Supercars reviews team orders rules ahead of 2027

Supercars has warned teams about race-fixing ahead of the Sandown 500 and is reviewing its team orders regulations for 2027. The move follows suggestions that General Motors had asked two of its teams to make third pit stops during a Gold Coast race to help another. The category examined the matter by draining fuel from the two cars and found no case to answer, as they would not have finished without the extra stop. Both teams said the stops resulted from a miscalculation.

The existing rule bars sponsors, suppliers, manufacturers and their representatives from imposing team orders on teams, while orders within a team remain permitted. Draft 2027 wording submitted to teams for feedback would allow team orders only where they may reasonably be considered to advantage the team, provided they create no health or safety risk and breach no other rule.