The 2026 Christchurch Super 440 (known for commercial reasons as the 2026 ITM Christchurch Super 440) was a motor racing event for Supercars that was held between 17 and 19 April 2026 at the Euromarque Motorsport Park in the Christchurch, New Zealand. The round consisted of three 120 km races as well as a 200 km feature, and will be the fourth round of the 2026 Supercars Championship. This event marked the first time the Supercars Championship had hosted a round in the South Island of New Zealand and the first double-header to be held in the country.

Kai Allen would capture his first Supercars victory in the opening race of the weekend. Brodie Kostecki would win the second race while Matt Payne secured victory in the third and final races. Broc Feeney would secure the Jason Richards Memorial Trophy by virtue of accumulating the most points over the two New Zealand rounds.

After the previous round in Taupō was disrupted by Cyclone Vaianu, the cancelled 120 km race from that weekend would be transferred to the Friday of Christchurch's racing programme.

Background The event was held on the weekend of 17–19 April 2026. It was the fourth Supercars event to be held at the Euromarque Motorsport Park, and the second international event of the season, with the other being the Taupō Super 440 being held one week later.

Since 2001, the Australian-based Supercars Championship has held rounds in New Zealand. Until 2026 however, no round had ever taken place outside of the North Island. Beginning 2025, rumours abound of a second round to be held in the South Island as part of a championship double-header. The two heavily favoured candidates for the round were Euromarque Motorsport Park (also known as Ruapuna) in Christchurch and Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell. In May 2025, a three-year deal was confirmed for Ruapuna to host a second annual New Zealand event starting from the 2026 season, and to be run on the weekend after the Taupō event. In anticipation of this event, various key upgrades will be made to the circuit over the first couple of years.

Drivers would also compete for the Jason Richards Memorial Trophy; an accolade awarded to the driver who accumulates the highest total points tally over the course of the two New Zealand rounds. Heading into the weekend, Ryan Wood led the points tally by virtue of his strong showing in Taupō.

Entry list

Twenty four cars were entered into the event — 8 sixth-generation Chevrolet Camaros, 11 seventh-generation Ford Mustangs and 5 Toyota Supras. This event served as the home race for three drivers - Matt Payne, Ryan Wood and Andre Heimgartner.

Multiple teams and drivers sported special liveries unique to the New Zealand rounds. This included Thomas Randle at Tickford Racing who sported a predominantly silver and black livery with silver fern iconography, and Cameron Hill would sport a Team Kiwi Racing-inspired livery on his Brad Jones Racing Supra in commemoration of the teams legacy driver and round trophy namesake, Jason Richards.

This round marked the 500th race start for series veteran, David Reynolds. To commemorate this feat, his Camaro would be entered under the number 500 for the first race of the weekend.

Results Race 1 Driver Team Car Time/Retired 1 26 Kai Allen Grove Racing Ford Mustang S650 37 52:16.6608 4 80 2 17 Brodie Kostecki Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang S650 37 + 0.742 2 74 3 2 Ryan Wood Walkinshaw TWG Racing Toyota GR Supra 37 + 1.186 3 73 4 19 Matt Payne Grove Racing Ford Mustang S650 37 + 3.045 1 62 5 18 Anton De Pasquale Team 18 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 37 + 20.267 6 57 6 7 James Golding Blanchard Racing Team Ford Mustang S650 37 + 25.860 8 53 7 6 Cam Waters Tickford Racing Ford Mustang S650 37 + 26.400 14 49 8 1 Chaz Mostert Walkinshaw TWG Racing Toyota GR Supra 37 + 26.608 10 45 9 10 Zach Bates Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 37 + 33.274 7 41 10 88 Broc Feeney Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Mustang S650 37 + 38.985 9 38 11 55 Thomas Randle Tickford Racing Ford Mustang S650 37 + 40.111 11 35 12 31 Jayden Ojeda PremiAir Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 37 + 40.400 21 32 13 8 Andre Heimgartner Brad Jones Racing Toyota GR Supra 37 + 41.135 13 29 14 38 Rylan Gray Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang S650 37 + 44.057 16 27 15 4 Jack Le Brocq Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 37 + 49.204 15 25 16 9 Jobe Stewart Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 37 + 53.207 23 23 17 888 Will Brown Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Mustang S650 37 + 57.205 5 21 18 777 Declan Fraser PremiAir Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 37 + 57.428 19 19 19 99 Cooper Murray Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 37 + 1:00.760 17 18 20 3 Aaron Cameron Blanchard Racing Team Ford Mustang S650 37 + 1:04.309 12 16 21 11 Jackson Walls Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Mustang S650 37 + 1:06.964 24 15 22 96 Macauley Jones Brad Jones Racing Toyota GR Supra 35 + 2 laps 20 14 Ret 14 Cameron Hill Brad Jones Racing Toyota GR Supra 5 Accident damage 22 0 Ret 500 David Reynolds Team 18 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1 Accident damage 18 0 Fastest Lap: Ryan Wood (Walkinshaw TWG Racing) - 1:22.4279 on lap 24 Sources:

Race 2 Driver Team Car Time/Retired 1 17 Brodie Kostecki Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang S650 37 52:23.961 1 80 2 26 Kai Allen Grove Racing Ford Mustang S650 37 + 0.598 4 74 3 2 Ryan Wood Walkinshaw TWG Racing Toyota GR Supra 37 + 8.611 6 68 4 888 Will Brown Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Mustang S650 37 + 9.002 7 62 5 88 Broc Feeney Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Mustang S650 37 + 10.159 5 57 6 18 Anton De Pasquale Team 18 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 37 + 18.721 17 53 7 6 Cam Waters Tickford Racing Ford Mustang S650 37 + 20.427 11 49 8 31 Jayden Ojeda PremiAir Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 37 + 21.023 10 45 9 3 Aaron Cameron Blanchard Racing Team Ford Mustang S650 37 + 22.178 3 41 10 38 Rylan Gray Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang S650 37 + 27.029 16 38 11 4 Jack Le Brocq Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 37 + 29.773 20 35 12 1 Chaz Mostert Walkinshaw TWG Racing Toyota GR Supra 37 + 37.164 14 32 13 55 Thomas Randle Tickford Racing Ford Mustang S650 37 + 37.967 13 29 14 10 Zach Bates Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 37 + 38.018 19 27 15 7 James Golding Blanchard Racing Team Ford Mustang S650 37 + 38.608 8 25 16 99 Cooper Murray Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 37 + 39.320 18 23 17 9 Jobe Stewart Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 37 + 43.902 22 21 18 96 Macauley Jones Brad Jones Racing Toyota GR Supra 37 + 44.578 23 19 19 19 Matt Payne Grove Racing Ford Mustang S650 37 + 45.143 2 18 20 777 Declan Fraser PremiAir Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 37 + 48.476 15 16 21 20 David Reynolds Team 18 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 37 + 51.734 21 15 22 11 Jackson Walls Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Mustang S650 37 + 57.165 24 14 23 8 Andre Heimgartner Brad Jones Racing Toyota GR Supra 31 + 6 laps 9 13 24 14 Cameron Hill Brad Jones Racing Toyota GR Supra 30 + 7 laps 12 12 Fastest Lap: Matt Payne (Grove Racing) - 1:23.0711 on lap 29 Sources: Notes – Zach Bates crossed the finishing line in tenth before being given a 15-second penalty for a driving infringement, dropping him to fourteenth.

- Grove Racing were penalised 30 Teams Championship points for a pit stop infringement resulting in Matt Payne losing a wheel during the race.

Race 3 Driver Team Car Time/Retired 1 19 Matt Payne Grove Racing Ford Mustang S650 37 52:13.698 2 80 2 88 Broc Feeney Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Mustang S650 37 + 11.643 6 74 3 7 James Golding Blanchard Racing Team Ford Mustang S650 37 + 14.164 7 68 4 2 Ryan Wood Walkinshaw TWG Racing Toyota GR Supra 37 + 15.438 1 62 5 17 Brodie Kostecki Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang S650 37 + 18.409 3 57 6 18 Anton De Pasquale Team 18 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 37 + 19.890 5 53 7 26 Kai Allen Grove Racing Ford Mustang S650 37 + 20.148 4 49 8 6 Cam Waters Tickford Racing Ford Mustang S650 37 + 20.612 12 45 9 4 Jack Le Brocq Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 37 + 20.919 9 41 10 38 Rylan Gray Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang S650 37 + 23.062 13 38 11 31 Jayden Ojeda PremiAir Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 37 + 26.232 10 35 12 1 Chaz Mostert Walkinshaw TWG Racing Toyota GR Supra 37 + 28.428 15 32 13 888 Will Brown Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Mustang S650 37 + 31.717 16 29 14 10 Zach Bates Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 37 + 31.961 17 27 15 8 Andre Heimgartner Brad Jones Racing Toyota GR Supra 31 + 32.871 11 25 16 14 Cameron Hill Brad Jones Racing Toyota GR Supra 30 + 35.825 20 23 17 55 Thomas Randle Tickford Racing Ford Mustang S650 37 + 45.446 21 21 18 99 Cooper Murray Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 37 + 46.711 18 19 19 20 David Reynolds Team 18 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 37 + 47.784 23 18 20 9 Jobe Stewart Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 37 + 48.013 14 16 21 3 Aaron Cameron Blanchard Racing Team Ford Mustang S650 37 + 51.742 8 15 22 777 Declan Fraser PremiAir Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 37 + 59.768 19 14 23 96 Macauley Jones Brad Jones Racing Toyota GR Supra 37 + 1:00.799 22 13 24 11 Jackson Walls Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Mustang S650 37 + 1:03.871 24 12 Fastest Lap: Matt Payne (Grove Racing) - 1:22.4964 on lap 2 Sources: Notes – Declan Fraser was given a 5-second penalty. His finishing position was unaffected by this.

Race 4

Driver Team Car Time/Retired 1 19 Matt Payne Grove Racing Ford Mustang S650 61 1:30.06.0175 1 145 2 26 Kai Allen Grove Racing Ford Mustang S650 61 + 1.125 6 129 3 88 Broc Feeney Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Mustang S650 61 + 2.064 5 118 4 7 James Golding Blanchard Racing Team Ford Mustang S650 61 + 5.889 10 109 5 6 Cam Waters Tickford Racing Ford Mustang S650 61 + 6.809 8 100 6 888 Will Brown Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Mustang S650 61 + 7.199 4 92 7 4 Jack Le Brocq Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 61 + 8.421 13 85 8 8 Andre Heimgartner Brad Jones Racing Toyota GR Supra 61 + 8.685 20 78 9 99 Cooper Murray Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 61 + 8.999 14 72 10 777 Declan Fraser PremiAir Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 61 + 9.296 23 66 11 18 Anton De Pasquale Team 18 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 61 + 9.673 2 61 12 14 Cameron Hill Brad Jones Racing Toyota GR Supra 61 + 10.427 24 56 13 20 David Reynolds Team 18 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 61 + 10.805 21 51 14 31 Jayden Ojeda PremiAir Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 61 + 11.089 17 47 15 10 Zach Bates Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 61 + 12.706 12 44 16 96 Macauley Jones Brad Jones Racing Toyota GR Supra 61 + 13.776 22 40 17 1 Chaz Mostert Walkinshaw TWG Racing Toyota GR Supra 61 + 35.475 11 37 18 17 Brodie Kostecki Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang S650 61 + 37.653 7 34 19 55 Thomas Randle Tickford Racing Ford Mustang S650 60 + 1 lap 16 31 20 9 Jobe Stewart Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 56 + 5 laps 15 29 21 11 Jackson Walls Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Mustang S650 50 + 11 laps 18 26 Ret 2 Ryan Wood Walkinshaw TWG Racing Toyota GR Supra 54 Mechanical 3 Ret 38 Rylan Gray Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang S650 1 Accident damage 19 Ret 3 Aaron Cameron Blanchard Racing Team Ford Mustang S650 1 Accident damage 9 Fastest Lap: Matt Payne (Grove Racing) - 1:21.9256 on lap 49 Sources: Notes – Chaz Mostert crossed the finishing line in fourth before being given a 30-second penalty for a driving infringement involving Brodie Kostecki, dropping him to seventeenth.

Aftermath Championship standings

Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Broc Feeney 925 2 Brodie Kostecki 902 3 Matt Payne 879 4 Cam Waters 787 5 Kai Allen 728

Teams' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 Triple Eight Race Engineering 1557 2 Grove Racing 1547 3 Walkinshaw TWG Racing 1291 4 Tickford Racing (6 & 55) 1249 5 Dick Johnson Racing 1234

Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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