Ford ends Supercars Champion Manufacturer drought
DJR, Grove teams have won six races, Triple Eight four, Tickford two
Ford clinches 2026 title with whopping 14 races to spare
Ford has clinched the 2026 Supercars Champion Manufacturer title with a whopping 14 races to spare.
Bathurst champion Matt Payne’s runaway victory in the Bosch Power Tools Perth Super 440 opener helped the Blue Oval to the coveted title.
The Supercars Champion Manufacturer is awarded to the brand which wins the most races in the Supercars season.
With Payne's win, Ford has now won 18 races, to Chevrolet’s two and newcomer Toyota’s three. With 14 races remaining, Ford cannot be overhauled.
It’s Ford’s first Supercars Champion Manufacturer victory since 2020, ending a run of five straight titles for General Motors. Holden cruised to the title in 2021 and 2022, before Chevrolet went unbeaten across the first three seasons of the Gen3 era.
Grove Racing and Dick Johnson Racing have won six races each, to homologation team Triple Eight’s four and Tickford Racing’s two.
It’s also just the fifth time Ford has won the title since it was inaugurated in 2009.
