Richie Stanaway will proceed in a full-time capability for the 2025 Supercars season however in PremiAir Nulon colors, the place he’ll associate James Golding.
The information follows Grove Racing’s resolution to half firm with the 32-year-old after solely a single season, changing him with Super2 champion Kai Allen.
This will likely be solely the fourth full-time season for Stanaway, with a season being spent at Tickford Racing and Garry Rogers Motorsport – the place he partnered new team-mate Golding – earlier than being utilised solely in a co-driver capability for the endurance rounds in 2022 and 2023, one thing he had achieved beforehand in 2016 and 2017.
Stanaway’s Supercars future had seemed to be within the steadiness with restricted full-time alternatives remaining after Brodie Kostecki’s Dick Johnson Racing change was confirmed, bringing to an finish his profitable however tumultuous interval with Erebus Motorsport.
However Tim Slade’s retirement from full-time competitors opened an surprising door at PremiAir Racing, a transfer that may see Stanaway drive in Triple Eight-prepared equipment – the crew with which he and Shane van Gisbergen received the 2023 Bathurst 1000.
“I couldn’t be extra enthusiastic about this chance to hitch PremiAir Nulon Racing,” Stanaway mentioned.
“The fervour and enthusiasm held by Peter and Carmen Xiberras and the complete crew is completely simple, and the dedication they’ve proven within the three brief years they’ve been part of the Supercars championship is spectacular.
“The outcomes of which can be actually beginning to present with their first podium coming at Sandown, and I sit up for hopefully being part of many extra nice outcomes to come back from subsequent 12 months.”
Richie Stanaway, Grove Racing Ford Mustang GT
Photograph by: Edge Photographics
Stanaway’s profession is extra various than most within the Supercars paddock, having spent important time racing in Europe.
He competed for the manufacturing unit Aston Martin crew within the World Endurance Championship alongside a single-seater profession that peaked with two GP2 victories in 2015, adopted by taking three wins from 22 GP3 begins.
Stanaway stormed to the German F3 title in 2011, the identical 12 months as his GP3 debut, earlier than shedding profession momentum to a again harm sustained at Spa when he stepped as much as System Renault 3.5 in 2012.
“There isn’t any doubting Richie is exceptionally proficient – you don’t have a CV like his or win the Bathurst 1000 by chance in any case – and whereas he was compelled to endure an early exit at Sandown this 12 months, it was clear that he has what it takes, particularly when the climate gods are in opposition to you,” mentioned crew boss Peter Xiberras.
“We sit up for having Richie be a part of our crew alongside Jimmy Golding and seeing what we are able to obtain collectively.”
PremiAri Nulon’s affirmation of Stanaway implies that solely two seats stay open for the approaching 12 months, with these each at Brad Jones Racing with neither Jaxon Evans nor Macauley Jones locked in.
Nevertheless, crew proprietor Brad Jones has advised he expects to area an unchanged line-up.
That is unhealthy information for former champion Mark Winterbottom, who seems set to overlook out after being changed at Crew 18 by Anton de Pasquale.
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