Race 5 starting grid: 2026 Melbourne SuperSprint
Matt Payne became fifth different pole winner of 2026
19-lap Race 5 will commence at 5:30pm local time on Friday
Fox, KAYO, Sky NZ, SuperView take live coverage
Matt Payne claimed his first pole of 2026 in Boost Mobile Qualifying for Race 5 tomorrow afternoon at the Melbourne SuperSprint.
The reigning Bathurst champion pipped Race 4 polesitter Brodie Kostecki by just 0.0323s, making for an all-Ford front row tomorrow afternoon.
Behind them will be the Walkinshaw TWG Racing Toyotas, with Ryan Wood claiming the Japanese make's best qualifying result in third, and reigning Supercars champion Chaz Mostert in fourth.
The 19-lap Race 5 will commence on Friday at 5:30pm local time. Fox Sports, Kayo Sports, and Sky NZ take live coverage. International fans can watch on SuperView.
Starting grid: Race 5, 2026 Melbourne SuperSprint
Matt Payne (#19 Penrite Ford)
Brodie Kostecki (#17 Shell V-Power Ford)
Ryan Wood (#2 Mobil 1 Truck Assist Toyota)
Chaz Mostert (#1 Mobil 1 Optus Toyota)
Broc Feeney (#88 Red Bull Ampol Ford)
Cooper Murray (#99 TotalEnergies Chevrolet)
Anton De Pasquale (#18 DEWALT Chevrolet)
Aaron Cameron (#3 LIQUI MOLY BLAHST Ford)
Jack Le Brocq (#4 Sherrin Rentals Chevrolet)
Will Brown (#888 Red Bull Ampol Ford)
Cam Waters (#6 Monster Energy Ford)
Cameron Hill (#14 Dare Iced Coffee Toyota)
Kai Allen (#26 Penrite Ford)
Thomas Randle (#55 Castrol Ford)
David Reynolds (#20 Snowy River Chevrolet)
Andre Heimgartner (#800 R&J Batteries Toyota)
James Golding (#7 CoolDrive Ford)
Jackson Walls (#11 Objective Ford)
Macauley Jones (#96 AlphaTheta Toyota)
Declan Fraser (#777 PremiAir Chevrolet)
Rylan Gray (#38 Shell V-Power Ford)
Zach Bates (#10 Bendix Chevrolet)
Jobe Stewart (#9 SOLO Energy Chevrolet)
Jayden Ojeda (#31 PremiAir Chevrolet)
