Red Bull Is Taking a V8 Ford Mustang Gen3 Supercar to Drift Masters Ireland

A Ford Mustang Gen3 Supercar is heading to Europe, and not for a quiet paddock display.

Red Bull will bring the V8 touring car to the Drift Masters round at Mondello Park in Ireland on June 13 and 14, placing one of Australia’s most distinctive modern race cars in front of a very different motorsport crowd.

Built by Dick Johnson Racing and owned by Ford, the car represents the current Gen3 Supercars formula, a category defined by big noise, rear-drive aggression and a silhouette that still speaks clearly to the road car beneath it.

At a glance

A Supercars Mustang lands at Mondello Park

Mondello Park is better known in this context for angle, smoke and close-quarters drifting than for Australian touring cars, which is exactly what makes this appearance interesting.

The Mustang won’t be competing in the Drift Masters field, but as a full-blown show car it should still have the visual presence to pull attention away from the tyre smoke.

The Gen3 Mustang is a leaner and more assertive interpretation of the Supercars formula than the model it replaced, with a sharper look and a more planted stance.

For European fans who usually experience Supercars through broadcasts and highlights, seeing the car in person is a rare chance to understand its scale, packaging and attitude up close.

The Gen3 shape carries Ford’s touring car story forward

The current Mustang Supercar is part of a broader reset for Australia’s premier touring car category.

Gen3 was developed to bring the cars closer in visual character to their road-going counterparts while still preserving the category’s traditional V8 identity.

This particular car was built by Dick Johnson Racing, one of the names most closely linked with Ford’s modern Australian touring car history.

Ford ownership also gives the appearance a factory-backed flavour, even though the car is being presented at an event far removed from a conventional Supercars weekend.

From development work to star-driver appearances

The Mustang has already spent time outside Australia during its development story, including running through the Windshear wind tunnel in the United States.

It has also been placed in front of international audiences through high-profile driving appearances.

Max Verstappen drove the car in Las Vegas, giving Formula 1 fans a taste of a very different kind of V8 racing machine.

Jamie Whincup later drove it at Homestead-Miami, adding a Supercars champion’s touch to its American outings.

There is also growing talk that the Mustang Supercar could appear at the Goodwood Festival of Speed wearing Red Bull Ampol Racing’s 2026 livery, though that remains unconfirmed.

Details & Specifications

For Red Bull, the Mondello Park display is a smart piece of motorsport cross-pollination.

For fans, it’s a chance to see a modern Australian V8 touring car in a setting where raw theatre matters as much as lap time.