2023 REPCO BATHURST 1000 EVENT GUIDE
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PREVIEW
REPCO BATHURST 1000 EVENT PREVIEW THURSDAY OCTOBER 5 (ALL TIMES LOCAL / AEDT) Time Category Session 0700-0715 0725-0745 0755-0815 0825-0845 0855-0945 1000-1040 1055-1115 1125-1145 1150-1230 1200-1230 1245-1305 1320-1420 1430-1445 1450-1530 1545-1605 1615-1635 1650-1750 1755
Events Sport Sedans V8 SuperUtes Toyota 86 Porsche Carrera Cup Dunlop Series Sport Sedans V8 SuperUtes Events Events Toyota 86 Supercars Events Dunlop Series Porsche Carrera Cup Sport Sedans Supercars Events
FRIDAY OCTOBER 6 Time Category 0700-0715 0725-0745 0755-0815 0825-0845 0855-0910 0920-0935 0935-0950 1000-1100 1115-1135 1150-1220 1235-1255 1305-1405 1405-1415 1420-1500 1515-1600 1615-1655 1655-1710 1755
Events Toyota 86 Sport Sedans V8 SuperUtes Dunlop Series Dunlop Series Events Supercars Sport Sedans Events Toyota 86 Supercars Events Porsche Carrera Cup Dunlop Series Supercars Events Events
Resident Access Gates Closed Practice 1 Practice Practice 1 Practice Practice 1 Practice 2 Qualifying PIRTEK Pit Stop Challenge Resident Access Practice 2 Practice 1 (All Drivers) Entertainment Practice 2 Qualifying Qualifying Practice 2 (Co-Drivers) Resident Gates Open
Session
Resident Access Gates Closed Qualifying Race 1 (6 laps) Race 1 (6 laps) DS3 Qualifying DS2 Qualifying Entertainment Practice 3 (All Drivers) Race 1 (6 laps) Resident Access Race 1 (6 laps) Practice 4 (All Drivers) Entertainment Race 1 (15 laps) Race 1 Qualifying Entertainment Resident Gates Open
SATURDAY OCTOBER 7
Time
Category
Session
SUNDAY OCTOBER 8 Time Category
Session
0700-0715 0715-0805 0815-0840 0855-0910 0920-0935 0940-0950 1000-1100 1115-1135 1150-1220 1235-1250 1300-1400 1415-1435 1445-1505 1515-1540 1555-1640 1650-1700 1705-1750 1750
0725-0745 0800-0820 0830-0850 0900-0920 0930-0955 1005-1025 1115
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Events Events V8 SuperUtes Dunlop Series Dunlop Series Events Supercars Sport Sedans Events Events Supercars V8 SuperUtes Toyota 86 Porsche Carrera Cup Dunlop Series Events Supercars Events
V8 SuperUtes Supercars Toyota 86 Supercars Porsche Carrera Cup Events Supercars
Resident Access Gates Closed Safety & Course Car Rides Race 2 (8 laps) DS3 Qualifying DS2 Qualifying Entertainment Practice 5 (Co-Drivers) Race 3 (6 laps) Resident Access Entertainment Practice 6 (All Drivers) Race 2 (6 laps) Race 2 (6 laps) Race 2 (9 laps) Race 2 Entertainment Top Ten Shootout Resident Gates Open
Race 4 (6 laps) Warm Up Race 3 (6 laps) Kenworth Drivers Parade Race 3 (9 laps) Legends Parade Race 24 (161 laps)
T
he big one, the 2023 Repco Bathurst 1000, is here with the new Gen3 Supercar set to tackle the endurance classic at the Mount Panorama Circuit for the first time. It’s 60 years since the first running of the Armstrong 500 at Mount Panorama, with the occasion being marked by a parade of legendary cars and drivers over the course of the event. Chevrolet will return to the event for the first time since 1984, while it also marks the first time that Holden will not take part in the event. All eyes will be on our the Gen3 cars will adapt to the challenges of the Mount Panorama Circuit, with Chevrolet having had the edge over Ford over the course of the 2023 season. There will be six practice session in addition to qualifying, the top 10 Shootout and a warm-up session before the 161-lap/1000-kilometre race. Unlike in recent Bathurst 1000s, there will be no specified number of compulsory pitstops. The Bathurst 1000 will be run on soft compound tyres for the first time ever as part of a revamp of the Supercars tyre allocation in 2023, with Gen3 less demanding on corner loads than the previous generation Supercar. Twenty-eight cars are entered in the event - 15 Chevrolet Camaros and 13 Ford Mustangs – with three wildcard entries from Blanchard Racing Team, Dick Johnson Racing and Triple Eight Race Engineering. Last season’s winners Shane van Gisbergen and Garth Tander have been split with Tander’s off-season move to Grove Racing, with Kevin Estre, Kai Allen and Aaron Love making their Bathurst debuts. Triple Eight Race Engineering and Erebus Motorsport were once again the pacesetters at Sandown, with victory going to the former courtesy of Broc Feeney and Jamie Whincup. Erebus Motorsport leads both the drivers’ and teams’ championships entering Bathurst, with Brodie Kostecki topping the standings ahead of Triple Eight Race Engineering duo Shane van Gisbergen and Broc Feeney with Will Brown and Andre Heimgartner rounding out the top five. Co-drivers joining the field include the likes of multiple Bathurst winners Tander, Whincup, and Craig Lowndes, veterans Fabian Coulthard, Lee Holdsworth and Jonathon Webb and youngsters Zak Best, Jayden Ojeda and Tyler Everingham. The Repco Supercars Championship will be supported by the Dunlop Super2 and Super3 Series, Porsche Carrera Cup, Toyota 86 Series, Sports Sedans and V8 SuperUtes at Bathurst.
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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
98
Simona De Silvestro / Kai Allen
Dick Johnson Racing
Ford Mustang
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
4
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DICK JOHNSON RACING
FORD MUSTANG #11 ANTON DE PASQUALE/ TONY D’ALBERTO #17 WILL DAVISON/ ALEX DAVISON #98 KAI ALLEN/ SIMONA DE SILVESTRO 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. There will also be a wildcard entry with Simona De Silvestro returning to Supercars to partner rookie Kai Allen.
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 Bathurst 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
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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. Engineer Simon Hodge works with Golding, while Slade is paired with Romy Mayer. 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
Event formats and dates are subject to change. Correct at the time of release 23/11/22. Go to Supercars.com for the latest version. Event formats and dates are subject to change. Correct at the time of release 23/11/22.
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