Appeal dismissed, Allen tyre pressure decision upheld

Kai Allen will keep fifth place in the Perth finale, after a Motorsport Australia decision was upheld in the Supercars National Court of Appeal.

The Supercars National Court of Appeal convened on Monday to hear a case, after the #26 Penrite Racing Ford was alleged to have breached Rule D 17.1.18.

Supercars’ tyre pressure monitoring sensors (TPMS) recorded the front-right and rear-right tyres of Allen’s Mustang at 15.959psi and 15.786psi respectively.

MA stewards acknowledged the alleged breaches had been proved, but no penalties were awarded based on a number of mitigating factors.

Supercars moved to appeal the decision, which was heard in the lead-up to this weekend’s Century Batteries Ipswich Super 440. Confirmed Tuesday, the appeal has been dismissed.

Allen remains fifth the Race 25 classification. The #26 Ford driver also retains fifth in the championship, ahead of Team 18’s Anton De Pasquale.

Per MA, the court will provide its decision in writing within 14 days from the conclusion of the appeal hearing.

An MA statement reads: "Motorsport Australia advises that the Supercars National Court of Appeal convened at 4pm AEST on Monday 17 August to hear Supercars’ appeal from Stewards Decision 120 of the 2026 Bosch Power Tools Perth Super 440.

"Following the written and oral submissions from Supercars, Grove Racing and Motorsport Australia and subsequent deliberation by the Court, the Court dismissed the appeal with written reasons to follow within 14 days pursuant to Rule 5.9.7 of Division B of the Supercars Operations Manual.

"Motorsport Australia thanks Judge Jonathan Forbes, Steven Chopping and Alexis Schoeb for their time and expertise, and for communicating this decision expeditiously."

Supercars and Penrite Racing have since responded to the decision, acknowledging the ruling and thanking the court.

Track action in Ipswich commences on Friday.