Legends Cars Championship organisers are pleased to announce a significant £12,000 prize package for the eagerly awaited 2026 season, with key prizes up for grabs for the overall top three finishers in the outright title battle as well as the top three drivers from the Masters Cup division.

Following the confirmation of two-time Legends Cars Champion Will Gibson’s involvement in the running of the series with long-time Legends Cars promoter Phil Cooper, which was announced at the conclusion of the 2025 campaign, the delivery of a structured prize pot for the new season brings more excellent news for the all-action category.

The overall Legends Cars Champion this year will, for the first time, be awarded with £3,000 worth of vouchers towards the 2027 season, with the Vice-Champion taking away £2,000 of vouchers and the third placed finisher in the outright standings earning £1,000 worth of vouchers.

Notably, the same prize structure has been put in place for the Masters Cup class marking a real step-forward for the division which is contested by competitors 40-years-of-age and older in pursuit of the Gerard McCosh Napoleon Award trophy.

The Masters Cup Champion in the coming season will receive £3,000 worth of vouchers to be used towards their 2027 Legends Cars campaign, the class Vice-Champion will be handed £2,000 worth of vouchers and third place will receive £1,000 of vouchers.

Should this year’s Masters Cup Champion finish in the overall championship top three, and by extension the second and third place class drivers achieve the same, all will be eligible to ‘double-up’ their prizes – which are being sponsored by UK Legends Cars Race Parts. Theoretically, of course, this means the 2026 Masters Cup Champion could potentially take away £6,000 worth of vouchers.

The coming Legends Cars Championship, the 32nd year of action for the 5/8 scale pocket rockets in the UK, will get underway on 4th/5th April at Silverstone National Circuit in Northamptonshire and the 13 round season will ultimately conclude at Donington Park Grand Prix Circuit over the weekend 26th/27th September.

As was the case last year, the Legends Cars Elite Cup again forms part of the main championship battle and so points scored in the Elite Cup will also count towards overall season totals in the outright Legends Cars title fight.

The Elite Cup itself will be contested across three race meetings, the first at Donington Park National Circuit on 18th/19th April alongside the British Touring Car Championship. From there, the Elite Cup will visit Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit in Kent on 2nd/3rd May and will then wrap-up at the USA Snetterton 300 festival at the Norfolk venue over the weekend 25th/26th July.

Before all of that, several leading competitors from the series who run the MT09 water-cooled three-cylinder Yamaha engine, which was introduced last season, will be making an appearance at Donington Park on Tuesday, 10th February, as part of the MSV Media Day.

Will Gibson – Legends Cars Championship Commercial Director:
“It is amazing to be able to offer this fantastic prize for not only the podium of the overall championship, but also the podium for the Masters championship too. By doing this we hope to draw in more drivers eligible for the Masters Cup and reward them for their success. Being able to give something back to the drivers is something I have been looking very hard at.

“In America races are split into Pro and Masters categories, much like many other series in the UK, with nearly as much emphasis being placed on both classes. With the support of Legends Cars Race Parts Ltd [the official importer of Legends Cars and race parts into the UK and Ireland] and hopefully many other partners overs the years to come, we can continue to reward our drivers and continue to do the good work both Simon [Belcher] and Phil [Cooper] have done over the years. It looks like 2026 is going to be a great year to be involved in the Legends Cars Championship.”

Provisional 2026 Legends Cars Championship Calendar
Rds1&2 – 4/5 April – Silverstone National Circuit
Rds3&4 – 18/19 April – Donington Park National Circuit (BTCC – Elite Cup)
Rds5&6 – 2/3 May – Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit (Elite Cup)
Rd7&8 – 6/7 June – Brands Hatch Indy Circuit (American Speedfest)
Rds9&10 – 25/26 July – Snetterton 300 Circuit (USA Snetterton 300 – Elite Cup)
Rd11 – 22 August – Oulton Park International (US Autoshow)
Rds12/13 – 26/27 September – Donington Park Grand Prix Circuit