The EROAD Australian Rally Championship has secured a significant coup for the upcoming season with FOX SPORTS coming on as the major broadcast partner in 2026.
The landmark deal for the ARC will see FOX SPORTS take over as the official home of the championship, with live streamed stages throughout 2026 to be available on leading Australian sports streaming service, Kayo SPORTS.
Not only will fans be able to watch the best rally crews in action live during an event, but they will also be able to watch the stages on demand post-event on Kayo SPORTS.
In addition to Kayo SPORTS, fans both in Australia and around the world will also be able to tune into the stream live and free on the ARC’s Facebook and YouTube channels.
The announcement comes off the back of a historic year for the Australian Rally Championship, which saw record-breaking numbers in regard to its live stage coverage, where it gained more than 350,000 views across the six events.
Fans will once again be able to watch a similar amount of rally action throughout each event, with a minimum of four live stages to be broadcast at each round of the season, as well as the new Shakedown stage on Friday mornings.
All on-stage live streams will feature a mix of action, interviews and analysis, with esteemed television producer Andrew Janson and the Apatchie Media team once again making the multiple live streams possible.
Janson and the Apatchie Media team have played a major role in the ARC’s extended coverage over the years, making him the ideal candidate to lead the championship into the exciting new era.
FOX SPORTS’ Kayo SPORTS is the home of motorsport in Australia with every Formula 1, Supercars and MotoGP race live as part of an unrivalled 50-plus sports offering which includes AFL, NRL and Cricket
The official broadcast team for the 2026 season will be released in the coming weeks, with the highly anticipated opening round of the 2026 EROAD Australian Rally Championship, the Accent Benchtops Rally Queensland in Gympie, taking place on 17-19 April.
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Adrian Coppin
ARC Managing Director
“The EROAD Australian Rally Championship had one of its biggest recorded audiences in 2025 and it’s great be rewarded with an exciting move to FOX SPORTS,” Coppin said.
“FOX SPORTS is the home of motorsport, and by being on the same platform as Formula 1 and Supercars, I am confident we will see a rise in interest and general audience numbers over the course of the year.
“There has been a lot of change in the ARC over the past 18 months and this signifies another step forward for the championship as we continue to grow its enables all our stakeholders to engage with the broader motorsport community”
“It’s huge opportunity not only for the ARC, but the sport in general, to be on what is now the leading motorsport streaming platform in Kayo SPORTS.
“I would like to thank the team at FOX SPORTS for showing belief in the ARC and bringing it onto its exciting platforms such as Kayo SPORTS and Foxtel.
2026 EROAD Australian Rally Championship Calendar
Round 1: Queensland / Brisbane Sporting Car Club – 17–19 April
Round 2: Western Australia / WA Car Club – 22–24 May
Round 3: New South Wales / Brindabella Sporting Car Club – 26–28 June
Round 4: Tasmania / ARC Promoter Pty Ltd – 14–16 August
Round 5: South Australia / Ultimate Motorsport Events – 2–4 October
Round 6: Victoria / Vroom Events Inc – 20–22 November
