2026 Australian Formula Open
The 2026 Australian Formula Open: Driven by FRCA is a scheduled multi-event open-wheel single seater motor racing championship. This will be the fourth season of the Australian Formula Open series, which was originally founded by two-time Australian Gold Star winner Tim Macrow in 2023 as a direct successor to the Australian Formula 3 championship. The AFO moniker was then taken over by the organizers of the NSW Formula Car Championship, an open formula championship run since 2011 as one of Motorsport Australia's State Championships, in 2025.[1][2]
The championship is scheduled to be run over five weekends from March to October.[3]
Race calendar
The 2026 calendar was revealed in November of 2025.[3] The series will not return to Winton Motor Raceway, instead holding an event at Queensland Raceway.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Support bill | Map of circuit locations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 |  Sydney Motorsport Park, Eastern Creek
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14–15 March | NSW Production Touring Cars New South Wales Formula Ford Championship |
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| 2 | R1 | 30–31 May | Australian Production Car Endurance Series AU4 Championship RX8 Cup Australia | ||
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| 3 | R1 | One Raceway, Goulburn
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25–26 July | NSW Production Touring Cars New South Wales Formula Ford Championship | |
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| 4 | R1 |  Queensland Raceway, Willowbank
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19–20 September | Australian Production Car Endurance Series Queensland Production Sports Car Championship SuperMini Challenge Queensland | |
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| 5 | R1 | One Raceway, Goulburn
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24–25 October | NSW Production Touring Cars RX8 Cup Australia | |
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| R3 | |||||
Championship standings
Points will be awarded as follows:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
References
- ^ "Australian Formula Open Calendar confirmed – The Race Torque". Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ "AUSTRALIAN FORMULA OPEN - Australia's home of wings and slicks - DRIVEN BY FRCA". Australian Formula Open. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ a b "2026 Calendar". Formula Race Cars Association. Retrieved 2025-12-23.