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ALICE BUCKLEY Eyes Supercars History as Super2’s Solo Female Driver

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October 9, 2026

GRRL! SUMMARY:

  • ALICE BUCKLEY, 19, is Super2’s lone female driver targeting full-time Supercars promotion, which would make her first since 2019. Gold Coast native races for family team after mother insisted daughters get equal karting opportunity.
  • BUCKLEY embraces femininity with pink nails and makeup while racing, viewing her differences as marketing advantage. She aims to attract beauty and haircare sponsors to expand Supercars’ demographic reach beyond traditional audiences.
  • Despite progress at grassroots and top Supercars levels with female engineers and managers, BUCKLEY notes Super2 remains isolated pocket where some competitors still view her skeptically as outsider in male-dominated paddock.

UPCOMING:

  • Bathurst 1000 Top-10 Shootout – October 11, 2026

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GRRL! summary based upon reporting by Frances Howe originally appearing on www.smh.com.au