A capacity field of 28 Porsche 992 GT3 Cup cars is set to make the trek to the top end, with 18 Pros and a strong contingent of 10 Pro-Am entries.
For the first time, Carrera Cup Australia will run the international enduro format with a pair of 45-minute races across the weekend.
Two drivers from one of the series’ most storied teams will hit significant career milestones at Hidden Valley.
Sonic Motor Racing’s Angelo Mouzouris will chalk up 100 race starts, the 31st driver to do so.
His teammate, reigning Pro-Am champion Rodney Jane, will start his 250th start in Race 1, just the third driver to do so after Marc Cini and David Wall.
Among two familiar faces returning to the field is New Zealander Marco Giltrap, having recently focused on a stint in Carrera Cup Asia.
Former Pro-Am class champion Liam Talbot returns to the category, lining up with Wall Racing – the squad with which his championship success came.
Having turned his attention to GT World Challenge Australia, winning the Pro-Am title in ’23 and ’24, Talbot makes the switch back to one-make Porsche racing for the rest of 2026.
Two-time champion Harri Jones leads the standings by just two points over reigning title winner Dylan O’Keeffe.
French-Finnish star Marcus Amand left Albert Park third in points, however does not return for Darwin, leaving top scored Michelin Junior Clay Osbourne primed to leapfrog.
Darwin was the turning point in O’Keeffe’s championship chase last year, with the weekend sweep turning out to be his only three wins of the season.
Garth Walden Racing dominated proceedings at Hidden Valley in 2025, with Pro-Am driver Matt Belford joining O’Keeffe in a clean sweep of race wins.
Porsche Equity-One Carrera Cup Australia commences on Friday with a pair of practice sessions, followed by qualifying and Race 1 on Saturday, and the final race on Sunday.
Porsche Equity-One Carrera Cup Australia Round 2 Entry List
| Num | Driver | Sponsor Name | Class |
| 1 | Dylan O’Keeffe | Dexion / RAM Motorsport | Pro |
| 2 | David Russell | Hire a Hubby / EMA Motorsport | Pro |
| 3 | Josh Thomas | TFH Racing / TekworkX Motorsport | Pro |
| 4 | Stephen Grove | Grove Hire / Groblox | Pro-Am |
| 5 | Jacque Jarjo | Jacque Fine Jewellery | Pro-Am |
| 9 | Marc Cini | Hallmarc | Pro-Am |
| 12 | Harri Jones | Hastings Deering / McElrea Racing | Pro |
| 14 | Matthew Belford | ID Land | Pro-Am |
| 15 | Clay Osborne | TekworkX Motorsport | Pro |
| 16 | Richard MacDonald | MAC & CO Racing | Pro-Am |
| 18 | Diesel Thomas | TFH Racing / TekworkX Motorsport | Pro |
| 22 | Dean Cook | Dexion / RAM Motorsport | Pro-Am |
| 23 | Lachlan Bloxsom | McElrea Racing / Club LBR | Pro |
| 24 | Daniel Quimby | FCL Transport / McElrea Racing | Pro |
| 29 | Amar Sharma | Flipside Energy / Ask Mandy | Pro |
| 53 | Max Geoghegan | AIX Investment Group / EMA Motorsport | Pro |
| 66 | Marco Giltrap | Team Porsche New Zealand / EBM | Pro |
| 77 | Rodney Jane | Sonic Motor Racing / Bob Jane T Marts | Pro-Am |
| 78 | Aaron Love | TekworkX Motorsport | Pro |
| 79 | Ryan Casha | Local Hire Racing / DNA Autosport | Pro |
| 85 | Matt Slavin | Ares Group | Pro-Am |
| 89 | Tom Bewley | Team Porsche New Zealand / EBM | Pro |
| 91 | Jake Santalucia | Furniture Outlet / National Make Good Solutions (NMGS) | Pro |
| 111 | Liam Talbot | Shannons Insurance / Wall Racing | Pro-Am |
| 222 | Scott Taylor | Scott Taylor Motorsport | Pro-Am |
| 777 | Marcos Flack | Sonic Motor Racing / Bob Jane T Marts / Orsche | Pro |
| 911 | Glen Wood | Famous Insurance / EBM | Pro |
| 999 | Angelo Mouzouris | Sonic Motor Racing / Bob Jane T Marts | Pro |
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