BRT rallies behind Cameron after bruising start to 2026
Blanchard Racing Team rallies behind Aaron Cameron after bruising start
Cameron has second best qualifying average, but sits 19th in championship
Second-year driver now 101 points from Finals spot heading to Round 3
Blanchard Racing Team is throwing its support behind second-year driver Aaron Cameron following a painful start to the 2026 Repco Supercars Championship.
BRT has flown out of the blocks this season, with Cameron and new recruit James Golding among the fastest drivers on the grid.
However, luck hasn't favoured either driver so far: despite having the second best qualifying average on the grid, Cameron sits 19th after a bruising run of results in Sydney and Melbourne.
Cameron was spun out of fourth on the final lap of the Sydney finale by Brodie Kostecki. In Melbourne, he spun out of a top 10 spot, clashed with Broc Feeney and Kai Allen, and spun off with Will Brown.
All told, from five top 10 starts, Cameron didn't convert any to top 10 finishes. The unwanted cherry on top was a mystery puncture in the Melbourne finale, after holding down a top five position.
BRT Team Manager Kate Harrington stressed that both team and driver are still learning, and insisted Cameron has the full backing of the Ford squad.
“We’ll give him as much support as we can to get him both racing up the front and staying up there," Harrington told Supercars.com.
"But he’s still learning. You've got to remember, he's only just completed his first full year in Supercars. He only got in the car at Grand Prix last year.
“It’s about understanding from his point of view what he needs from us to help him improve, and also understanding what he needs from himself.
"But he's definitely showing really good signs at the moment, and his qualifying pace is incredible. He is doing a really good job, and knows what he needs to do.”
Golding has had a better time of it, claiming three top five finishes. However, a loose wheel in Sydney and clash with Matt Payne in Melbourne prevented Golding from arriving in New Zealand in the top five.
The net result has BRT sitting eighth in the teams' championship, while Cameron is already 101 points from a provisional Finals position.
With Melbourne in the rear-view mirror, both Cameron and Golding jetted off to New Zealand to try out the newest circuit on the calendar in Christchurch, while also taking an opportunity to reset.
“We’re also focusing on the teams’ championship, then obviously having two cars that we can compete with in the Finals," Harrington said.
“We need to be getting as many points as we possibly can, so that's gonna be a massive thing for Camo at Taupō. He obviously lost points at the Grand Prix, and needed a couple of days to reset. He went to New Zealand and did some driving over there as well.
“That was good for him to get away and just drive something completely different for a couple days and then come back. He's fully focused on what we need to do and how we improve.”
Having worked with some of the most promising young drivers in recent years, Harrington is confident Cameron —still just all of 26 — can turn frustration into results.
“AGP was hard, but at the same time, we're in this learning phase where we probably rolled out and didn't expect our cars to be as quick as what they've been,” Harrington said.
“Jimmy had better race results, but there were still some missed opportunities there. For Camo, we’re making sure he understands what's happened, where he's gone wrong and where he can learn again.
"But it's just about building your team up, and trying to reset your crew and your drivers to focus on the next race and where we need to be."
