How 2026 Supercars co-driver grid is shaping up

In quick time, the 2026 Ryco Enduro Cup grid has taken shape, with five teams announcing new co-drivers for the new Supercars season's longest races.

In a frantic period between the Gold Coast and Sandown, Nick Percat (Red Bull Ampol Racing), Tim Slade (Penrite Racing), Jaxon Evans (Walkinshaw Andretti United), James Courtney (Team 18) and Lochie Dalton (Erebus Motorsport) have all signed for new teams.

Scott Pye (Red Bull Ampol Racing), Lee Holdsworth (Team 18), Todd Hazelwood (Shell V-Power Racing Team), David Russell and Nash Morris (both PremiAir Racing) will all return with the same teams.

Garth Tander and Jamie Whincup, meanwhile, won't return in 2026. Tander has retired, while Whincup is stepping away from co-driving.

Of the 11 teams on the grid, only Red Bull Ampol Racing, WAU, Team 18, Erebus and PremiAir have formally announced their full suite of primary co-drivers.

So, what's left?

Seats are yet to be formally announced at Triple Eight/SCT Motorsport, Penrite Racing, Tickford Racing, Team 18 (wildcard), Brad Jones Racing, Dick Johnson Racing, Matt Stone Racing and Blanchard Racing Team.

Mark Winterbottom (Tickford) and Tony D'Alberto (DJR) are set to return next season, but a number of silly season movements have shaken up the rest of the grid.

Declan Fraser and Jayden Ojeda have left their BJR and WAU co-drives to sign full-time deals with PremiAir Racing, with Percat (Triple Eight), Evans (WAU) and Courtney (Team 18) finding new homes.

Fraser's exit means Andre Heimgartner needs a new co-driver, and with Cameron Hill arriving and Macauley Jones signing on, BJR could be set for more change.

Outgoing DJR driver Will Davison, who turned down a co-drive deal to stay with the team, has been linked to Penrite Racing. Slade is already in at the Bathurst-winning squad, with the retired Tander and Dale Wood moving on.

That leaves MSR and BRT, which have undergone wholesale change. Jack Le Brocq and Super2 champion Zach Bates form an all-new MSR line-up, while the departure of Slade opens another co-drive vacancy. Cameron McLeod impressed to fifth in Bathurst with Hill, and could emerge as hot property. The team also ran a wildcard for Cameron Crick and Aaron Seton.

James Golding joins BRT alongside the retained Aaron Cameron. Zak Best remains a fixture of the BRT garage and could return in 2026, while Jack Perkins is keen to race on in 2026 amid uncertainty following the exit of Courtney.

At the time of publication, primary 2025 co-drivers yet to confirm 2026 plans are Winterbottom, James Moffat (both Tickford), D'Alberto (DJR), Best, Perkins (both BRT), Jack Smith (SCT Motorsport), Jordan Boys and Brad Vaughan (both BJR) and Harri Jones (Team 18).

2026 Ryco Enduro Cup grid (as of Thursday November 20, 2025)

Listed in current teams' championship order

WC = wildcard