Seven revs up for 2026 Supercars season – Sydney 500 live and free this weekend on Seven and 7plus Sport.
The 2026 Repco Supercars Championship roars back to life this Saturday with the return of the Sydney 500, as the Seven Network gears up to deliver a high-octane season opener live and free from Sydney Motorsport Park in Eastern Creek.
Seven’s coverage kicks off at 2.30pm AEDT on Saturday, 21 February with an encore of the Supercars Preview Show on Seven, 7mate and 7plus Sport, before delivering wall-to-wall action from the track from 4:30pm AEDT. The excitement continues on Sunday, with Supercars coverage returning for a second five-hour telecast from 1.00pm AEDT.
Leading Seven’s coverage for the 2026 Sydney 500 are 7NEWS Sydney and sport presenter Matt White and 7Sport reporter and champion driver Molly Taylor.
Together, they will steer viewers through a jam-packed weekend of racing.
Supercars legend and six-time Bathurst winner Garth Tander steps into the lead analyst role, joined by Supercar Championship winners James Courtney and Mark Winterbottom. Experienced callers Chad Neylon, Matt Naulty and Richard Craill will handle play-by-play duties, with Riana Crehan reporting from pit lane alongside Molly Taylor.
Fan favourite Craig Lowndes will also feature prominently across Supercars coverage throughout the season.
Seven’s Head of Motorsport, Angela Rampal, said:
“It’s extremely exciting to be back at the start line of another Supercars season, after a tremendous 2025 across Seven and 7plus Sport where each weekend had an average total TV audience of 411,400 and streaming was up 111% compared to 2024.
“There are so many passionate motorsport fans across Australia and we are proud to be able to deliver live and free coverage for these fans for the biggest Supercars events, starting with the Sydney 500 this weekend.
“The Supercars season ended on such a high last year at the Adelaide Grand Final where Chaz Mostert took home the crown in a new Finals format. I have no doubt that the likes of Will Brown, Broc Feeney, Kai Allen and many others will have learnt many lessons and will be aiming to have a new face holding the trophy at the end of the season,”
– she said.
“It’s an exciting era that the Supercars landscape is entering, with up-and-coming stars taking the mantle from recently retired legends. Seven is thrilled to be able to deliver motorsport fans the very best coverage for each marquee event.”
Ahead of a massive weekend of Supercars Championship action, Seven will turn up the excitement with Inside Toyota’s Road to Supercars at 3.30pm AEDT on 7mate and 7plus Sport. Viewers will get an exclusive look at the creation of the Toyota GR Supra – from design and development through to testing – as it prepares to take on the 2026 Supercars Championship.
Supercars on Seven – Sydney 500 From 2.30pm AEDT on Saturday, 21 February Stream all the action live and free on 7plus Sport
| SATURDAY, 21 FEBRUARY | |
| Inside Toyota’s Road to Supercars | |
| Sydney and Melbourne | 3:30pm on 7mate and 7plus Sport |
| Brisbane | 2:30pm on 7mate and 7plus Sport |
| Adelaide | 3:00pm on 7mate and 7plus Sport |
| Perth | 12:30pm on 7mate and 7plus Sport |
2026 Repco Supercars Championship Round 1: Sydney 500 Qualifying and support categories
Sydney and Melbourne 4:30pm live on Seven, 7mate and 7plus Sport
Brisbane 3:30pm live on Seven, 7mate and 7plus Sport
Adelaide 4:00pm live on Seven, 7mate and 7plus Sport\
Perth 1:30pm live on Seven, 7mate and 7plus Sport
2026 Repco Supercars Championship Round 1: Sydney 500 Pre-race and race coverage
Sydney and Melbourne 6:30pm live on Seven, 7mate and 7plus Sport
Brisbane 5:30pm live on 7mate and 7plus Sport
Adelaide 6:00pm live on Seven, 7mate and 7plus Sport
Perth 3:30pm live on 7mate and 7plus Sport
SUNDAY, 22 FEBRUARY
2026 Repco Supercars Championship Round 1: Sydney 500 Qualifying and support categories
Sydney and Melbourne 1:00pm live on Seven and 7plus Sport
Brisbane 12:00pm live on Seven and 7plus Sport
Adelaide 12:30pm live on Seven and 7plus Sport
Perth 10:00am live on Seven and 7plus Sport
2026 Repco Supercars Championship Round 1: Sydney 500 Pre-race and race coverage
Sydney and Melbourne 3:30pm live on Seven and 7plus Sport
Brisbane 2:30pm live on Seven and 7plus Sport
Adelaide 3:00pm live on Seven and 7plus Sport
Perth 12:30pm live on Seven and 7plus Sport
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Seven revs up for 2026 Supercars season
