Mustang Cup Australia travels to Ipswich, Queensland for the third round of the 2026 season. Having already displayed the intense competition of one-make racing in the first two weekends, the first year Ford series will bring its field of Ford Mustang Dark Horse R race cars to the 3.126-kilometer (1.942-mile), six-turn Queensland Raceway.
In the second round of the season, Josh Anderson of Clean Vibes Multispares Racing won the weekend, completing a last-lap pass to take home the victory in the Johnson Cup race and leading the majority of the Ambrose Cup race to earn his second win of the weekend. In the Dark Horse Legends class, Ben Dunn won the Johnson Cup Race and John Goodacre was victorious in the Ambrose Cup race.
Heading into the third round of the six-round season, the fight for the championship is heating up. Anderson took the championship lead with his back-to-back wins at Shell V-Power Motorsport Park. Joe Fawcett currently sits in second place just 35 points behind Anderson. With 60 points available in each race, the championship is still anyone’s to win.
About Mustang Cup Australia
The Mustang Cup Australia category offers all competitors the chance to race in equal machinery, compete at some of the country’s best race tracks, all while racing for incredible prizes and opportunities within the Ford family.
Acting as the introductory point in the Ford Racing pyramid, Mustang Cup is designed to be the first step for a young driver’s racing journey that could lead to a career in Australia’s home-grown Supercars Championship, or reach the heights of the blue oval’s new Hypercar program.
The senior stars are also catered for, with significant prizes and opportunities available.
The inaugural 2026 season will be contested over six rounds, featuring on the Shannons SpeedSeries alongside categories Australia’s best sportscar classes including GT World Challenge Australia and Monochrome GT4 Australia.
Each race weekend will feature a pair of practice sessions, two separate qualifying sessions and dual 40-minute races. The Ambrose and Johnson Cups run during different times over the weekend. This allows two racers to share one car, splitting the cost, track time and fun of a race weekend without sacrificing championship points.
ORDER OF EVENTS
*Times AEST
Friday June 12
11:20 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.: Practice 1
2:15 p.m. – 2:35 p.m.: Practice 2
Saturday June 13
9:55 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.: Johnson Cup Qualifying
2:45 p.m. – 3:25 p.m.: Johnson Cup Race
Sunday June 14
9:00 a.m. – 9:20 a.m.: Ambrose Cup Qualifying
12:00 p.m. – 12:40 p.m.: Ambrose Cup Race
