Editing Supercars Championship (section)

===Cost===
The Gen 3 Supercar regulations were intended to reduce the cost of building a car (without engine) from around [[Australian dollar|$]]450,000 to $250,000. In practice, this did not occur, with teams reporting that rather than reduced costs, building and running costs increased by approximately 30% from Gen2 to Gen3 as of 2023. The increased costs were partly attributed to time pressures getting the cars ready while dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020-21, and the broader impact on materials costs of that period.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Herrero |first=Daniel |date=2023-04-11 |title=Supercars working with teams to cut Gen3 costs |url=https://speedcafe.com/teams-working-with-supercars-to-cut-costs-from-gen3/ |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=Speedcafe.com |language=en-AU}}</ref>

The costs of competing in the championship are considerably higher than the purchase price of a car. There is no budget cap, though caps have been proposed. One estimate puts the season cost for teams at "1.2 to 3 million (Australian) dollars per car" per season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=van Leeuwen |first=Anthony |date=28 August 2020 |title=Skaife calls for Supercars cost cap |url=https://au.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/skaife-supercars-cost-cap/4864061/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519111843/https://au.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/skaife-supercars-cost-cap/4864061/ |archive-date=19 May 2022 |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=Motorsport.com }}</ref>