Australian Rally Championship secures new broadcast deal

Monday 23 February, 2026

The EROAD Australian Rally Championship (ARC) has inked a new broadcast deal for the 2026 season with FOX SPORTS Australia, joining as the championship’s new major broadcast partner.

A landmark deal for the ARC, FOX SPORTS Australia takes over as the official home of the championship, providing live streamed stages to be broadcast on its streaming service, Kayo SPORTS.

The platform allows fans to not only watch the best rally crews in action during an event, but also to watch the stages on-demand post-event on Kayo SPORTS.

Fans both in Australia and around the world can also tune into an event’s livestream 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.

Motorsport Australia CEO Josh Blanksby hailed the new deal as an important moment for the ARC and Australia’s wider motorsport media landscape.

“This type of coverage allows fans who cannot get to a rally, to experience all of the action and thrills that make the sport unlike any other,” Blanksby said.

“The deal will also strengthen our rally community by encouraging participation, while celebrating our competitors at the world-class events the Australian Rally Championship exhibit each and every year.

“This deal will add to the growing amount of high level motorsport available on television, and with the continued enhancement of the Supercars Championship broadcast product and its supported categories, FOX SPORTS Australia only strengthens its reputation as a pioneer in motorsport broadcasting.”

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.

ARC Managing Director Adrian Coppin stated the EROAD Australian Rally Championship had one of its biggest recorded audiences in 2025.

“Fox Sports Australia 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,” Coppin said.

“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.”

Producer Andrew Janson and the Apatchie Media team have played a major role in the ARC’s extended coverage over the years and will again lead the championship into the exciting new era as the championship’s ongoing livestream production team.

The official broadcast team for the 2026 season will be announced in the coming weeks, with the highly anticipated opening round, the Accent Benchtops Rally Queensland in Gympie, scheduled for 17-19 April.

2026 EROAD Australian Rally Championship Calendar