In shock news this morning, Triple Eight Red Bull Racing Australia has confirmed it has returned to Ford in the Supercars Championship, and will be racing Mustangs in the series from 2026.
It will be the second time the most successful team of the modern era will represent the Blue Oval, originally entering the category in 2003 in Ford Falcons.

Triple Eight was sensationally dropped from Ford in 2008, running unbranded FG Falcon Supercars for the 2009 season (in which Jamie Whincup won the championship) before switching to Holden for 2010.
Prior to that, Triple Eight had won three Bathurst 1000s in a row and two driver’s championship titles from 2006 to 2009 for Ford.


Seven times Supercars Champion and now Team Principal for Triple Eight Jamie Whincup was in Charlotte, North Carolina at Ford Performance’s 2025 season launch with the news this morning.
“Our return to the Blue Oval isn’t just about winning; it’s about that feeling of shared purpose and determination that’s backed up by an exciting road car portfolio,” says Whincup.
“What excites me most about our future together is the commitment Ford is demonstrating to our sport, to Triple Eight and to all Supercars fans through this long-term partnership.”


Triple Eight will do more than just campaign Mustangs in the championship from 2026, becoming the homologation development team for Ford from that point for Supercars. They’ll take place of Dick Johnson Racing, who’ve had that responsibility since 2019 when the Mustang first re-entered the series.
As part of that homologation, Triple Eight will bring the development of the Coyote V8 currently used in the Mustang for Supercars to Queensland-based KRE Racing.


The news is the second of big manufacturer switches in Supercars that’ll commence in 2026, with Walkinshaw announcing late last year they will be launching a factory-backed effort with Toyota and V8-powered GR Supras, with four Supras to replace Walkinshaw’s current S650 Mustangs on the grid in 2026.
After partnering with Holden in 2010, Triple Eight then took the Holden Racing Team moniker from Walkinshaw in 2017, until Holden officially withdrew from the series in 2020.
Triple Eight will continue to race the Chevrolet Camaro for this year’s 2025 season, which commences 21-23 February at the Sydney 500.

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