Supercars 2023: Race calendar, schedule, results, how to watch racing series in Australia

Joshua Mayne

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The 2023 Supercars campaign has wrapped up, with the final event, the Adelaide 500, in the books.

Brodie Kostecki claimed a maiden championship to cap off an exceptional year with Erebus Motorsport.

Supercars 2023 calendar, schedule and results

The 2023 Supercars season began in the Hunter, with the Newcastle 500 returning to the calendar after being removed in 2022 due to COVID-19 concerns.

Supercars then raced at the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix before heading to Perth.

Notably, this season features multiple endurance races for the first time since 2019. Sandown has had its race length extended, taking place in September.

The famous Bathurst 1000 was held in its traditional early-October slot as the tenth race of the season.

Fresh off a five-year contract extension, the Adelaide 500 will wrap up the 2023 campaign.

EventDateFormatResults
Newcastle 500March 10-12Two-race

R1: Cam Waters

R2: Shane van Gisbergen

Melbourne SuperSprintMarch 30-April 2SuperSprint

R3: Shane van Gisbergen

R4: Brodie Kostecki

R5: Brodie Kostecki

R6: Broc Feeney

Perth SuperSprintApril 28-30SuperSprint

R7: Shane van Gisbergen

R8: Will Brown

R9: Broc Feeney

Tasmania SuperSprintMay 19-21SuperSprint

R10: Will Brown

R11: Broc Feeney

R12: Will Brown

Darwin Triple CrownJune 16-18SuperSprint

R13: Mark Winterbottom

R14: Broc Feeney

R15: Jack Le Brocq

Townsville 500July 7-9Two-race

R16: Will Brown

R17: Anton de Pasquale

Sydney SuperNightJuly 28-30Two-race

R18: Brodie Kostecki

R19: Shane van Gisbergen

The Bend SuperSprintAugust 18-20SuperSprint

R20: Brodie Kostecki

R21: Brodie Kostecki

R22: Brodie Kostecki

Sandown 500September 15-17EnduranceR23: Broc Feeney, Jamie Whincup
Bathurst 1000October 5-8EnduranceR24: Shane van Gisbergen, Richie Stanaway
Gold Coast 500October 27-29Two-race

R25: Cam Waters

R26: David Reynolds

Adelaide 500November 23-26Two-race

R27: Cam Waters

R28: Matthew Payne

How to watch Supercars in Australia: Free-to-air, channel, live stream

Fox Sports are again broadcasting the Supercars Championship in Australia this year.

Fans are able to enjoy the action via Foxtel or Kayo Sports, with qualifying sessions and races available live and on-demand. 

Like 2022, selected races are being shown on the Seven Network - Newcastle, Darwin, Townsville, Bathurst, Gold Coast and Adelaide. 

Highlights from other events will be broadcast by Seven and 7plus.

For those living outside of Australia, the 2023 Supercars Championship is being streamed on SuperView via Supercars.com or their YouTube channel.

Supercars 2023 driver list and grid

A total of 14 Chevrolet Camaros and 11 Ford Mustangs are featuring this year as the championship moves into the Gen3 era.

DriverTeamManufacturer
Broc FeeneyTriple EightChevrolet Camaro
Shane van GisbergenTriple EightChevrolet Camaro
Anton De PasqualeDJRFord Mustang
Will DavisonDJRFord Mustang
James CourtneyTickfordFord Mustang
Cam WatersTickfordFord Mustang
Thomas RandleTickfordFord Mustang
Declan FraserTickfordFord Mustang
Nick PercatWAUFord Mustang
Chaz MostertWAUFord Mustang
Will BrownErebusChevrolet Camaro
Brodie KosteckiErebusChevrolet Camaro
Andre HeimgartnerBJRChevrolet Camaro
Bryce FullwoodBJRChevrolet Camaro
Macauley JonesBJRChevrolet Camaro
Jack SmithBJRChevrolet Camaro
David ReynoldsGrove RacingFord Mustang
Matt PayneGrove RacingFord Mustang
Mark WinterbottomTeam 18Chevrolet Camaro
Scott PyeTeam 18Chevrolet Camaro
Jack LebrocqMSRChevrolet Camaro
Cameron HillMSRChevrolet Camaro
Tim SladePremiAirChevrolet Camaro
James GoldingPremiAirChevrolet Camaro
Todd HazelwoodBRTFord Mustang

Gen3 Supercars explained: rules and specifications

The Gen3 ruleset is being implemented for the first time in Supercars for the 2023 season.

This means that the Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang are the two cars of choice this year, following Holden's withdrawal from the competition. 

Both cars are noticeably different from the current Gen2 design, with greater similarity to their 'road-going equivalents'.

The 2023 cars have been "designed with an eye on increased road relevance and improved racing", according to Supercars.com

Gen3 marks the biggest change to the Australian racing series since the implementation of V8-powered Commodores and Ford Falcons in the 1990s. 

To ensure the new cars act more like road cars, Supercars have intended to reduce downforce by more than 65 per cent.

This also places more weight on a driver's skill and leads to more overtaking opportunities.

Joshua Mayne

Joshua Mayne is a content producer for The Sporting News currently based in Sydney, Australia. He has previously worked as a newsreader at 2SER and a journalist at Ministry of Sport. Joshua specialises in rugby league, motorsport and tennis. He is still waiting for Arsenal to win the Premier League again.