Dubbed the ‘Grid of Champions’, the inaugural inductees were Allan Moffat and the late Ian Geoghegan in 1999 at the first-ever V8 Supercars Gala Dinner held at Crown Casino in Melbourne.
Since then, a range of legendary drivers and industry figures – who all paved the way for what we now know as the Repco Supercars Championship – have been annually inducted into the Hall of Fame at the end-of-season Gala Dinner.
1999 Hall of Fame Inductee
ATCC Champion (1973, 1976, 1977, 1983)
Bathurst 500/1000 winner (1970, 1971, 1973, 1977)
Ford's main man through the 1970s
(1940-2003)
1999 Hall of Fame Inductee
Bathurst 1000 Champion (1973)
ATCC Champion (1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969)
The first driver to win the ATCC five times
(1929-2018)
2000 Hall of Fame Inductee
ATCC Champion (1962, 1963, 1971, 1972)
Phillip Island 500/Bathurst 500 Champion (1961, 1962, 1963, 1964)
The pioneer behind the Calder Park Thunderdome and Bob Jane T-Marts 1000
2000 Hall of Fame Inductee
ATCC Champion (1965, 1970)
The original 'people's champion' who earned the famous name 'Stormin' Norman'
(1945-2006)
2001 Hall of Fame Inductee
ATCC Champion (1974, 1978, 1980)
Bathurst 500/1000 Champion (1972, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987)
Holden's most-decorated driver, who recorded an unmatched nine wins at Bathurst
Brock brought the #05 to fame, remains a household name and national sporting icon
Australia's most prestigious motorsport prize, the Peter Brock Trophy, is awarded to the winners of the Repco Bathurst 1000 in his honour
2001 Hall of Fame Inductee
Bathurst 1000 Champion (1981, 1989, 1994)
ATCC Champion (1981, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1989)
Bathurst-winning Team Owner (1981, 1989, 1994, 2019)
Championship-winning Team Owner (1981, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1995, 2010, 2018, 2019, 2020)
A name synonymous with the 'Blue Oval' and the name that brought the #17 to fame
Johnson saw great success not just as a driver, but continued successes as Dick Johnson Racing remains a powerhouse in the Supercars Championship
2002 Hall of Fame Inductee
ATCC Champion (1975)
Bathurst 500 Champion (1969)
Dubbed 'Mr Versatile', Colin Bond saw success on both bitumen and bush
2004 Hall of Fame Inductee
ATCC Champion (1979)
Bathurst 1000 Champion (1976)
One of Australia's greatest privateers, who loved beating the factory-backed teams
Bathurst 500 Champion (1967)
Bathurst-winning Team Owner (1991, 1992, 1999)
Championship-winning Team Owner (1990, 1991, 1992, 1994)
A name synonymous with Ford and Nissan as a driver and team owner
2005 Hall of Fame Inductee
Supercars season opener (1999-2020)
Current Supercars season finale
The only Supercars event to be crowned in the Hall of Fame
2006 Hall of Fame Inductee
ATCC Champion (1985, 1987, 1990, 1991)
Bathurst 1000 Champion (1978, 1979, 1980, 1991, 1992, 1998*, 2002) *Super Tourer Bathurst 1000
Known as 'Gentlemen Jim', expat Kiwi Richards famously gave fans a verbal serve on the 1992 Bathurst podium following a controversial victory
(1918-2014)
2007 Hall of Fame Inductee
Phillip Island 500/Bathurst 500 Champion (1961, 1962, 1963, 1967)
A four-time Great Race winner who was known to be crafty, cunning and calculated
2008 Hall of Fame Inductee
Bathurst 1000 Champion (1982, 1983, 1984, 1993, 1995, 1997)
Celebrated Team Owner and self-taught engineer, 'LP' was renowned as the 'endurance expert'
2009 Hall of Fame Inductee
ATCC Champion (1995)
Bathurst 1000 Champion (1989, 1994)
'JB's' motorsport career has spanned over five decades, including a then-record 226 round starts across 22 Supercars seasons
2009 Hall of Fame Inductee
ATCC Champion (1993, 1997)
Championship-winning Team Owner (1993, 1997)
A team owner of his own squad for 14 years, Glenn Seton Racing has since transitioned into one of the powerhouses of Supercars, Tickford Racing
2012 Hall of Fame Inductee
Supercars Chairman (1996-2012)
Established iconic events such as the Adelaide 500, Canberra 400 and Sydney 500
(1976-2011)
2013 Hall of Fame Inductee
Admiration, friendship and enormous respect for Jason Richards was universal
His passing devastated the entire sport and two countries - Australia and his native New Zealand
2014 Hall of Fame Inductee
ATCC/Supercars Champion (1992, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2002)
Bathurst 1000 Champion (1991, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2010)
One of the great legacies in Australian motorsport, Skaife saw unparalleled success through multiple eras of racing
Boasting a reputation as a tough and uncompromising racer, Skaife remains highly visible in the championship as a host commentator
2015 Hall of Fame Inductee
Bathurst-winning Team Owner (2000)
Quirky and charismatic team owner of Garry Rogers Motorsport, which gave many of the sport's best their Supercars start, including Garth Tander, Jamie Whincup and Scott McLaughlin
2016 Hall of Fame Inductees
Bathurst-winning Team Owners (1998)
Championship-winning Team Owners (2003, 2004, 2005)
The New-Zealand duo behind Stone Brothers Racing, a powerhouse team that swept the mid-2000s
SBR won three championships, 41 races, 23 rounds and took 27 pole positions
2017 Hall of Fame Inductee
Following a career as a driver that spanned 15 years, Crompton has stood above all as the voice of Supercars for over three decades
Serving as the crucial link between cars on track and fans on the couch, none have simplified a complex sport to connect with viewers better than Neil Crompton
(1946-2010)
2018 Hall of Fame Inductee
Bathurst-winning Team Owner (1985, 1990, 1996, 2001, 2002)
Championship-winning Team Owner (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)
Not only the founding father of the Holden Racing Team, Tom Walkinshaw's legacy lives on through Walkinshaw Andretti United, where son Ryan Walkinshaw serves as team owner
2021 Hall of Fame inductee
Bathurst 1000 Champion (2006, 2007, 2008, 2012)
Supercars Champion (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017)
Shattering almost every Supercars record, Jamie Whincup rightly holds a special place in the Supercars Hall of Fame
Holding a record seven titles, 124 wins and 92 pole positions, Whincup is regarded by many as the greatest the sport has ever seen
Whincup took over as Triple Eight Race Engineering Managing Director in 2022
2022 Hall of Fame inductee
Leaving a lasting legacy on Australian motorsport, Schenken served firm but fair as the Race Director of ATCC/Supercars from 1987 to 2021
His passionate 35-year contribution to the championship is one that will never be forgotten
2022 Hall of Fame inductee
Bathurst 1000 Champion (1996, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2018)
ATCC/Supercars Champion (1996, 1998, 1999)
The undisputed modern era 'people's champion', Craig Lowndes' people-first approach has made him a fan-favourite for nearly three decades
His seven Bathurst wins, three championships and 110 race wins make no doubts that a spirited, hard-nosed racer exists under that gleaming Lowndes smile
(1945-2024)
2024 Hall of Fame inductee
Supercars CEO between 2000 and 2008
Founded TEGA (Touring Car Entrant Group of Australia)
Led Dick Johnson Racing to success
