AASA-sanctioned circuit racing · Queensland Raceway
Your first
race car is
an Excel
Excel Cup is where Queensland drivers learn to race wheel to wheel. Hyundai Excels, one control tyre, full grids and a pathway that has taken drivers to Supercars.
Get racing
From licence to grid in four steps
Most Excel Cup drivers come from karts, sim racing, speedway, dirt bikes or track days. You don't need experience in a race car. You need a licence, a car and the willingness to learn racecraft.
Get licensed
Apply for an AASA National Racing Licence. Bring it, your apparel and your car's AASA Vehicle Passport to scrutiny.
Get a car
Buy a built Excel, build your own to the regulations, or book an arrive-and-drive seat with JP Motorsports. Ask us and we'll point you to cars for sale.
Enter a round
Entries are made through Queensland Raceway. You'll receive the final information pack the Wednesday before the round.
Sign on and race
Pass scrutiny, sign the Code of Conduct, attend the drivers' briefing, then go racing. Practice, qualifying and four races per round.
New for 2027
Early Bird Beginners Pack
A free pathway for new drivers into their first season, with the partners and people who help you find a car and get on the grid. Full details are released in December 2026. Register your interest now and you'll hear first.
The pathway
Where Excels lead
Jarrod Hughes made his car-racing debut in Excels in 2020. By 2025 he was a Supercars co-driver with Erebus. Broc Feeney and Brodie Kostecki raced on the same Excel grid in Townsville that year.
Ride onboard
Sit in the seat
This is the view from inside an Excel Cup race car, filmed on a 360 camera. Drag the picture, or tilt your phone, to look around the cockpit.
- Full roll cage, race seat and harness in every car
- Forward-facing camera required, so every incident is on film
- Up to 30 cars on the grid, racing wheel to wheel
Gallery
Race day
Full grids, door-to-door racing and long days in the pits. This is what an Excel Cup weekend looks like.
Photos courtesy of event photographers, including Trapnell Photography Creations, and the Excel Cup community.
Calendar
2027 season
Five rounds at Queensland Raceway, Willowbank, as part of the QRDC meetings. Dates are being locked in with the circuit and will be published by 30 November 2026.
Sprint format: practice, qualifying, four races.
Sprint format.
Sprint format.
Nankang World Excel Enduro. Two drivers per car, the biggest weekend of the year.
Season finale.
The flagship round
Nankang World Excel Enduro
Two drivers share each car across a weekend of sprint and endurance racing, with pit stops, safety cars and double championship points. The 2026 Enduro was streamed live by Blend Line TV.
Looking for a co-driver, or a seat for the Enduro only? Get in touch and we'll match you with a team.
Results
2026 final championship standings
Points use rule 1.35 (50, 45, 42, 40, 39, 38, 37, then one less per place). The Enduro scores double, and both drivers of a car score. Official lap times are on MYLAPS Speedhive.
| Pos | Driver | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 ×2 | Rd 5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caleb Paterson | 200 | 245 | 154 | 184 | 174 | 957 |
| 2 | Jesse Dixon | 88 | 211 | 195 | 184 | 140 | 818 |
| 3 | Fraser Sturgess | 134 | 167 | 154 | 142 | 154 | 751 |
| 4 | Thomas Manwaring | 158 | 188 | 140 | 118 | 114 | 718 |
| 5 | Billy Parrish | 128 | 149 | 140 | 140 | 113 | 670 |
| 6 | Joshua Richards | 166 | 162 | 0 | 116 | 170 | 614 |
| 7 | Darren Whittington | 143 | 204 | 98 | 124 | 38 | 607 |
| 8 | Brooke Wilson | 57 | 166 | 90 | 118 | 119 | 550 |
| 9 | Pat Trappett | 126 | 110 | 152 | 114 | 0 | 502 |
| 10 | James Simpson | 155 | 209 | 0 | 70 | 62 | 496 |
Rules and documents
Know the rules before you race
Excel Cup runs under the AASA National Competition Rules and Standing Regulations, the event's supplementary regulations, and the Excel Cup Sporting and Technical Regulations.
2027 Sporting & Technical Regulations
Control Nankang 195/50/15 tyre, free brake pads, free coil-overs within limits. Sealed DOHC engines. Published after AASA approval.
Competitor Code of Conduct
Signed by every driver at sign-on. Covers behaviour at the track, in the paddock and on social media, for drivers and their teams.
QRDC Protest Procedure
In every event pack. The short version is under Driver standards below.
Competitor Bulletins
Numbered rule clarifications issued during the season, handed out at the drivers' briefing.
The car
- Eligible carsHyundai Excel, Australian-sold, Jul 1994 – Jun 2000
- EngineG4FK DOHC, sealed by an approved sealer
- TyresNankang 195/50/15 only, no buffing
- Brake padsFree
- SuspensionCoil-overs free within limits
- SafetyAASA safety cage, harness, apparel
- CameraForward-facing, 1080p, wheel in view
Drafting the 2027 rules
The 2027 regulations are being written now, based on the national Group 3E Excel rules and rewritten for AASA events. Experienced drivers review the draft before it goes to AASA. If you race or build Excels and want a say, contact us.
Driver standards
Hard racing is welcome. Unsafe driving isn't.
Every incident is judged against the AASA driver conduct rules and checked against timing, video and the broadcast. Penalties are part of the coaching, so every driver knows where the line is.
Yellow card
A formal warning that stays with the driver, not the car. Three yellows at one event become a red.
Red card
A penalty set by the Clerk of Course, such as a drive-through or rear of grid. Cards can't be appealed but can be reviewed on written request.
How to lodge a protest
- As soon as your race ends, exit the track and drive down pit lane.
- Park directly in front of the Control Tower, pit-lane side.
- Bring the SD card with your footage. No footage, no protest.
- In the Timing Room, complete the protest form: corner, lap or time, and the position you were racing for.
What catches people out
Go straight to the tower. Going back to your pit or talking to others first voids the protest.
Once the next grid sheet is posted or points are allocated, results are final. Messages after the weekend are not protests.
Officials are contacted through the category, never directly.
Race hard.Race fair.Race safe.
Official merchandise
Wear the grid
Official Excel Cup gear, with art from the cars that race on our grid. Pick a design, pick a size, and we'll have it at the next round or post it to you.
Partners
Put your name on a full grid
Excel Cup fields up to 30 cars a round, races in front of Queensland Raceway crowds and is streamed live at the big rounds. Partners reach drivers, crews and families who build and maintain their own cars.
Control tyre
Nankang
Every car races on the Nankang 195/50/15 and Nankang is naming partner of the World Excel Enduro.
Tyre supply and fitting
Top Tyres Archerfield
Our Nankang control tyre supplier. Excel Cup drivers get special series pricing, available by phone only. Call the Top Tyres QLD sales manager to order, fit and balance your 195/50 R15s before the round.
Arrive and drive
JP Motorsports
Race-prepared Excels for new and visiting drivers. Turn up, race and leave the car with the team.
2027 opportunities
- Series partnerWindscreen and door decals
- Round partnerNaming rights for one weekend
- Rookie awardBacks a new driver's season
- Trade partnerParts and services for the grid
Competitors
Join the group chat on Signal
The Excel Cup competitors group runs on Signal, a free messaging app like WhatsApp. Announcements, timetable changes, race-day info and paddock chat all go there.
Install Signal
Free on iPhone and Android. Register with your mobile number and set a PIN you'll remember.
Name yourself
Set your Signal profile name to your car number and name, for example #00 First Last. Requests without a car number aren't approved.
Hide your number
Settings › Privacy › Phone number › Who can see my number › Nobody. Other drivers see your name, not your number.
Join from the portal
Log in to the competitor portal on your phone, open Group Chat and tap Join on Signal. The category manager approves you against the entry list.
On a computer? Scan with your phone camera to open the competitor portal on your phone.
The Code of Conduct applies in the chat. Protests and penalty reviews go in writing, not in the group.
Contact
Talk to the category
New drivers, teams, co-drivers, sponsors and media: one contact for everything Excel Cup. For entries and gate tickets, contact Queensland Raceway.
Category Manager
Jasen Hannagan
jasen@excelcup.com- Entriesqldraceways.com.au
- VenueQueensland Raceway, Champions Way, Willowbank QLD
- Sanctioning bodyAASA