“Hold on, wait a minute. Sydney? What do you mean it’s the opening round of 2025? Weren’t we just watching Will blow the sides off his Camaro down the start straight in Adelaide? With heaps of confetti? (We haven’t got that out of our hair yet – oh well.)
Well, if that’s true, we are SO back. SMP is our official return to racing, and the kickstart to a new brand of Supercars! And the fellas are gassed up, ready to rip. Why, might you ask? They’ve been racing. A lot. Insert quotes about iron sharpening iron, more seat time, and versatility. How about some open wheelers in New Zealand, GT3’s at the Mountain for half a day, triathlons, and planes? Maybe Will wasn’t racing planes but they go fast enough to put them here!
Wheeling a whole range of automobiles, the boys haven’t really had much of an offseason, but they wouldn’t have it any other way. Put it this way – running against some of the world’s finest GT3 talents, and competing? Standard procedure. BFeen’s first weekend in an open wheeler to put it on pole for the NZGP? Stoked. Will winning the damn thing, and being the first Aussie to do so in 50 years? Ultimate stoke.
But we are heading to Sydney, and this is Supercar racing – not much like it. And for some spice, a brand-new way to get to the final flag in Adelaide in 9 months’ time. The 2025 season is all about wins, points are essentially numbers on the chalkboard.
The year starts with the 8-round “Sprint Cup”, where the best performing driver from Friday night in Sydney, till Sunday afternoon back at the old stomping ground at Queensland Raceway will be crowned Sprint Champ. This is critical, as it gives that driver an automatic Finals berth (spot 1 of 4).
We then head to arguably everyone’s favorite format – the Enduro’s. The “Enduro Cup” will be contested across a 500km duel at The Bend Motorsport Park in South Australia, before heading to NSW to tick off the big one at Bathurst. The winner of the Enduro Cup will be given the 2nd Finals berth (spot 2 of 4).
Now this is where math is needed. After the first 27 races of the year, the top ten in points will qualify for the Finals, alongside the Sprint and Enduro Cup winners. and all ten will have points reset to 3000 – all square. Enter the Gold Coast 500. Any driver from the 10 finalists who wins a race at the Gold Coast event, will be guaranteed a place at the Sandown event. After the Gold Coast, the bottom three drivers will be eliminated from title contention, leaving seven drivers to advance.
Sandown might have lost its enduro status, but it becomes one of the biggest races for those still in contention for the Final in Adelaide. The remaining 7 from the GC will have points reset to 4000 – all square. Any driver from the seven remaining finalists who wins a race at Sandown, will be guaranteed a place at the Adelaide Grand Final.
Bonus points will be applied following Sandown, and once again, the bottom three drivers will be eliminated, leaving the top four to battle it out in the final round – equal on 5000 points. Don’t worry, it gets easier now! The champion will be determined across three races – one 100km on Friday, one 250km on Saturday and the final 250km race of the year on Sunday afternoon, where points from these races will be added to the 5000 from the start of the weekend to crown a Champ.
Phew, that is a lot. But we’ve got eyes for Sydney right now. And speaking of, head below to hear from the boys about their summer and how they are feeling heading into the first of 13 rounds in 2025 
“I’m looking forward to getting into the start of the season and yeah just getting into the racing. It hasn’t felt like it’s been a massive off season for me for the amount of racing I’m doing, but I’m definitely looking forward to getting back into a Supercar.
I think I’ve just been in the car as much as I can and I think that can only help, getting as much track time as possible. Definitely keeps you sharp. So, hopefully that’s the case.
We want to win races at the end of the day. We’re going there to try and have the championship lead at the end of the weekend and hopefully we can win a race, but you never know. The Fords were really strong here last year, so we’ll just wait and see.”
Will Brown
Driver #1 Chevrolet Camaro
Red Bull Ampol Racing
“I’m keen to get back into it. Everyone’s obviously gonna say that, but it’s exciting to be back for another year. Sydney wasn’t a strong round for us last year, so I’m looking forward to having a test day there, and hopefully rolling out good. But for me, I had a fair bit of time off and then been busy the last few weeks racing, so I feel fresh and ready to just get the ball rolling. But for me it’s about getting back into a routine of racing.”
“You always need a rest. I definitely needed a rest at the end of last year but for me it was important to do a few races before coming back to round one just to make sure I was sharp.”
“Doing the Bathurst 12 Hour and then doing the New Zealand Grand Prix was all about expanding my knowledge by driving two different cars there and working with different people. So for me it’s, it’s exciting. It’s another new year. I’ve got the same crew, but as always, it’s the same goal”
Broc Feeney
Driver #88 Chevrolet Camaro
Red Bull Ampol Racing
On-track action fires up with free ticketed access to the official Supercars Test Day On Wednesday 19 while the Sydney 500 commences with the only practice session of the weekend at 12:40PM, followed by Qualifying at 3:20PM and a 100km intro to 2025 at 6:50PM! For more info and the weekends on-track schedule, head to the Supercars website.
We can’t wait to see you all there!
