Supercars 2023 entry checklist: Each automobile and driver
THE full area of drivers is locked in for the primary season of the Repco Supercars Championship’s Gen3 period.
Tickford Racing’s affirmation that Declan Fraser will substitute Jake Kostecki in its four-car lineup represented the ultimate surprising piece of the 2023 grid puzzle.
In a yr the place the sequence’ vehicles are present process a seismic change, the motive force lineup throughout these 25 vehicles has a relatively related look to that of the 2022 season.
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A complete of 20 drivers will race for a similar group that they drove for finally yr’s season-ending Adelaide 500.
The important thing low season strikes had been triggered by Tim Slade, who left the Blanchard Racing Crew to maneuver to PremiAir Racing for 2023.
Todd Hazelwood will take his place at Tim Blanchard’s Ford squad, which opened up a emptiness stuffed by Cameron Hill at Matt Stone Racing.
Hill is considered one of three rookies graduating from Super2 this yr, with the category led by 2022 second-tier champion Fraser, whereas Matthew Payne replaces the retiring Lee Holdsworth at Grove Racing.
One other huge low season transfer is being made at Walkinshaw Andretti United.
The long-time Holden squad introduced final yr that it’ll swap to Ford for the beginning of the Gen3 period.
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The 2023 season would be the 64th yr an ATCC/Supercars Championship shall be held, however will probably be the primary to be held completely with out Holden after the Australian marque took its ultimate bow final yr.
Chevrolet will symbolize Basic Motors in 2023, bringing the Camaro nameplate again to the championship for the primary time since 1984.
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The producer break up shall be way more even this yr courtesy of WAU’s defection, though GM will once more have the higher hand with a complete of 14 Chevrolet Camaros on the grid in comparison with Ford’s 11 Mustangs.
The 2023 Repco Supercars Championship will get underway on the Thrifty Newcastle 500 on March 10-12.
ENTRY LIST: 2023 Repco Supercars Championship
| Crew | No. | Driver | Automobile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triple Eight Race Engineering | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Chevrolet Camaro |
| Triple Eight Race Engineering | 88 | Broc Feeney | Chevrolet Camaro |
| Dick Johnson Racing | 11 | Anton De Pasquale | Ford Mustang |
| Dick Johnson Racing | 17 | Will Davison | Ford Mustang |
| Tickford Racing | 5 | James Courtney | Ford Mustang |
| Tickford Racing | 6 | Cam Waters | Ford Mustang |
| Tickford Racing | 55 | Thomas Randle | Ford Mustang |
| Tickford Racing | 56 | Declan Fraser | Ford Mustang |
| Walkinshaw Andretti United | 2 | Nick Percat | Ford Mustang |
| Walkinshaw Andretti United | 25 | Chaz Mostert | Ford Mustang |
| Grove Racing | 19 | Matthew Payne | Ford Mustang |
| Grove Racing | 26 | David Reynolds | Ford Mustang |
| Erebus Motorsport | 9 | Will Brown | Chevrolet Camaro |
| Erebus Motorsport | 99 | Brodie Kostecki | Chevrolet Camaro |
| Crew 18 | 18 | Mark Winterbottom | Chevrolet Camaro |
| Crew 18 | 20 | Scott Pye | Chevrolet Camaro |
| Brad Jones Racing | 8 | Andre Heimgartner | Chevrolet Camaro |
| Brad Jones Racing | 14 | Bryce Fullwood | Chevrolet Camaro |
| Brad Jones Racing | 96 | Macauley Jones | Chevrolet Camaro |
| Brad Jones Racing | 4 | Jack Smith | Chevrolet Camaro |
| Matt Stone Racing | 34 | Jack Le Brocq | Chevrolet Camaro |
| Matt Stone Racing | 35 | Cameron Hill | Chevrolet Camaro |
| PremiAir Racing | TBA | Tim Slade | Chevrolet Camaro |
| PremiAir Racing | 31 | James Golding | Chevrolet Camaro |
| Blanchard Racing Crew | 3 | Todd Hazelwood | Ford Mustang |
