The 2018 Supercars Championship (known for commercial reasons as the 2018 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship)[1] was an FIA-sanctioned international motor racing series for Supercars. It was the twentieth running of the Supercars Championship and the twenty-second series in which Supercars have contested the premier Australian touring car title. Teams and drivers competed in thirty-one races at sixteen venues across Australia and New Zealand for the championship titles. Scott McLaughlin won his maiden title at the final race in Newcastle,[2] while Red Bull Holden Racing Team won the Teams Championship[3] at Pukekohe.[4]
The 2018 season saw the introduction of the first Gen 2 Supercars, which opened up the category up to a wider variety of body shapes and engine configurations. The championship saw the introduction of the hatchback Holden ZB Commodore, marking the first time since 1994 that a car with a body shape other than a four-door sedan has competed.
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- ^ Adam, Mitchell (25 November 2018). "McLaughlin wins championship, Reynolds takes finale". Supercars.com. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "2018 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship Points, www.supercars.com, as archived at web.archive.org". Archived from the original on 2018-12-10. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
- ^ Adam, Mitchell (4 November 2018). "Triple Eight seals teams' championship". Supercars. Retrieved 4 November 2018.