Race 1 starting grid: 2026 DUNLOP Sydney 500
James Golding on pole position for 2026 season opener
26-lap Race 1 will commence at 7:50pm local time
Fox, KAYO, Sky NZ, SuperView take live coverage
James Golding and Aaron Cameron have formed a remarkable all-Blanchard Racing Team front row for Race 1 at the DUNLOP Sydney 500.
BRT recruit Golding beat second year driver Cameron to Boost Mobile Pole by just 0.060s, with Bathurst champion Matt Payne third alongside Broc Feeney.
Reigning champion Chaz Mostert will launch from 20th in his new Toyota GR Supra, with Andre Heimgartner the highest Supra on the grid in 10th.
The 26-lap Race 1 will commence at 7:50pm local time. Fox Sports, Kayo Sports, and Sky NZ take live coverage. International fans can watch on SuperView.
Starting grid: Race 1, 2026 DUNLOP Sydney 500
James Golding (#7 CoolDrive Ford)
Aaron Cameron (#3 LIQUI MOLY BLAHST Ford)
Matt Payne (#19 Penrite Ford)
Broc Feeney (#88 Red Bull Ampol Ford)
Anton De Pasquale (#18 DEWALT Chevrolet)
Zach Bates (#10 Bendix Chevrolet)
Cam Waters (#6 Monster Energy Ford)
Will Brown (#888 Red Bull Ampol Ford)
Thomas Randle (#55 Castrol Ford)
Andre Heimgartner (#8 R&J Batteries Toyota)
Brodie Kostecki (#17 Shell V-Power Ford)
David Reynolds (#20 Snowy River Chevrolet)
Jayden Ojeda (#31 PremiAir Chevrolet)
Jackson Walls (#11 Objective Ford)
Ryan Wood (#2 Mobil 1 Truck Assist Toyota)
Cooper Murray (#99 TotalEnergies Chevrolet)
Kai Allen (#26 Penrite Ford)
Rylan Gray (#38 Shell V-Power Ford)
Cameron Hill (#Dare Iced Coffee Toyota)
Chaz Mostert (#1 Mobil 1 Optus Toyota)
Jack Le Brocq (#4 Sherrin Rentals Chevrolet)
Jobe Stewart (#9 Chiko Chevrolet)
Declan Fraser (#777 PremiAir Chevrolet)
Macauley Jones (#96 AlphaTheta Toyota)
