No more Super3
By Thomas Miles
Date posted: 6 November 2024
Cody Burcher will be the last ever Super3 champion with the COTF models now eligible to race in a standalone Super2 season in 2025.
After being rumoured months ago, Supercars confirmed the news when it announced the models currently competing in Super3, Ford Falcon FG-X, Holden VF Commodore, and Nissan Altima, will now be eligible to return to Super2.
Since 2023 these models have been exclusively seen in Super3, which has been a separate class racing alongside Super2.
But this year will be the fifth and final edition of the third tier championship.
Super3 champion Cody Burcher at Bathurst. Image: Peter Norton
Super3 became the official third rung of Supercars racing in 2019 with the likes of Broc Feeney, Nash Morris, Brad Vaughan, Jobe Stewart and Burcher becoming champions.
However, it has been a challenging 2024 season where at times just two cars competed in both the Bathurst 500 and Townsville events, whilst the field got as high as four at Sandown.
It means the 2025 Dunlop Series will only stage Super2 for the first time since 2018 with a back to the future theme.
From 2017 all the way to 2022, the VF, FG-X and Altima were all winning races in Super2 and will now return to the championship.
Broc Feeney was the first Super3 champion in 2019.
Despite racing older spec cars, the likes of Kai Allen, Vaughan, Cameron McLeod, Stewart, Burcher and Thomas Maxwell have all pushed themselves amongst the leading Super2 cars at times in Super3.
Supercars’ General Manager of Motorsport Tim Edwards hopes including current Super3 cars will grow the Super2 grid, which had 17 cars at Bathurst.
“We’re pleased to expand the eligibility requirements of the Dunlop Series from 2025, which we
believe will create greater opportunity for teams and aspiring drivers looking to compete,” Edwards said.
The last time Super2 featured these models was 2022.
“With five car models now eligible, we’re expecting to see continued strength in car counts and car diversity on-track, while still delivering the robust, wheel-to-wheel racing that fans love and the Dunlop Series is known for.
“In recent years we have seen several instances of drivers in Super3 more than holding their own against Super2 competitors,” Edwards added.
“It makes sense for us to bring all of these cars under one banner from the 2025 season and allow those teams and drivers to compete in Super2.
“We are confident it will only add to the on-track competition and challenge to win the Super2 Series title.”
The final Super3 race will be held on the streets of Adelaide on November 14-17.
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