The 2022 Supercars Championship (known for commercial reasons as the 2022 Repco Supercars Championship) was a motor racing series for Supercars. It was the twenty-fourth running of the Supercars Championship and the twenty-sixth series in which Supercars have contested the Australian Touring Car Championship, the premier title in Australian motorsport.
Shane van Gisbergen successfully defended the Drivers' Championship, claiming his third title. In a display of dominance throughout the season, he broke the record for the most wins in a single season with 21 wins, eclipsing Scott McLaughlin's record of 18 wins in 2019. Triple Eight Race Engineering (racing as Red Bull Ampol Racing) successfully defended the Teams' Championship. Holden won its final Manufacturers' Championship at The Bend SuperSprint.
Teams and drivers The following teams and drivers competed in the 2022 championship.
Championship entries Bathurst 1000 entriesManufacturerModelTeamDriver nameRoundsCo-driver nameFordMustang GTBlanchard Racing Team3 Tim SladeAll the moves: 2022 Supercars grid finalised Supercars Championship 20 January 2022All Tim BlanchardJust seven co-drives left to fill for Bathurst 1000 Speedcafe.com 19 May 2022Tickford Racing James CourtneyCourtney signs multi year deal with Tickford Speedcafe.com 7 October 2021 All Zane GoddardTickford locks in Bathurst 1000 driver pairings Speedcafe.com 24 June 2022 Cam WatersAll James Moffat55 Thomas RandleRandle confirmed for 2022 full-time Supercars seat Speedcafe.com 18 June 2021 All Zak Best56 Jake KosteckiAll Kurt KosteckiGrove Racing Lee HoldsworthAll Matt PayneRevised Bathurst 1000 driver pairings for Grove Speedcafe.com 17 August 202226 David ReynoldsAll Matt CampbellDick Johnson Racing Anton de PasqualeDJR confirms 2022 Driver Lineup Speedcafe.com 12 August 2021 All Tony D'Alberto17 Will DavisonAll Alex DavisonHoldenWalkinshaw Andretti United2 Nick PercatAll Warren LuffWAU confirms Bathurst 1000 driver pairings Speedcafe.com 29 July 202225 Chaz MostertMostert inks long-term WAU extension Speedcafe 15 June 2021All Fabian CoulthardBrad Jones Racing4 Jack SmithSmith confirms 2022 plans with BJR Supercars 25 November 2021All Jaxon EvansEvans confirmed for Bathurst 1000 debut Speedcafe.com 19 September 20228 Andre HeimgartnerAll Dale WoodWood to partner Heimgartner in Bathurst 1000 Speedcafe.com 14 March 202214 Bryce FullwoodAll Dean Fiore96 Macauley JonesJones confirmed at BJR for 2022 Speedcafe.com 24 November 2021All Jordan BoysErebus Motorsport9 Will BrownErebus expansion no longer on the cards Speedcafe.com 11 April 2021All Jack Perkins99 Brodie KosteckiAll David RussellTeam 1818 Mark WinterbottomFrosty signs for two more years Auto Action 16 October 2020All Michael Caruso20 Scott PyeTeam 18 confirms Pye contract extension Supercars 22 September 2021All Tyler EveringhamPremiAir Racing22 Chris PitherAll Cameron HillPremiAir signs Hill for Bathurst 1000 Speedcafe 5 August 202231 James Golding7–13 Dylan O'Keeffe76 Garry Jacobson1–6Matt Stone Racing34 Jack Le BrocqAll Aaron Seton35 Todd HazelwoodAll Jayden OjedaOjeda to co-drive with Hazelwood at Bathurst Speedcafe.com 9 August 2022Triple Eight Race Engineering88 Broc FeeneyFeeney confirmed as Whincup replacement at Triple Eight Supercars 31 August 2021All Jamie Whincup All Garth TanderWildcard entriesFordMustang GTTickford Racing78 Zak Best6, 8HoldenCommodore ZBWalkinshaw Andretti United27 Jayden Ojeda5–6Image Racing49 Jordan Boys5, 8Erebus Motorsport5111 Greg Murphy Richie StanawayMatt Chahda MotorsportMatt Chahda Motorsport enters Bathurst 1000 as wildcard Speedcafe.com 1 July 202211811 Matt ChahdaSupercheap Auto to reveal Bathurst 1000 wildcard drivers Speedcafe.com 1 June 202288811 Craig Lowndes Declan FraserTriple Eight confirms Lowndes/Fraser wildcard Speedcafe.com 5 June 2022
Team changes The field expanded from 24 to 25 cars after Supercars management sold a dormant Teams Racing Charter (TRC) to Tickford Racing.Tickford secures fourth REC Auto Action 18 June 2021 Tickford thus expanded to four cars, running the #56 entry for Jake Kostecki.
The Grove Group took full ownership of Kelly Grove Racing, renaming the team to Grove Racing.Grove takes full ownership of KGR, Kelly to depart Speedcafe 26 July 2021
Peter Xiberras, managing director of PremiAir Hire, purchased Team Sydney and renamed it PremiAir Racing.
Driver changes Jamie Whincup retired from full-time competition at the end of the 2021 season and replaced Roland Dane as team principal and managing director of Triple Eight Race Engineering.Whincup to retire, take over as Triple Eight boss Speedcafe 3 February 2021 2021 Super2 Series champion Broc Feeney graduated to replace Whincup. Whincup returned as an endurance co-driver alongside Feeney.
Thomas Randle moved up to the series full time with Tickford Racing, having raced as a wildcard in several events for the team in both 2019 and 2021.
Jake Kostecki and Zane Goddard left Matt Stone Racing, with Kostecki replacing Jack Le Brocq at Tickford Racing. Le Brocq joined Matt Stone Racing in a straight driver swap. Todd Hazelwood also returned to the team, having last raced for them in 2019. Zane Goddard was unable to raise sufficient sponsorship to compete full-time in 2022. He returned as an endurance co-driver for Tickford Racing.
Bryce Fullwood left Walkinshaw Andretti United to replace Hazelwood at Brad Jones Racing, with Fullwood's seat filled by Nick Percat, who returned to Walkinshaw, a team he last raced for in 2014 under James Rosenberg Racing.
Andre Heimgartner left Grove Racing to replace Nick Percat at Brad Jones Racing. He was replaced by Lee Holdsworth.What Heimgartner move means for 2022 Supercars driver market Speedcafe.com 7 September 2021
Chris Pither returned to the championship, replacing Fabian Coulthard who was dropped from the PremiAir Racing driver line-up. Coulthard joined Walkinshaw Andretti United as an endurance co-driver.
Mid-season changes Garry Jacobson left PremiAir Racing after the Darwin Triple Crown round and was replaced by James Golding, who last raced full time in 2019.
Wildcard entries
Several wildcards would be entered in 2022, with Tickford Racing again running another entry, this time for Zak Best at Darwin and The Bend. Walkinshaw Andretti United also continued their wildcard, this time for Jayden Ojeda at Winton and Darwin. Super2 Series team Image Racing also entered Jordan Boys at Winton and The Bend ahead of his endurance co-drive with Macauley Jones.
Three wildcards would be entered at the Bathurst 1000. Greg Murphy and Richie Stanaway drove a third Erebus Motorsport entry. Matt Chahda Motorsport was granted an entry and competed with Chahda himself and Jaylyn Robotham. Finally, Triple Eight Race Engineering again entered a third car for Craig Lowndes and Declan Fraser.
Calendar
Thirteen circuits hosted a round of the 2022 championship.
Round Event Circuit Location Dates1Sydney SuperNight Sydney Motorsport Park5–6 March2Tasmania SuperSprint Symmons Plains RacewayLaunceston, Tasmania26–27 March3Melbourne 400 Albert Park CircuitAlbert Park, Victoria8–10 April4Perth SuperNight Wanneroo RacewayNeerabup, Western Australia30 April – 1 May5Winton SuperSprint Winton Motor RacewayBenalla, Victoria21–22 May6Darwin Triple Crown Hidden Valley RacewayDarwin, Northern Territory18–19 June7Townsville 500 Reid Park Street CircuitTownsville, Queensland9–10 July8 The Bend Motorsport ParkTailem Bend, South Australia30–31 July9Sandown SuperSprint Sandown RacewaySpringvale, Victoria20–21 August10Auckland SuperSprint Pukekohe Park RacewayPukekohe, Auckland Region11Bathurst 1000 Mount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South Wales9 October12Gold Coast 500Surfers Paradise, Queensland29–30 October13Adelaide 500 Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, South Australia3–4 DecemberSource
Calendar changes
Albert Park, Auckland, Gold Coast, Newcastle, Perth and Winton returned after absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Adelaide 500 returned to the calendar after being cancelled in 2021 following the result of the 2022 South Australian state election.Adelaide 500’s long-term future formally sealed
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic The Newcastle 500 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 Omicron outbreak in New South Wales. Sydney Motorsport Park hosted the opening round of the championship, as Sydney SuperNight.Supercars announces tentative date for 2023 season-opener Speedcafe 15 July 2022
Rule changes The red flag rule during qualifying was amended. Previously if a driver caused a red flag in the session, their fastest time was deleted and they were ruled out for the remainder of the session. Now if a driver causes a red flag and is able to bring the car back to the pits, their fastest lap gets deleted, but they are now able to resume being a part of the session. This comes after Cameron Waters brought out the red flag at the second Sydney Motorsport Park round in 2021 and was able to return to the pits under his own power.
Results and standings Season summary RoundRaceEventPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamReport11Sydney SuperNight Anton de Pasquale Andre Heimgartner Report2 Brodie Kostecki Broc Feeney Chaz MostertWalkinshaw Andretti United23Tasmania SuperSprint Cam Waters David Reynolds Shane van GisbergenTriple Eight Race EngineeringReport4 Shane van GisbergenTriple Eight Race Engineering5 Will Davison Shane van Gisbergen Shane van GisbergenTriple Eight Race Engineering36Melbourne 400 David Reynolds Will Brown Chaz MostertWalkinshaw Andretti UnitedReport7 Will Davison Shane van Gisbergen Shane van GisbergenTriple Eight Race Engineering8 Anton de Pasquale Scott Pye Shane van GisbergenTriple Eight Race Engineering9 Will Davison Todd Hazelwood Chaz MostertWalkinshaw Andretti United410Perth SuperNight Anton de Pasquale Shane van Gisbergen Shane van GisbergenTriple Eight Race EngineeringReport11 Will Davison Andre Heimgartner Will DavisonDick Johnson Racing12 Shane van Gisbergen Shane van Gisbergen Shane van GisbergenTriple Eight Race Engineering513Winton SuperSprint Shane van Gisbergen David Reynolds Cam WatersTickford RacingReport14 Cam Waters James Courtney Shane van GisbergenTriple Eight Race Engineering15 Cam Waters Shane van Gisbergen Cam WatersTickford Racing616Darwin Triple Crown Will Davison Shane van Gisbergen Anton de PasqualeDick Johnson RacingReport17 Cam Waters David Reynolds Cam WatersTickford Racing18 Will Davison Will Davison Chaz MostertWalkinshaw Andretti United719Townsville 500 Shane van Gisbergen Lee Holdsworth Shane van GisbergenTriple Eight Race EngineeringReport20 Cam Waters Will Davison Shane van GisbergenTriple Eight Race Engineering821 Zak Best Shane van Gisbergen Shane van GisbergenTriple Eight Race EngineeringReport22 Cam Waters Shane van Gisbergen Shane van GisbergenTriple Eight Race Engineering23 Cam Waters Shane van Gisbergen Shane van GisbergenTriple Eight Race Engineering924Sandown SuperSprint Will Davison Broc Feeney Will DavisonDick Johnson RacingReport25 Shane van Gisbergen Shane van Gisbergen Shane van GisbergenTriple Eight Race Engineering26 Will Davison Will Davison Shane van GisbergenTriple Eight Race Engineering1027Auckland SuperSprint Cam Waters Shane van Gisbergen Will DavisonDick Johnson RacingReport28 Shane van Gisbergen Shane van Gisbergen Shane van GisbergenTriple Eight Race Engineering29 Will Davison Shane van Gisbergen Shane van GisbergenTriple Eight Race Engineering1130Bathurst 1000 Cam Waters Shane van Gisbergen Shane van Gisbergen Garth TanderTriple Eight Race EngineeringReport1231Gold Coast 500 David Reynolds David Reynolds Shane van GisbergenTriple Eight Race EngineeringReport32 Shane van Gisbergen Shane van Gisbergen Shane van GisbergenTriple Eight Race Engineering1333Adelaide 500 Cam Waters Chaz Mostert Chaz MostertWalkinshaw Andretti UnitedReport34 Anton De Pasquale Shane van Gisbergen Broc FeeneyTriple Eight Race Engineering
Points system