Skaife to step down from RACE, Supercars boards

Supercars legend and broadcaster Mark Skaife will step down from his roles on the Racing Australia Consolidated Enterprises Ltd (RACE) and Supercars boards.

Five-time Supercars champion Skaife has sat on the RACE board since its inception in 2022, and has been a prominent figure on the Supercars board.

The Hall of Famer has also been a prominent part of the Supercars broadcast since 2009, having stepped away from full-time racing at the end of 2008.

RACE is set to enter negotiations for the television media rights of the Repco Supercars Championship and the Bathurst 12 Hour, with the current deal to expire at the end of 2025.

In a statement released Monday, Skaife has decided to step down from his role with RACE "to remove any perception of conflicts during this important process,” with the change "set to take effect in the coming weeks."

RACE will, however, continue to use Skaife’s expertise in an advisory role.

The statement reads:

Racing Australia Consolidated Enterprises Ltd (RACE), the owner of Australasia’s premier motorsport category, the Repco Supercars Championship, today confirmed that Mark Skaife OAM will step down from his position as a director of RACE and its Supercars subsidiaries, with the change set to take effect in the coming weeks.

RACE is due to enter negotiations for the television media rights of the Repco Supercars Championship (and the Bathurst 12 Hour) in light of the expiry of the current deal with the Foxtel Group and Seven West Media at the end of 2025. Given his continuing role as the face of the Sport on Fox Sports Australia/Kayo, Mark Skaife OAM has decided to step down to remove any perception of conflicts during this important process.

Mark’s work to date on the Board has been invaluable, with his stewardship of the Gen3 Project in particular creating the pathway for the recent announcement of Toyota’s entry into the Repco Supercars Championship from 2026. To this end, RACE will continue to utilise Mark’s expertise in an advisory role.

Skaife won a then record 90 races and equal record five drivers’ championships to the time of his retirement, and won the Great Race six times.

The Holden legend has since called Supercars raced with fellow Hall of Famer Neil Crompton since 2009.

Skaife will return to the broadcast at the upcoming Repco Bathurst 1000 on October 10-13. Tickets for the event are on sale now.