Our first trophy for 2026! Ryan Wood has secured Toyota’s first Supercars Podium, finishing P3 in Race 5 at the Australian Grand Prix and etching his name into the Supercars history books.
Yesterday’s qualifying session saw strong pace from both drivers, with Chaz Mostert and Ryan Wood locking out the second row of the grid for this afternoon’s race.
Race 5
Both drivers launched strongly off the line, with Ryan settling into P3 and Chaz close behind in P4 through the opening laps. They worked well together early, positioning themselves strongly in the fight to deliver Toyota its first Supercars podium.
On lap four, contact from Broc Feeney saw the Mobil 1 Optus Racing No. 1 turned into twice, forcing Chaz off the track and sustaining damage to the car.
From that point on, it was a challenging run to the finish for Chaz. Despite keeping clear of the chaos around him, Chaz was unable to match the pace of the cars around him and he gradually slipped down the timesheets.
Up front, Ryan continued to sit comfortably in third, with a 12 second gap between himself and fourth position. He kept cool, calm and collected and brought the Mobil 1 Truck Assist Racing No. 2 home in P3 to secure a historic podium result for Toyota.
It’s a special moment for the entire team. After months of tireless work behind the scenes, the result is a fantastic reward for their hard work, dedication and belief in the project.
The weekend is far from over, with plenty more racing still to come. Two qualifying sessions await tomorrow morning before Race 6 in the evening.
Chaz Mostert
“Wasn’t our day on our side of the garage but huge congratulations to everyone here on the first podium in a Toyota. Real cool moment for the entire team, and everyone involved.
“Looking forward to resetting tonight and qualifying up first tomorrow.”
Ryan Wood
“It’s been a lot of hard work behind the scenes over the last 18 months, I’m stoked to help the mark the history books with Toyota’s first podium in Supercars.
“The Toyota project has been a massive undertaking, our crew have sacrificed so much to get to where we are today, it’s nice to reward them with a podium so early on in the season.
“We still have a lot of work to do overnight, the guys ahead were very speedy, we will put our heads together to make sure we come out even stronger tomorrow.”