Mark Winterbottom will cut up with Staff 18 on the finish of the Supercars season, and his seat will likely be crammed by Anton de Pasquale.
Winterbottom, the 2015 Supercars champion, confirmed on social media that the Chevrolet workforce, owned by businessman Charlie Schwerkolt, has signed one other driver for subsequent season.
“To my supporters, the final 24 hours have been a whirlwind, as I used to be instructed that Staff 18 signed a distinct driver for 2025,” Winterbottom wrote.
“I don’t actually know what the long run holds, I’m nonetheless digesting the information, however I do know I can maintain my head excessive as knowledgeable sportsman.
“I’ve given 110% and beloved working with the workforce crew and all of the sponsors, you might be nice individuals. I really worth the assist from my household, pals, sponsors and supporters, at a time after I want it most.”
Not lengthy later, de Pasquale confirmed that he was becoming a member of the workforce and would race a Chevrolet for the primary time, after 4 seasons in Dick Johnson Racing’s Fords.
“It’s a very thrilling subsequent step for me in my profession and I’m trying ahead to progressing with Charlie, Adrian [Burgess, team manager] and the workforce and being part of what they’re constructing for the long run,” the 28-year-old stated in a press release.
Mark Winterbottom, Staff 18 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
Photograph by: Edge Photographics
“Wanting ahead to chasing that frequent aim and getting caught into it subsequent yr!”
The driving force prone to substitute ‘ADP’ is Brodie Kostecki. The 2023 Supercars Champion missed the opening rounds of this season with Erebus Motorsport, however appears to be the favorite to affix veteran Will Davison in DJR’s Ford Mustangs subsequent season.
In flip, a vacant Erebus seat appears prone to be crammed by Cooper Murray, the 23-year-old Melbourne Super2 driver who will share Triple Eight’s wildcard entry with Craig Lowndes at Sandown and Bathurst.
Winterbottom, 43, joined Staff 18 in 2019, after racing Fords for all of his V8 Supercars profession to that time. He scored one race win with the workforce, at Hidden Valley final season. He’ll race for the workforce within the endurance races with Michael Caruso as his co-driver.
De Pasquale, who has gained eight of his 9 profession Supercar victories with DJR, will likely be chasing the endurance wins with veteran Tony D’Alberto alongside.
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