Mondello Park hosts the first race of the Irish Supercar Championship powered by Pirelli begins this weekend, April 14th & 15th.

If last year's racing season is anything to go by, the battle for the championship will be extremely close this year. Peter Barrable took the win in 2017, with the title battle not being decided until the very last race weekend in Brands Hatch.

Many of the drivers from 2017 will battle for their place on the grid this weekend with Gary Corcoran, Graeme Colfer, Alan Kessie and John Cardoo returning. Seasoned racer Alan Watkins, eight times Irish Stryker Championship winner joins the class this year along with Cameron Fenton and Charlie Linnane, who both raced previously with the Ginetta Junior Championship.

Cameron and Charlie who raced in the Ginetta Junior Championship for 14-17 year olds, will want to make their mark in the first race weekend of the year and will make themselves known on track. The teens won't have an easy run as they are up against a number of highly experienced drivers - all looking to earn important 20 championship points for each race win.

This year the Irish Supercar Championship will be teaming up with the Irish Touring Car Championship (ITCC) for races in Mondello, Bishopscourt and Kirkistown.  By joining with the ITCC, the Supercar drivers will have a larger grid for each race meeting so we're expecting some exciting close racing throughout the 2018 Season.

Irish Supercar Championship announced that Pirelli will be title sponsor again this year for the class as part of a two year deal along with previous class sponsors including Keogh's Crisps, Dublin Crystal and Monsoon Estates Coffee.  The Irish Supercar Championship will have a hospitality suite overlooking Mondello's main straight for every championship race weekend. The Irish Supercars suite will be open to visitors who can enjoy complimentary Keogh's Crisps and Monsoon Estates Coffee whilst watching first class racing.