Brabham inspired Sprint Cup trophy revealed
By Thomas Miles
Date posted: 17 February 2025
For the first time in Supercars a Sprint Cup will be on the line in 2025 and the Sir Jack Brabham inspired prize has been revealed ahead of the Sydney 500.
In the new era of Finals era of Supercars, drivers will be competing for the Sprint Cup across the first eight rounds of the season.
The driver with the most points across the 25 races from the season opener at Sydney this weekend to August’s Ipswich Super 400 at Queensland Raceway will not only secure a Finals ticket, but also claim the Sprint Cup.
The prize they will receive will be a trophy trophy modelled directly off the BT19 steering wheel, which Brabham drove to the 1966 Formula 1 World Championship.
WAU star Chaz Mostert has labelled the new Sprint Cup as the “minor premiership” of Supercars.
“This is the one they want to win and fair few other ones as well, so Supercars has changed a bit this year and it will be really cool having a finals series and the enduro element as well,” Mostert said.
“Also having an eight round Sprint Cup is basically like a minor premiership kind of like NRL, which is awesome to race for top honours heading into enduros.
“It will be cool of hopefully being one of the first to have this honour.”
“This year there is a lot to race for and it all starts with the Sprint Cup. It would be awesome to win that and we will go have a crack,” Tickford’s Cameron Waters said.
“It will be really exciting and there is a lot to race for in all different phases through the year so it should be a lot of fun.”
“The Repco Sprint Cup is all about flat-out racing and providing fans with thrilling, unpredictable competition,” Supercars CEO Shane Howard said.
“With a mix of circuits and action-packed sprint formats, fans will follow along closely before the Repco Sprint Cup Champion is crowned at Queensland Raceway in August.”
In addition to the Sprint Cup, the season transitions to endurance mode where the Enduro Cup will return for the first time since 2019 ahead of the new three-round Finals Series.
The Sprint Cup will be made up of rounds at Sydney Motorsport Park, Albert Park, Taupo, Symmons Plains, Wanneroo, Hidden Valley, Townsville and Ipswich.
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