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Melbourne SuperSprint Race 7

Date & Time
Sun 8th March 2026 10:10am Local
Sat 7th March 2026 11:10pm UTC

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League
V8 Supercars

Season
2026

Round
2

Status
FT

Location
Albert Park Circuit

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Description

Race 7 marks the conclusion of the 2026 Melbourne SuperSprint, serving as the fourth and final encounter for the Supercars field at the Albert Park Circuit. As the official support category for the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, the pressure is at an all-time high in front of a massive global audience. This race is slightly shorter than the previous sprints, consisting of a 14-lap dash (approx. 80km) with no compulsory pit stops, making a clean start and early track position the only path to the podium.

The grid for this final race was determined by a high-stakes qualifying session on Saturday morning. Will Brown secured the Boost Mobile Pole Position, a crucial result for the 2024 champion who has faced a string of penalties and incidents throughout the opening rounds of 2026. He shares the front row with his Red Bull Ampol Racing teammate Broc Feeney, setting up an intra-team battle into the heavy braking zone of Turn 1. With Brodie Kostecki starting close behind and looking to secure the Larry Perkins Trophy for the third consecutive year, expect a frantic, high-intensity sprint as the field fights for the final silverware of the Melbourne weekend.

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Result List

01	Brodie Kostecki	Dick Johnson Racing	30:47.487
02	Will Brown	Triple Eight Race Engineering	30:49.243
03	Thomas Randle	Tickford Racing	30:50.982
04	Jack Le Brocq	Matt Stone Racing	30:51.420
05	James Golding	Blanchard Racing Team	30:51.577
06	Cam Waters	Tickford Racing	30:52.910
07	Jayden Ojeda	PremiAir Racing	30:53.166
08	Chaz Mostert	Walkinshaw TWG Racing	30:54.208
09	Kai Allen	Grove Racing	30:55.540
10	Macauley Jones	_Free Agent Motorsport	30:57.338
11	Declan Fraser	PremiAir Racing	30:58.462
12	Anton de Pasquale	Team 18	30:59.113
13	Cameron Hill	Brad Jones Racing	30:59.697
14	Rylan Gray	Dick Johnson Racing	31:03.994
15	Andre Heimgartner	Brad Jones Racing	31:04.075
16	Jackson Walls	Objective Racing	31:04.631
17	David Reynolds	Team 18	31:07.162
18	Jobe Stewart	Erebus Motorsport	31:07.703
19	Aaron Cameron	Blanchard Racing Team	31:59.774
20	Matthew Payne	Grove Racing	32:05.474
21	Ryan Wood	Walkinshaw TWG Racing	31:20.109
22	Broc Feeney	Triple Eight Race Engineering	DNF
23	Zach Bates	Matt Stone Racing	DNF
24	Cooper Murray	Erebus Motorsport	DNF

Result Description

1 /Brodie Kostecki /Shell V-Power Racing Team /30:47.487
2 /Will Brown /Red Bull Ampol Racing /30:49.243
3 /Thomas Randle /Monster Castrol Racing /30:50.982
4 /Jack Le Brocq /Sherrin Rentals Racing /30:51.420
5 /James Golding /CoolDrive Racing /30:51.577
6 /Cam Waters /Monster Castrol Racing /30:52.910
7 /Jayden Ojeda /PremiAir Racing /30:53.166
8 /Chaz Mostert /Mobil1 Optus Racing /30:54.208
9 /Kai Allen /Penrite Racing /30:55.540
10 /Macauley Jones /Brad Jones Racing /30:57.338
11 /Declan Fraser /PremiAir Racing /30:58.462
12 /Anton De Pasquale /DEWALT Racing /30:59.113
13 /Cameron Hill /Brad Jones Racing /30:59.697
14 /Rylan Gray /Shell V-Power Racing Team /31:03.994
15 /Andre Heimgartner /R&J Batteries Racing /31:04.075
16 /Jackson Walls /Objective Racing /31:04.631
17 /David Reynolds /Snowy River Caravans Racing /31:07.162
18 /Jobe Stewart /Erebus Motorsport /31:07.703
19 /Aaron Cameron /LIQUI MOLY BLAHST Racing /31:59.774
20 /Matthew Payne /Penrite Racing /32:05.474
21 /Ryan Wood /Mobil1 Truck Assist Racing /31:20.109
22 /Broc Feeney /Red Bull Ampol Racing /DNF
23 /Zach Bates /Bendix Racing /DNF
24 /Cooper Murray /Erebus Motorsport /DNF

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Top 10 Driver Standings after Round 2
Pace /Driver /Team /Points

1 /Brodie Kostecki /Shell V-Power Racing Team /485
2 /Cam Waters /Monster Castrol Racing /457
3 /Broc Feeney /Red Bull Ampol Racing /442
4 /Matthew Payne /Penrite Racing /412
5 /Anton De Pasquale /DEWALT Racing /354
6 /Jack Le Brocq /Sherrin Rentals Racing /330
7 /Ryan Wood /Mobil1 Truck Assist Racing /310
8 /Kai Allen /Penrite Racing /305
9 /James Golding /CoolDrive Racing /286
10 /Chaz Mostert /Mobil1 Optus Racing /282

A Will Brown error has helped Brodie Kostecki win a chaotic Melbourne SuperSprint finale, which was headlined by a monster crash that took Broc Feeney out of contention.
Feeney, Zach Bates and Cooper Murray walked away from a wild Turn 1 incident that left their cars in pieces, and their teams facing big headaches ahead of the flyaway tour to New Zealand.
Brown bowled a wide in the closing laps, which he later described as a “rookie error”, to help Kostecki make it three wins in four starts, and with it, claim a second Larry Perkins Trophy and the championship.

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