How Supercars team ownership landscape has changed

Walkinshaw TWG Racing has welcomed new ownership and a new Director, adding to what has been a busy few years on the Supercars team ownership front.

Of the 12 teams on the grid, half have welcomed new ownership in the last five years, including the top four teams in the championship at the time of publication.

Supercars at its core is a sport run by families, while some teams have also welcomed investment from beyond motorsport.

Supercars.com lists the landscape of ownership in the paddock, listed in current teams’ championship order.

The last big change before Tuesday’s news, Tickford Racing last year announced the completion of a majority sale to Altor Capital, which is the asset management arm of Prime Financial Group. Altor is also an investor in Supercars’ owner RACE. Tickford debuted back in 2003, after UK motorsport powerhouse Prodrive bought Glenn Seton Racing. Prodrive sold the team to Rod Nash and Rusty French in 2012, with French selling his stake in 2022. Sven Burchartz joined in 2015, before Altor acquired a controlling stake alongside Nash in 2025.

The reigning Bathurst winning team, Penrite Racing has been under sole Grove Group ownership since 2022. The Groves became a major shareholder of Kelly Racing at the start of 2021, with the Kelly Grove Racing outfit delivering a shock win for Andre Heimgartner later that year. The Kelly brothers ended their 13-year ownership of the team from the start of 2022, with Grove Racing — which runs under the Penrite Racing banner - emerging as a Supercars powerhouse in recent years.

Triple Eight Race Engineering’s big shift came in the middle of 2024. The powerhouse team currently has a four-way ownership split led by Tony Quinn and his 40% stake and Jamie Whincup's 30%, with Earl Evans and Steve Blackmore purchasing Jessica Dane’s 30% share. Jessica bought a stake in 2015, 12 years after father Roland brought the team to Australia. Roland sold his remaining stake to Whincup in 2021.

Dick Johnson Racing, meanwhile, welcomed the Ralph family in 2022. The Ralphs, their interest held through the Melbourne Aces Baseball Club, became majority shareholders in the team effective January 2023. The Aces' sporting portfolio includes the Melbourne Storm NRL club and the Sunshine Coast Lightning Super Netball club. Dick Johnson and Ryan Story continue to hold a significant share in the business.

At Team 18, one of the constants in the paddock in the last decade has been Charlie Schwerkolt, a businessman with his Waverly Forklifts empire who is also a race fan. Schwerkolt was a partner in DJR when they won the 2010 championship with James Courtney. In 2013, Schwerkolt took his licence to Ford Performance Racing, before moving to Walkinshaw Racing in 2015. He established his own team in 2016, which expanded to two cars in 2020, and became General Motors’ homologation team last year.

Walkinshaw TWG Racing's journey has been a storied one, with the likes of Tom Walkinshaw and Mark Skaife pivotal figures in the team's decorated history. Zak Brown and United Autosports stepped away last year, opening the door to Scott O'Donnell and OFDI Ltd to join the new Toyota homologation team in 2026. After the exit of United and before the arrival or O'Donnell and OFDI Ltd, WTWGR’s ownership structure was split between the two existing parties, Walkinshaw Group and TWG Motorsports. The Ryan Walkinshaw-led Walkinshaw Group and Dan Towriss-led TWG Motorsports purchased the United Autosport shares. O'Donnell joins Walkinshaw and Towriss as Directors.

Matt Stone Racing is part-owned by its eponymous owner, son of Hall of Famer Jimmy. Before the 2019 season, MSR's second in Supercars, ICT entrepreneur Jason Gomersall became an equity partner in the Yatala team. MSR began competing in Super2 as early as 2011, and debuted in the main game with a wildcard entry in 2017, before entering full-time in 2018. The team expanded to two cars in 2020.

Blanchard Racing Team is now a two-car team, and has been standalone since 2021. Tim Blanchard Racing was formed at the end of the 2016 season when Blanchard purchased a Racing Entitlements Contract from Super Black Racing. After a stint with Brad Jones Racing, BRT went it alone in 2021. It is led by Team Co-Principal and Supercars driver Tim, as well as Team Co-Principal John, Tim's father.

Brad Jones Racing is solely in the hands of eponymous team owner Brad Jones for a sixth year after Kim Jones stepped away in late 2020. BJR debuted as a single-car Ford team with Brad behind the wheel in 2000, expanded to two cars in 2002, and moved to GM in 2008. In 2026, BJR is running three Toyotas.

Another big change in 2022 was the introduction of PremiAir Racing, which took over from Team Sydney. The team was born out of PremiAir Hire, which is led by qualified air compressor technician and drag racer Peter Xiberras.

Bathurst and Supercars championship winning team Erebus Motorsport is owned by founder Betty Klimenko. Erebus CEO Barry Ryan is also part-owner one of Erebus' two Teams Racing Charters. Erebus took over Stone Brothers Racing with three Mercedes-AMG E63s in 2013.

SCT Motorsport is owned by the Smith family, which operates the SCT Logistics empire. Its motorsport arm is managed by Andrew Jones, with the team joining forces with Triple Eight in 2026. Previously, the licence ran out of BJR between 2020 and 2025.