2026 Mustang Cup Australia
The 2026 Mustang Cup Australia (known for commercial reasons as the 2026 Motocraft Mustang Cup Australia) is a one-make sports car racing competition for Ford Mustang race cars. It is the inaugural running of the Mustang Cup Australia.[1] The season commenced at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on 27 March and will conclude at Sandown Raceway on 1 November.
Calendar
The following circuits are due to host a round of the 2026 championship.[2]
| Rd | Circuit | Dates | Event | Maps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27–29 March | GT Festival Phillip Island | ||
| 2 | 8–10 May | GT Festival The Bend | ||
| 3 | 12–14 June | GT Festival Queensland | ||
| 4 | 24–26 July | GT Festival Darwin | ||
| 5 | 18–20 September | GT Festival Sydney | ||
| 6 | 30 October–1 November | GT Festival Sandown | ||
Teams and drivers
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Results and standings
Season summary
| Rd | Race | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | ||||
| 2 | RM Race Cars | |||||
| 2 | 1 | RM Race Cars | ||||
| 2 | RM Race Cars | |||||
| 3 | 1 | RM Race Cars | ||||
| 2 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | |||||
| 4 | 1 | RM Race Cars | ||||
| 2 | RM Race Cars | |||||
| 5 | 1 | |||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 6 | 1 | |||||
| 2 | ||||||
Championship standings
| Pos. | Driver | PHI |
BEN |
QUE |
DAR |
SYD |
SAN |
Pts | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | |||
| 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 372 | |||||
| 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 334 | |||||
| 3 | Ret | DNS | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 279 | |||||
| 4 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 264 | |||||
| 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 221 | |||||
| 6 | 11 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 186 | |||||
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 182 | |||||||||
| 8 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 154 | |||||
| 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 148 | |||||||
| 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 136 | |||||||
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 121 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 1 | 2 | 115 | |||||||||||
| 13 | 4 | 1 | 102 | |||||||||||
| 14 | 13 | 12 | DSQ | 9 | 11 | 10 | 91 | |||||||
| 15 | 3 | 4 | 90 | |||||||||||
| 16 | 4 | 3 | 90 | |||||||||||
| 17 | 4 | 4 | 84 | |||||||||||
| 18 | 2 | 10 | 74 | |||||||||||
| 19 | 8 | 3 | 74 | |||||||||||
| 20 | 11 | Ret | 18 | |||||||||||
| 21 | WD | WD | 0 | |||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Pts |
PHI |
BEN |
QUE |
DAR |
SYD |
SAN | |||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ "Expanding the Base of the Ford Motorsports Pyramid". Ford Racing. 2025-06-26. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ↑ "Mustang Cup Australia to bring exciting element to Shannons SpeedSeries in 2026". SpeedSeries. 2025-06-30. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ↑ "Latest Mustang Cup entrant come to light". V8 Sleuth. 2026-01-26. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ↑ "James Moffat honours late father with Mustang Cup entry". Speedcafe.com. 2026-03-13. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
- 1 2 "Supercars stars to tackle Mustang Cup opener". Speedcafe.com. 2026-03-18. Retrieved 2026-03-18.
- ↑ "Formula Ford star graduates to Mustang Cup Australia". Speedcafe.com. 2026-03-16. Retrieved 2026-03-17.
- ↑ "Radburn to spearhead female-focused Mustang Cup team". Speedcafe.com. 2026-02-23. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- 1 2 "Mustang Cup field expands with addition of Supercars talent". Speedcafe.com. 2026-07-20. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
- ↑ "Fiery crash survivor to make national racing return". Speedcafe.com. 2026-03-12. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
- ↑ "Second-gen racer enters Mustang Cup Australia". Speedcafe.com. 2025-09-03. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- 1 2 "Mustang Cup Australia's first giant emerges". V8 Sleuth. 2026-02-11. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ↑ "Ford junior snaps up final Mustang Cup Australia seat". V8 Sleuth. 2026-03-26. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
- 1 2 "Percat protege among two Mustang Cup debutants". Speedcafe.com. 2026-05-07. Retrieved 2026-05-07.
- ↑ "Former Tickford co-driver set for national racing return". Speedcafe.com. 2026-03-23. Retrieved 2026-03-23.
- ↑ "Anderson Confirmed in RM Race Cars Effort". SportsCar365. 2026-03-04. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
- ↑ "Jack Perkins to race Triple Eight-backed Mustang Cup entry". Speedcafe.com. 2026-02-23. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
