2023 PENRITE OIL SANDOWN 500 EVENT GUIDE
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PREVIEW
PENRITE OIL SANDOWN 500 EVENT PREVIEW
T
he 2023 Repco Supercars Championship enters endurance mode with the return of the Penrite Oil Sandown 500 for the first time since 2019 at the Sandown International Motor Raceway. The first of two 2023 endurance events is a curtain-raiser for the 60th anniversary running of the Repco Bathurst 1000, which will be held on October 5 to 8. There is a change to the format compared to recent Sandown 500s. There will be four 30-minute practice sessions, two for all drivers and two dedicated to co-drivers, ahead of qualifying. There will be a full-field qualifying session with the top 10 progressing into the
Shootout to determine the grid. It will be the first Shootout for a Sandown endurance event since 2007, with grids previously set by qualifying sprint races that have been done away with for the event’s return. The 500-kilometre race is set to start at 2:15pm local time and will conclude after the scheduled 161 laps or one lap after 5:43pm. Dunlop’s super soft tyres will be used exclusively at the event. Erebus Motorsport leads both the drivers’ and teams’ championships entering Sandown, with Brodie Kostecki topping the standings ahead of Triple Eight Race Engineering duo Shane van Gisbergen and Broc Feeney with Will Brown and Chaz Mostert rounding out the top five.
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 15 (ALL TIMES AEST) Time Category Session 0810-0830 V8 SuperUtes Practice 0840-0900 Toyota 86 Practice 1 0910-0935 Porsche Carrera Cup Practice 1 0950-1030 Dunlop Series Practice 1 1045-1115 Supercars Practice 1 (All Drivers) 1130-1150 Toyota 86 Practice 2 1200-1225 Porsche Carrera Cup Practice 2 1240-1310 Supercars Practice 2 (Additional Drivers) 1315-1325 Events Entertainment 1330-1350 V8 SuperUtes Qualifying 1405-1445 Dunlop Series Practice 2 1500-1512 Porsche Carrera Cup Qualifying Group 1 1518-1530 Porsche Carrera Cup Qualifying Group 2 1545-1615 Supercars Practice 3 (All Drivers) 1635-1655 Dunlop Series Event Rides 1700-1720 Porsche Carrera Cup Event Rides 1725-1755 Supercars Event Rides SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 16 Time Category 0835-0855 Events 0905-0920 Toyota 86 0935-0955 V8 SuperUtes 1005-1030 Porsche Carrera Cup 1045-1115 Supercars 1120-1130 Events
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Session Safety Car Experiences Qualifying Race 1 (10 laps) Race 1 (18 laps) Practice 4 (All Drivers) Entertainment
1135-1150 1200-1215 1230-1250 1300-1325 1340-1400 1405-1415 1420-1445 1455-1515 1525-1605 1620-1700 1720-1750
Co-drivers joining the field include the likes of multiple Bathurst winners Craig Lowndes and Garth Tander, veterans Fabian Coulthard, Lee Holdsworth and Jonathon Webb and youngsters Zak Best, Jayden Ojeda and Tyler Everingham. There will be two additional entries in the field with the Supercheap Auto-backed Triple Eight Race Engineering wildcard entry of Lowndes and Zane Goddard and a second entry from the Blanchard Racing Team for Jake Kostecki and Aaron Love. The Repco Supercars Championship will be supported by the Dunlop Super2 and Super3 Series, Porsche Carrera Cup, Toyota 86 Series and V8 SuperUtes at Sandown.
Dunlop Series Dunlop Series Toyota 86 V8 SuperUtes Supercars Events Toyota 86 V8 SuperUtes Porsche Carrera Cup Dunlop Series Supercars
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 17 Time Category 0840-0900 Events 0915-0930 Dunlop Series 0940-0955 Dunlop Series 1010-1030 Supercars 1035-1040 Events 1045-1105 V8 SuperUtes 1110-1130 Events 1140-1200 Toyota 86 1210-1235 Porsche Carrera Cup 1250-1330 Dunlop Series 1415 Supercars
DS3 Qualifying DS2 Qualifying Race 1 (10 laps) Race 2 (13 laps) Qualifying Entertainment Race 2 Race 3 Race 2 Race 1 (7 laps) Top Ten Shootout
Session Safety Car Experiences DS3 Qualifying DS2 Qualifying Warm Up Entertainment Race 4 (10 laps) Entertainment Race 3 (10 laps) Race 3 (18 laps) Race 2 (40 mins) Race (161 laps)
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ENTRY LIST
2023 REPCO SUPERCARS
CHAMPIONSHIP ENTRY LIST
#
Drivers
Team
Car
2
Nick Percat / Fabian Coulthard
Walkinshaw Andretti United
Ford Mustang
3
Todd Hazelwood / Tim Blanchard
Blanchard Racing Team
Ford Mustang
4
Jack Smith / Jaxon Evans
Brad Jones Racing
Chevrolet Camaro
5
James Courtney / Zak Best
Tickford Racing
Ford Mustang
6
Cameron Waters / James Moffat
Tickford Racing
Ford Mustang
7
Jake Kostecki / Aaron Love
Blanchard Racing Team
Ford Mustang
8
André Heimgartner / Dale Wood
Brad Jones Racing
Chevrolet Camaro
9
Will Brown / Jack Perkins
Erebus Motorsport
Chevrolet Camaro
11
Anton De Pasquale / Tony D’Alberto
Dick Johnson Racing
Ford Mustang
14
Bryce Fullwood / Dean Fiore
Brad Jones Racing
Chevrolet Camaro
17
Will Davison / Alex Davison
Dick Johnson Racing
Ford Mustang
18
Mark Winterbottom / Michael Caruso
19
Matthew Payne / Kevin Estre
20
Team 18
Chevrolet Camaro
Grove Racing
Ford Mustang
Scott Pye / Warren Luff
Team 18
Chevrolet Camaro
23
Tim Slade / Jonathon Webb
PremiAir Racing
Chevrolet Camaro
25
Chaz Mostert / Lee Holdsworth
Walkinshaw Andretti United
Ford Mustang
26
David Reynolds / Garth Tander
Grove Racing
Ford Mustang
31
James Golding / Dylan O’Keeffe
PremiAir Racing
Chevrolet Camaro
34
Jack Le Brocq / Jayden Ojeda
Matt Stone Racing
Chevrolet Camaro
35
Cameron Hill / Jaylyn Robotham
Matt Stone Racing
Chevrolet Camaro
55
Thomas Randle / Garry Jacobson
Tickford Racing
Ford Mustang
56
Declan Fraser / Tyler Everingham
Tickford Racing
Ford Mustang
88
Broc Feeney / Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
Chevrolet Camaro
96
Macauley Jones / Jordan Boys
Brad Jones Racing
Chevrolet Camaro
97
Shane van Gisbergen / Richie Stanaway
Triple Eight Race Engineering
Chevrolet Camaro
99
Brodie Kostecki / David Russell
Erebus Motorsport
Chevrolet Camaro
Triple Eight Race Engineering
Chevrolet Camaro
888 Craig Lowndes / Zane Goddard Entries correct at the time of publishing.
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TEAMS
TRIPLE EIGHT RACE ENGINEERING
CHEVROLET CAMARO #88 BROC FEENEY/ JAMIE WHINCUP #97 SHANE VAN GISBERGEN/ RICHIE STANAWAY #888 CRAIG LOWNDES/ ZANE GODDARD Triple Eight Race Engineering remains in the championship hunt, though will need a strong endurance campaign to keep in contact with Erebus Motorsport. With Garth Tander moving to Grove Racing, the 2022 Bathurst-winning combination is split with Shane van Gisbergen joined by Richie Stanaway. Broc Feeney once again teams with team principal Jamie Whincup, who will juggle his managerial duties with a return to the driver’s seat. Triple Eight will run a wildcard entry in the endurance events with Craig Lowndes and Zane Goddard in the Supercheap Auto-backed entry. Martin Short and Andrew Edwards are the engineers for Feeney and van Gisbergen respectively, while Wes McDougall will take up the engineering role on the Supercheap Auto wildcard entry.
BROC FEENEY
Debut Teams
2020 Tickford Racing (2020), Triple Eight Race Engineering (2021 - 2023) Championship Best 6th (2022) 2022 Championship 6th Bathurst 1000 Best 5th (2022) 2022 Bathurst 5th
SHANE VAN GISBERGEN
Debut Teams
2007 Team Kiwi Racing (2007), Stone Brothers Racing (2008 - 2012), Tekno Autosports (2013 - 2015), Triple Eight Race Engineering (2016 - 2023) Championship Best 1st (2016, 2021, 2022) 2022 Championship 1st Bathurst 1000 Best 1st (2020, 2022) 2022 Bathurst 1st
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DICK JOHNSON RACING
FORD MUSTANG #11 ANTON DE PASQUALE/ TONY D’ALBERTO #17 WILL DAVISON/ ALEX DAVISON There were big changes for Dick Johnson Racing in the off-season as well as the switch to the new Mustang with Brett Ralph and his family joining the ownership structure and David Noble appointed the team’s CEO at the end of 2022. While Ford’s homologation team featured some new faces off track, there was continuity on the racing side with Anton De Pasquale and Will Davison behind the wheel, engineered yet again by Ludo Lacroix and Richard Harris respectively, and Shell continuing as the naming-rights sponsor of both entries. It’s also an unchanged endurance line-up with Tony D’Alberto reuniting with De Pasquale, while brothers Will and Alex Davison will team up on the other side of the garage. After a tough season with the new Mustang, the team will be hoping to at least salvage strong results at the endurance events.
ANTON DE PASQUALE
Debut Teams
2018 Erebus Motorsport (2018 - 2020), Dick Johnson Racing (2021 - 2023) Championship Best 4th (2022) 2022 Championship 4th Bathurst 1000 Best 7th (2022) 2022 Bathurst 7th
WILL DAVISON
Debut Teams
2004 Team Dynamik (2004), Dick Johnson Racing (2005 - 2008, 2021 - 2023), Holden Racing Team (2009 - 2010), Tickford Racing (2011 - 2013, 2020), Erebus Motorsport (2014 - 2015), Tekno Autosports (2016 - 2017), 23 Red Racing (2018 - 2020) Championship Best 2nd (2009) 2022 Championship 5th Bathurst 1000 Best 1st (2009, 2016) 2022 Bathurst DNF SUPERCAR XTRA
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TEAMS
TICKFORD RACING
FORD MUSTANG JAMES COURTNEY
Debut Teams
Championship Best 2022 Championship Bathurst 1000 Best 2022 Bathurst
2005 Holden Racing Team / Wakinshaw Racing / Walkinshaw Andretti United (2005, 2011 - 2019), Stone Brothers Racing (2006 - 2008), Dick Johnson Racing (2009 - 2010), Team Sydney (2020), Tickford Racing (2020 - 2023) 1st (2010) 12th 2nd (2007) DNF
CAMERON WATERS
Debut Teams
Championship Best 2022 Championship Bathurst 1000 Best 2022 Bathurst
6
#5 JAMES COURTNEY/ ZAK BEST #6 CAMERON WATERS/ JAMES MOFFAT #55 THOMAS RANDLE/ GARRY JACOBSON #56 DECLAN FRASER/ TYLER EVERINGHAM Aside from Declan Fraser replacing Jake Kostecki , there was stability at the Ford team in the off-season with Cameron Waters leading the line alongside veteran James Courtney, sophomore Thomas Randle and new recruit Fraser, engineered by Sam Potter, Sam Scaffidi, Raymond Lau and Chris Stuckey respectively. Tickford has been the best-performing Ford team, but the championship challenge never materialised given the performance of the Mustang relative to the Camaro. Waters is joined for the endurance events once again by James Moffat, while Zak Best moves across the garage to partner Courtney. Garry Jacobson returns to the team to drive alongside Randle, while Tyler Everingham is a new recruit to team with Fraser. The endurance events represent a chance to get one over the Camaros with the team a regular on the podium in long-distance events.
2011 Kelly Racing (2011 - 2012), Charlie Schwerkolt Racing / Team 18 (2014), Prodrive Racing Australia / Tickford Racing (2015 - 2023) 2nd (2020, 2022) 2nd 2nd (2020, 2021) 3rd
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THOMAS RANDLE
DECLAN FRASER
Debut Teams
Debut Teams
2019 Tickford Racing (2019, 2021 - 2023), Brad Jones Racing (2020)
Championship Best 23rd (2022) 2022 Championship 23rd Bathurst 1000 Best 7th (2021) 2022 Bathurst DNF
2022 Triple Eight Race Engineering (2022), Tickford Racing (2023)
Championship Best 36th (2022) 2022 Championship 36th Bathurst 1000 Best 8th (2022) 2022 Bathurst 8th
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TEAMS
WALKINSHAW ANDRETTI UNITED
FORD MUSTANG
#2 NICK PERCAT/ FABIAN COULTHARD #25 CHAZ MOSTERT/ LEE HOLDSWORTH
It was a new dawn for Walkinshaw Andretti United in 2023. After a long association with Holden, dating back to its days as the factorybacked Holden Racing Team, Walkinshaw Andretti United switched to Ford, with Chaz Mostert and Nick Percat engineered by Adam De Borre and Adam Austin respectively. Mostert reunites with his 2021 Bathurstwinning co-driver Lee Holdsworth, after the latter stepped back from full-time driving at the end of 2022. With Holdsworth returning to the team, Fabian Coulthard moves across the garage to partner Percat. Following an up and down season, the team will be hoping that, like the other Ford teams, the endurance events represent a change in fortunes for the Blue Oval entrants.
NICK PERCAT
Debut Teams
2010 Walkinshaw Racing / Holden Racing Team / WalkinshawAndrettiUnited(2010-2014,2022- 2023), Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport (2015 - 2016), Brad Jones Racing (2017 - 2021)
Championship Best 7th (2020, 2021) 2022 Championship 15th Bathurst 1000 Best 1st (2011) 2022 Bathurst 22nd
CHAZ MOSTERT
Debut Teams
2013 Dick Johnson Racing (2013), Ford Performance Racing / Prodrive Racing Australia / Tickford Racing (2014 - 2019), Walkinshaw Andretti United (2020 - 2023) Championship Best 3rd (2021, 2022) 2022 Championship 3rd Bathurst 1000 Best 1st (2014, 2021) 2022 Bathurst 2nd
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GROVE RACING
FORD MUSTANG
#19 MATTHEW PAYNE/ KEVIN ESTRE #26 DAVID REYNOLDS/ GARTH TANDER
Grove Racing entered into a partnership with Kelly Racing in 2021, morphing into Grove Racing in 2022. After building up the team with the addition of David Cauchi as team principal and Grant McPherson as a technical director, Penrite remained as the naming-rights sponsor of both entries with full-time rookie Matthew Payne replacing the retiring Lee Holdsworth alongside David Reynolds. Alistair McVean continued his long association with Reynolds as engineer, while Jack Bell helps steer Payne through his rookie campaign. Five-time Bathurst winner Garth Tander joined the team in the off-season, teaming with fellow Bathurst winner Reynolds for the endurance events. On the other side of the garage, French sportscar driver Kevin Estre makes his Supercars debut alongside Payne. After flashes of speed over the course of the season, the combination of experience and youth will be one to watch.
MATTHEW PAYNE
Debut
2022
Teams
Grove Racing (2022 - 2023)
Championship Best 34th (2022) 2022 Championship 34th Bathurst 1000 Best 6th (2022) 2022 Bathurst
6th
DAVID REYNOLDS
Debut Teams
2007 Paul Weel Racing (2007), HSV Dealer Team / Walkinshaw Racing (2008 - 2010), Kelly Racing / Kelly Grove Racing / Grove Racing, (2011, 2021 - 2023), Rod Nash Racing / Prodrive Racing Australia (2012 - 2015), Erebus Motorsport (2016 - 2020) Championship Best 3rd (2015) 2022 Championship 8th Bathurst 1000 Best 1st (2017) 2022 Bathurst DNF
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TEAMS
EREBUS MOTORSPORT
CHEVROLET CAMARO
#9 WILL BROWN/ JACK PERKINS #99 BRODIE KOSTECKI/ DAVID RUSSELL
Will Brown and Brodie Kostecki entered their third full seasons at Erebus Motorsport, with their new Chevrolet Camaros now in the colours of Coca-Cola with the soft-drink giant replacing Boost Mobile as the team’s naming-rights sponsor. There was stability off track with Tom Moore and George Commins back as the engineers for Brown and Kostecki respectively, with the new cars and sponsor the only significant changes. And the team hit the ground running in the Gen3 era, leading the drivers’ and teams’ championships with Kostecki the driver to beat entering the last few rounds of the season. Kostecki will once again team with David Russell in the endurance events, while there’s also no changes for Brown with Jack Perkins back alongside him. With championship considerations at the fore, Russell and Perkins will be charged with helping Erebus Motorsport maintain its strong position in both championships as the title battle reaches its conclusion.
WILL BROWN
Debut
2018
Teams
Erebus Motorsport (2018 - 2023)
Championship Best 8th (2021) 2022 Championship 14th Bathurst 1000 Best 10th (2022) 2022 Bathurst
10th
BRODIE KOSTECKI
Debut
2019
Teams
Kostecki Brothers Racing (2019), Erebus Motorsport (2020 - 2023)
Championship Best 7th (2022) 2022 Championship 7th Bathurst 1000 Best 3rd (2021) 2022 Bathurst
10
4th
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TEAM 18
CHEVROLET CAMARO
#18 MARK WINTERBOTTOM/ MICHAEL CARUSO #20 SCOTT PYE/ WARREN LUFF
There was a new look for Team 18 in 2023 with Mark Winterbottom switching from Irwin Tools to Dewalt Tools sponsorship, while Scott Pye featured a rotating livery for their fourth season as teammates. After not scoring a podium since 2020, Team 18 will were hoping the switch to the Chevrolet Camaro results in a more consistent jump up the grid following the recent end of its winless run dating back to its foundation in 2013. The experienced engineering combination of Manuel Sanchez and Richard Hollway partner with Winterbottom and Pye respectively, with team owner Charlie Schwerkolt desperate for podiums and more wins in Gen3. Michael Caruso reunites with Winterbottom to form one of the most experienced combinations in the field for the endurance events. The team has recruited further experience with Warren Luff joining Pye, with Luff coming across to the team after being loaned out by Walkinshaw Andretti United.
MARK WINTERBOTTOM
Debut Teams
2003 Stone Brothers Racing (2003), Larkham Motorsport (2004 - 2005), Ford Performance Racing / Prodrive Racing Australia / Tickford Racing (2006 -2018), Team 18 (2019 - 2023) Championship Best 1st (2015) 2022 Championship 9th Bathurst 1000 Best 1st (2013) 2022 Bathurst 15th
SCOTT PYE
Debut Teams
2012 Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport (2012 - 2013), Dick Johnson Racing / DJR Team Penske (2014 - 2016), Walkinshaw Racing / Walkinshaw Andretti United (2017 - 2019), Team 18 (2020 - 2023) Championship Best 7th (2018) 2022 Championship 16th Bathurst 1000 Best 2nd (2017, 2018) 2022 Bathurst 16th SUPERCAR XTRA
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TEAMS
BRAD JONES RACING
CHEVROLET CAMARO JACK SMITH
Debut Teams
2019 Brad Jones Racing (2019 - 2023), Matt Stone Racing (2019)
Championship Best 21st (2021) 2022 Championship 24th Bathurst 1000 Best 17th (2021) 2022 Bathurst DNF
ANDRÉ HEIMGARTNER
#4 JACK SMITH/ JAXON EVANS #8 ANDRÉ HEIMGARTNER/ DALE WOOD #14 BRYCE FULLWOOD/ DEAN FIORE #96 MACAULEY JONES/ JORDAN BOYS Brad Jones Racing continued with the same fourcar line-up as last season, with André Heimgartner leading the team yet again following an impressive first full season with the team in 2022. Tony Woodward and Phil Keed continued as engineers with Heimgartner and Bryce Fullwood respectively, while Andrew Donnelly and Julian Stannard teamed up with Macauley Jones and Jack Smith respectively. The endurance line-up also remains unchanged from last season, with veterans Dale Wood and Dean Fiore teaming with Heimgartner and Fullwood respectively. In the other two entries, youngster Jordan Boys will partner with Jones, while sportscar regular Jaxon Evans returns to Supercars as co-driver to Smith.
Debut Teams
2014 Super Black Racing (2014 - 2015), Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport (2016), Brad Jones Racing (2017, 2022 - 2023), Nissan Motorsport / Kelly Racing Racing / Kelly Grove Racing (2018 - 2021) Championship Best 10th (2022) 2022 Championship 10th Bathurst 1000 Best 9th (2017) 2022 Bathurst DNF
12
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BRYCE FULLWOOD
MACAULEY JONES
Debut Teams
Debut Teams
2018 Matt Stone Racing (2018), Kelly Racing (2019), Walkinshaw Andretti United (2020 - 2021), Brad Jones Racing (2022 - 2023) Championship Best 14th (2021) 2022 Championship 17th Bathurst 1000 Best 5th (2021) 2022 Bathurst 9th
2015 Brad Jones Racing (2015 - 2023)
Championship Best 19th (2020, 2022) 2022 Championship 19th Bathurst 1000 Best 7th (2018) 2022 Bathurst 13th
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TEAMS
MATT STONE RACING
CHEVROLET CAMARO
#34 JACK LE BROCQ/ JAYDEN OJEDA #35 CAMERON HILL/ JAYLYN ROBOTHAM
Matt Stone Racing entered its sixth season in Supercars with Truck Assist back as the naming-rights sponsor across both entries and Cameron Hill stepping up into the main game from the Dunlop Super2 Series. While Le Brocq continued with Jack Bellotti as his engineer, Hill works with Paul Forgie. Forgie was part of the Stone Brothers Racing during its championship run, reuniting with the Stone family as engineer on the #35 Camaro. A pair of youngsters join for the endurance events with Jayden Ojeda teaming with Le Brocq, while Jaylyn Robotham will partner Hill.
JACK LE BROCQ
Debut Teams
2015 Erebus Motorsport (2015), Prodrive Racing Australia / Tickford Racing (2016, 20202021), Nissan Motorsport (2017), MW Motorsport (2017), Tekno Autosports (2018-2019), Matt Stone Racing (2022-2023) Championship Best 15th (2020) 2022 Championship 21st Bathurst 1000 Best 4th (2016) 2022 Bathurst 14th
CAMERON HILL
Debut
2022
Teams
PremiAir Racing (2022), Matt Stone Racing (2023)
Championship Best 51st (2022) 2022 Championship 51st Bathurst 1000 Best 21st (2022) 2022 Bathurst
14
21st
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PREMIAIR RACING
CHEVROLET CAMARO
#23 TIM SLADE/ JONATHON WEBB #31 JAMES GOLDING/ DYLAN O’KEEFFE
PremiAir Racing entered its second season in Supercars with an all-new line-up from the one that started its debut season in 2022. After replacing Garry Jacobson midway through 2022 and impressing with solid results, James Golding was rewarded with the full-time drive in the Nulon-backed entry. He was joined by veteran Tim Slade, who moved from the Blanchard Racing Team to PremiAir Racing in place of Chris Pither. Experienced engineer Geoffrey Slater works with Golding, while Slade is paired with Phillip Di Fazio. Jonathon Webb returns to the team he once owned when it was Tekno Autosports, pairing with Slade to form an experienced pairing. Dylan O’Keeffe is back with the team as co-driver to Golding.
TIM SLADE
Debut Teams
2009 Paul Morris Motorsport (2009), Stone Brothers Racing / Erebus Motorsport (2010-2013), Walkinshaw Racing (20142015), Brad Jones Racing (2016-2019), DJR Team Penske (2020), Blanchard Racing Team (2021-2022), PremiAir Racing (2023) Championship Best 5th (2012) 2022 Championship 11th Bathurst 1000 Best 5th (2020) 2022 Bathurst 19th
JAMES GOLDING
Debut Teams
2016 Garry Rogers Motorsport (2016 - 2019), Team 18 (2020 - 2021), PremiAir Racing (2022 - 2023) Championship Best 20th (2019) 2022 Championship 25th Bathurst 1000 Best 8th (2018, 2020) 2022 Bathurst 12th SUPERCAR XTRA
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TEAMS
BLANCHARD RACING TEAM
FORD MUSTANG #3 TODD HAZELWOOD/ TIM BLANCHARD #7 JAKE KOSTECKI/ AARON LOVE The only single car team in Supercars was the first to unveil and run its Gen3 car. The Blanchard Racing Team enterered its third season as a standalone entry, after running out of Brad Jones Racing before 2021. And after two seasons with Tim Slade driving the team’s Ford Mustang, Todd Hazelwood took over the CoolDrive-backed entry. Hazelwood is joined by team owner Tim Blanchard for the endurance events. The team also expands to two entries for the enduros, ahead of a move to two cars full-time next season, with Jake Kostecki and Aaron Love teaming up in the second entry. Therefore, the endurance events will be a big test for the team, as it runs two cars for the first time in its short history.
16
TODD HAZELWOOD
Debut
2017
Teams
Matt Stone Racing (2017 - 2019, 2022), Brad Jones Racing (2017, 2020 - 2021), Blanchard Team Racing (2023)
Championship Best 13th (2021) 2022 Championship 18th Bathurst 1000 Best 8th (2021) 2022 Bathurst
20th
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ROUND
01
10 - 12 MARCH
Thrifty Newcastle 500 12 MARCH Newcastle Circuit, NSW 01 10 -Street ROUND
Thrifty Newcastle 500 ROUND Newcastle Street Circuit, NSW
02
30 MARCH - 2 APRIL
Beaurepaires Melbourne SuperSprint - 2 APRIL 02 301®MARCH Formula Rolex Australian Grand Prix ROUND
Albert Park, VIC Melbourne SuperSprint Beaurepaires Formula 1® Rolex Australian Grand Prix ROUND 28 -VIC30 APRIL Albert 03 Park,
Perth - 30 APRIL 03 28SuperSprint Wanneroo Raceway, WA ROUND
2023CALENDAR
2023CALENDAR
Perth SuperSprint Wanneroo Raceway, WA ROUND
04
19 - 21 MAY
NED Whisky Tasmania SuperSprint - 21 MAY 04 19 ROUND
Symmons Plains Raceway, TAS
NED Whisky Tasmania SuperSprint Symmons Plains Raceway, TAS ROUND
05
16 - 18 JUNE
- 18 JUNE 05 16 Betr Darwin Triple Crown ROUND
HiddenDarwin Valley Raceway, Betr TripleNT Crown Hidden Valley Raceway, NT ROUND
06
7 - 9 JULY
7 - 9 JULY500 06 Townsville NTI ROUND
ReidTownsville Park, QLD NTI 500 Reid Park, QLD ROUND
07
28 - 30 JULY
28 - 30 JULY Beaurepaires Sydney SuperNight ROUND
07
Beaurepaires Sydney SuperNight Sydney Motorsport Park, NSW Sydney Motorsport Park, NSW
18--20 20AUGUST AUGUST 18 OTR SuperSprint OTR SuperSprint ROUND
08 08
ROUND
TheBend BendMotorsport Motorsport Park, The Park, SASA
15--17 17SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 15 PenriteOil OilSandown Sandown500 500 Penrite ROUND
ROUND
09 09
SandownRaceway, Raceway, VIC Sandown VIC ROUND ROUND
10 10
55--88OCTOBER OCTOBER
Repco RepcoBathurst Bathurst1000 1000 Mount MountPanorama, Panorama,NSW NSW
ROUND 11 27--29 29OCTOBER OCTOBER 11 27 ROUND
Boost 500 BoostMobile MobileGold GoldCoast Coast 500 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, QLD
Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, QLD ROUND 23 - 26 NOVEMBER 12 ROUND
12
23 - 26 NOVEMBER
VALO Adelaide 500
VALO Adelaide 500 Adelaide Street Circuit, SA
Adelaide Street Circuit, SA
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