2025 bp Adelaide Grand Final official program

WELCOME

HON. PETER MALINAUSKAS

WELCOME FROM THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PREMIER

Welcome to the bp Adelaide Grand Final, indisputably the greatest motorsport event in the country.

It was Adelaide’s passionate motorsport fans that demanded the return of Australia’s premier street race, and who have turned it into one of the biggest events of our state’s event calendar.

Since the return of Supercars to our streets in 2022 every year has gotten bigger and better, with last year’s event welcoming well over 250,000 attendees to celebrate four days of entertainment, excitement, and full-throttle racing action.

And 2025 is going to smash that standard once again.

The inaugural bp Adelaide Grand Final year boasts extra races, extra competitions, and extra events – from the new 100km

ANDREW DANIELS

Chair, South Australian Motor Sport Board

Friday race to spectacular drag race action and new and exciting activities for the kids at the free Family Zone.

And, of course, you’re in for two incredible concert experience with the legend that is Lenny Kravitz on Saturday night and genuine rock’n’roll royalty on Sunday with the mighty AC/DC.

This year is also the grand finale of the first season under the new Supercars format, meaning that the Grand Final will determine the 2025 Repco Supercars Champion. Any driver could take the honour, so no matter the result, you’re guaranteed to be part of motorsport history.

More excitement. More spectacle. More action. Get ready for the greatest Supercars event in the country.

See you trackside.

WELCOME FROM THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MOTOR SPORT BOARD

Welcome to the 2025 bp Adelaide Grand Final, a new era for the event as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Adelaide Street Circuit and welcome and thank our new naming-rights partner, bp.

The 2025 Repco Supercars Championship will crown its champion in Adelaide under the new-look Repco Supercars Finals Series for the first time. The new format will deliver even more drama and excitement to the conclusion of the Repco Supercars Championship, guaranteeing the champion will be crowned in Adelaide.

There is even more Supercars racing in 2025 with the introduction of a new 100km Friday race, with a $50,000 cash prize awaiting the winner, thanks to Mega Rewards. Then it’s the two gruelling 250km races across Saturday and Sunday, with the championship title awaiting the contender with the most points across the bp Adelaide Grand Final.

In addition to the Repco Supercars Championship, there is the Dunlop Super2 Series, Trico Trans Am, Porsche

Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup and Battery World Aussie Racing Cars. And after a successful debut in 2024, the NAPA Speedway and Boost Mobile AUSX Supercross Grand Final return with expanded schedules in 2025.

Celebrating 40 years since the debut of the world famous Adelaide Street Circuit at the inaugural Australian Grand Prix in 1985, we’re bringing Formula One back with Oracle Red Bull Racing completing high-speed laps and demonstrations during the event, in addition to holding a pitlane display accessible to everyone with a paddock pass.

Off track, music legends Lenny Kravitz and AC/DC headline the concerts on Saturday night and Sunday night respectively, in addition to activations and events for the whole family over the weekend.

With the bp Adelaide Grand Final getting underway on Wednesday evening for the first-time ever with NAPA Speedway and concluding with AC/DC, it will be an action-packed five days and I look forward to seeing you there.

JAMES WARBURTON CEO, Supercars

Welcome to the bp Adelaide Grand Final. It’s an absolute privilege to welcome you all to what promises to be the most dramatic and thrilling conclusion to a championship season in Supercars history.

This is motorsport history in the making. For the first time ever, the champion of the 2025 Repco Supercars Championship will be crowned in a guaranteed battle in Adelaide, with fans enjoying more Supercars action under the new format, hosting the title deciding final three races in the Adelaide Parklands. The stakes have never been higher, the format never more exciting.

There could be no more fitting stage for this historic occasion. The Adelaide 500 stands alone as the only event ever inducted into the Supercars Hall of Fame, and now it will be the place where a new Champion is crowned after what we hope will be three unforgettable days of racing.

The Repco Supercars Finals Series will provide more on-track content and a dramatic conclusion to the entire championship with the highest season point scorers qualifying to fight for the championship in Adelaide in a new elimination style format. Four drivers. Three races. One champion. It doesn’t get more compelling than that.

What makes this weekend truly special is the introduction of a new 100km Friday race, with a $50,000 cash prize awaiting the winner, setting up the blockbuster Saturday and Sunday 250km races. Add to this the wildcard entry of NASCAR Daytona 500 champion Austin Cindric and the sensational Saturday and Sunday night performances by global music icons Lenny Kravitz and AC/DC, and this year’s event will truly be one to remember.

PAUL AUGÉ

Senior

Vice

President Asia Pacific, bp

WELCOME FROM bp

bp is waving the green flag in South Australia this year. We’ve expanded with bp X Convenience sites across the state, and now we’re taking to the track as the official naming rights partner of the biggest domestic motorsport event in Australia; the bp Adelaide Grand Final.

In 2025, we’re entering a new era of racing for the bp Adelaide Grand Final. With a new format that will see four-way, down-to-the-wire racing between the four highest point scorers across the season, before crowning the 2025 Repco Supercars Champion right here on Sunday.

This year will bring fans even more action, with an extra 100km, marking the most racing in the Adelaide Street Circuit’s history. Expect a weekend that’s more than just a race, with AC/DC and Lenny Kravitz lined up to take the stage.

The iconic Adelaide street circuit provides the perfect stage for this championship showdown. World-class concerts, exceptional hospitality and adrenaline-fuelled on track action combine to deliver an unforgettable experience both on and off the track.

Our gratitude extends to Premier Peter Malinauskas, the South Australian Government, Mark Warren, and the South Australian Motor Sport Board for their unwavering support in bringing this revolutionary format to life. Their commitment to motorsport and vision has been instrumental in making this historic moment possible.

But most importantly, our thanks go to you - the fans who are the heartbeat of our sport. Your passion and dedication inspire us to deliver the very best motorsport spectacle. You will feel the atmosphere across Adelaide for the entire grand final week, even more so trackside at the 2025 bp Adelaide Grand Final.

I would also like to thank our naming rights partner, Repco, and all our incredible series partners, race teams, drivers, volunteers, and officials for their dedication and support throughout the year.

As we witness the crowning of our 2025 champion in this groundbreaking new format, we invite you to be part of something truly special. The bp Adelaide Grand Final isn’t just an event - it’s a celebration of everything that makes our sport great: fierce competition, unforgettable moments, and a community united by a love of racing.

Buckle in and enjoy what promises to be an absolutely sensational weekend at the first ever Supercars grand final.

As the official fuel supplier to the Repco Supercars Championship since 2020, bp’s quality fuel will be pumping through every engine on the grid.

Fans can pick up all their favourite racing snacks and drinks at our bp X Convenience pop-up shop at the track too. Think barista-made coffee, donuts, hotdogs, sandwiches, chips, sweets and soft drinks - there’s something for everyone.

And, BP Rewards members can unlock even more value at the bp Adelaide Grand Final and in-store year round. By heading in-store to any bp or X Convenience site, BP Rewards members can earn bp points or Qantas points. And there’s more chances to win waiting at turn 13 in the BP Rewards activation zone, with money-can’t-buy experiences, merch and so much more.

SCHEDULE

THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER

Pit

FRIDAY 28 NOVEMBER

14:50 15:10 Dunlop Series

15:25 15:35 Red Bull F1

16:20

SATURDAY

29 NOVEMBER

8:00 Gates Open

8:05 8:25 Aussie Racing Cars Race 2 1 lap after 8:23

8:35 8:50 Penrite All-Stars of Drift

9:00 9:25 Trans Am Race 2 1 lap after 9:23

9:35 9:45

Pit Lane Walk

11:05 11:20 Penrite All-Stars of Drift

11:30 11:50 Aussie Racing Cars Race 3 1 lap after 11:48

12:00 12:25 Red Bull F1 Speed Comparison

40th Anniversary Parade Pit Lane Walk

12:35 13:05 Supercars Top 10 Shootout

SUNDAY 30 NOVEMBER

8:00 Gates Open

8:15 8:35 Aussie Racing Cars Race 4 1 lap after 8:33

8:45 9:05 Penrite All-Stars of Drift

9:15 9:40 Demonstrations Red Bull F1, Toyota Supercar 40th Anniversary Parade

10:00 10:12 Supercars Qualifying, Race 34 - Part 1 12 min

10:20 10:30 Supercars Qualifying, Race 34 - Part 2 10 min

10:35 10:50 Demonstrations Army, Drag Racing

Pit Lane Walk

11:00 11:20 Penrite All-Stars of Drift

11:30 11:55 Trans Am Race 3 1 lap after 11:53

12:05 12:20 Red Bull F1 Car Speed Comparison

12:35 13:05 Supercars Top 10 Shootout

13:15 13:35 Carrera Cup Race 3 1 lap after 13:33

13:50 14:30 Dunlop Series Race 2 1 lap after 14:28

15:15 Supercars Race 34 78 laps or 1 lap after 17:18 Schedule is subject

GRAND FINAL SHOWDOWN

The new look bp Adelaide Grand Final will crown a Supercars champion with the thrilling conclusion to the first Supercars Finals Series.

History will be made at the 2025 bp Adelaide Grand Final, 40 years on from the birth of the Adelaide Street Circuit.

Just as the circuit hosted the Formula 1 season finale for the first time in November 1985, the Repco Supercars Championship concludes on the Adelaide Street Circuit in November 2025. And this time a champion will definitely be crowned as a result of the Repco Supercars Championship’s new Finals Series, culminating with the bp

Adelaide Grand Final.

The format has been inspired by the playoff system used in NASCAR, ensuring four drivers will be in the running to win the championship entering the bp Adelaide Grand Final. It is a similar concept to the finals system used in other major sports such as AFL, NFL and NBL, where teams play during the season and the highest points winners play off at the end of the season.

The 13 events of the 2025 Repco

Supercars Championship were split into three parts – the Sprint Cup, the Enduro Cup and The Finals. While in years past the championship result may have been a forgone conclusion entering the last round, the new format guarantees a title showdown between the four contenders. Therefore, the driver with the most points accrued at the end of the bp Adelaide Grand Final weekend will be crowned the 2025 champion after the chequered flag falls on Sunday.

While these four drivers will have the championship trophy in their sights, the rest of the grid will be racing for bragging rights and the coveted Adelaide trophy to finish the season on a high.

The Repco Supercars Championship action gets underway with a 30-minute practice session on Thursday November 27, followed by a second 30-minute practice session on Friday November 28. Then it’s into a qualifying session for Race 32 of the 2025 season – the first-ever Supercars race on a Friday on the streets of Adelaide.

The Friday race will be 100km in

length – the shortest ever held at the Adelaide Street Circuit but one of the most intriguing. The short race distance means drivers will need to be aggressive, with just one compulsory pitstop compared to the longer races. With crucial points on the line for the championship contenders, there is an extra incentive for all drivers with a new $50,000 prize on offer to the race winner courtesy of Mega Rewards.

The Repco Supercars Championship switches to the more traditional format from Saturday November 29, with a qualifying session, Top Ten Shootout and the 250km Race 33. With more than double the points available compared to the Friday race and an extra 150km of racing, the Saturday race will prove decisive in shaping the championship battle heading into Sunday.

Sunday November 30 also features a qualifying session, Top Ten Shootout and the decisive 250km Race 34. Following the conclusion of that race, the 2025 Repco Supercars Championship title winner will be crowned – the first under the new Finals Series.

The 2025 bp Adelaide Grand Final features a bumper schedule of on-track action and off-track activations, as the event celebrates 40 years since the debut of the Adelaide Street Circuit with the inaugural Australian Formula 1 Grand

Prix in 1985. To mark the occasion, an Oracle Red Bull Racing Formula 1 car will thrill fans with daily on-track sessions. Supporting the Repco Supercars Championship on track will be the Dunlop Super2 Series, Paynter Dixon Porsche Carrera Cup, Trico Trans Am Series and Battery World Aussie Racing Cars, in addition to demonstrations of significant cars from the 40-year anniversary, drag demonstrations featuring Top Fuel and Nitro Funny Car and more.

There is also the return of NAPA Speedway, the BOOST MOBILE AUSX

Supercross Grand Final plus two massive nights of concerts, headlined by Lenny Kravitz and AC/DC. With the NAPA Speedway commencing on the Wednesday evening and Supercars racing on a Friday for the first time, the new era of the bp Adelaide Grand Final begins with a bang – and it’s set to be the biggest event yet in the 40-year history of the Adelaide Street Circuit. ■

WHAT’S ON

There is plenty to see and do for the whole family at the 2025 bp Adelaide Grand Final, including these highlights ...

RED BULL F1 DEMONSTRATION

Formula 1 returns to Adelaide! Oracle Red Bull Racing will unleash their championship-winning Formula 1 car at the bp Adelaide Grand Final, as the event celebrates 40 years since the first Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix and debut of the Adelaide Street Circuit. Watch for daily on-track demonstrations from the Formula 1 racer across all four days of the bp Adelaide Grand Final.

NAPA SPEEDWAY

The NAPA Sprintcar Invitational, which brought Sprintcars to the heart of Adelaide with packed crowds last year, returns with an action-packed three-night schedule at the bp Adelaide Grand Final. There will be even more speedway racing in 2025 with action commencing at 5:45pm each evening from Wednesday to Friday, creating extra excitement and entertainment for the all-important grand final event.

BOOST MOBILE AUSX SUPERCROSS, PRESENTED BY MONSTER ENERGY

Australia’s ultimate motorsport showdown returns! The BOOST MOBILE AUSX Supercross Grand Final

hits the bp Adelaide Grand Final with three days of non-stop racing, pit party access, and up-close action with the world’s best riders. The fifth and final round of the Supercross Championship promises high stakes and champions crowned in spectacular fashion.

PENRITE ALL-STARS OF DRIFT

Precision driving meets circuit drift in the Drift Challenge. The high-energy show, blending motorsport, theatre and entertainment, features global drift icons such as Daigo Saito, the “Samurai Assassin”, the only driver to win both D1 Grand Prix and Formula Drift, two-time Formula Drift champion, the “Rockstar Showman”, Vaughn Gittin Jr, local RTR

Mustang driver Jordan Sanderson and more.

DRAG CAR DEMONSTRATION

Drag car demonstrations are roaring back to the bp Adelaide Grand Final. This thunderous showcase will bring a pulse pounding blend of noise, tyre smoke and blazing flames to the event, with Top Fuel and Nitro Funny Car demonstrations from the likes of Phil Lamattina and Tim Stewart.

HOMESTART FAMILY ZONE

The HomeStart Family Zone is located in the shaded area north of the Heritage Grandstand and promises fun for all

ages. All activations and activities are FREE for all patrons. Operating daily from 8:00am to 5:30pm, the zone offers a variety of activities and amusement rides, catering to attendees of all interests and age groups. Throughout the area you’ll find food trucks, lively entertainment, and even an opportunity to test your pit stop skills. From laugh-out-loud moments on amusement rides, to quality family experiences, the HomeStart Family Zone truly has something for everyone.

V8 NATION PRESENTED BY SHANNONS INSURANCE

To celebrate 40 years of the iconic Adelaide Street Circuit, the 2025 bp Adelaide Grand Final is bringing together classic V8 cars in the V8 Nation display. V8 enthusiasts will showcase their prized machines and join an exclusive in-event display,

proudly presented by Shannons Insurance. Cars will be on display across Thursday, Friday and Saturday of the event near Gate 1.

WANDERERS BASE CAMP

Get inspired for your next road trip at the bp Adelaide Grand Final’s Wanderers Basecamp. Wanderers Basecamp will come alive at the bp Adelaide Grand Final, bringing together the best of the caravan, camping and 4WD lifestyle in the heart of the city. Step into a precinct buzzing with tough rigs, off-road gear, caravans, camper trailers, outdoor displays and familyfriendly activities. Surrounded by food and drink, lawn games, premium viewing areas and high energy crowds, it’s the perfect place to explore, discover and get inspired for your next road trip. At the centre of the action is the purpose built Tyrepower 4WD

Track, where rigs take on challenging terrain and show what they’re made of across four big days. With interactive activations, hands on experiences and everything from camping set ups to off grid essentials, Wanderers Basecamp, brought to you by Caravan & Camping SA, is a must-see part of the event.

FREESTYLE KINGS

Bringing Freestyle Moto-X action to the heart of the bp Adelaide Grand Final, Freestyle Kings promises jawdropping stunts and non-stop energy. Headlined by legendary father-andson team Robbie and Kruz Maddison, along with New Zealand’s Callum Shaw and local hero Jett Anderson. Freestyle Kings are globally renowned for controlling two-wheeled mayhem with precision, style and fearless showmanship. ■

CONCERTS

Rock meets racing as the bp Adelaide Grand Final ignites with two nights of music legends ...

As the engines cool and the dust settles on the track, the bp Adelaide Grand Final shifts gears into an electrifying celebration of music, delivering two unforgettable nights of world-class performances that promise to keep the adrenaline pumping long after the final lap.

Kicking off the entertainment as

the headline act for Saturday 29 November is four-time GRAMMY® Award-winning writer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and all around multi-hyphenate icon, Lenny Kravitz as part of his globally praised Blue Electric Light Tour presented by TEG Live.

Joining Kravitz is Melbourne’s own Jet, making a triumphant return to the Australian stage. Known for

their explosive debut “Get Born” and anthems like “Are You Gonna Be My Girl,” Jet’s raw, classic rock energy will set the tone for a night of pure sonic power. Their reunion performance is set to be a nostalgic yet fresh celebration of Aussie rock at its finest. The Grand Final weekend reaches its crescendo on Sunday night with a thunderous headline performance

by AC/DC, the legendary rock’n’roll powerhouse whose influence spans generations. Back in Adelaide for the first time in ten years, the band will unleash their 2025 POWER UP Tour, delivering high-voltage hits from their iconic catalog, including “Highway to Hell,” “Thunderstruck,” and the recordshattering “Back In Black.”

With over 200 million albums sold worldwide, AC/DC’s legacy is unmatched. Their Back In Black LP remains the bestselling album by any

band in history and the third bestselling album by any artist, with over 50 million copies sold globally—a testament to their enduring impact on rock music.

Joining AC/DC is Australian rock band Amyl and the Sniffers. With three ARIA Awards under their belt and a deep reverence for AC/DC’s legacy, their performance will be a fiery tribute to the spirit of Australian rock.

South Australia’s rising stars share the spotlight with global icons, as First Nations hip hop collective DEM MOB

and ethereal pop sensation My Chérie support Lenny Kravitz on Saturday 29 November and indie favourites Oscar The Wild will open for AC/DC on Sunday 30 November.

From the roar of the racetrack to the pulse of the stage, the bp Adelaide Grand Final is more than a sporting event, it’s a cultural phenomenon. With a lineup that spans legends and local heroes, this two-night music extravaganza is set to be one of the most talked-about events of the year. ■

BRING IT TO THE TRACK

Bring your own bottle and fill up at our many quench benches and fountains around the track. Download our BYOB app for directions to more than 1,000 drinking fountains around South Australia.

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BROC FEENEY

Red Bull Ampol Racing

Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

AGE 23

FROM Gold Coast, Qld

LIVES Gold Coast, Qld

FACEBOOK @brocfeeney93

INSTAGRAM @brocfeeney93

SUPERCARS IN ADELAIDE STATS

2022

3

Third time could finally be the charm for Broc Feeney, who has contended for the Repco Supercars Championship in each of the past two seasons. He has been the apex predator of 2025, and would have one hand on the trophy under the old system.

A protege of 2014 Bathurst 1000 winner Paul Morris, Feeney built an impressive CV on the road to Supercars. Following in the footsteps of father Paul Feeney, who raced on two wheels in the 1970s and ‘80s, Broc began racing motorbikes at the age of three.

He switched to karts at age nine and then cars at age 15, and has racked up a host of ‘youngest ever to win the title’ accolades in the years since, including in Toyota 86, Super3 and Super2. It was the latter triumph that led to Feeney replacing the retiring Jamie Whincup for 2022 at Triple Eight.

Feeney delivered an impressive rookie season, capped with a maiden race win on the Sunday of the 2022 Adelaide 500 – and naturally, he became the event’s youngest overall winner.

CHAZ MOSTERT

Mobil 1 Optus Racing Ford Mustang GT

AGE 33

FROM Melbourne, Vic

LIVES Gold Coast, Qld

FACEBOOK @chazmozzie

INSTAGRAM @chazmozzie

SUPERCARS IN ADELAIDE STATS

DEBUT 2014

ROUNDS 10

RACES 23

RACE WINS 1

PODIUMS 7

POLES 1

Chaz Mostert is on the cusp of what he came to Walkinshaw Andretti United to do: to bring championship glory back to the once-great squad.

He was almost peerless through the first two rounds of Supercars’ inaugural Finals Series, and has his best shot at adding a championship trophy to WAU’s cabinet to go with his 2021 Bathurst 1000 victory trophy.

A champion in karts and Formula Ford, Mostert came under Tickford Racing’s wing in 2011, fielding him in Super2 and guiding his path to Supercars. That came in 2013 when he was placed at Dick Johnson Racing mid-season, rewarding their faith with an emotional victory at Queensland Raceway.

He became Tickford’s rising star-turnedlead driver over the next few years, taking a dramatic Bathurst 1000 win in 2014, then recovering from a violent accident in qualifying at Mount Panorama 12 months later.

He is an ambassador for anti-bullying initiative Dolly’s Dream.

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WILL BROWN

Red Bull Ampol Racing

Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

AGE 27

FROM Toowoomba, Qld

LIVES Toowoomba, Qld

FACEBOOK @willbrown38

INSTAGRAM @willbrown38

SUPERCARS IN ADELAIDE STATS DEBUT 2022 ROUNDS 3

6

2

Will Brown became the 27th champion in ATCC/Supercars history in his maiden season with Triple Eight Race Engineering in 2024, and now looks to claim back-to-back crowns.

While his qualifying form has been suspect in 2025, he has kept his title hopes alive with sensational charges from low grid positions.

The Toowoomba product arrived in Supercars via title-winning seasons in Formula 4 and Toyota 86s. Impressive performances in the Dunlop Series attracted attention from Erebus Motorsport, which gave him co-drives in 2019-20 ahead of a full-time Supercars promotion for 2021.

He took an emotional breakthrough win at Sydney Motorsport Park in 2021 and contended for the title with Erebus in 2023 prior to joining Triple Eight.

In addition to Supercars, Brown made his debut in the NASCAR Cup Series at Sonoma. When not racing, you can find him working in his family’s car sales business.

KAI ALLEN Penrite Racing

Ford Mustang GT

AGE 20

FROM Mount Gambier, SA

LIVES Mount Gambier, SA

FACEBOOK @kaiallenracing INSTAGRAM @kaiallen.26

SUPERCARS IN ADELAIDE STATS DEBUT 2024

ROUNDS 1 RACES 1 BEST FINISH 22nd

PODIUMS N/A BEST QUAL 19th

He is yet to win a Supercars race, but Kai Allen has the chance to become the first rookie since Craig Lowndes to win the Repco Supercars Championship.

He began karting aged eight and won a pair of Australian titles and raced overseas, then graduated to car racing in 2021 with a move to the Gold Coast. Paul Morris took him under his wing at the Norwell Motorplex and guided him to compete in Hyundai Excels before a handful of races in Toyota 86s.

Allen took a record 11 of 12 pole positions on debut in Super3 in 2022 but lost the title with a crash in the final race. He made no such mistakes in Super2 in 2023, winning the title with a come-from-behind drive in the finale. He made a handful of Supercars starts via a Bathurst 1000 wildcard and enduro drives with Dick Johnson Racing in 2023-24, then filled in for a concussed Richie Stanaway for Grove Racing at Adelaide last year.

Now racing for Grove full-time, Allen has claimed five podiums already in 2025.

MATT PAYNE

Penrite Racing

Ford Mustang GT

AGE 23

FROM Auckland, NZ

LIVES Melbourne, Vic FACEBOOK @matthewpayne.racing INSTAGRAM @matthewpayne_7

SUPERCARS IN ADELAIDE STATS DEBUT 2023

ROUNDS 2

RACES 4 RACE WINS 1

PODIUMS 1 BEST QUAL 2nd

Despite 2025 marking only his third Repco Supercars Championship season, Matt Payne has already established himself as a star.

One of the fresh crop of New Zealand talent to cross the Tasman, Payne signalled his arrival at the 2023 Adelaide 500 with a dominant drive in the Sunday race to take his maiden Supercars race win, while this year he claimed a stirring triumph in the Bathurst 1000.

A star in karting, he graduated to car racing at home in the Toyota Racing Series, winning the 2021 title and earning a scholarship to race in Porsche Carrera Cup Australia.

Impressive performances saw him become the foundation driver of the Grove Junior Team. The team guided his rise to Supercars; after a plan to rush him into Supercars in 2022 foundered, Payne raced Super2 for 18 months before graduating to the ‘main game’ in 2023. He proved his Adelaide win was no flash in the pan with a win in Townsville last year, and has added a double at Taupo, and one each at Symmons Plains and Bathurst in 2025.

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CAM WATERS

Monster Castrol Racing Ford Mustang GT

AGE 31

FROM Mildura, Vic

LIVES Melbourne, Vic

FACEBOOK @camwaters94

INSTAGRAM @cam_waters

SUPERCARS IN ADELAIDE STATS

DEBUT 2016

ROUNDS 8

RACES 17

RACE WINS 2

PODIUMS 4 POLES 2

Tickford Racing’s spearhead, Cam Waters has matured into an aggressive, well-rounded racer that is unlucky not to have a Supercars title win under his belt. Waters began racing karts before graduating to Formula Vee and Formula Ford, but secured a big break by winning the inaugural Shannons Supercar Showdown reality TV series. It netted him a Bathurst 1000 drive at age 17 that he converted into a Dunlop Series drive, winning the 2015 title. His ‘main game’ graduation came a year later; his maiden race win followed in 2017 at the Sandown 500. Waters has been a competitive force ever since at the wheel of Tickford’s menacing, black Monster Energysponsored Ford. A clean sweep of the opening round of 2025 put him front-and-centre as a title contender, but was eliminated from contention after the Sandown round. Outside Supercars, Waters has proven handy in a Sprint Car and made a handful of NASCAR starts in the Cup and Trucks Series.

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THOMAS RANDLE

Monster Castrol Racing

Ford Mustang GT

AGE 29

FROM Melbourne, Vic

LIVES Melbourne, Vic

FACEBOOK @thomasrandle49

INSTAGRAM @thomasrandle

SUPERCARS IN ADELAIDE STATS DEBUT 2022

ROUNDS 3

RACES 6

BEST FINISH 3rd

PODIUMS 2

BEST QUAL 2nd

Thomas Randle stepped up in his fourth full-time season, and gave Tickford Racing two drivers in the inaugural Repco Supercars Finals Series.

The Melburnian came on strong in the second half of 2023, and last year formed part of a focused two-car attack from Tickford alongside team leader Cam Waters, claiming his first top five championship finish but falling agonisingly short of netting a maiden race win.

A star in karts and a Formula Ford title winner, Randle raced open-wheel in Europe before carving out a Supercars career at home. His trajectory was briefly paused by a battle with testicular cancer in 2020, but he still claimed the Super2 title that year. His efforts earnt him the prestigious Innes Ireland Trophy for courage and sportsmanship from the British Racing Drivers Club.

An exceptional pianist, Randle’s musical skills were called on by Fox Sports for a rendition of the F1 theme song in 2024, as well as ABC TV show ‘The Piano’.

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RYAN WOOD

Mobil 1 Truck Assist Racing Ford Mustang GT

AGE 21

FROM Wellington, NZ

LIVES Melbourne, Vic

FACEBOOK @ryanwoodracing

INSTAGRAM @ryanwood40_

SUPERCARS IN ADELAIDE STATS DEBUT 2024

ROUNDS 1

RACES 2

BEST FINISH 10th

PODIUMS N/A

BEST QUAL 7th

Ryan Wood completed a rapid rise to the Repco Supercars Championship grid in 2024 by taking over the marquee #2 entry at Walkinshaw Andretti United. The New Zealander, a protégé of Kiwi icon Greg Murphy who started in karts and Toyota 86 in his homeland, was a standout in the 2023 Super2 Series with a season-high five race wins and four poles, validating a bold career call made 12 months earlier.

At the end of 2022, Wood had two clear options for his career going forward. An impressive rookie Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge season, earning a scholarship drive in Carrera Cup. On the other hand, a sterling evaluation day aboard a WAU Gen2 Holden meant a Super2 offer was on the table. He chose the latter, and the rest is history.

After a solid rookie ‘main game’ season last year, Wood has often matched or bettered veteran teammate Chaz Mostert in 2025, culminating in his maiden Supercars victory at Wanneroo in May.

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ANTON DE PASQUALE

DEWALT Racing

Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

AGE 30

FROM Melbourne, Vic

LIVES Melbourne, Vic

FACEBOOK @antondepasquale86

INSTAGRAM @antondepasquale

SUPERCARS IN ADELAIDE STATS

DEBUT 2018

ROUNDS 6

12

3rd

1

Anton De Pasquale secured a Repco Supercars Championship Finals berth in his first year with Team 18, but was eliminated after the Gold Coast. De Pasquale is one of several current Supercars drivers to have chanced their arm in Europe, notching impressive results in junior formulae but running out of funding to keep moving up the ladder towards F1. He returned home in 2016 determined to break into Supercars. Bathurst-winning veteran Paul Morris took him under his wing, and two impressive Super2 seasons led to a full-time ‘main game’ drive with Erebus in 2018. Amid a steady rookie campaign, De Pasquale stole the show by qualifying third in the Top 10 Shootout at the Bathurst 1000. De Pasquale matched well against teammate David Reynolds and claimed a maiden race win in 2020 before securing a move to DJR for 2021. He stormed to a string of poles and race wins in his first two seasons but, amid DJR’s Gen3 struggles, claimed one race win in Townsville and last year’s Jason Richards Memorial Trophy.

GO ON, GIVE IT A DRY.

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BRODIE KOSTECKI

Shell V-Power Racing Team

Ford Mustang GT

AGE 28

FROM Perth, WA

LIVES Gold Coast, Qld

FACEBOOK @brodiekostecki57

INSTAGRAM @brodiekostecki

SUPERCARS IN ADELAIDE STATS

DEBUT 2022

ROUNDS 3

RACES 6

BEST FINISH 4th

PODIUMS N/A

POLES 2

Brodie Kostecki has established himself as one of the new stars of the Repco Supercars Championship, earning a championship title and a Bathurst 1000 victory within his first four full-time seasons. But his story is far from that of an overnight success. After racing karts in Australia, Kostecki and his family moved to America where he cut his teeth in the uncompromising world of Late Model stock car racing. He returned home in 2017 and set to carving out a Supercars career, impressing in several seasons of Super2.

A head-turning co-drive with Erebus at Bathurst in 2020 earnt him a ‘main game’ seat. Two years later, Kostecki became the 26th driver to win the Supercars title during the inaugural season of Gen3, then backed it up with victory in last year’s Bathurst 1000 with Todd Hazelwood. He left the squad to build a new chapter of success with Dick Johnson Racing, taking wins in Townsville and at The Bend 500.

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AARON CAMERON

REDARC Racing

Ford Mustang GT

AGE 25

FROM Melbourne, Vic

LIVES Melbourne, Vic

FACEBOOK @AaronCameronRacing

INSTAGRAM @AaronCameronRacing

SUPERCARS IN ADELAIDE STATS

DEBUT 2025

ROUNDS N/A

RACES N/A

BEST FINISH N/A

PODIUMS N/A

BEST QUAL N/A

Aaron Cameron made his solo debut at the Australian Grand Prix in March, replacing Aaron Love aboard the CoolDrive Auto Parts entry out of the Blanchard Racing Team.

A journeyman of the motorsport ranks, Cameron graduated from karting to Formula Ford in 2016 and has subsequently raced in categories such as V8 Utes, SuperUtes, MARC cars, Hyundai Excels and Toyota 86s.

Cameron became a mainstay of TCR Australia competition, finishing second in 2021, before representing Australia in the FIA Motorsport Games in France in 2022. In the open wheel S5000 class, he claimed the Tasman Cup in 2021 and 2023, plus the overall title in 2023.

Last year, he raced in his first full season of Super2 for Kelly Racing, winning two races and finishing second overall, while also impressing in his maiden Supercars endurance race campaign aboard a BRT Mustang.

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CAMERON HILL

Supaglass Racing

Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

AGE 29 on Thursday

FROM Canberra, ACT

LIVES Canberra, ACT

FACEBOOK @cameronhill11

INSTAGRAM @cameron_hill4

SUPERCARS IN ADELAIDE STATS DEBUT 2023

ROUNDS 2

RACES 4

BEST FINISH 16th

PODIUMS N/A

BEST QUAL 16th

Cameron Hill is looking to round out his time at Matt Stone Racing on a high as he prepares to embark on a new chapter in his Repco Supercars Championship career with Brad Jones Racing next year.

The Canberran won a host of state and national titles in karting before graduating to Formula Ford, winning the national title in 2015 before a switch to sedans with the Toyota 86 Racing Series. Success in the one-make class led to an opportunity in Porsche Carrera Cup, culminating in a dominant run to title in 2021.

While all those successes came in cars run by his family team, his shift to Super2 for 2022 came with leading squad Triple Eight. An impressive rookie season in the second tier netted him a ‘main game’ move to MSR for the start of the Gen3 era in 2023.

Hill quietly impressed alongside proven race winner Nick Percat last year, finishing just outside the top 10 in points, before claiming his maiden victory at the Australian Grand Prix.

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JACK LE BROCQ

Erebus Motorsport

Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

AGE 33

FROM Melbourne, Vic

LIVES Brisbane, Qld

FACEBOOK @JackLeBrocq.com.au

INSTAGRAM @jack_lebrocq

SUPERCARS IN ADELAIDE STATS

DEBUT 2018

ROUNDS 6

RACES 10 BEST FINISH 12th

PODIUMS N/A BEST QUAL 11th

Jack Le Brocq came up through the ranks of karts and Formula Vee, winning the Australian Formula Ford Championship in 2012. The success caught the attention of Betty Klimenko, who drafted him into the Erebus Academy to drive Formula 3 and GT machinery; the latter included a podium in the 2014 Bathurst 12 Hour.

He made his Supercars debut with Erebus as a co-driver in 2015, but a full-time seat didn’t come until he joined TEKNO in 2018. He finished the season as the best of five rookies, but a difficult second year led to a return to Tickford for 2020, and a breakthrough race win came in one of the mixed-tyre races at Sydney Motorsport Park.

A shift to Matt Stone Racing for 2022 paid dividends when Gen3 arrived in 2023, Le Brocq earning the team’s maiden pole and race victory at Hidden Valley. He reunited with Erebus for 2024, and this year led the squad as a Supercars veteran alongside a rookie teammate.

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JAMES COURTNEY

Snowy River Racing Ford Mustang GT

AGE 45

FROM Penrith, NSW

LIVES Gold Coast, Qld

FACEBOOK @JamesCourtneyRacing

INSTAGRAM @jcourtney

SUPERCARS IN ADELAIDE STATS

DEBUT 2006

ROUNDS 18

RACES 39

RACE WINS 3

PODIUMS 11

POLES 2

Former Repco Supercars Championship winner James Courtney will look to end his full-time racing career with a bang in his final outing with the Blanchard Racing Team before retirement.

A two-time karting world champion, Courtney served his apprenticeship in Europe and was on the road to Formula 1 until a 306km/h testing crash at Monza in 2002 changed the course of his career. After three successful seasons racing in Japan, he turned an endurance races debut in 2005 into a full-time Supercars switch in 2006.

Courtney claimed the 2010 Supercars title against the odds in a dramatic finale at Homebush for Ford icon Dick Johnson Racing, then crossed the floor to the Holden Racing Team for a nine-year stint that netted Adelaide 500 overall victories in 2014 and 2015.

The former Dancing with The Stars contestant is already taking steps towards his post-racing career as a licensed real estate agent on the Gold Coast.

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ANDRÉ HEIMGARTNER

R&J Batteries Racing

Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

AGE 30

FROM Auckland, NZ

LIVES Perth, WA

FACEBOOK @AHRacing

INSTAGRAM @andreheimgartner

SUPERCARS IN ADELAIDE STATS

DEBUT 2015

ROUNDS 8

RACES 18

BEST FINISH 5th

PODIUMS N/A

BEST QUAL 5th

Now in his fourth season with Brad Jones Racing, André Heimgartner has cemented his place as one of the of Repco Supercars Championship’s new generation of stars.

Progressing through Formula Ford, Porsche Carrera Cup Australia and the Dunlop Super2 Series, Heimgartner’s Supercars debut came as a wildcard with Super Black Racing in the 2014 Bathurst 1000 ahead of a full-time gig, but he was dumped before 2015 was out and, after a year with tailenders Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport, found himself driveless for 2017.

But a last-minute call up to replace an injured co-driver at BJR allowed him to turn in two sterling drives at Bathurst and the Gold Coast, earning him a full-time return with the team now known as Grove Racing in 2018. He took his first Supercars win with them in 2021 and has added another since joining BJR: an emotional triumph on home soil in the championship’s first race at Taupō Motorsport Park last year.

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NICK PERCAT

Bendix Racing

Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

AGE 37

FROM Adelaide, SA

LIVES Gold Coast, Qld

FACEBOOK @nickpercat

INSTAGRAM @nickpercat

SUPERCARS IN ADELAIDE STATS

DEBUT 2014

ROUNDS 10

RACES 23

RACE WINS 1

PODIUMS 2

BEST QUAL 6th

Nick Percat will end his full-time Repco Supercars Championship career on home soil this weekend.

The 2016 Adelaide winner is a fourth-generation General Motors employee; his elders worked on the line at Holden’s Elizabeth plant. Ushered up the ranks by Walkinshaw Racing, Percat won the Bathurst 1000 as a rookie in 2011 alongside Garth Tander at the Holden Racing Team.

He fought hard for lasting success thereafter. Dumped by WR after 2012, Percat rebuilt via Carerra Cup and snared a full-time Supercars debut with WR in 2014, only to lose his seat amid a restructure. Again he rebuilt, this time with Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport and then Brad Jones Racing, winning with both.

After a failed return to Walkinshaw Andretti United, Percat’s move to Matt Stone Racing quickly bore fruit with wins at Albert Park and Symmons Plains, but announced his retirement from full-time Supercars racing on the eve of this year’s Bathurst 1000.

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JAXON EVANS

SCT Motorsport

Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

AGE 29

FROM Levin, NZ

LIVES Gold Coast, Qld

FACEBOOK @jaxonjevans

INSTAGRAM @jaxonevans_

SUPERCARS IN ADELAIDE STATS DEBUT 2024

ROUNDS 1

RACES 1

BEST FINISH 19th

PODIUMS N/A

BEST QUAL 7th

Jaxon Evans is one of several drivers gunning to end the Repco Supercars Championship season on a high, knowing they will not be on the grid in 2026. Born in New Zealand to birth parents from the Fijian island of Rotuma, Evans was adopted as a baby by John and Deborah Evans; the latter was also a racer and is part of the Lester clan that was the driving force behind New Zealand’s Manfeild Park circuit. Evans moved to Australia with his family aged nine and raced karts and Formula Ford, but made his name racing Porsches. He dominated the 2018 Carrera Cup Australia and won the annual Porsche Junior Programme Shootout in France, earning a €225,000 scholarship and a drive in the F1-supporting Porsche Supercup in 2019. He parlayed that into a role as a Porsche factory driver in sports car racing around the world. Evans has shown flashes of form since joining Supercars full-time in 2024, but won’t be moving with SCT to Triple Eight next year.

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BRYCE FULLWOOD TRG Racing

Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

AGE 27

FROM Darwin, NT

LIVES Gold Coast, Qld

FACEBOOK @brycefullwoodracing

INSTAGRAM @brycefullwood

SUPERCARS IN ADELAIDE STATS DEBUT 2020

ROUNDS 4

RACES 8

BEST FINISH 11th

PODIUMS N/A

BEST QUAL 8th

The first full-time Repco Supercars Championship racer to hail from Darwin, Bryce Fullwood continues to do the Northern Territory proud as he prepares to end his four-year stint with Brad Jones Racing.

Fullwood took his first step onto the Supercars ladder right here in Adelaide in 2015, the kart racer making his Dunlop Super2 Series debut at the tender age of 16.

After a few learning years, everything clicked for Fullwood in 2019 and he took a dominant win in the second-tier series with MW Motorsport, a victory that secured graduation to the ‘main game’ with Walkinshaw Andretti United in 2020.

Very much in the shadow of WAU’s star signing Chaz Mostert, Fullwood quietly went about settling in before a series of mid-season qualifying performances captured attention.

While unable to recapture that form in his second year with WAU, a shift to Albury for 2022 and pairing with veteran engineer Phil Keed built Fullwood into a podium threat.

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WILL DAVISON Shell V-Power Racing Team Ford Mustang GT

AGE 43

FROM Melbourne, Vic

LIVES Gold Coast, Qld

FACEBOOK @willdavisonofficial INSTAGRAM @willdavison_

SUPERCARS IN ADELAIDE STATS

DEBUT 2006

ROUNDS 18

RACES 39

RACE WINS 1

PODIUMS 5

POLES 1

Athird-generation racer – grandfather Lex was a multiple Australian Grand Prix winner – it was natural Davison would start in open wheelers.

He won the 2001 Australian Formula Ford title before taking on Europe, racing Formula Renault, Formula 3 and A1 Grand Prix against the likes of Lewis Hamilton, and testing with the Minardi Formula 1 team.

A shift home in 2005 led to a full-time Supercars debut with Dick Johnson Racing in 2006, and is now amid his second stint with the legendary Ford squad.

He’s driven several teams to the top step of the podium, including both Holden and Ford’s factory outfits - with whom he challenged for titles, finishing second in 2009 with the Holden Racing Team and third in 2013 with Ford Performance Racing - plus upstart challengers Erebus and TEKNO.

He also has wins in most Supercars crown jewel events, including two Bathurst 1000 wins, and overall victory in Adelaide in 2012.

DAVID REYNOLDS

TRADIE Energy

Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

AGE 40

FROM Albury, NSW

LIVES Melbourne, Vic FACEBOOK @davidreynoldsv8supercar INSTAGRAM @daffidreynolds

SUPERCARS IN ADELAIDE STATS DEBUT 2009

ROUNDS 14

RACES 31 BEST FINISH 2nd

PODIUMS 3 BEST QUAL 2nd

Acclaimed as the ‘larrikin’ of the current Supercars grid, it’s easy to forget that David Reynolds is one of the category’s most formidable racers.

A Bathurst 1000 win headlines a career that is filled with success, with national titles in Formula Ford and Carrera Cup paving his path to Supercars. However, it was his move to Ford Performance Racing in 2012 that launched Reynolds into a contender.

Four seasons with FPR netted wins and pole positions, but he found himself on the outer after 2015, leading to a move to Erebus. In addition to winning Bathurst in 2017, Reynolds was a regular threat for race wins, but departed at the end of a difficult 2020 season.

A shift to what is now known as Grove Racing revived his career. Reynolds broke through for his first pole position in four years at the 2023 Newcastle 500 then his first win in five years at that year’s Gold Coast 500. Last year he moved to Team 18, and last month celebrated a contract extension with second at Bathurst.

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JAMES GOLDING

PremiAir Racing

Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

AGE 29

FROM Warragul, Vic

LIVES Gold Coast, Qld

FACEBOOK @JamesGoldingMotorsport

INSTAGRAM @jimmygolding

SUPERCARS IN ADELAIDE STATS

DEBUT 2018

ROUNDS 5

RACES 10

BEST FINISH 8th

PODIUMS N/A

BEST QUAL 6th

But for a five-second penalty, James Golding might be arriving in Adelaide for his final start with PremiAir Racing as a Bathurst 1000 winner, starring in the sensational closing stages en route to third.

An accomplished karter, the Warragulraised racer Golding graduated to Formula Ford in 2013 and was narrowly beaten to the national title in 2014. But he’d attracted the eye of the late Garry Rogers, who gave him the chance to contest the final round of the 2014 Dunlop Series at Homebush. He impressed so much that GRM granted him a second-tier drive for the next few seasons.

He graduated to the ‘main game’ with GRM in 2018 but ended up on the sidelines for 2020 when the team quit Supercars. Golding rebuilt his career through racing S5000 and with Bathurst co-drives at Team 18, earning a call-up from PremiAir midway through 2022. A series of eye-catching performances across the tail of the season secured a full-time drive with PremiAir for 2023.

JAYDEN OJEDA

PremiAir Racing

Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

AGE 26

FROM Penrith, NSW

LIVES Penrith, NSW

FACEBOOK @Juiceojeda

INSTAGRAM @juiceojeda

SUPERCARS IN ADELAIDE STATS

DEBUT 2025

ROUNDS N/A

RACES N/A

BEST FINISH N/A

PODIUMS N/A

BEST QUAL N/A

Jayden Ojeda has received an unexpected head start to his full-time Repco Supercars Championship career after his 2026 team, PremiAir Racing, parted ways with Richie Stanaway after the Gold Coast 500. Of Greek and Argentinian heritage, Ojeda is a product of karting and junior open-wheel racing, winning the Australian F4 title in 2018 before graduating to Super3 a year later. An impressive rookie season was followed by a pair of strong Super2 campaigns, but Supercars outings were limited to wildcard solo starts and enduro co-drives.

Instead, he turned his focus to GT racing, and this year he was signed to MercedesAMG’s global junior driver program. Ojeda continued to impress in Supercars co-drive cameos, including a sterling stint at this year’s Bathurst 1000 alongside Ryan Wood.

Ojeda is also a two-time Bathurst 6 Hour winner and holds a double degree in Business and Communications, Marketing and Advertising from Western Sydney University.

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MACAULEY JONES

Pizza Hut Racing

Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

AGE 31

FROM Albury, NSW

LIVES Albury, NSW

FACEBOOK @officialmacauleyjones

INSTAGRAM @macauleyjones96

SUPERCARS IN ADELAIDE STATS DEBUT 2019

ROUNDS 5

RACES 9

BEST FINISH 12th

PODIUMS N/A

BEST QUAL 10th

Macauley Jones is in his seventh full-time Repco Supercars Championship season in 2025, all with Brad Jones Racing.

The son of team owner and former driver Brad, Jones is another youngster who rose through karting into national Formula Ford. He won the category’s Rookie of the Year award in 2012 and was fourth overall in 2013.

He moved into what is now known as the Dunlop Super2 Series that same year. While he was unlucky not to take several pointspaying wins during his four full-time seasons in the category, Jones did win the non-points Bathurst 250km race in 2017. He served as a co-driver for the Albury squad prior to joining the championship full-time in 2019.

Outside the cockpit, Jones co-hosts the Brad Jones Racing Run Down podcast with team manager Chris Westwood. He also set the Guinness World Record for doing 870 burpees in one hour in 2019, a mantle he held for almost two years.

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COOPER MURRAY

Erebus Motorsport

Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

AGE 24

FROM Melbourne, Vic

LIVES Melbourne, Vic

FACEBOOK @coopermurray36

INSTAGRAM @coopermurray36

SUPERCARS IN ADELAIDE STATS

DEBUT 2024

ROUNDS 1

RACES 2

BEST FINISH 18th

PODIUMS N/A

BEST QUAL 13th

Cooper Murray has had a boom and bust rookie Repco Supercars Championship campaign in 2025, headlined by a star turn at the Bathurst 1000 that nearly delivered he and Erebus an upset victory.

The Melburnian began racing karts at the age of 10. He won a pair of Australasian championships and six state titles before graduating to cars in 2016, initially in Formula Ford before joining the Porsche Pyramid in 2018.

Runner-up in Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge prompted a move to Carrera Cup Australia where, after a promising rookie campaign, he enjoyed a breakout 2021 finishing second in the championship.

Murray spent 2022 largely on the sidelines but returned with strong seasons in Super2 in 2023 and 2024 with Eggleston Motorsport. That led to a chance to join Triple Eight’s wildcard program last year, and he starred with a Shootout appearance on debut at Hidden Valley and a fifth-place finish with Craig Lowndes at the Sandown 500.

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AUSTIN CINDRIC

Ford Performance Racing

Ford Mustang GT

AGE 27

BORN Columbus, OH

LIVES Mooresville, NC

FACEBOOK @Austin.Cindric

INSTAGRAM @AustinCindric

SUPERCARS IN ADELAIDE STATS

DEBUT 2025

ROUNDS N/A

RACES N/A

BEST FINISH N/A

PODIUMS N/A

BEST QUAL N/A

ANASCAR Cup Series star and 2022 Daytona 500 Champion, Austin Cindric will make his Supercars debut with Tickford Racing as a wildcard entry in the bp Adelaide Grand Final.

Before reaching NASCAR’s top ranks, Cindric built a diverse resume that included sports car and rallycross competition, along with two starts in the Bathurst 12 Hour as a teenager. After turning his focus to stock car racing, he quickly climbed the NASCAR ladder, earning 14 wins across the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series, in addition to securing the 2020 Xfinity Series Championship, before moving to Team Penske’s iconic No. 2 Ford Mustang Dark Horse in NASCAR’s premier series in 2022. Since being elevated to the Cup Series, Cindric has scored multiple wins, including the crown jewel Daytona 500 in his rookie season in 2022. Cindric will complete ride laps at Sandown and test laps at Mallala ahead of his Adelaide debut in a Gen3 Mustang.

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A total of 146 drivers have taken part in a Repco Supercars Championship round on the Adelaide Street Circuit across its 25 editions to date. But it’s only the driver that wins the Sunday race that can call themselves the overall winner of the Adelaide event. These are the chosen few to have etched their names onto the perpetual trophy

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Toyota is entering the Repco Supercars Championship with its GR Supra Supercar in 2026. Fans at the 2025 bp Adelaide Grand Final will get a taste of what they will see racing in 2026 with the new Supercar in attendance.

Toyota will take on Ford and Chevrolet with the new GR Supra Supercar in the 2026 Repco Supercars Championship, the brand’s maiden entry into Supercars.

The GR Supras on the 2026 Repco Supercars Championship will be run by homologation team Walkinshaw Andretti United (WAU) and Brad Jones Racing (BJR).

WAU switches from Ford following three seasons running the Mustang GT, after a long association with Holden that dates back to its days as the Holden Racing Team. BJR switches from Chevrolet, following stints with Chevrolet, Holden and Ford.

Toyota has committed to racing in the Repco Supercars Championship for at least the next five years, alongside its one-make grassroots Toyota GAZOO

Racing Australia (TGRA) Scholarship Series and GR Cup, and the TGRA Rally Team alongside Neal Bates Motorsport. The TGRA Scholarship Series and GR Cup have been providing youngsters the opportunity to begin their career in an affordable grassroots category.

The GR Supra Supercar will use Toyota’s 2UR-GSE all-aluminium, quad-cam V8 as its baseline engine. The engine has featured in a range of performance production cars, as well as the 2019 Dakar-winning HiLux.

“The GR Supra will make for an exciting addition to the Supercars grid next year, and we can’t wait to see it in action,” said Toyota Australia Vice President Sales, Marketing and Franchise Operations Sean Hanley.

“We are excited to showcase our GR Supra Supercar to all motorsport

fans at the bp Adelaide Grand Final –one of the most iconic events on the Supercars calendar.

“With the new finals series format that Supercars has implemented, the Grand Final round is only going to be more exciting for the fans to tune in and watch.

“It will be great to see the GR Supra Supercar on display for fans and performing demonstration laps throughout the weekend, this could be the last chance the public sees it before we start on the grid in 2026, we can’t wait to be back here with our Toyota teams Walkinshaw Andretti United and Brad Jones Racing hopefully battling for the championship next year.”

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It’s 40 years since the Adelaide Street Circuit came to life with the first Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix held in 1985. The 2025 bp Adelaide Grand Final celebrates the 40th anniversary of a circuit that has hosted iconic Formula 1 and Supercars moments ...

On November 3 in 1985, Adelaide came alive with the inaugural Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix held on the brand-new Adelaide Street Circuit. The event and circuit reshaped Australian and international motorsport, with a legacy that continues to this day with the bp Adelaide Grand Final.

Adelaide defied expectations when it got the jump on the likes of Sydney and Melbourne to host Formula 1, which in the mid-1980s still had a very Eurocentric calendar of events. Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone was looking to expand globally as the commercial side of the sport was growing via an increase in television audiences. And it was Adelaide that won over Formula 1 with a concerted effort by government, council and an enthusiastic population.

Adelaide was itself in a period of growth in the early 1980s, needing a major event to put itself on the map.

Local businessman Bill O’Gorman, then working in the travel industry, proposed a grand prix in Adelaide in a letter to

South Australian Premier John Bannon in January 1983.

The idea was well received within government and council offices and was championed by Adelaide Lord Mayor and inaugural chairman of the South Australian Tourism Industry Council, Wendy Chapman. With the Premier also embracing the proposal, a ‘Grand Prix for Adelaide Committee’ met for the first in March 1983.

While Sydney and Melbourne were circling with their own proposals, Adelaide emerged as the only option with the support required to make it happen, especially as Ecclestone favoured a street circuit proposal over a permanent circuit.

The premier went public with the grand prix push in August 1983 at a luncheon celebrating South Australian Vern Schuppan’s victory in that year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. Schuppan, who had raced in Formula 1 in the 1970s, was key in educating the likes of Ecclestone about what Adelaide could offer.

While the original idea was for a lone

race in Adelaide in 1986, it soon became clear to all concerned that it would only be viable if it was an annual event.

Negotiations continued throughout 1984, as the steering committee worked through the business case and track proposals. With time running out, Bannon and a delegation that included the director of the government’s cabinet and soon-to-be grand prix chief executive Mal Hemmerling travelled to London for decisive negotiations with Ecclestone in October 1984.

Bannon and Ecclestone negotiated alone and hit it off immediately, concluding a deal that would begin in 1985. While Adelaide had initially bid for 1986, Formula 1 had gaps to fill in its calendar with Ecclestone insisting it had to host the season finale from 1985 onwards.

This left Adelaide with just 12 months to design and build a track and put

the legislation and organisational structures in place to make the grand prix happen. Initial track proposals focussed exclusively on city streets –the first proposal based on King William Road around the Festival Theatre and a second based on Dequetteville Terrace around the east end of Adelaide. But to differentiate from other street circuits, organisers sought to use the parks that surround Adelaide, namely Victoria Park.

The Victoria Park section of the circuit gave the track a unique combination of city streets and a parklands section, with the temporary pit building housed in the latter. The track build in Victoria Park began in March 1985, creating a

section of track that remains to this day.

Despite the tight turnaround, organisers finished the track on schedule and the rest, as they say, is history. A sold-out crowd of 107,500 on race day saw Keke Rosberg win the inaugural Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix. The event was off and running and would only grow from there.

The 1986 event saw the first championship decided in Adelaide with the three-way fight between Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Nelson Piquet decided in favour of Prost, following a spectacular tyre blowout by Mansell in the closing stages of the race.

Other iconic moments in the history of the event included Gerhard Berger’s

domination for Ferrari in 1987, the rained-out washout won by Ayrton Senna in 1991, Senna’s last-ever grand prix win and Prost’s last-ever race and podium in 1993 and the controversial championship-deciding collision between Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill in 1994.

While Adelaide hosted what was a golden era for Formula 1, initiatives implemented by Adelaide organisers become the norm at motorsport circuits and events worldwide. As Ecclestone said at the first race in 1985: “What Adelaide has done is very bad for grand prix racing. They have set a standard some of the established circuits cannot reach.”

These initiatives included the post-race concert, which became a highlight of the grand prix in Adelaide with acts including Tina Turner, Cher, Paul Simon and Bon Jovi. Concerts are now a staple of marquee street circuit events, including at the bp Adelaide Grand Final.

Another Adelaide feature was having hospitality suites above the pit building. It was one of the first purpose-built examples of corporate hospitality and other facilities above pit garages - an innovation that soon became the norm at other circuits.

While other Formula 1 events had little in the way of other on-track action and other off-track activations, Adelaide would pack the schedule with support categories including touring cars, junior formulae, superkarts, celebrity challenges and more. With a smorgasbord of motorsport plus the concerts, street parties and more, the grand prix became Adelaide’s biggest party of the year.

A world record weekend crowd of 520,000 (210,000 on race day) witnessed the last grand prix in Adelaide in 1995, before the event moved to Melbourne. Damon Hill was the winner in a race of attrition, as the chequered flag fell on the grand prix in Adelaide. But the Adelaide Street Circuit wasn’t done with.

The South Australian Government teamed with what was then known as V8 Supercars to launch the Adelaide 500 in 1999, on a slightly shortened version of the grand prix circuit. Like with the grand prix, the Adelaide 500 was an immediate success with a

record crowd for the championship at its first event. Craig Lowndes won the round; winning the opening leg, sent to the rear of the grid for the second following a driving infringement and storming back through the field to claim the second leg and round win.

The Adelaide 500 grew each year, replicating the grand prix model and success with concerts, a bumper racing schedule and off-track activations. Traditionally held at the start of the year, the event moved to the end of the Supercars season for 2022 after a brief hiatus in 2021.

In 2025, the event adopts a new name and format as part of the new-look 2025 Repco Supercars Championship Finals Series format.

Just as in the grand prix days, the season will end with a champion crowned on a weekend of non-stop on-track and off-track action and activity. ■

The 40th Anniversary Celebrations of the Adelaide Street Circuit are proudly presented by Carbiz.

40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION WITH RED BULL

TO celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Adelaide Street Circuit, the 2025 bp Adelaide Grand Prix is bringing Formula 1 back to the circuit with an Oracle Red Bull Racing car completing high-speed laps and demonstrations over the course of the event.

The daily on-track feature will include demonstration runs and a speed comparison, showcasing the incredible capabilities of the Oracle Red Bull Racing Formula 1 car by racing it directly against other iconic motorsport and road cars on the Adelaide Street Circuit.

In pitlane, a Formula 1 grand prix quality garage will be the central base between the on-track action, featuring 12 mechanics from the Milton Keynes team.

The demonstration runs will be a special link back to the past, 40 years since the Adelaide Street Circuit first hosted Formula 1 with the inaugural Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix in 1985.

The 40-year celebration will include various other cars with Adelaide Street Circuit heritage, including Formula 1 cars, touring cars, Supercars and more.

GENERATION NEXT

The future stars of the Repco Supercars Championship do battle for main game graduation and second tier honours in the Dunlop Super2 Series.

The Dunlop Super2 Series is the breeding ground for the Repco Supercars Championship, as youngsters stake their claim for a place on the main game grid.

Former Dunlop Super2 Series champions who now race in the Repco Supercars Championship include Cam Waters, Bryce Fullwood, Thomas Randle, Broc Feeney and Kai Allen.

Now in its 25th anniversary season as the main feeder category to Supercars, the Dunlop Super2 Series not only produces Supercars stars but also plenty of on-track action.

The Dunlop Super2 Series features older model Supercars, currently the Gen2-spec Ford Mustang GT and Holden ZB Commodore.

Main game teams who field entrants in the Dunlop Super2 Series include Tickford Racing, Triple Eight Race Engineering, Brad Jones Racing, Blanchard Racing Team and Walkinshaw Andretti United, while Erebus Motorsport has a link with its Erebus Academy team run by Image Racing.

Tickford Racing has been the dominant force in the 2025 Dunlop Super2 Series, with its quartet of Mustangs often leading the way. Rylan Gray has been the frontrunner amongst the Tickford youngsters, with his teammates including Nash Morris, Lochie Dalton and Reuben Goodall.

Under the mentorship of Supercars great Mark Winterbottom, the Tickford quartet will be looking to give the Ford team its first Super2 title in a decade.

Other contenders include last season’s Dunlop Super2 Series champion Zach Bates; Triple Eight duo Ben Gomersall and Jackson Walls - the latter in his final start before graduating to the main game in 2026; and Adelaide’s own Brad Vaughan. Fellow South Australian Jobe Stewart has also made waves, with the former Super3 Series champion impressing with the Erebus Academy.

The Dunlop Super2 Series will race two times across the 2025 bp Adelaide Grand Final. ■

PORSCHE BATTLE

Australia’s premier one-make series, the Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship, is set for its championship decider at the bp Adelaide Grand Final.

The Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship has been a regular feature at Supercars events, celebrating its 20th anniversary of its first appearance in Adelaide last year.

The one-make series features identical Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars, producing around 510 horsepower. With drivers racing the same cars, driver skill shines through with the 2025 Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship featuring a mix of experienced drivers with Supercars pedigree and youngsters looking to make their mark in Australian motorsport.

Drivers in the Equity-One Pro class battle it out for outright championship honours, while semi-professional drivers contest the Pro-Am category.

Two-time Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship winner Harri Jones is looking to defend his title in 2025, carrying over his form

into this season off the back of his Repco Supercars Championship debut with Team 18 in the endurance events.

Fellow Supercars endurance drivers Dylan O’Keeffe, David Russell and Dale Wood have been amongst the challengers to Jones over the course of the season, while Bayley Hall, Marcos Flack, Angelo Mouzouris and Oscar Targett represent the next generation.

In the Pro-Am class, veteran racer Rodney Jane has been the most consistent challenger with Matthew Belford, Matt Slavin, Sam Shahin and Brett Boulton the other frontrunners.

With title honours up for grabs and bragging rights at stake, expect another tense showdown in the Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship.

The Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship will race three times across the 2025 bp Adelaide Grand Final.

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THUNDERING TRANS AM

Ford Mustangs and Chevrolet Camaros do battle in the Trico Trans Am Series, with the V8-powered, rear-wheel drive muscle cars growing in popularity across Australia.

The Trico Trans Am Series returns to the Adelaide Street Circuit having become a staple of the V8 on-track action at the event.

Inspired by American Trans Am that rose to prominence in the 1960s, the current iteration of the Australianbased series pits Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro body shapes, that sit over a control chassis with control componentry, against one another in a showcase of driver skill.

The Trans Am cars are powered by a 6.2-litre V8 with a four-speed gearbox. And while comparisons with the Repco Supercars Championship are inevitable given the presence of Camaros and Mustangs, the emphasis on control low technology, low downforce

cars differentiates Trans Am from Supercars.

Adelaide’s own Todd Hazelwood was crowned 2024 Trico Trans Am Series champion at the Adelaide Street Circuit, an emotional career highlight for the South Australian who also won the Repco Bathurst 1000 alongside Brodie Kostecki last year.

Hazelwood returned to the Trico Trans Am Series to defend his title in the #1 Ford Mustang in 2025. His main rivals include fellow Supercars race winner James Moffat, rising stars Nathan Herne and Jordan Cox and a mix of youth and experience.

The Trico Trans Am Series will race three times across the 2025 bp Adelaide Grand Final.

PINT-SIZED RACERS

For the first time since 2022, the Battery World Aussie Racing Cars return to the Adelaide Street Circuit for four action-packed races across the 2025 bp Adelaide Grand Final.

Small in stature but big in action, the Battery World Aussie Racing Cars will once again entertain on the Adelaide Street Circuit following a three-year hiatus.

The pint-sized racers produce spectacular side-by-side racing; perfectly suited to the challenges of the streets of Adelaide.

An Aussie Racing Car is approximately half the size of its roadgoing counterpart, with body styles over the control chassis including the Ford Falcon and Mustang, Holden Commodore, Chevrolet Camaro, Toyota Aurion and more. With tight technical regulations around the control chassis class, driver skill becomes the determining factor.

The cars are powered by a 1.3-litre twin-cam 16-valve engine that revs to 11500 RPM. Weighing in at 500 kilograms, the power to weight ratio allows the cars rocket to achieve a top speed more than 230km/h.

The 2025 Battery World Aussie Racing Cars champion will be crowned in Adelaide.

One of the leading contenders is South Australian and three-time series champion winner Joel Heinrich, with his main challengers including Caleb Paterson, Brandon Madden, Ryan Reynolds and Jack Boyd.

The Battery World Aussie Racing Cars will race four times across the 2025 bp Adelaide Grand Final. ■

AUSSIE RACING CARS

Camaro

Aurion

Camaro

Bensley Aurion

McKay Camaro

Osborn Camaro

Corish Mustang

DiMauro Camaro

Watters Mustang

Paterson Camaro

Camaro

Hayden Nissen Camaro

Desmond Collier Mustang

Josh Thomas Mustang

Jamie Sharp Commodore

Michalik Dean TBC

Glenn Boyd Falcon

SPEEDWAY IS BACK

Following a sensational debut last year, the NAPA Speedway is back for an action-packed threenight schedule at the 2025 bp Adelaide Grand Final.

Sprintcar racing came to Adelaide with a 342-metre temporary NAPA Speedway track right in the heart of the Adelaide Street Circuit precinct last year. The NAPA Speedway returns for the 2025 bp Adelaide Grand Final for an actionpacked three-night schedule from Wednesday 26 November to Friday 28 November.

There will be even more speedway racing in 2025, with an increased prize pool of $110,000 up for grabs over the three nights.

The action gets underway on the Wednesday evening with Sprintcar practice, qualifying and the opening race, in addition to Speedcar hotlaps and a feature race. It marks the first time the bp Adelaide Grand Final will welcome patrons into the precinct for racing action on the Wednesday of the event.

Thursday and Friday will see

spectacular racing amongst the NAPA Sprintcar Invitational field, plus Speedcar heats and a feature race.

Following the three nights of action, Saturday and Sunday days feature Sprintcar demonstrations and the NAPA Speedway Junior Cup Invitational (Junior F500 and Junior Sedans).

NAPA is once again the leading partner of the NAPA Speedway. NAPA is synonymous in speedway both in Australia and in the United States of America, backing Australia’s own multi-time Spinrtcar champion James McFadden over recent years. ■

SPRINTCAR INVITATIONAL

BOOSTED AUSX SUPERCROSS

The Supercross action gets even bigger with the 2025 bp Adelaide Grand Final hosting the BOOST MOBILE AUSX Supercross Grand Final.

Australia’s biggest motorsport finale just got even bigger, with the adrenaline-charged BOOST MOBILE AUSX Supercross Grand Final now part of the bp Adelaide Grand Final.

Following the success of last year’s packed crowds within the Victoria Park complex, the bp Adelaide Grand Final now expands to host the fifth and final round of the 2025 BOOST MOBILE AUSX Supercross Championship, meaning more champions will be crowned at the event.

The purpose-built track for the Australian Supercross Championship Grand Final remains at the heart of the event, delivering big moments in front of a packed crowd.

The action begins on the Friday with practice and qualifying for the premier classes. Saturday features the SX3 and Junior 85cc heat races plus the premier class SX1 and SX2 heats and Championship Grand Final races,

with the crowning of the SX1 and SX2 champions. Sunday will see the SX3 and Junior 85cc Championship Finals to round out the weekend.

The SX1 field includes global Supercross star and 2025 BOOST MOBILE AUSX Supercross Championship contender Dean Wilson, bringing his world-class pedigree, fan-favourite personality, and trademark grit to every round of the series.

A former AMA 250 Motocross Champion, AUSX SX1 Champion and Quad Lock Honda Racing Australia, Wilson is one of the most recognisable international names in the sport. Known for his fearless racing style and largerthan-life presence, the Scottish-born, American-based rider will now line up in every round of the 2025 AUSX season — from the Redcliffe opener through to the Adelaide Grand Final. ■

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Cederic Soubeyras Honda

Luke Clout Kawasaki

Zachary Watson KTM

Aaron Tanti Yamaha

Dean Wilson Honda

Jesse Bishop Yamaha

Marshall Phillips Yamaha

Brad West Kawasaki 25 Liam Jackson GAS GAS 29 Phillip Nicoletti Yamaha 32 Joel Cigliano Kawasaki 45 Hayden Mellross KTM 49 Cody O'Loan Yamaha

52 Jyle Campbell KTM 64 Dylan Wills Yamaha

Seth Jackson Triumph 82 Elijah Wiese Kawasaki 86 Mitchell Harrison Yamaha

202 Connor Rossandich KTM

262 Dylan Wood Honda

DEFENCE ON SHOW

The Australian Defence Force is set to wow the crowds at this year’s bp Adelaide Grand Final with an exciting array of flying and static displays.

In a first for the event, a P-8A Poseidon aircraft from nearby RAAF Base Edinburgh will conduct a flypast, showcasing the advanced multimission maritime patrol fleet based in Adelaide.

An Air Force fast jet will display its impressive manoeuvrability and a Pilatus PC-21 from the Roulettes will perform precision moves.

On the ground, Air Force will display airfield engineering and security equipment.

Team Army is also returning to the event this year, with their high performance green machines ready to rev it up at Defence Corner and provide on-track entertainment. Back in force will be their bespoke 6x6 Land Rover,

Armygeddon, with its supercharged 5.7 litre LS1 engine, along with crowd favourite Project Digger, a highly modified 1978 Ford LTD with supercharged 547 big block. Also present will be their Mack Super-Liner truck with race trailer.

Joining Army’s street machines will be a powerful line-up of land combat hardware, including an M113 Armoured Personnel Carrier, a Hawkei Protected Mobility Vehicle with associated weapon systems and an engineer display with mine detection capability.

In addition to the military equipment on show, the Australian Army Band –Adelaide will keep visitors entertained with its rock/pop ensemble, and ADF Careers will be on hand to talk about the exciting job opportunities in the Navy, Army and Air Force. Come and see us at Defence Corner!

Defence displays may change due to operational requirements. ■

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SAMSB BOARD

Andrew Daniels (Presiding Member), Carolyn Mitchell (Deputy Presiding Member), Anna Hurley, Ish Davies, Jamie McClurg, Lisa Bishop, Mark Phelps, Michael Masi

RACE ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Liam Curkpatrick, Vince Ciccarello, Janelle Holding, Rob Thiry, Jack Holding

SAMSB EXECUTIVE

CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Mark Warren

HEAD OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS, BOARD SECRETARY

Melissa Mailler

COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR

Rebecca Lawson

HEAD OF MARKETING

Tina Fouyaxis

HEAD OF MOTORSPORT

Liam Curkpatrick

HEAD OF FINANCE

Stuart O’Loughlin

HEAD OF EVENT OPERATIONS AND CONCERTS

Brian Gleeson OAM

HEAD OF VENUE OPERATIONS

Shane Collins

HEAD OF EVENT DESIGN & INFRASTRUCTURE

Nathan Cayzer

SAMSB TEAM

Abbie Lane, Allan Gadd, Ariana Woods, Caitlyn Rugless, Chantelle Mcilroy, Geoff Battle, Grant Kaye, Julian Modra, Madeline Dutschke, Mathew Gough, Michael Brinkley, Naomi Misiajlo, Scott Barker, Shannon Tohu, Zak Antoniou

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MEDIA & PR

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Robert Thiry

DEPUTY CLERK OF THE COURSE

Vince Ciccarello

ASSISTANT CLERK OF THE COURSE

Peter Cirillo, Owen Smith, Lawrie Schmitt

SECRETARY OF THE EVENT

Jack Holding

DEPUTY SECRETARY OF THE EVENT

Janelle Holding

MEDICAL DELEGATE

Dr Carl Le

SUPERCARS HEAD OF MOTORSPORT

Tim Edwards

STARTER

James Delzoppo

DRIVING STANDARDS ADVISOR

Craig Baird

RECOVERY COORDINATOR

Alistair Walker

SAFETY CAR DRIVER

Jason Routley

SAFETY CAR COMMUNICATOR

Jacqueline Devereaux

SUPERCARS MEDIA MANAGER

Paul Glover

CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER

Dr Branden Emmerson

DEPUTY CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER

Dr Ryan Breslin

CHIEF SCRUTINEER

Tim Edmonds

CHIEF TIMEKEEPER

Alex Harkness

CHIEF TIMEKEEPER (SUPPORTS)

Emily de Longte

CHIEF OF COMMUNICATIONS

Tom Westin

DEPUTY CHIEF OF COMMUNICATIONS

Michelle Edwards

CHIEF MARSHAL

Wayne Oliver

CHIEF TRACKSIDE

Mark Moore

DEPUTY CHIEF(S) TRACKSIDE

Deborah Squires, Kim Morrison

CHIEF OBSERVER

Cheree Beattie

CHIEF FIRE MARSHALL

Damien Pugsley

DEPUTY CHIEF FIRE MARSHAL

Kym Booth

EMERGENCY COORDINATOR

Scott Thompson

CHIEF OF RECOVERY

Mike Yelland

CHIEF PIT LANE & GRID

David Langfield

DEPUTY CHIEF PIT LANE & GRID

Kathryn Page

CHIEF PADDOCK 1

David Morgan

CHIEF PADDOCK 2

June Bunker-Marratt

CHIEF OF EQUIPMENT

Ian Lamb

CHIEF SIGN ON

Jessica Wickham

STARTERS

Matthew Jones, Graham Church

COURSE CAR CHIEF

Rob Hankinson

COURSE CARS

Rob Mead, Keith Williamson, Ryan Pym, Adrian Flynn

SENIOR TRACKSIDE

Michael Arnot, Suzanne Arnott, Matt Avery, Andrew Beattie, Steve Clift, Steve Croci, Alec Donnon, Karl Fleming, Ross Girvan, Paul Karamanov, Andrew Leitch, Bradley Morrison, Cathy Sinton, Peter Stevens, Rick Subotic, Tony Thorne

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RACE DIRECTOR

James Taylor

DEPUTY RACE DIRECTOR

David Mori, David Stuart

STEWARDS

Matt Selley, Steve Lisk, Bradley Tubb

DUNLOP SERIES

RACE DIRECTOR

David Mori

STEWARDS

Steve Lisk, Matt Selley, Bradley Tubb

SUPPORT CATEGORIES

TRICO TRANS AM SERIES

RACE DIRECTOR

Matt Balcombe

PORSCHE PAYNTER DIXON CARRERA CUP

AUSTRALIA RACE DIRECTOR

David Stuart

BATTERY WORLD AUSSIE RACING CARS

RACE DIRECTOR

Jen Campbell

SUPPORT CATEGORY STEWARDS

Brenton Taylor, Matthew Halpin, James Whelan

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BROADCAST PARTNERS

CHAMPIONSHIP PARTNERS