Who are the 2026 Supercars Team Principals?

Supercars teams are built on dozens of hard-working staff, who come together on race weekends to try and deliver trophies for their teams and partners.

At the coal face are a series of individuals charged with leading the team, from CEOs, Team Principals, Team Managers.

Supercars.com breaks down the leaders behind the teams, ordered by teams' championship position after Darwin. Details correct to Tuesday July 7, 2026.

Grove Racing

The Grove influence has well and truly been felt at Penrite Racing since the family group completed their take over from Kelly Racing from 2022. Stephen Grove is Executive Chairman, and son Brenton Grove is CEO. Alistair McVean is currently Head of Performance. Penrite Racing has not had a Team Principal since the end of 2025 following the exit of David Cauchi.

Triple Eight Race Engineering

The all powerful Triple Eight team is co-owned by Earl Evans, Steve Blackmore, Tony Quinn and legendary driver Jamie Whincup, who is also Managing Director and Team Principal. Mark Dutton, formerly a long time engineer at the squad, has been Team Manager for over a decade.

Tickford Racing

Tickford Racing is co-owned by Altor Capital and Rod Nash, following an acquisition late last year. Nash, who has been part of the team for nearly two decades, is also Director of Motorsport. Simon Brookhouse has been CEO since 2024, taking over from long-time boss turned Supercars motorsport chief Tim Edwards. Matt Roberts is Team Manager.

Walkinshaw TWG Racing

Bruce Stewart has served as CEO of Walkinshaw TWG Racing (formerly Walkinshaw Andretti United) since 2023. Carl Faux was also promoted to Team Principal at the same time, but will step down later this year. Anthony McDonald is Team Manager. Walkinshaw TWG Racing is co-owned by the Ryan Walkinshaw-led Walkinshaw Group, Dan Towriss-led TWG Motorsports and ODFI Ltd-led Scott O'Donnell. O'Donnell came onboard earlier in 2026, with Walkinshaw Group and TWG Motorsports purchasing the United Autosport shares.

Team 18

Team 18, the current General Motors homologation team, is owned by Charlie Schwerkolt, who has also built a forklift empire. Adrian Burgess has been Team Principal since 2024, with Mitch Croke currently Team Manager.

Dick Johnson Racing

Dick Johnson Racing is currently co-owned by legendary driver Dick Johnson, Dr Ryan Story and the Ralph family, who bought into the Ford squad in 2022. Dr Story is also serving as Executive Chairman, with Megan Foster joining as CEO for 2026. Mark Fenning stepped up as Team Principal, while former Erebus race engineer Tom Moore — who joined in 2025 — is Team Manager.

Brad Jones Racing

Brad Jones Racing is spearheaded by the man behind the team name. Brad Jones is team owner, Team Principal and Team Manager. Brad has been in full control of the Albury squad since the end of 2020, when brother Kim stepped back from the business.

Blanchard Racing Team

Father and son John and Tim Blanchard, who also operate the CoolDrive business, co-own the Ford team. They are also co-Team Principals. Former Tickford Racing member Kate Harrington joined as Team Manager in 2024, when the team expanded to two cars.

Matt Stone Racing

Matt Stone Racing, like BJR, is also led by its eponymous team owner. Son of legendary Jimmy Stone, who ran Stone Brothers Racing with brother Ross, Matt Stone brought his team into the main game in 2018. Jason Gomersall is also a part-owner. Long-time SBR man Paul Forgie returned to MSR in recent years, and stepped up as Team Manager in 2026.

PremiAir Racing

Peter Xiberras owns PremiAir Racing, which was born out of Team Sydney in 2022. Xiberras installed former Triple Eight supremo Roland Dane as Team Principal in 2026, with Pete Vale currently serving as Team Manager.

Erebus Motorsport

The championship and Bathurst-winning team joined Supercars in 2013, buying out SBR. The team is co-owned by Betty and Daniel Klimenko, and Barry Ryan. Veteran engineer and team boss Ryan is Erebus CEO and Team Principal. Dean Orr and Carly Hammersley stepped up as Team Manager and Chief Operating Officer respectively in 2026.

SCT Motorsport

The SCT Motorsport charter is owned by Pete Smith, and joined the Triple Eight/Ford fold in 2026. Andrew Jones, son of Kim Jones and nephew of Brad, is Team Principal of the one-car outfit. Veteran engineer Wes McDougall is Team Manager.