Eight different winners: Could 2023 break record?

At the midway point of the 2023 Repco Supercars Championship, one third of the field has won a race.

The first season of the Gen3 era is piecing together an all-time title fight, and with it, a range of different — and new — winners across the board.

Anton De Pasquale’s victory on Sunday at the NTI Townsville 500 made it eight different winners in 17 races.

Of 25 full-time drivers, 13 have already taken a podium this season, De Pasquale becoming the latest thanks to his Sunday heroics.

Dick Johnson Racing also joined Tickford Racing, Triple Eight, Erebus Motorsport, Team 18 and Matt Stone Racing as race winners in 2023.

Such has been the competition, that five different drivers from five different teams have won the last five races.

Erebus’ Will Brown won on Saturday, while the Darwin wins were shared by MSR’s Jack Le Brocq, Triple Eight’s Broc Feeney, and Team 18’s Mark Winterbottom.

There is likely more to come — there are eight other former winners on the grid who have yet to taste victory in 2023, and five of them have already taken a podium this year.

Race winners Chaz Mostert, Andre Heimgartner, Will Davison, David Reynolds and James Courtney have stood on the podium already this season.

Scott Pye, Tim Slade and Nick Percat have also won Supercars races, and have yet to record a podium in 2023.

It’s the first time since 2020 — and just the 21st time in 64 seasons — that eight or more full-time drivers have won a race.

The all-time record is 13 different winners, first reached in 2000 before being matched in 2013 — the first season of the Car of the Future regulations.

With 11 races left, can six more different winners see an all-time Supercars record broken?

Find out when the 2023 Repco Supercars Championship resumes at the Beaurepaires Sydney SuperNight on July 28-30. Tickets are on sale now.

Most full-time winners in a season

13: 2000, 201311: 2001, 2014, 201610: 1999, 2006, 20089: 2002, 2004, 2007, 2015, 20188: 1993, 1994, 1997, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2020, 2023*7: 1996, 2003, 2009, 2017, 20216: 1976, 1978, 1984, 1995, 1998, 20225: 1982, 1992, 20194: 1970, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 20123: 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1983, 1985, 1988, 19912: 1983, 19811: 1960-1968**

*season ongoing**ATCC was contested by a single race between 1960 and 1968