Sports · Motorsport · 3 hrs ago
Supercars teams agree on changes as 2027 calendar awaits sign-off
Supercars team owners have agreed on changes to the rules governing the series’ teams, known as the Teams Racing Charter.
The agreement follows negotiations between RACE, the consortium that owns Supercars, and all 12 teams.
The changes clear the way for a 14-round 2027 calendar, which the series had delayed announcing while talks continued.
The five teams that rejected an earlier offer will receive higher annual payments, while the other seven are expected to receive a bonus if RACE sells the business.
The planned calendar would bring Phillip Island back for the first time since 2019, move Sandown into the Enduro Cup and drop Queensland Raceway.
The calendar affects teams, officials and fans, as well as other motorsport categories that need to plan around it.
Final approval is expected in the coming days, followed by a public announcement, with the calendar needed this week to meet a 2027 entry deadline.
Supercars team owners have reached collective agreement on changes to the Teams Racing Charter, but the revised terms still need final sign-off and ratification.
Supercars expects to announce a 14-round 2027 calendar once the agreement is finalised.
The calendar announcement was delayed while RACE finalised deal details with seven teams.
The five teams that rejected an earlier offer will receive higher annual payments, while the other seven are expected to receive a bonus if RACE sells the business.
The planned schedule would bring Phillip Island back for the first time since 2019, replace Sandown in the Finals Series and remove Queensland Raceway.
- Who
- Supercars and all team owners, including the RACE consortium and 12 teams.
- What
- Team owners have agreed on changes to the Teams Racing Charter. Final sign-off and ratification are pending, as is the announcement of the 2027 calendar.
- When
- The agreement was confirmed on Sunday at the Gold Coast 500. Sign-off was expected in the coming days.
- Where
- At the Gold Coast 500 in Australia.
- Why
- RACE needed to renegotiate the charter to keep the calendar from shrinking to 12 rounds and finalise the 2027 schedule.
Teams receiving higher annual payments
Teams expected to receive a sale bonus
Payment structure
Teams receiving higher annual payments
The five teams that rejected the earlier offer will receive higher annual payments.
Teams expected to receive a sale bonus
The seven teams are expected to receive a bonus payment if RACE sells the business.
Seven teams agreed to a revised deal, while five others rejected it.
RACE struck a different deal with the five teams that had rejected its earlier offer.
Nettlefold confirmed that all team owners had reached collective agreement on changes to the Teams Racing Charter.
Final sign-off and ratification were expected, followed by a public calendar announcement.
- 2027 calendar
- 14 rounds planned
- Five teams
- Triple Eight, Grove, Erebus, PremiAir and SCT
- Seven teams
- Expected to receive a bonus if RACE sells the business
- Phillip Island
- Set to return for the first time since 2019
- Queensland Raceway
- Set to drop off the schedule
What people are saying
We’ve got a collective agreement between all the team owners with regards to how the TRC will be finalised.
Everyone is fully committed to a 14-round calendar and we hope to be able to put that out once we’ve got everything agreed in the next week.