on Gen3 were overhauled, with pushrod engines replaced with fuel-injected, V8 engines, with the Camaro running a 5.7 Litre LTR V8 , while the Mustang will run a 5.4 Litre Coyote V8 . This is intended to modernise the engine and significantly reduce costs of building and maintaining them.[ 63] [ 64] [ 65]
Aerodynamic downforce was cut by 67% to encourage closer racing and easier overtaking after complaints from drivers about dirty air and aerowash from current Gen2 cars.[ 66]
Minimum weight was decreased from 1,400 kg to 1,335 kg, with a 95 kg minimum of driver and seat weight combination.[ 67] Later, it was increased to 1,340 kg from the Sandown 500 .[ 68]
Triple Eight Race Engineering oversaw the development of the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 as a replacement for the Holden ZB Commodore . The Camaro ZL1 was chosen after parent company General Motors decided to discontinue the Holden brand and shut down production of the Commodore.[ 48] Dick Johnson Racing oversaw the development of the S650 Mustang .[ 69] [ 70]
A new E75 fuel blend was introduced, down from E85 that was used from 2009, while utilising more renewable bio fuels to lower carbon emissions.[ 71]
Ahead of the Perth SuperSprint an LED display was added to the windscreen to show information such as a driver's position in the race, practice, or qualifying session to spectators.[ 72]
Ahead of the Gold Coast 500 a Full Course Yellow system was implemented, although the system saw no use during the event itself.[ 73]
Points were awarded for each race at an event, to the driver or drivers of a car that completed at least 75% of the race distance and was running at the completion of the race. At least 50% of the planned race distance must be completed for the result to be valid and championship points awarded. No extra points were awarded if the fastest lap time is achieved by a driver who was classified outside the top fifteen.
Points format
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th
21st
22nd
23rd
24th
25th
26th
27th
28th
Endurance
300
276
258
240
222
204
192
180
168
156
144
138
132
126
120
114
108
102
96
90
84
78
72
66
60
54
48
42
Two-race
150
138
129
120
111
102
96
90
84
78
72
69
66
63
60
57
54
51
48
45
42
39
36
33
30
SuperSprint
100
92
86
80
74
68
64
60
56
52
48
46
44
42
40
38
36
34
32
30
28
26
24
22
20
18
5
Melbourne
75
69
64
60
55
51
48
45
42
39
36
34
33
31
30
28
27
25
24
22
21
19
18
16
15
Endurance: Used for the Sandown 500 and Bathurst 1000.
Two-race: Used for the Newcastle 500, Townsville 500, Sydney SuperNight (with 5 points awarded for the fastest lap), Gold Coast 500 and Adelaide 500.
SuperSprint: Used for all SuperSprint races (exc. Melbourne) and the Darwin Triple Crown.
Melbourne: Used for the Melbourne SuperSprint.
Drivers' Championship[ edit ]
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Other points position
Blue
Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple
Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting
Meaning
Bold
Pole position
Italics
Fastest lap
Teams' Championship[ edit ]
Driver
NEW
MEL
WAN
SYM
HID
TOW
SMP
BEN
SAN
BAT
SUR
ADE
1
Erebus Motorsport
9
4
13
3
6
3
23
16
1
2
1
3
1
7
5
6
1
6
3
14
Ret
13
13
4
8
11
11
Ret
14
0
5152
99
3
6
2
1
1
3
2
2
3
23
2
3
4
4
26
19
2
1
8
1
1
1
2
2
5
2
6
8
2
Triple Eight Race Engineering
88
DSQ
5
4
3
7
1
10
13
1
18
1
2
2
1
3
2
4
11
4
6
9
25
1
23
14
8
5
2
30
4976
97
DSQ
1
1
2
2
4
1
5
12
3
Ret
4
6
2
4
4
5
7
1
5
5
5
3
1
2
5
Ret
Ret
3
Brad Jones Racing
8
5
7
17
16
5
2
21
10
22
2
12
17
16
3
2
7
3
14
2
10
10
12
5
Ret
7
17
9
6
30
3708
14
15
11
11
7
12
18
15
12
17
19
17
10
5
8
11
8
9
8
5
21
8
23
14
7
22
10
19
18
4
Tickford Racing
5
8
DNS
9
22
Ret
DNS
5
3
9
24
16
22
23
16
21
9
16
13
13
8
11
8
12
6
10
Ret
8
12
0
3667
6
1
12
7
19
10
10
22
8
6
4
4
7
Ret
12
5
5
15
5
6
4
24
2
20
Ret
1
3
1
4
5
Dick Johnson Racing
11
16
16
6
5
Ret
22
13
22
15
13
14
9
9
17
17
Ret
1
15
3
11
7
7
8
3
13
21
21
7
0
3604
17
11
19
16
11
11
6
8
6
7
11
5
13
3
24
8
10
21
16
17
9
22
6
7
16
15
16
7
9
6
Walkinshaw Andretti United
2
Ret
23
14
Ret
16
20
17
19
13
9
10
23
19
19
15
24
13
20
19
18
12
4
23
14
18
12
18
21
30
3487
25
2
2
5
4
4
14
11
4
5
Ret
6
6
8
13
9
3
Ret
2
7
2
3
9
22
4
8
13
4
5
7
Grove Racing
19
12
14
13
17
21
12
6
9
18
15
15
21
20
23
25
15
18
24
23
7
6
18
6
11
9
4
23
1
0
3479
26
10
3
19
23
14
8
3
14
4
16
24
12
21
22
12
21
17
Ret
20
13
4
20
Ret
5
3
1
2
3
8
Team 18
18
6
10
21
9
Ret
19
18
18
19
12
13
8
1
18
7
11
7
9
9
17
17
24
11
Ret
12
9
11
15
0
3103
20
7
17
15
18
20
13
20
17
10
5
20
15
12
9
23
6
11
10
11
22
15
11
21
17
6
Ret
10
13
9
PremiAir Racing
23
22
9
20
13
8
15
7
24
8
6
7
25
10
11
18
18
23
6
12
16
18
22
9
13
21
Ret
16
16
50
3016
31
18
4
22
21
19
16
14
11
11
14
9
16
14
6
20
20
12
12
16
14
23
15
15
10
17
6
13
20
10
Matt Stone Racing
34
9
8
8
Ret
6
5
12
15
24
7
8
5
11
20
1
12
10
4
10
15
25
10
16
9
Ret
14
14
23
0
2795
35
20
21
18
15
17
Ret
23
25
16
8
11
11
13
15
16
17
22
17
24
Ret
20
19
Ret
15
23
15
22
17
11
Tickford Racing
55
17
18
12
8
9
11
9
23
Ret
10
22
14
17
10
14
13
8
23
22
3
2
3
25
12
4
7
3
10
60
2686
56
13
Ret
24
10
13
21
19
21
23
21
Ret
20
Ret
25
19
14
19
21
25
19
14
17
13
18
20
20
15
NC
12
Brad Jones Racing
4
21
20
23
14
18
17
25
20
21
17
18
18
24
Ret
22
22
14
19
15
Ret
21
14
18
21
Ret
19
20
19
60
2108
96
19
22
10
12
Ret
7
24
16
20
22
21
19
15
7
13
16
20
22
18
20
19
21
19
22
16
Ret
17
22
13
Blanchard Racing Team
3
14
15
DSQ
20
15
9
4
7
14
20
19
24
18
14
10
23
Ret
18
21
12
16
16
17
Ret
19
18
12
11
30
1191
14
Triple Eight Race Engineering
888
22
21
24
10
24
0
298
15
Blanchard Racing Team
7
24
19
0
162
16
Dick Johnson Racing
98
20
30
60
Driver
NEW
MEL
WAN
SYM
HID
TOW
SMP
BEN
SAN
BAT
SUR
ADE
Key
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Other points position
Blue
Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple
Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting
Meaning
Bold
Pole position
Italics
Fastest lap
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