Supercars plans format and tyre changes for 2027

Supercars has flagged planned changes to its event formats for 2027, set out in a draft sent to teams for feedback. The season opener in Sydney will switch format to match its renaming as the Sydney Super440, and the Friday sprint race will be dropped. Friday will instead feature a single 45-minute practice and a qualifying session, followed by a Top 10 Shootout and a 200km race on Saturday.

At the Super440 events at Symmons Plains, Ruapuna, Taupo, Wanneroo and Sandown, qualifying will move forward to Friday, with a single 45-minute practice replacing two 25-minute blocks. The changes are planned alongside the removal of the super soft tyre, which had featured at eight events in 2026. Total tyre allocation is set to be cut by 104 tyres per car, around 25 percent, including a reduction at the Bathurst 1000 from 13 sets of new tyres to 10. The plan is said to save teams over $30,000 per car, though it has reportedly drawn pushback.